Philadelphia's D'Orazio, San Jose's Smith and San Jose's Geathers Earn Conference Championship Honor

07/15/08 - Arena Football League (AFL) • Discuss this story on the Arena Football League message board... NEW YORK - Philadelphia Soul QB MATT D'ORAZIO, San Jose SaberCats DB OMARR SMITH and WR/LB JASON GEATHERS have been named Offensive Player, ADT Defensive Player, and Ironman of the Week, respectively, for the Conference Championship Round of the 2008 playoffs. OFFENSIVE: D'Orazio (6-4, 230, Otterbein) completed 17-of-25 passes for 184 yards and eight touchdowns as the Philadelphia Soul (15-3) defeated the Cleveland Gladiators (11-8), 70-35, on Saturday in the National Conference Championship game. D'Orazio led Philadelphia's offense on scoring drives on 10 of the team's 11 possessions while compiling a passer rating of 129.0. The Soul will make its first-ever ArenaBowl appearance when it faces the San Jose SaberCats... [read full story]