by Mick Moninghoff





SHANGHAI, CHINA, November 6, 2016 – The first season of the China Arena Football League is in the books. The Beijing Lions won the first ever China Bowl with a game winning field goal from Patrick Clarke III to defeat the Qingdao Clipper 35 to 34. It was the first three pointer of the year for the All-Pro North selection and just the third field goal in the history of the league. The final game saw the CAFL’s defensive MVP, Beijing defensive back Torez Jones, pick off two more passes to run his league leading total to eight. The Lions also amassed 17 turnovers during the season which was more than any other team. In the championship game, All-Pro North selection Collin Taylor caught three touchdown passes while teammate Chris Dieker accumulated game highs in receptions with nine and receiving yards with 107. Beijing finished a perfect 6-0 while Qingdao ended up 3-3 on the season.

In the third place game, the Shanghai Skywalkers (4-2) bested the Guangzhou Power (2-4), 57-52. The game featured the passing of the leagues’ offensive MVP, Shane Austin who tossed three touchdown pass to run his league best total to 35. He also ended the season with 1,436 yards which was most in the CAFL. By catching four TD passes Shaun Kauleinamuku, an All-Pro South selection, finished with the most TD receptions in the CAFL with 16. For Guangzhou, All-Pro South fullback Dashawn Johnson, carried 14 times for 63 yards and four touchdowns. His effort moved him up to second in league rushing yards with 277.

In the fifth place tilt, the Shenzhen Naja ran its record to a respectable 3-3 with 46 to 30 win over the Dalian Dragon Kings (0-6). Quarterback Dak Britt had quite a weekend. On Friday he was selected by the fans as the CAFL’s Dream Team Quarterback and also was named to the All-Pro South team. Against Dalian, he ran for 115 yards to become the first player in league history to have consecutive 100 yard rushing games. His totals of 14 rushing touchdowns and 475 yards were both league records.

Passing

Name Team Comp. Att. % Int. Yards TD 1. Luke Collis Beijing 128 194 .65.9 3 1381 29 2. Shane Austin Shanghai 121 191 .63.3 5 1436 35 3. Bryan Randall, Qingdao 94 165 .56.9 5 1288 25 4. J.J. Raterink Guangzhou 82 144 .56.9 7 1152 20 5. Dak Britt Shenzhen 70 127 .55.1 3 724 16 6. Jawad Yatim Dalian 60 113 .58.3 3 682 8 7. Phillip Garcia Dalian 29 66 43.9 4 266 4

Receiving

Name Team Rec. Yards TD 1. Mike Washington Shanghai 47 586 15 2. Collin Taylor Beijing 45 586 12 3. Reggie Gray Qingdao 42 691 13 4. Talib Wise Dalian 41 390 5 5. Shaun Kauleinamuku Shanghai 37 479 16 6. Duane Brooks Guangzhou 32 325 4 7. Shuai Liu Shanghai 29 328 4 8. Erwin Sennett Wu Beijing 28 276 5 8. Xavier Boyce Qingdao 28 353 9 9. Lavasier Tuinei Guangzhou 21 337 11 9. James Romain Beijing 21 217 5 10. Xinhe Xu Shenzhen 21 301 7

Rushing