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August 8, 2006 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Bakersfield Blitz News Release


QUICK FACTS:
Bakersfield Blitz (10-7)
Spokane Shock (14-2)
Date: Saturday, August 12, 2006
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. (PST)
Site: Spokane Arena
Officials: Referee: Steve Strimling
Umpire: Rich Troyer
Head Linesman: Gavin Anderson
Line Judge: Danny Short
Back Judge: Shane Anderson
Radio: KERN AM 1410 with host, Puck Whitnack
Series Record: tied 1-1
Streaks: Blitz 3W, Spokane 6W
Coaches: Gary Compton, Blitz (First Season) (10-7)
Coach Siegfried (first season) (14-2)

THE STAKES: The Blitz need to beat the Shock to stay alive in the postseason as they head toward the championship game in Puerto Rico.

- THE Ifs:
If Bakersfield defeats the Shock, it would...
- Keep the Blitz alive in the postseason
- Create an overall record of 11-7
- Create a season series of 2-1 between the Blitz and the Shock
- Send the Blitz on the road to compete in the Conference finals.

Blitz (9-7)
Date Opponent Result Score
3/30 @Everett Hawks 7:00 W 60-54
4/9 Spokane Shock 3:00 L 45-49
4/15 @ Central Valley 7:30 W 38-28
4/29 @ Stockton Lightning 7:00 W 55-26
5/6 @ Spokane Shock 6:00 W 52-20
5/13 Rio Grande Valley Dorados 7:00 W 53-45
5/20 Stockton Lightning 7:00 L 42-49
5/27 @ Central Valley 7:30 L 46-56
6/3 Amarillo Dusters 7:00 W 40-39
6/10 @Tennessee Valley 5:30 W 55-32
6/17 @ Oklahoma City 5:00 L 63-64
6/25 Arkansas Twisters 3:00 L 32-50
7/8 @ Everett Hawks 7:30 L 34-63
7/15 Central Valley 7:00 L 37-51
7/22 Stockton Lightning 7:00 W 72-51
7/29 Everett Hawks 7:00 W 47-42
8/4 @ Central Valley 8:00 W 45-37 (playoff)

Shock (14-2)
Date Opponent Result Score
3/30 Stockton Lightning 7:00 W 41-40
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
4/9 @Bakersfield Blitz 3:00 W 49-45
4/15 Everett Hawks 7:00 W 44-41
4/22 @Amarillo Dusters 5:00 W 66-62
5/6 Bakersfield Blitz 7:00 L 20-52
5/12 @Everett Hawks 7:30 W 58-29
5/20 @Central Valley Coyotes 7:30 W 68-54
5/27 Quad City Steamwheelers 7:00 W 68-63
6/3 Central Valley Coyotes 7:00 W 61-59
6/10 @Louisville Fire 4:00 L 69-79
6/24 Albany Conquest 7:00 W 49-46
7/1 @Arkansas Twisters 5:00 W 46-23
7/8 Amarillo Dusters 7:00 W 67-24
7/15 @Stockton Lightning 7:00 W 63-44
7/22 Everett Hawks 7:00 W 69-68
7/29 @Rio Grande Dorados 5:30 W 54-30


HEAD COACHES:
Blitz head coach Gary Compton is the new Head Coach for the Bakersfield Blitz. Gary comes to the Blitz almost straight off the field. In 2004, Gary played his last season for the Arena Football League as a star receiver for the Philadelphia Soul. Previous years were spent playing for the Dallas Texans, the Fortworth Cavalry, the Milwaukee Mustangs, the Indiana Firebirds, the Grand Rapids Rampage, and the Tampa Bay Storm. For the 2005 season, Gary coached the Philadelphia Soul as their Offensive Coordinator. Gary started his football career in his hometown Irving, Texas. He attended East Texas State University where he was a four time All-Lone Star Conference, a two time All-American, and a member of the 1990 LSC Championship team.
Coach Siegfried is the inaugural coach of the Spokane Shock. It will be his second stint as an expansion coach. He has coached in the arenafootball2 league since 2001 and led the Cape Fear Wildcats to a 38-18 record over his three-year reign as head coach, which included three playoff appearances, and two championships. The Shocks week 1 win against the Stockton Lightning placed Coach Siegfried in a tie with Stockton Head Coach Richard Davis to be the winningest active coach in the af2.

LAST SERIES MEETING:
LEAGUE TOP 10s (regular season):
Blitz
Player Rank Category Stat
Alex Wallace 1 Int. Returns 11
DeRonn Finley 5 Kick Return Av 21.1
Renna Reynolds 8 Scoring 13.9
Renna Reynolds 8 Scoring (TD's) 37
Jaret Johnson 10 Field Goal Pct 30.8
Jaret Johnson 4 PAT pct 87.3
Jerry Turner 1 Sacks 16
Ben McCombs 9 Sacks 8
Daniel Kegler 10 Sacks 7.5
Jerry Turner 3 Tackles for Loss 16
Daniel Kegler 5 Tackles for Loss 13
Ben Mccombs 8 Tackles for Loss 10.5
DeRonn Finley 8 Fumbles Forced 3
Eric Mahanke 6 Fumbles Rec 4
Alex Wallace 4 Passes Defended 37
Shock
Player Rank Category Stat
Rob Keefe 2 Interceptions 10
Char Frederick 10 Scoring (TD's) 36
Jon Koker 7 Scoring (kick) 6.7
Rob Keefe 10 Tackles 86.5
Char Frederick 8 Fumbles Rec 3

TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Blitz and the Shock match up . . .
Statistical Blitz Shock
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 13 48.2 7 55.8
Scoring Defense 4 44.9 11 47.4
Total Offense 17 251.3 15 260.2
Total Defense 1 220.2 9 258.6
Pass Offense 17 230.5 13 238.9
Pass Defense 1 194.8 11 242.5
Rushing Offense 15 20.8 12 21.3
Rushing Defense 19 25.4 3 16.1
Scoring (Non-Kick) - - - -
PTS Scored Kicking 14 6.2 7 6.8
Pass TD 12 76 13 75
Pass Def. Rating 1 79.9 11 101.4
Kickoff Returns 8 18.2 17 17.1
MFG Return Yards 9 131 4 173
Turnover Margin 10 +4 3 +11
Field Goals 19 .261 3 .471
PAT Kicking 13 .764 12 .780
Sacks By 2 42 20 155
Sacks Against 12 22 4 11
First Downs 11 288 12 287
Opp. First Downs 1 256 14 293
Penalties 8 52.5 5 47.6
Opp. Penalties 20 49.9 6 61.5

BLITZ TEAM INJURY REPORT:
Pos. Name Injury Status
DS Deonte Williams - S.T.I.R.
S.T.I.R.-Short Term Injured Reserve
L.T.I.R.-Long Term Injured Reserve
Recent Roster Moves:
Date Action Player
6/22 Re-Assignment Nian Taylor
6/22 Act. From R.R. George Williams
7/6 Team Suspension Mike Wall
7/6 Assigned Ryan Porter
7/13 Re-Assignment Chuck Jones
7/13 Assigned Alex Neist
7/28 Assigned Darnell Crowder
7/28 Assigned Donte Williams

2006 League Honors
Schutt Offensive Player of the Week:

U.S. Army Ironman of the Week:
Week2: DeRonn Finley, WR/DB Bakersfield
Week 11: Jerry Turner, OL/DL Bakersfield
Week 16: DeRonn Finley, WR/DB Bakersfield

ADT Defensive Player of the Week:
Week 5: Alex Wallace, DS Bakersfield

Cutters Catch of the Week:
Week 1: Rennard Reynolds, OS Bakersfield

DROPBACK: The Bakersfield Blitz celebrated their first playoff victory in franchise history when they defeated the third seeding team in the National West Conference, the Central Valley Coyotes, on Friday, August 4 in Fresno.
The Coyotes were first to score in the first two minutes of the game with a 6-yard touchdown pass to LaMonte Jones (PAT - good). Blitz OL/DL, Jerry Turner's first sack came early in the first quarter shortly followed with a 34-yard field goal by Coyotes' kicker, John Gockman. The second quarter ended with the Blitz unable to gather points. Blitz 0, Coyotes 10.
The Coyotes were unable to get past the Blitz defense with a touchdown and instead resorted to another 16-yard field goal by Gockman. Bobby Pesavento replaced Blitz QB, Alex Neist, early in the second quarter. Shortly after, Pesavento connected with OS Rennard Reynolds for a 17-yard touchdown (PAT - good). The next touchdown went to Coyotes WR/LB, Weston Borba for a 17-yard touchdown (PAT - good). With one minute left of the first half, Pesavento gathered points with a 1-yard rushing touchdown. Blitz WR/LB, Eric Mahanke pushed the score up to 15-20 with a 2-point conversion. A sack by FB/LB Ben McCombs caused Coyotes' QB, Scott Rislov to fumble the ball. Ball was recovered by Blitz FB/LB Nick Onaindia. In the next play Onaindia had a 16-yard rushing touchdown (PAT - failed), bringing the Blitz up by one point, 21-20. In the last second, the Coyotes responded with a 1-yard rushing touchdown by LaMonte Jones. The second quarter ended with a score of Blitz 21, Coyotes 27.
The second half opened with a 3-yard touchdown pass to WR/LB DeRonn Finley (PAT - good). The next touchdown went to the Coyotes, a 5-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Brown (PAT - good). The third quarter ended with a score of Blitz 28, Coyotes 34.
Almost immediately in the fourth quarter, Pesavento connected with Mahanke for a 7-yard touchdown pass (PAT - good). The Coyotes were once again unable to get past the number one ranked defense in the af2 and resorted to an 18-yard field goal by Gockman. In the next kickoff, Finley delivered the ball in the end zone with a 50-yard kickoff return. To secure their win for the night, the Blitz ended with a 16-yard field goal by Jaret Johnson. The game ended with a score of Blitz 45, Coyotes 37.
Pesavento completed 17 out of 27 passes for 168 yards and 3 touchdowns. Turner recorded 3 sacks for a loss of 20 yards and 4.5 tackles. McCombs also had a sack for a loss of 4 yards.

FORWARD MOTION: If the Blitz defeat the Shock on Saturday, August 12, they will be on the road to compete for the conference title against the winner of the game between the Tulsa Talons the Arkansas Twisters on Saturday, August 19.

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