Blizzard Hit the Road to Face Omaha
March 23, 2012 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Green Bay Blizzard News Release
March 23, 2012- Who: Green Bay Blizzard (2-1) at Omaha Beef (2-1)
When: Saturday, March 24 7:05pm CT
Where: Omaha Civic Auditorium - Omaha, NE
Blizzard Update: Green Bay had a bye this past weekend after an impressive home opener the previous week against Cedar Rapids. The Blizzard opened their home schedule with a 64-12 win over Cedar Rapids on March 9th. The Blizzard dominated early and jumped out to a 33-0 halftime lead. The defense created six turnovers including an interception on the Titans first play from scrimmage. The defense was led by linebacker Greg Jackson. The IFL Defensive Player of the Week had nine tackles and two interceptions, returning one 50 yards for a touchdown. The Blizzard defense also received major contributions from BJ Hill (2 interceptions) and Aaron Moore (7 tackles, 1 interception). Wide receiver Scott Burnoski and running back La'Ron Council paced the offense with three touchdowns each.
Beef Update: Omaha will be playing their third game in 13 days. The Beef outlasted Wyoming last week for a 54-52 victory. The Beef scored 23 points in the second quarter and 21 in the fourth to secure the win. Omaha's defense struggled after veteran defensive back Cortney Grixby left the game in the second quarter with an injury. The rookie replacements had a difficult time filling in the defensive backfield. Omaha veteran quarterback James McNear completed 23 of 28 passes for 253 yards and five touchdowns. McNear's favorite target was running back Tory Harrison. He had 8 receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown. Harrison also rushed 12 times for 84 yards and another touchdown.
Series: The two teams have faced each other one time. Green Bay edged Omaha 50-49 in 2010 at the Resch Center. Wide receiver Scott Burnoski wrestled the ball away from two Omaha defenders in the back of the end zone as time expired for the game winning touchdown.
Stats: IFL Rankings: Offense; Green Bay 4th (54 points per game), Omaha 9th (42 points per game). Defense; Green Bay 5th (39 points per game), Omaha 10th (45 points per game). The Blizzard defense leads the IFL with 9 interceptions.
Transactions: Green Bay re-signed DL Robert Wills (Bemidji State); aquired WR John Halman (Concordia College/NFL-Redskins) in a trade with Lehigh Valley; released QB Reid Herschenback and OL Leroy Auguste.
Omaha signed DB Aldwin Foster-Rettig (Northwest Missouri State), DB Ricardo Kemp (Hampton), DB Antonio Charles (Arkansas Tech) and OL Brock Mueller (Wingate); activated from injured reserved LB/DB Leroy Banks (Southern Mississippi), QB A.J. Toscano (Charleston Southern) and WR Judd Harrold (Mount Union); placed QB Martevious Young and DB Cortney Grixby on short term injured reserve; released DL Ibrahim Abdulai, WR Elon Paige, OL Brock Mueller, DB Will Ross and DB Dwayne Griffin.
Watch:All IFL contests broadcast during the 2012 season are available live online and can be accessed through the Blizzard website www.greenbayblizzard.com and www.b2livetv.com. Fans will need a high speed Internet connection to watch live IFL action.
Indoor Football League Stories from March 23, 2012
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