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May 11, 2004 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings News Release


QUICK FACTS:
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings (2-4)
at Tennessee Valley Vipers (4-1)
Date: Saturday, May 15, 2004
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CDT
Site: Van Braun Center, Huntsville, AL

Radio: KWKH 1130 AM (Charlie Chitwood)
TV: None
Series Record: Tennessee Valley 3-1
Last Meeting: Vipers 66-55 (5-9-03)
Streaks: T-Valley 3 wins; Battle Wings 1 loss
Coaches: Battle Wings- Head-Keith Barefield, First-year; Ronnie Alexander, Defensive Coordinator; Assistants: John Lewis and John Bachman

THE STAKES: The Battle Wings have been close in all but one loss. The coaches say it is very possible for the Bossier-Shreveport squad to step up and make a big statement against the Vipers tonight by hanging in there for four quarters of football.

THE SERIES: The two teams put a total of 175 points on the board in two meetings last year.

THE IFs:
· If Bossier-Shreveport can win it would give the Wings a 3-4 record.
· If the Wings win, it would be their first road win of the season, and the first road win since July 7, 2002, when they defeated Peoria 60-40.

Battle Wings (2-4)
Date Opponent Time Result Series
3/27 BIRMINGHAM 7:00 W-63-41 1-3
4/10 @Florida 6:30 L- 46-31 0-1
4/17 @Hawaii 11:30 L-63-60 0-1
4/23 MEMPHIS 7:00 L-69-29 2-4
4/30 HAWAII 7:00 W- 61-42 1-1
5/8 @Tulsa 7:30 L-65-59 1-5
5/15 Tennessee Valley 7:30 1-3
5/21 COLUMBUS 7:00 1-1
5/29 Columbus 6:30 1-1
6/5 @Memphis 7:00 2-3
6/11 @Laredo 7:30 0-0
6/18 RIO GRANDE 7:00 0-0
7/2 ARKANSAS 7:00 2-4
7/9 PEORIA 7:00 3-0
7/23 TENN. VALLEY 7:00 1-3
7/31 @Arkansas 7:00 2-4

Tennessee Valley (4-1)
Date Opponent Time Result Score
4/3 BAKERSFIELD 7:30 Won 60-35
4/17 Quad City 7:30 Lost 47-29
4/23 Laredo 7:30 Won 68-43
5/1 MEMPHIS 7:30 Won 43-33
5/8 Arkansas 7:30 Won 53-34
5/15 BATTLE WINGS 7:30
5/22 FLORIDA 7:00
5/29 Birmingham 7:30
6/5 ARKANSAS 7:30
6/12 Macon 7:30
6/19 BIRMINGHAM 7:00
6/26 Memphis 7:30
7/10 QUAD CITY 7:30
7/17 MACON 7:30
7/23 Battle Wings 7:30
7/31 Florida 7:30

HEAD COACHES: First-year Battle Wings head coach Keith Barefield's resume includes 19 years in the field, 10 as head coach at Evangel University in Springfield, MO where he compiled a 66-33-2 record. He coached 48 All-Americans before moving to San Antonio's Cornerstone Christian School to begin the football program there. While at Cornerstone, Barefield compiled a 23-2 record in two years at the helm including the 2002 Texas state championship.
Just recently, Barefield has been named the offensive coordinator at national prep power Evangel Christian in Shreveport (1999 National Champions).


Tennessee Valley Vipers-Kevin Guy, the 2003 af2 Coach of the Year, is in his third season as Head Coach and Director of Football Operations for the Tennessee Valley Vipers. Last season, he led the Vipers to a record 14-0 start, the American Conference South Division title and a final 15-3 record.

Guy is 27-5 overall with Tennessee Valley and 1-2 in the playoffs. In 2003, Guy's squad went 8-0 at home during the regular season, boasted the league's third-ranked scoring offense (52.8 ppg.) and seventh-ranked defense (41.8 ppg.).



SERIES NOTABLES: The Vipers are 3-1 against the Battle Wings. The Wings last beat the Vipers 60-56 on July 14, 2001.




LEAGUE TOP 10s: Players from this week's matchup who rank among af2's statistical leaders:

Battle Wings
Player Rank Category Stat
Bo Smith 6 Scoring 78
Bo Smith 10 Scoring TDs 13
Jason Ball 2 Score by kick 43
Sherard Poteete 3 Rushing 15/game
Bo Smith 3 Kick off return 28.8/g
Shadrick McAfee 10 All-purpose 137/g
Jason Ball 1 Field goals 6/15
Jason Ball 9 PAT kicks 25/35
Shadrick McAfee 1 Fumble Rec. 5
Willie Sheppard 10 Passes Def. 10
Jawal Dill 6 Total tackles 27.5
Willie Sheppard 8 Total tackles 26
Vipers
Player Rank Category Stat
Jerrian James 6 Kickoff return 24.5 avg
Mike Caraway 5 Fumble rec. 2


TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how BATTLE WINGS and Vipers stack up: ** NOTE: The Tennessee Valley stats were not submitted by Tuesday's deadline for publication below.
Statistical Battle Wings Vipers
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 9 51.5 Not Available
Scoring Defense 19 54.3
Total Offense 23 193
Total Defense 22 276.3
Pass Offense 23 166.2
Pass Defense 20 255.2
Rushing Offense 7 26.8
Rushing Defense 12 21.2
Scoring 4 260
Scoring (Kicking) 2 43
Pass Rating 18 98.2
Pass Def. Rating 21 110.7
Kickoff Returns 5 22.0 avg
MFG Returns 6 24.7
Turnover Margin 6 .67/game
Field Goals 5 6/15
PAT Kicking 17 .714
Sacks By 21 4/10 yds.
Sacks Against 13 5/51 yds.
First Downs 19 67 total
Opp. First Downs 24 101 total
Penalties 21 59.8/game
Opp. Penalties 20 62.5

BATTLE WING INJURY REPORT:
Pos. Name Injury Status
None to report


DROPBACK: The Battle Wings fell 65-59 in a slugfest with the Tulsa Talons despite Bo Smith's 7-touchdown performance.
FORWARD MOTION: The Battle Wings return home after a 2-game road trip to take on the Columbus Wardogs.

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