Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings game notes

June 15, 2004 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings News Release


QUICK FACTS:
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings (4-7)
Vs. Rio Grande Valley Darados (3-6)
Date: Friday, June 18, 2004
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CDT
Site: CenturyTel Center, Bossier City, LA.

Radio: KWKH AM (Charlie Chitwood)
TV: none
Series Record: New series
Last Meeting: First meeting
Streaks: Bossier-Shreveport, Won 2, Rio Grande, Lost 5
Coaches: Head-Keith Barefield, First-year; Ronnie Alexander, Defensive Coordinator; Assistants: John Lewis and John Bachman

THE STAKES: Bossier returns home for a long, and well-deserved 4-game series of home games. The Wings have played more games than any team in the league, playing so far without a weekend off.

At stake is a chance to extend the Battle Wings' 2-game win streak and an opportunity to put another win on the slate before enjoying their first open playing date of the season next week.

THE SERIES: This is the first meeting between the two teams. Rio Grande Valley is one of three expansion teams in this year's AF2


Battle Wings (4-7)
Date Opponent 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 1-4
5/15 Tennessee Valley 7:30 L 52-14 1-3
5/21 COLUMBUS 7:00 L 54-50 1-2
5/29 Columbus 6:30 L 51-41 1-3
6/5 @Memphis 7:00 W 67-28 3-4
6/11 @Laredo 7:30 W 78-63 1-0
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 1-4
7/31 @Arkansas 7:00 2-4

Rio Grande Valley (3-6)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/3 LAREDO 7:30 Won 37-6
4/10 @ Oklahoma City 7:30 Lost 55-17
4/24 OKLAHOMA CITY 7:30 Won 44-41
5/1 @ LAREDO 7:30 Won 58-38
5/8 WICHITA 7:30 Lost 35-28
5/15 @ Central Valley 10:30 Lost 42-25
5/22 LAREDO 7:00 Lost 42-40
5/28 @ Tulsa 7:30 Lost 51-38
6/12 TULSA 7:30 Lost 45-35
6/18 Battle Wings 7:00
6/26 @ Birmingham 7:30
7/3 WICHITA 7:30
7/10 OKLAHOMA CITY 7:30
7/17 @ Tulsa 7:30
7/24 ARKANSAS 7:30
7/31 @ Wichita 7:00

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 in seven polls).


Rio Grande Valley: Gary Gussman, a native of Miami, Florida, takes over as the head coach for the expansion team from located in Hidalgo, Tx. Gussman has several years' experience in the AFL. Offensive coordinator is Rodney Blackshear and defensive coordinator is Tony Missick.


SERIES NOTABLES: The Battle Wings have yet to face the expansion franchise from Rio Grande Valley. Tonight's matchup will be the only meeting this year between the two teams. The Dorados' website can be found at www.doradosfootball.com.


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


Battle Wings
Player Rank Category Stat
Bo Smith 3 Scoring 168
Bo Smith 3 Touchdowns 28
Jason Ball 3 Score by Kick 75
Sherard Poteete 2 Rushing 202
Bo Smith 6 KO Ret. Avg. 24.8
Sherard Poteete 10 Offense/game 199.1
Jason Ball 3 Field Goals 7-22
Jason Ball 3 PAT Kicks 54-70
Kevin Thomas 8 Tie Fum. Forced 2
Shadrick McAfee 1 Fum. Recover 6
Willie Sheppard 6 Tie Passes Dfnd. 17
Dorados
Player Rank Category Stat
Eric Houle 9 Score by Kick 56
Eric Houle 5 Field Goals 7-of-27
Spencer Conley 4 Tie Fum. Forced 3
Spencer Conley 3 Tackles for loss 7
Spencer Conley 3 Sacks 7

TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how BATTLE WINGS and Dorados stack up:
Statistical Battle Wings Dorados
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 10 50.3 23 36.6
Scoring Defense 19 52.2 4 38.8
Total Offense 23 210.5 24 198.5
Total Defense 22 279.4 4 216.4
Pass Offense 23 183.7 24 181.0
Pass Defense 21 258.6 7 212.0
Rushing Offense 5 26.8 15 17.5
Rushing Defense 14 20.7 1 4.1
Scoring (Non-Kick) 3 478 25 242
Scoring (Kicking) 3 75 19 51
Pass Rating 21 99.4 20 100.4
Pass Def. Rating 19 111.2 10 106.2
Kickoff Returns 7 21.1 3 22,7
MFG Returns 14 17.8 20 11.5
Turnover Margin 14 Even 23 Minus.62
Field Goals 11 7-of-22 13 7-of-25
PAT Kicking 9 54-of-70 3 30-of-35
Sacks By 22 8-for-32 3 23-for-108
Sacks Against 11 9-for-83 23 24-for-131
First Downs 22 136 25 101
Opp. First Downs 23 176 1 116
Penalties 16 54.5/gm 8 63/gm
Opp. Penalties 20 58.1 1 41.2/gm

BATTLE WING INJURY REPORT:
Pos. Name Injury Status
WR/DB Francisco Kelly N/A I/R list



MILESTONES: The Battle Wings won their first back-to-back road games in franchise history during their last two outings.
DROPBACK: The Battle Wings picked up their fourth win of the season last week in a 78-63 win over the Laredo Law.

FORWARD MOTION
Bossier-Shreveport will experience their first open date of the season next week.



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