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May 15, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings News Release


QUICK FACTS:

Bossier Battle Wings (5-1)

Manchester Wolves (3-3)

Date: 5/18/07

Kickoff: 8:30 p.m.

Site: CenturyTel Center (12,500) - Bossier City, LA

National Anthem: -

Coin Toss: -

Officials: Referee: Ken Antee, Umpire: Rico Orsot, Head Linesman: Britt Choate, Line Judge: Will McDonald, Back Judge: Christopher Cockrell

Radio: Manchester - WFEA 1370 AM (Play-By-Play Dick Lutsk)

TV: None

Series Record: None

Streaks: Wolves: Won one, Battle Wings: Lost 1

Coaches: MAN - Ben Bennett (49-29, third season with MAN), BOS - Jon Norris (5-1 first season with BOS)

THE STAKES: This will be the Manchester Wolves seventh game of the 2007 season. The Wolves will be looking for their first win on the road. A win would bring the Wolves over .500 for the first time this season.

THE SERIES: Tonight's game is the first all-time meeting between the Wolves and Battle Wings.

THE IFS:

If Manchester defeats the Bossier Battle Wings, it would...

- Give the Wolves a 1-0 all-time series lead.

- Give the Wolves their first win on the road.

- Bring the Wolves to 4-3 for the season

Manchester Wolves (2-3)

Date Opponent Time Result Score

3/31 @ WB/Scranton 7:00 L 36-50

4/13 @ Green Bay 8:30 L 35-32

4/21 Fort Wayne 7:05 W 54-41

4/28 Mahoning Valley 7:05 W 67-49

5/4 @ WB/Scranton 7:00 L 42-59

5/11 Albany 7:05 W 53-48

Date Opponent Time Streak Series

5/18 @ Bossier-Shrev. 8:30 None

5/25 @ Mahoning Valley 7:05 1-0 Wolves

6/1 Tulsa 7:05 1-1 Tied

6/8 Albany 7:05 9-7 Wolves

6/16 @ Florida 7:30 2-2 Tied

6/30 South. Georgia 7:05 3-3 Tied

7/7 @Cincinnati 7:30 None

7/13 WB/Scranton 7:30 8-8 Tied

7/21 @ Albany 4:00 9-7 Wolves

7/28 Florida 7:05 2-2 Tied

Bossier Battle Wings (5-1)

Date Opponent Time Result Series

4/7 Fort Wayne 8:00 W 67-52

4/14 Texas 8:00 W 52-0

4/21 @ Rio Grande 8:30 W 52-48

4/27 Laredo 8:30 W 64-45

5/5 @Corpus Christi 8:00 W 62-27

5/12 @Arkansas 8:00 L 50-64

Date Opponent Time Streak Series

5/18 Manchester 8:30 None

5/26 S. Georgia 8:00 1-1 Tied

6/2 @Texas 8:30 1-0 Wings

6/8 @Alabama 8:00 1-3 Steel D

6/16 Corpus Christi 8:00 1-0 Wings

6/29 @Amarillo 8:30 1-3 Dusters

7/7 Arkansas 8:00 2-9 Twister

7/14 Rio Grande 8:00 3-3 Tied

7/21 @WB/Scranton 7:00 None

7/28 @Laredo 8:00 1-0 Wings

HEAD COACHES: Manchester's Ben Bennett guides the Wolves in his third season as head coach. In 2005, Bennett turned around a 5-11 club and took them to the playoffs following a 12-4 regular season and East Division title. In 2006, Bennett once again guided his Wolves to the second-round of the playoffs, which ended in a one-point 40-39 loss with 47seconds left. Bennett is 49-29 all-time as an af2 coach, including playoffs.

Bossier Battle Wings Jon Norris is currently 5-1 this season. This is Norris' first season with the Battle Wings.

TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how Manchester and Bossier stack up in 2007:

Statistical Manchester Bossier

Category Rank Stat Rank Stat

Scoring Offense 18 47.3 5 57.8

Touchdowns 18 41 8 48

Total Offense 15 253.2 2 302.3

Scoring Defense 15 47.0 6 39.3

Total Defense 15 252.0 21 262.8

Rushing Offense 27 8.2 2 35.2

Passer Rating 10 105.4 3 118.1

Rushing Defense 20 23.3 14 18.5

Pass Rating Defense 18 102.4 7 81.4

Pass Offense 13 245.0 4 267.2

Pass Defense 14 228.7 21 244.3

Field Goals 26 .125 3 .778

PAT Kicking 17 .750 11 .809

MFG Returns 5 24.7 14 19.7

Kickoff Returns 25 14.3 7 19.5

Turnover Margin 21 -7 7 +5

First Downs 11 113 21 99

Opp. First Downs 13 103 10 99

Sacks 16 9 3 16

Penalties 4 47.2 15 54.0

Sacks Against 1 2 1 2

Opponent Penalties 5 71.2 29 40.3

Manchester INJURY REPORT:

Pos. Name Injury Status

DB Jon Quezada Achilles IR

WR Arel Gordon Hamstring IR

DROPBACK: The Wolves won their six-straight home game, and third-straight in 2007, bringing them to 3-3 for the season.

FORWARD MOTION: Manchester hopes to enter Week #8, 4-3, with a win tonight giving them their first win on the road.

MILESTONES:

- Wolves DB Allistair Sebastien currently has 27 interceptions for his career and is slowly approaching first place all-time in af2 history in that category. The New York native is behind Matt Forbes 28 and Arkee Thompson who has 27.

TEAM NOTES/TRENDS:

Wolves Dropping In Weekly Poll: The Wolves were unranked in Week #7's coaches' poll, while Bossier dropped from __ to ___.

PLAYERS/MATCHUPS TO WATCH:

Wolves QB Ryan Porter: Wolves quarterback Ryan Porter bounced back from his first loss with a complete game against the Albany Conquest last Friday, 53-48 win, as he threw for 235 yards and six touchdowns with no interceptions. Porter will have to keep this same consistency to pull out a win against a strong Bossier squad.

Wolves Three-Headed Receiving Core vs. Battle Wings Defense: With the Wolves relying on David Bailey on defense, Manchester's receiving core of: Ari Confesor, Patrick Rouzard and Jarrail Jackson have stepped up big. The Battle Wings defense is definitely stingy as they already shutout a team this season and are giving up a sixth-best 39.3 points per game.

Wolves secondary vs. Battle Wings QB Quincy Carter: Battle Wings starting quarterback and ex-NFL-er Quincy Carter is performing well in his rookie season as he has thrown for 1,597 yards and 34 touchdowns with just five interceptions in Bossier's first six games. The Wolves secondary will be on their toes as they will rely on Allistair Sebastien (27 career interceptions), David Bailey and newcomers Travis Pugh and Matt Castillo. The Wolves secondary has been stingy as of late and will look to keep the trend by providing heavy pressure up front led by Maurice Fountain (6.0 sacks), James Midboe (2.0 sacks) and Ramal Faunteroy to force Carter out of the pocket in an attempt to force some bad throws.

LEAGUE TOP 10s: Players from Manchester and Bossier who rank among af2's statistical leaders.

Player Rank Category Stat

WOLVES

Fountain, M 2 Tackles for Loss 8.0

Fountain, M 3 Sacks 6.0

Porter, R 6 Pass Efficiency 115.3

Player Rank Category Stat

WINGS

Schule, J 3 Rushing 26.7

Carter, Q 4 Passing Avg/Game 266.2

Carter, Q 3 Total Offense 271.2

Perry, J 7 Receive Yards/Game 108.2

Walker, K 1 Interceptions 6

Carter, Q 4 Pass Efficiency 117.9

Hazelwood, B 1 Field Goals 1.17

Hazelwood, B 2 Field Goal pct 77.8

Williams, K 5 Tackles 41.0

Reed, E 1 Sacks 8.5

Reed, E 1 Tackles for Loss 11.5

Reed, E 9 Fumbles Forced 3

Walker, K 8 Passed Defended 14

WOLVES BY THE NUMBERS

At Home 3-0

On Road 0-3

Wolves Score First 2-1

Leading After 1st Quarter 2-1

Trailing After 1st Quarter 1-2

Tied After 1st Quarter 0-0

Leading at Half 1-1

Trailing at Half 2-2

Tied at Half 0-0

Leading Into 4th Quarter 1-0

Trailing Into 4th Quarter 1-3

Tied Into 4th Quarter 1-0

Overtime 0-0

Scoring 31-40 points 0-2

Scoring 41-50 points 0-1

Scoring 51-60 points 2-0

Scoring 60+ points 1-0

SCHUTT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME

(selected by media)

Week Opp. Player

1 WBS Ryan Vena (WBS)

3 GBB Zeke Dixon (GBB)

4 FTW Ryan Porter (MAN)

5 MVT Ryan Porter (MAN)

6 WBS Ryan Vena (WBS)

7 ALB Jarrail Jackson (MAN)

- denotes af2 Schutt Offensive Player of the Week

US ARMY IRONMAN AWARD

(selected by media)

Week Opp. Player

1 WBS Doug Harding (WBS)

3 GBB Antonio Ficklin (MAN)

4 FTW David Bailey (MAN)

5 MVT David Bailey (MAN)

6 WBS Larry Kendrick (WBS)

7 ALB David Bailey (MAN)

- denoted af2 US ARMY Ironman of the week

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD

(selected by media)

Week Opp. Player

1 WBS Joe Hollister (WBS)

3 GBB Rob May (GBB)

4 FTW Shawn Murray (MAN)

5 MVT Maurice Fountain (MAN)

6 WBS Chris Royal (WBS)

7 ALB Allistair Sebastien (MAN)

- denotes af2 ADT Defensive MVP of the Week

CUTTERS CATCH OF THE GAME

(selected by media)

Week Opp. Player

1 WBS Jim Jones (WBS)

3 GBB Ronnie Amadi GBB)

4 FTW David Bailey * (MAN)

5 MVT Chris Archie (MVT)

6 WBS Jim Jones (WBS)

7 ALB Antwun Williams (ALB)

* denotes af2 Cutters Catch of the Week

RECENT ROSTER MOVES

Date Action Player

5-3-07 SUSPENDED OL/DL David Harley

5-10-07 SUSPENDED OL/DL Guy Mazard

5-10-07 ASSIGNED DB Matt Castillo

5-10-07 ASSIGNED WR Arel Gordon

5-10-07 ACTIVATED OL/DL DeShon Stovall



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