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June 12, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings News Release


QUICK FACTS:

Corpus Christi Sharks (1-8, 1-4)

At Bossier-Shreveport BattleWings (8-2, 5-0)

Date: June 8, 2007

Kickoff: 7:05pm

Site: CenturyTel Center

National Anthem: TBA

Coin Toss: TBA

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Scott Vaughan

Umpire: Rico Orsot

Head Linesman: Marc Bovos

Line Judge: Gerry Austin

Back Judge: Christopher Cockrell

Radio: KWKH am1130 - Darrell Rebouche

Net: www.kwkhonline.com

TV: None

Series Record: 1-0 BattleWings

Last Meeting: 62-27 BattleWings on 5/5/07

Streaks: Sharks-L2, BattleWings-W2

Coaches: Mike Trigg (1-8)

Jon Norris (8-2, First season), 18-9 as an af2 head coach.

THE STAKES:

This is a division game for both teams. While they have yet to lose a game within the af2 Southwest this season, the BattleWings nonetheless find themselves trailing Rio Grande Valley in the standings. The Wings must win to keep pressure on the Dorados. The Sharks are looking to pull off a major upset.

THE SERIES: The teams have played once before, a 62-27 Bossier-Shreveport victory in Corpus Christi on May 5, 2007.

LAST TIME THEY MET:

The Battlewings exploded for 40 second half points to cement a 62-27 win over the Sharks. The Battlewings opened the scoring when Quincy Carter passed six yards to Marc Bacote for a 6-0 lead with 3:22 remaining in the first quarter, and they never trailed. Carter touchdown tosses to Manwell Talbert and PJ Winston, combined with a 23 yard Brian Hazelwood field goal made the score 22-0 before the Sharks were able to find the end zone. It was 22-7 at the half.

The Sharks closed to within eight points, 22-14, at the start of the second half. But Carter responded with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Talbert to create a little cushion at 28-14. A Jason Schule touchdown run made it 35-14. Then, The Battlewings' Ken Williams scampered 35 yards with a fumble recovery for a touchdown and the Wings had a 42-14 lead at the end of the third quarter.

Schule ran for another score and Jamaal Perry caught two fourth quarter touchdown passes to round out the scoring. Carter completed 15 of 25 pass attempts for 235 yards and six touchdowns. Perry caught five passes for 66 yards and two touchdowns.

THE IFs:

If the BattleWings defeat Corpus Christi, it would ...

- Give Jon Norris a 19-9 record as an af2 head coach.

- Help them keep pressure on the southwest division front-runners, the RGV Dorados

- Ensure that the BattleWings will have a winning season.

- Give the BattleWings a two-game winning streak against the Sharks

DIVISION STANDINGS:

Southwest

Rio Grande Valley Dorados 8 - 1 .889 5 - 1 .833

Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings 8- 2 .800 5 - 0 1.000

Texas Copperheads 2 - 8 .200 2 - 4 .333

Corpus Christi Sharks 1 - 8 .111 1 - 4 .200

Laredo Lobos 0- 9 .000 0 - 4 .000

HEAD COACHES:

MIKE TRIGG, HEAD COACH - CORPUS CHRISTI SHARKS

Mike Trigg knows a thing or two about Arena Football: 167 games coached at the AFL level, head coach of the Arena Bowl XXV champion Grand Rapids Rampage, and the 2001 Coach of the Year award, just to name a few of his qualifications. An alum of East Texas State, Trigg was most recently the head coach of the Philadelphia Soul of the AFL in 2004-05. Prior to taking the helm of the Soul, Trigg spent 1998-2003 in Grand Rapids, where he won Arena Bowl XXV in 2001. He has experienced success playing in the AFL as well as a member of the Detroit Drive in 1989-90, including victories in Arena Bowl III and IV. Trigg began his coaching career in 1994 with the Fort Worth Cavalry. He also coached the Milwaukee Mustangs from 1995-97.

Jon Norris, Bossier - Shreveport: (First season)

Jon Norris came to the BattleWings from the Austin Wranglers of the AFL where he served as the Defensive Coordinator and Line Coach. He made a demonstrative difference in Austin where in 2005, the offensive line gave up only 4 sacks which ed the AFL. Norris spent 3 seasons with the Dallas Desperados in the AFL where he served as line coach and special teams coach. His line racked up some impressive stats, both offensively and defensively. Under Norris' leadership, Will Pettis led AFL with 88 kickoff returns for 1750 yards and 4 TD's. Norris moved to Dallas after a stint as assistant head coach and offensive and defensive line coach for the Oklahoma Wranglers. His Oklahoma defense finished 3rd in AFL with 21 sacks.

Norris served as head coach for the Tulsa Talons (af2) and led them to the playoffs in their inaugural season with an offense that averaged 52.7 points per game and a defense that led the league with 33 interceptions

Norris spent time in the NFL with the New England Patriots in 1984 and 1985. He played for the Chicago Bears in 1987 and 1988. Norris is married with two sons.

THIS WEEK'S QUOTES:

Jon Norris, on the Sharks

"Their ownership is making an effort day to day and week to week to improve their product on the field. They seem to be succeeding. This is not the same team we saw back in April."

On his defensive line: "We have done a good job over the last couple of weeks getting pressure on opposing quarterbacks. We believe our success defensively flows from that"

On his receiving corps: "We have been very fortunate to have a lot of depth at receiver. Our quarterbacks have been successful in large part because of that. We lost a key player when Anthony Chambers was hurt, but I like what I've seen so far from Tramissian Davis. He is a great complement to our starters."

#22 - Phillip Geiggar is among af2 leaders in interception return yardage.

PLAYERS/MATCHUPS TO WATCH:

- The Sharks' electrifying return man Ivory McCann against BattleWings' kick coverage.

- Jason Schule any time he touches the ball.

- Jon Norris coaching against a team owned by one of his mentors, Joe Avezzano.

- The Wings' defensive line against the porous Sharks offensive protection.

- The Wings' crafty and sure-handed receiving corps against the af2's 10th-rated pass defense.

THE SCHEDULES:

Bossier - Shreveport (8-2, Won 2)

Date Opponent Result Score

4/7 FT. WAYNE 7:00 W 67-52

4/14 TEXAS 7:00 W 52-0

4/21 At Rio Grande 7:30 W 52-48

4/27 LAREDO 7:30 W 64-45

5/5 At Corpus Christi 7:00 W 62-27

5/12 At Arkansas 7:00 L 50-62

5/18 MANCHESTER 7:30 W 62-52

5/26 SOUTH GEORGIA 7:00 L 46-60

6/2 At Texas 7:00 W 64-21

6/8 At Alabama 7:00 W 49-32

Date Opponent Time Streak Series

6/16 Corpus Christi 7:00 W1 1-0

6/29 At Amarillo 7:30 W1 1-3

7/7 ARKANSAS 7:00 L8 2-9

7/14 RIO GRANDE 7:00 W1 3-3

7/21 At WB/Scranton 6:00 None 0-0

7/28 At Laredo 7:00 W1 1-0

CORPUS CHRISTI (1-8, LOST 2)

Date Opponent Result Score

4/7 RIO GRANDE 7:00 L 28-66

4/14 OKLAHOMA CITY 7:30 L 42-76

4/21 At Texas 7:30 L 42-56

4/27 At Arkansas 7:00 L 19-93

5/5 BATTLEWINGS 7:00 L 27-62

5/13 RIO GRANDE 7:00 L 20-45

5/18 At Texas 7:30 W 39-28

5/26 At South Georgia 6:30 L 44-68

6/2 TULSA 7:00 L 48-61

Date Opponent Time Streak Series

6/16 At Battlewings 7:00 L1

6/23 LAREDO 7:00

6/30 At Rio Grande 7:00

7/7 TEXAS 7:00

7/14 AMARILLO 7:00

7/21 At Laredo 7:30

7/28 At Stockton 9:00

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

SHARKS

Player Rank Category Stat

Christian Onorato T3 Field Goals 8

4 PAT pct. 89.7%

Ivory McCann 7 Kick ret. yds. 698

6 Kick returns 42

T3 Kick ret. TD's 2

8 Fum. rec's. 3

BATTLEWINGS

Player Rank Category Stat

Jason Schule 3 Rushing avg. 25.9 ypg

1 Rushing TD's 14

9 Yards/ rush 4.6

1 Rushing yards 259

Quincy Carter 6 Passing avg. 266.2 ypg

8 Total offense 271.2 ypg

3 Pass eff 117.9

1 Yards/ play 8.3

2 Yards/ comp 13.5

9 Pass comp. % 62.4

PJ Winston 4 Yds per catch 16.4

Kendrick Walker 4 MFG ret yards 106

1 Interceptions 6

4 MFG returns 5/ 106 yds.

T1 MFG ret. TD's 1

Brian Hazelwood 1 Scoring (kick) 94 pts.

T1 Field Goals 10

10 PAT pct. 83.1%

Kenneth Williams 3 Tackles 65.5

Elex Reed 1 Sacks 13.5

1 Tack for loss 18.5

Phillip Geiggar T7 Int. ret. TD's 1

6 Int. ret. yds. 101

#9 - PJ Winston is ranked 4th in af2 in yards per catch.

RECENT ROSTER MOVES (most recent first):

Date Action Player

6/6 Assigned Frank Henson

6/6 Reassignment Dane King

5/31 Activate Tramissian Davis

5/31 Activate Kendrick Bournes

5/29 Injured reserve Brent Withers

5/29 Injured reserve Anthony Chambers

5/24 Assigned Dane King

5/24 Injured reserve Kendrick Walker

5/17 Team Suspension Quincy Carter

5/3 Activated from refused to report Reggie Hargrove

5/3 Assigned Frank Henson

4/23 Team suspension Charlie Myles

4/21 Injured Reserve Kendrick Bournes

4/12 Activated Charlie Myles

4/12 Activated Greg Hodges

4/12 Reassignment Marcus Harris

4/12 Team Suspension Victor Carter

3/30 Team Suspension Greg Hodges

3/29 Recallable Assignment Adrian Burnette

3/29 Recallable Assignment Edmundo Martinez

3/29 Reassignment Ederrick Coleman

3/29 Reassignment Chris Highshaw

3/29 Reassignment Booker Jenkins

3/29 Reassignment Damian Huren

3/27 Assigned Terrence Jefferson

3/27 Assigned Tramissian Davis

3/18 Reassignment Patrick Craig

FORWARD MOTION:

The BattleWings will have next weekend off. Then, they will travel to Amarillo for a Friday night game before returning home to face the Arkansas twisters on 7/7/07. It will be a 7:00 kick-off for the 7th home game of the Wings' 7th season.

CLEAN LIVING:

The Sharks are the least-penalized tam in the league, averaging just 39.7 penalty yards per game.

WINGS REMEMBERED: It was against Corpus Christi that "Boss" Walker suffered a concussion and a wrist fracture. He has yet to return to the line-up.

TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Sharks and the Wings match up:

Statistical SHARKS BATTLEWINGS

Category Rank Stat Rank Stat

Scoring offense 28 34.3 4 56.8

Scoring defense 28 59.2 5 40.1

Pass offense 29 181.0 11 245.1

Pass defense 10 229.3 19 243.5

Kickoff ret. avg. 22 15.7 9 18.8

Turnover margin 26 -10 8 +6

Rushing offense 23 13.0 4 32.6

Rushing defense 28 32.8 6 14.7

Total offense 29 194.0 10 277.7

Total defense 17 262.1 15 258.2

Pass efficiency 29 64.1 7 112.7

Pass def. efficiency 24 109.3 9 85.8

First downs 30 117 17 165

Opp. first downs 2 142 T24 180

Sacks by 2 28 T27 6

Penalties 1 39.7 17 59.5

Opp. Penalties 30 35.6 27 47.5

Red Zone offense 25 21 of 31 T4 40 of 48

Red Zone defense 29 28 of 34 3 27 of 40

3rd dn conversions T25 9 of 26 5 31 of 61

Opp 3rd dn conv. 15 20 of 49 18 37 of 90

Sacks against 29 36 T3 7

Field Goals 16 8 of 25 T4 10 of 15

PAT kicking 4 35 of 39 7 64 of 77

Points kicking 15 59 1 94

Yards/ off. Play 29 4.3 1 7.2

Total off. Yards 29 1746 6 2777

Offensive TD's 28 38 5 71

Yards per rush 23 1.8 3 4.0

Rushing TD's T23 8 T7 17

Pass yds/ comp. 29 9.6 4 13.0

Passing TD's 28 28 T8 54

Int. ret. avg. 18 11.0 9 15.5

Fumble ret. avg. T24 0 4 24.0

Interception returns T19 9 T5 16

OFF THE NET: Or, off the top of the head. This week, any fan with a shaved head will be allowed into the game for free. Staff from Pro Cuts will be in the arena to provide services necessary for free admission.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD

(Selected by media)

Week Opp. Player

2 FTW Quincy Carter

3 TEX Quincy Carter

4 RGV Quincy Carter

5 LAL PJ Winston

6 CCS Jamaal Perry

8 MAN Gary Cooper

10 TEX Gary Cooper

11 ALA Gary Cooper

IRONMAN OF THE GAME AWARD

(Selected by media)

Week Opp. Player

2 FTW Kendrick Walker

3 TEX Kendrick Walker

5 LAL Kendrick Walker

6 CCS PJ Winston

8 MAN Jason Schule

9 SGW PJ Winston

11 ALA Jamaal Perry

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD

(Selected by media)

Week Opp. Player

2 FTW Elex Reed

3 TEX Elex Reed

4 RGV Kenneth Williams

5 LAL Kendrick Walker

6 CCS Elex Reed

8 Man Marc Bacote

10 TEX Marvin Byrdsong

11 ALA Chris Ibezam

BATTLEWINGS INJURY REPORT:

Pos. Name Injury Status

WR Anthony Chambers Shoulder IR

DB Brent Withers Knee IR

DB Kendrick Walker Wrist IR

NG Quincy Myles Hamstring Doubtful

OL/DL Nick Codutti Elbow Doubtful

WR Terrance Jefferson Groin IR

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