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Bossier-Shreveport BattleWings game notes

June 19, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings News Release


QUICK FACTS:

The BattleWings have this week off.

THE COACH:

Jon Norris (9-2, First season), 19-9 as an af2 head coach.

THE STAKES:

The BattleWings hope the week off give the payers a chance to heal from nagging injuries. NT Quincy Myles has been sidelined, as has OL Greg Hodges. OL Nick Codutti missed two weeks with a series of small injuries.

The schedule down the stretch has the potential to be brutal, so the timing of the week off may prove to be advantageous.

DROP BACK:

Through 11 games in 2006, the BattleWings were 2-9. They had won two of their last four, including a thrilling home victory over the top-ranked Oklahoma City yard Dawgz. They would win just once more and finished the season 3-13.

Through 11 games in 2005, the BattleWings were 3-8, but would not win again and finished the season 3-13.

Through 11 games in 2004, the BattleWings were 4-7 and in the middle of a three-game winning streak on their way to a 5-11 finish.

Through 11 games in 2003, the Battlewings were 3-8 and were three games into an eight-game losing streak to end the seasons 3-13.

Through 11 games in 2002, the BattleWings were 6-5. They would win three of their final five games to finish 9-7, the only winning season in franchise history.

Through 11 games in 2001, the BattleWings were 4-7. They finished up strong, winning 3 of their last 5 to finish 7-9.

THE IFs:

If the BattleWings enjoy the week off, it would:

- Give Jon Norris a chance to think about something other than his obsession with not allowing a sack.

- Give the youngest member of the team, 20-year-old Elex Reed, an opportunity to go a little nuts and maybe drink a Coke.

- Give GM/ PA Announcer Butch Bellah's vocal folds an opportunity to heal.

- Allow Jason Schule a rare opportunity to spend time with his wife and two kids.

- Offer Kendrick Bournes a chance to go to Open Mic Night at the Funny Bone to polish his latest material.

DIVISION STANDINGS:

Southwest

Rio Grande Valley Dorados 9 - 1 .900 5 - 1 .833

Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings 9- 2 .818 6 - 0 1.000

Texas Copperheads 2 - 9 .182 2 - 5 .286

Laredo Lobos 1-9 .100 1 - 4 .200

CC Sharks 1-9 .100 1-5 .167

THAT WACKY SCHEDULE MAKER:

Rio Grande Valley's only loss this season came at the hands of the BattleWings. Their 2007 schedule includes three encounters with the presently 1-9 Laredo Lobos. They also are being forced to run the gauntlet of three showdowns with the currently 1-9 Corpus Christi Sharks.

Let's not overlook the two games against 2-9 Texas.

The BattleWings, of course, play those same teams home and home. The Dorados have defeated the highly-regarded South Georgia Wildcats.

Instead of the extra games against division opponents, the BattleWings have on the schedule the only unbeaten team in af2 (Scranton/ Wilkes Barre), South Georgia, Manchester and Arkansas.

NORRIS SAYS:

"Steel sharpens steel. We like our schedule. Hopefully it works to our advantage in the playoffs"

THE SCHEDULE:

Bossier - Shreveport (9-2, Won 3)

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

6/16 CORPUS CHRISTI 7:00 W 81-35

Date Opponent Time Streak Series

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

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 led the AFL. Norris spent 3 seasons with the Dallas Desperados in the AFL where he served as line coach and special teams coach. 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.

LEAGUE TOP 10s: BattleWings players who rank among af2's statistical leaders:

BATTLEWINGS

Player Rank Category Stat

Jason Schule 4 Rushing avg. 24.9

1 Rushing TD's 15

4 Yards/ rush 4.4

1 Rushing yards 274

Quincy Carter 6 Passing avg. 270.4

8 Total offense 274.7

2 Pass eff 120.6

1 Yards/ play 8.7

2 Yards/ comp 14.1

Jamaal Perry 8 Rec. yards 1023

PJ Winston 4 Yds per catch 17.0

Kendrick Walker 4 MFG ret yards 106

4 MFG returns 5 for 106

T1 MFG ret. TD's 1

Brian Hazelwood 1 Scoring (kick) 101 pts.

3 Field Goals 10

3 FG pct. 62.5

Kenneth Williams 3 Tackles 70.5

Elex Reed 1 Sacks 15.5

1 Tack for loss 20.5

Phillip Geiggar T8 Int. ret. TD's 1

6 Int. ret. yds. 100

20 Tackles 54.0

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

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

RECENT ROSTER MOVES (most recent first):

Date Action Player

6/12 Activated Quincy Carter

6/12 Recallable reassignment Frank Henson

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 play in Amarillo against the Dusters next Friday night. Then, they come home for the final two 2007 regular season home games. The Arkansas Twisters visit CenturyTel Center on July 7. on July 14, the division-leading RGV Dorados will come to town hoping to avenge what so far has been their only loss of the season.

Q FACTOR:

QB Quincy carter returned to the team after a four-game absence and set a franchise record by throwing eight touchdown passes against Corpus Christi.

WHO'S THE BOSS?: Kendrick ""Boss" Walker still has a cast on his injured right wrist. He may be back in the line-up in time to play at Amarillo, but it's more likely he will sit out until the showdown with the twisters on 7-7-07 at 7:00pm.

#32- Jason Schule was named Iron Man of the week against Manchester. Schule leads the league in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns..

TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the BattleWings rank in several statistical categories through 11 games:

Statistical

Category Rank Stat

Scoring offense 3 59.0

Scoring defense 4 29.6

Pass offense 8 253.5

Pass defense 17 240.1

Kickoff return average 9 18.5

Turnover margin 6 +10

Rushing offense 6 31.0

Rushing defense 4 13.3

Total offense 7 284.5

Total defense 15 253.4

Pass efficiency 5 115.4

Pass def. efficiency 8 86.0

First downs 16 183

Opponent first downs T22 194

Sacks by 2 32

Penalties 16 59.1 ypg

Opponent Penalties 28 44.5

Red Zone offense 5 42 of 50

Red Zone defense 3 28 of 42

3rd down conversions 3 35 of 67

Opponent 3rd down conv. 13 38 of 97

Sacks against T2 7

Field Goals 6 10 of 16

PAT kicking 9 71 of 88

Points kicking 1 101

Yards/ offensive play 1 7.4

Total off. Yards 3 284.5

Offensive TD's T2 81

Yards per rush 4 3.7

Rushing TD's T9 18

Pass yds/ comp. 2 13.5

Passing TD's T5 63

Int. ret. avg. 9 14.5

Fumble ret. avg. T6 18.8

Interception returns 5 17

OFF THE NET: The next home game has "Lucky 7" written all over it. It's the 7th home game of the 7th season on 7/7/07 at 7:00pm.

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

12 CCS Quincy Carter

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

12 CCS Chris ibezam

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

12 CCS Elex Reed

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 Probable

WR Terrance Jefferson Groin IR

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