Copperheads Poised to Strike Maulers
April 21, 2006 - National Indoor Football League (NIFL)
Texas Copperheads News Release
(KATY, TX. - April 21, 2006,) Despite last week's loss to Rapid City, your expectations may still remain high for the Copperheads.
Being a football fanatic, you should have already followed all the carefully calculated changes for the team and the recent personnel moves due to injuries - primarily at the quarterback position.
But the Copperheads have gotten the toughest part of their season out of the way over and are primed for a long winning streak.
The Copperheads have only lost one game that they should have won (a road game against Beaumont).
Injuries to both quarterbacks hurt the team at the Ford Arena in that game.
Despite their win-one, lose-one rate this season, the Copperheads host the Montgomery Maulers this week and are home against another inaugural team, Bozeman Big Sky.
They should be able to put together their first winning streak in franchise history with consecutive wins to finish out April.
In come the Maulers
The Maulers have had their problems this season with losses to Lakeland, Fayetteville and last week's 66-33 to the Florida Frenzy.
The Maulers enter this week's game with a 1-3 record.
The Thunder, the Copperheads' opponent next week, have had their share of struggles, as do all first year teams. The game will prove how much further Katy has come in it's inaugural season than most of the other expansion teams.
This insanity of win-one, lose-one scenario cannot continue any longer - nor will it. The season may be successful, but the law of averages is on Katy's side now. Even the NIFL Indoor Bowl is still in their grasp.
But just like the Energizer Bunny, the streak may keep going, and going and going...
Remember, you heard it here first from copperheadfans.com - the Copperheads will win out in 2006 barring any more significant injuries to the quarterback position.
So mark your schedule in July, because the Copperheads are eager to host a playoff game at the Merrell Center.
Copperheadfans.com notes
The Copperheads fan club made their first tailgating experience a successful one with the help of Midway Market, Mrs. Baird's Bread, and Good Ol' Boys.
Kerry Henderson was awarded the first game MVP postgame by the fans. He and other players greeted the fans at the postgame tailgate, which lasted late into the night.
The first awards were also handed out last Saturday. Tailgater of the Game was given to Doc Holliday, the title of King Copperhead was granted to season ticket holder Jesse Morgan, Gina Kocurek took Queen Copperhead and Kid Copperhead went to 5-year-old Hayden Oswalt. All were announced at the game and received trophies for that Copperhead spirit.
These awards are given to the ultimate fans each game at the copperheadfans.com party before each game.
All fans are encouraged to bring their grills and food each game four hours before each home game in front of the Merrell Center. There is no charge to attend. Fan T-shirts are available to purchase with the funds going to the MVP of that game.
Ron Oswalt is the head of the Copperheads fan club, www.copperheadfans.com, and can be reached at oswalt1@houston.rr.com.
The Katy Copperheads will play a 14 game schedule in 2006 consisting of seven home and seven away games. The remaining home games will be played in the Leonard E. Merrell Center on the following dates:
- Saturday, April 22nd, 2006 (Montgomery)
- Sunday, April 30th, 2006 (Bozeman)
- Friday, June 9th, 2006 (Monroe)
- Saturday, June 24th, 2006 (West Palm Beach)
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