Firecats Individual Record watch
July 12, 2005 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Florida Firecats News Release
Estero, FL- With their victory over Arkansas this past weekend the Firecats improved to 11-2 for the first time in franchise history. The Firecats have twice posted 10 win regular seasons going 10-6 in both 2003 and 2004. In addition to the team's success a number of players have broken individual records this year as well. The following is a list of players who are closing in on some additional milestones.
K- Brandon Kornblue currently has made 38 career field goals, tied with James Thomas who kicked 38 with Greensboro from 2000-2003. He needs just 1 more to become the leading kicker in 4 different career categories.
QB- Chris Wallace has thrown 69 TD's this year. He now needs just 7 more to break Ken Mastrole's team record of 76 (2004) to hold the single season record.
OS- Magic Benton has caught 29 TD's this year and now is just 2 behind Cainon Lamb's record of 31 in 1 season set back in 2003. Magic has 93 TD receptions for his career.
WR/LB- Cainon Lamb has 114 combined (receiving, rushing, and kick returns) TD's for his career 2nd most in the league behind Mitch Allner's 126. He has 106 TD's receiving just 7 behind Allner's mark of 113.
DS- Kelly Snell has 85 tackles this year, 2nd highest single season mark in team history behind Quincy Sorrell's 100.5 last year. The league record is 121 in 1 year.
The Firecats will play their final home game of the regular season when the host the 7-6 Wilkes-Barre Scranton Pioneers in a rematch of last year's American Conference Championship game. Florida won the game 41-31 to get the 1st win between the 2 franchises. Tickets are available now! Call (239) 390-2287 today to reserve your seats!
The Firecats are once again tied with Manchester for the leagues best record at 11-2 and while the Firecats are guaranteed to finish the regular season with at least the #2 seed in the playoffs, they are still alive for a shot at the #1 seed.
The 2nd round schedule has been set and the Firecats will host an opponent yet to be determined on August 13th with the kickoff scheduled for 7:40pm. Playoff tickets are now on sale. Stop by the Germain Arena box office Monday-Friday from 10AM- 6PM or call the Firecats front office at 239-390-CATS (2287) or log onto www.FloridaFirecats.com or www.Ticketmaster.com.
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