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May 23, 2006 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Florida Firecats News Release


QUICK FACTS:
South Georgia Wildcats (1-6, 1-3) @
Florida Firecats (5-1, 4-1)
Date: Saturday, May 27, 2006
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. EST
Site: Germain Arena, Estero, FL (7,128)
National Anthem:
Coin Toss: Referee
Officials: Referee: Mike Pavese
Umpire: Brent Sowell
Head Linesman: Mitch Geier
Line Judge: Rich Martinez
Back Judge: Barry Hendon
Radio: WGUF 98.9FM (Dave Parks)
TV: None
Series Record: 4-3
Last Meeting: Florida 45, South Georgia 40 6/11/2005
Streaks: Florida: L1 - South Georgia: L1
Coaches: Kevin Bouis (19-4, .826) Second Season
Donnie Davis (2-11, .154) Second Season

THE STAKES: Florida is currently tied with Memphis for the American South division lead. They need a win to keep pace with the defending Arena Cup champions.

THE SERIES: This series dates back to 2002 when South Georgia was originally called Cape Fear. Florida leads the series 4-3, winning the last two against the Wildcats.

THE IFs:
If Florida defeats Birmingham, it would ...
- Give Florida a 6-2 record for 2006
- Give coach Kevin Bouis his 20th win in the league
- Keep South Georgia in the division basement

Florida (5-2; 4-1; LOSS 1)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/8 @ Memphis 8:00 L 78-46
4/15 @ Macon 7:30 W 53-40
4/22 Memphis 7:30 W 60-55
4/29 @ Bossier-Shreveport 8:00 W 47-26
5/6 @ Tennessee Valley 8:30 W 76-37
5/13 Birmingham 8:00 W 62-44
5/20 @ Manchester 7:30 L 79-62
5/27 South Georgia 7:30
6/3 Tennessee Valley 7:30
6/17 Macon 7:30
6/24 @ Birmingham 8:00
7/1 Green Bay 7:30
7/8 @ W.B. / Scranton 7:00
7/15 Albany 7:30
7/22 Louisville 7:30
4/29 @ South Georgia 7:30


South Georgia (1-6; 1-3; LOSS 1)
Date Opponent W/L Score
4/8 Tennessee Valley 7:30 L 58-50
4/15 Tulsa 7:30 L 46-24
4/21 @ WB Scranton 7:00 L 33-36
4/29 Birmingham 7:30 L 40-34
5/6 @ Macon 7:30 L 22-60
5/13 Memphis 7:30 W 41-48
5/20 @ Oklahoma City 7:00 L 33-66
5/27 @ Florida 7:30
6/3 Macon 7:30
6/10 @ Birmingham 8:00
6/17 Green Bay 7:30
6/24 @ Memphis 8:00
7/8 Bossier-Shreveport 7:30
7/15 @ Tennessee Valley 8:30
7/22 @ Rio Grande 8:30
7/29 Florida 7:30


HEAD COACH:
Kevin Bouis is set to embark on his 2nd year as head coach and 5th year overall with the Florida Firecats. In his 1st season at the helm he guided the team to a franchise best 15-3 record, the best 05' regular season league record at 14-2, a 2nd straight South Divisional Championship, home field advantage in the playoffs and a berth in the American Conference Championship. As the defensive coordinator, Bouis helped coach the team to an Arena Cup Championship in 2004. That year Kevin's Defense was ranked #1 in total defense, #1 in pass defense, #3 in rush defense & #2 in scoring defense(38.2 pts/g).

Stifling defense has been a signature of the Firecats since Bouis arrived in 2002 when the Firecats finished 5th in scoring defense (38.1 pts/g), 5th in rushing defense and 7th in pass def rating on their way to their 1st arena cup appearance and the American Conference Championship. In 2003 his defense to finished 2nd in scoring defense (39.2 pts/g), 7th total defense and 4th in pass def rating.

As a player at the University of Texas El Paso/University of Kentucky, Bouis was furnished with a full scholarship and was a two-year varsity letterman in Football at UTEP, who started as a true freshman and sophomore. He then transferred and completed his college football career at the University of Kentucky. Bouis holds a B.A. in Education from UK and has an M.B.A. from William Carey College.

He is a former player for the National Indoor Football League's Mississippi Firedogs. He helped his team win two League championships, 2000 and 2001, winning All-NIFL honors. In three seasons with the Firedogs (99-01), Bouis totaled 30 defensive turnovers, 23 interceptions and 7 fumble recoveries. In 2000 and 2001 Bouis led the team in tackles and interceptions. He won the honor of being the IPFL defensive player of the week in 2000. In 1999, Bouis helped the Firedogs qualify for the first round of the playoffs in their inaugural season (9-7). During his tenure with the Firedogs he registered 189 tackles including 81 in 2000.

Assistant Head Coach OL/DL & FB/LB: Victor Hall "Sack Man" coached with the Firecats in 2003 before returning to the field as a player in 2004. Hall returned to the sideline in 2005 as the Assistant Head Coach. The Auburn grad who was in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings from 1991-1993 and the Indianapolis Colts for the 93-94 season has an Orlando Predators Arena Bowl ring to go along with the hardware he received last year and has the distinction as being the only player to win both an AFL and AF2 championship. Hall is also an ex-police officer and became the youngest Chief of Police in Alabama at the age of 23. Vic can be seen as an extra through out the Adam Sandler film "The Waterboy".

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Ken Mastrole is in his 2nd year as coordinator after leading the Firecats to the championship as QB in 2004. Coach Bouis' 1st choice for the job played his college ball at Maryland & Rhode Island also had stints with the Chicago Bears in the NFL, The Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe & the Detroit Fury in the AFL.

LAST SERIES MEETING: 6,567 fans were in attendance to watch Florida come from behind and score with 6 seconds left in the game to beat the Wildcats 45-40. Chris Wallace connected with Cainon Lamb on an 11-yard touchdown as time winded down. Wallace went 22-33 with 255 and 7 TD's. Offensive Players of the game Magic Benton caught 8 balls for 135 yards and 4 scores.

LEAGUE TOP 10s: Players from this week's match up who rank among af2's statistical leaders:
Firecats
Player Rank Category Stat
Chris Wallace 5 Total Offense 265.7 pg
Chris Wallace 4 Tot. Offense TD 45
Magic Benton 2 Scoring 19.1 pg
Chris Wallace 5 Tot. Offense yds 1860 yds
Magic Benton 2 Scoring TDs 21
Clenton Crossley 1 Rushing 23 ypg
Clenton Crossley 2 Rushing TDs 10
Clenton Crossley 1 Rush yards 161 yds
Chris Wallace 4 Passing avg/g 263.3 pg
Chris Wallace 3 Passing TDs 43
Chris Wallace 8 Pass Efficiency 110.9
Chris Wallace 6 Interceptions 7
Magic Benton 5 Reception yards 773 yds
Brandon Kornblue 9 PAT attempts 43
Quincy Sorrell 6 Tackles 45.5
Cory Bailey 9 Tackles 44
Cory Bailey T2 Fumbles Forced 3
Comone Fisher 9 Sacks 4

Wolves
Player Rank Category Stat
Chris McKinney 3 All Purpose 163.2 pg
Chris McKinney 7 Receps / game 8.0 pg
Rodney Woodham 9 Yards per catch 14.8 yds
Dan Burnet 3 FG per game .67
Dan Burnet 3 FG made 4
Chris McKinney 10 Kick Ret. Yards 376
Blake Saunders 3 Int TDs 1
Tim Robinson 3 Int TDs 1
James McCoy 1 Fumbles Rcvd 4
James McCoy 1 Tackles 47
TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Firecats and Wildcats stack up:
Statistical Wildcats Firecats
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 22 28 ppg 2 58 ppg
Scoring Defense 5 43.7 ppg 18 51.3 ppg
Total Offense 23 159.4 ypg 5 284.7 ypg
Total Defense 5 225.6 ypg 13 262.4 ypg
Pass Offense 23 136.6 ypg 7 258.1 ypg
Pass Defense 4 203.3 ypg 12 240 ypg
Rushing Offense 9 22.9 ypg 3 26.6 ypg
Rushing Defense 13 22.3 ypg 14 22.4 ypg
Scoring (kicking) 23 3.4 ppg 19 43. ppg
Pass Rating 23 57.8 8 109.9
Pass Def. Rating 15 102.1 18 103.3
Kickoff returns 10 18.4 ypg 8 20.0 ypg
MFG Returns 18 9.7 ypg 22 0.0 ypg
Turnover Margin 22 -1.57 pg 6 +.57 pg
Field Goals 4 .400 21 .000
PAT Kicking 19 .667 16 .698
Sacks By 19 5 16 6
Sacks Against 22 21 7 6
First Downs 23 86 6 135
Opp. First Downs 1 102 10 121
Penalties 1 41.3 ypg 19 69.0 ypg
Opp. Penalties 19 47.0 ypg 4 72.4 ypg

MILESTONES: With 6 tackles in last week's loss, Quincy Sorrel is now 1.5 tackles shy of former Firecat teammate Roy Stabler's all-time mark of 334.5.

DROPBACK: Florida's five game winning streak hit an abrupt end last week at Manchester. The Wolves capitalized on four costly Florida turnovers to sneak out a victory.

FORWARD MOTION: The Firecats will be at home for the next four weeks, playing 3 games and having a bye.

PLAYERS/MATCHUPS TO WATCH:
FB/LB Clenton Crossley: Crossley has rushed for 10 TD's already this season and is on pace to break the break the team single season record of 17. (Gorrie '04) His 161 yards on the ground is tops in the af2.

OS Magic Benton: Magic was held scoreless for the first time this year at last week's loss against Manchester. Look for him to get back into gear at home against the Wildcats.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD
(selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
3 Macon Chris Wallace
4 Memphis Magic Benton
5 Bos-Shv Ethenic Sands
6 TennValley Magic Benton
7 Birmingham Magic Benton

IRONMAN OF THE GAME AWARD
(selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
6 TennValley Brittney Tellis
7 Birmingham Brittney Tellis

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD
(selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
3 Macon Quincy Sorrel
5 Bos-Shv Ethenic Sands (co-player)
6 TennValley Levy Brown
7 Birmingham Cory Bailey

Cutters Catch of the Game Award
(selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
5 Bos-Shv Ethenic Sands
6 TennValley Magic Benton



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