Frisco Thunder Vs. Katy Ruff Riders Preview
Published on March 7, 2008 under Intense Football League (Intense)
Frisco Thunder News Release
RECORDS: Katy 0-0 (2007: 7-7) Frisco 1-0 (2007: 8-6 regular season, lost to Corpus Christi in playoff semifinals)
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COACHES:
KATY - Stephen Wiggins (1st year 0-0). A product of Prairie View A&M, Wiggins was a starting CB on the Saskatchewan Roughriders' 1989 Grey Cup championship team. He has previous coaches at his alma mater, the San Antonio Matadors of the Spring Football League, South Houston High and the Ruff Riders.
FRISCO - Troy Esprit (1st year 1-0) Arena and indoor football veteran Troy Esprit also makes his head coaching debut. The 33-year old Esprit brings 12 years experience to the franchise as both a player and coach. A two-way standout, Esprit turned in one of af2's finest single-game performance in 2001 with the Pensacola Barracudas, registering 13 receptions and four interceptions in a victory over the Carolina Rhinos.
SERIES: Katy leads 2-0
7/7/07 Katy 60, at Frisco 59 7/28/07 at Katy 52, Frisco 35
PLAYERS TO WATCH: KATY: QB/WR Jamaal Lord (Nebraska) QB Albert Higgs (2007: 279-530-20 3101 yds 61 TD) RB Carlos Alsup (57-177-12) WR Derrick Wallace (52-676-14) DB Derrick McCullar (7 INT)
FRISCO: QB Wes Cooper (25-43-2 368 9 TD) WR Richard Morris (10-148-2) WR Jason Deml (8-151-2) WR Daron Lawrence (6-59-3) RB Ricky Madison (5-8-0) DL Lamont Finley (7 TK 2 S) D Michael Catchings (5 T 2 INT) K Dennis Hopovac 9-9 PAT)
NOTES: A key early-season IFL matchup ... Frisco won its home opener 63-44 as Wes Cooper threw career-highs of 368 yards and 9 TD ... The Thunder defense posted a fourth-quarter shutout to help preserve the victory ... It's the season opener for Katy ... Thunder OL James Tenner played for Katy last season ... Both teams had strong starts in 2007 ... Frisco was 8-3 at one point and Katy was 5-1 ... Katy is one of three teams Thunder has never beaten; Corpus Christi and Louisiana are the other two ... Cooper was one TD shy of tying the IFL record, but settled for tying the team record with 9 TD ... Frisco's defense limited San Angelo to 5/13 on third down and 0/4 on fourth down ... Jamaal Lord played his college ball at Nebraska....It was the first time in six games Frisco's defense gave up less than 50 points ... Cooper and Finley garnered IFL player of the week.
NEXT UP: Frisco continues its unique 7-game home stand 3/16 against the Alaska Wild, which opened with an 88-12 victory over Fairbanks Thursday.
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