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Indoor Football League Week Four Recap

March 22, 2010 - Indoor Football League (IFL) News Release


Richmond, VA: The fourth weekend of the 2010 Indoor Football League Season featured nine league games. The game action consisted of momentum changing hits and dynamic playmaking from the highest caliber indoor football players in America. The action continues Monday night as the defending United Bowl Champion Billings Outlaws (3-0) travel to take on the Sioux Falls Storm (2-0) in the IFL Game of the Week.

Week Four began on Friday night with a battle in the Atlantic East Division as the West Michigan ThunderHawks improved their record to 2-0, defeating the Rochester Raiders 59-55. The loss dropped the Raiders to 1-1. The ThunderHawks were trailing 55-51 late in the fourth quarter when RB Robert Height crossed the goal line for the fourth time in the game to put his team up 58-55. To seal the game, on the ensuing kickoff, the Raiders were unable to advance the ball out of their own end zone resulting in a rouge, a rule in the IFL which awards one point to the kicking team. Next week the Raiders will have their chance for revenge as they travel to take on the ThunderHawks in a Week Five Rematch on March 28th.

In the second game on Friday evening the Green Bay Blizzard (2-1) overpowered the La Crosse Spartans (0-2), 48-12. This was truly a one sided affair in the first of many battles for state bragging rights in Wisconsin. Green Bay's defense had their most impressive performance to date, limiting the Spartans to seven first downs. The Blizzard will host the Bloomington Extreme on Friday March 26th and the Spartans will travel to face the Sioux Falls Storm on the 27th.

The action restarted Saturday as the Maryland Maniacs traveled to take on the Richmond Revolution. The Revolution (3-0) held on to defeat the Maniacs (0-2), 23-18 in a highly competitive battle. The Maniacs dominated every area of the game except on the scoreboard as they gained 295 yards of offensive and held the Revolution to 100 yards. Penalties played an important role in the game as the Maniacs were flagged an astonishing 36 times. Both teams will have a week to regroup as they are on byes in Week Five.

The San Angelo Stampede Express (1-1) got their first win of the season as they defeated the Abilene Ruff Riders 38-27. The loss dropped the Ruff Riders to 0-2 on the season. QB Chad Draper turned in a stellar outing for the Stampede Express as he threw for 4 TD's. Both teams will be back in action on March 27th as the Stampede Express will look to ride the momentum from this win as they host the Corpus Christi Hammerheads. The Ruff Riders will travel to Arkansas to take on the Diamonds.

In the most exciting finish of Week Four, the Austin Turfcats (1-1) defeated the Arkansas Diamonds (2-1), 31-29 on a last second FG. Trailing 29-28 with four seconds left in the fourth quarter, Turfcats Kicker Darren Brown drilled a 21 yard FG to give the Turfcats the win. The win is the first in the IFL for the league newcomers. The Turfcats will have a bye in Week Five and the Diamonds will host the Abilene Ruff Riders on March 27th.

The Wichita Wild emerged victorious over the Colorado Ice 54-40 in a Central West Division showdown. RB Darius Fudge continued to impress early in the IFL season as he added 3 rushing TD's, giving him eight on the season. Wichita's defense held the Ice to 65 yards of offensive in the first half and cruised to the division win. Next, the Wild will travel to take on the Omaha Beef on March 29th in the first of 5 nationally televised IFL games this season. The Ice will travel to take on the Sioux City Bandits on March 27th.

The Alaska Wild (2-1) earned a historic win in Saturday's nightcap as they defeated the Fairbanks Grizzlies (3-1), 53-26. The win marked the first ever road victory for the Wild. The Wild were sparked by the play of QB Andrew Carcich. Carcich threw for 229 yards and accounted for 7 TD's (6 passing, 1 rushing). The Wild are starting to gel as a team and look to be a threat for a playoff spot in the Intense Conference. The Grizzlies will have a bye in Week Five and the Wild will travel to take on the Chicago Slaughter on March 27th.

Sunday's action featured a showdown in the Central North Division as the Bloomington Extreme (2-1) pulled out a victory against the host Chicago Slaughter (0-3), 27-26. This game seemed destined for overtime when Slaughter QB Randy Hutchinson found WR De'Cody Fagg for an eight yard score to pull the game to within one point late in the fourth quarter. An errant snap on the extra point prevented the Slaughter from tying the score. The Extreme ran out the clock on the ensuing possession for the one point victory. The Slaughter will host the Alaska Wild in Week Five and the Extreme will be on a bye.

The final game of the weekend pitted the Corpus Christi Hammerheads (2-1) against the West Texas Roughnecks (1-2). Thanks to a second half surge, the Hammerheads took the win 47-35. QB Wesley Cooper led the Hammerheads to victory as he threw for 151 yards and 5 TD's. Both teams will be back in action on March 27thas the Hammerheads will travel to take on the San Angelo and the Roughnecks travel to take on the Amarillo Venom.

The Week Four action is not complete as the most anticipated early season match-up of the IFL season is scheduled for Monday Night. The IFL Game of the Week features the Billings Outlaws traveling to take on the Sioux Falls Storm. Both teams are undefeated in the early going of the season and look to display which is the team to beat in the race for the 2010 United Bowl Championship. The game can be viewed live online at www.b2tv.com.

Week Four Vidswap.com IFL Players of the Week will be announced on Wednesday. The IFL action will resume in Week Five on Friday March 26th as the Bloomington Extreme travel to face the Green Bay Blizzard in a Week Three rematch.



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