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June 21, 2005 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Louisville Fire News Release


QUICK FACTS:
Louisville Fire (6-5) at
Albany Conquest (3-8)
Date: Friday, June 24, 2005
Kickoff: 7:30 P.M. ET
Site: Freedom Hall
Officials: Referee: Ed Kierce;
Umpire: Jeffrey Akers; Head Linesman: Richard Santilli
Line Judge: Reggie Smith; Back Judge: Bryan Platt
Series Record: Fire leads 2-1
Streaks: Fire Lost 1; Conquest Lost 3
Coaches: Tommy Johnson - Fire (20-23; 1-1 playoffs, Third Season)

THE STAKES: The Fire dropped into a third place tie with Wilkes-Barre following last weekend's defeat to Green Bay. The Fire needs a victory to keep pace with the Pioneers and to maintain a spot in the ArenaCup Playoffs.

THE SERIES: The Fire will be playing the Conquest for the fourth time in two seasons. The Fire defeated Albany 62-55 in overtime in Freedom Hall on May 27. The Fire also won at Albany last season on April 24, 2004, 62-56.

THE IFs:
If Louisville defeats Albany, it would ...
- Make the Fire 7-5
- Keep the Fire at least tied with W-B/Scranton for third in the East
- Make the Fire 3-1 against Albany
- Give the Fire a 7-14 all-time in record in June.

LOUISVILLE (6 - 4)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/9 @ Rio Grande Valley W 56 - 42
4/15 SOUTH GEORGIA W 48 - 46
4/22 @WB/Scranton W 58 - 50
4/30 BIRMINGHAM W 48 - 46
5/6 @ Manchester L 46-37
5/14 @ Green Bay L 49-65
5/21 FLORIDA L 43-47
5/27 ALBANY W 62-55 (OT)
6/4 @ Quad City L 47-41
6/11 @ Birmingham W 69-61
6/18 GREEN BAY L 56-49
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
6/24 @ Albany 7:30 L 1 FIRE 2 - 1
7/9 SAN DIEGO 7:30 L 1 SAN 1 - 0
7/16 @ Oklahoma City 8:30 -- 1st Meeting
7/23 MANCHESTER 7:30 L 2 MAN 2 - 0
7/30 QUAD CITY 7:30 L 1 QC 6 -2

ALBANY (3-8)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/8 @Green Bay L 41-49
4/15 WB/SCRANTON L 37-55
4/23 MANCHESTER L 49-56
4/30 @ S. Georgia W 48-39
5/7 @ Macon W 52-37
5/14 MANCHESTER L 47-48
5/21 MEMPHIS L 53-73
5/27 @ Louisville L 62-55
6/4 BOS-SHREVEPORT W 68-53
6/11 @WB/Scranton L 43-34
6/18 @Quad City L 62-50
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
6/24 LOUISVILLE 7:30 L1 Fire 2-1
7/8 S. GEORGIA 7:30 W1 SGA 1-5
7/15 GREEN BAY 7:30 L2 GB 1-2
7/23 @ WB/SCRANTON 7:30 L3 ALB 6-3
7/29 @ Manchester 7:30 L2 ALB 6-5


LAST SERIES MEETING: The last time the Fire faced the Conquest they were in the midst of a three game losing streak. The Fire changed their fortunes in Freedom Hall that night by defeating Albany 62-56 in overtime.

SERIES BY THE NUMBERS:
Record vs. Albany: 2-1
Last regular season game: Fire 62 Conquest 55, May 27, 2005 in Freedom Hall.
Current streak: Fire won one.
Fire longest win streak vs. Conquest: 1 (5/27/05 - Present & 4/24/04 - 5/15/04)
Conquest longest win streak vs. Fire: 1 (5/15/05 - 5/27/05)
Most points, Fire: 62 (twice) (FIRE 62 - 56 at ALB, 4/24/04 ; FIRE 62 - 55 OT, 5/27/05)
Most points, Conquest: 60 (ALB 60 - 56 at LOU, 5/15/05)
Most points, both teams: 118 (FIRE 62 - 56 at ALB, 4/24/04)
Fewest points, Fire: 56 (ALB 60 - 56 at LOU 5/15/05)
Fewest points, Conquest: 55 (FIRE 62-55 at LOU 5/27/04)
Fewest points, both teams: 116 (ALB 60-56 at LOU 5/15/05)

HEAD COACH:
Tommy Johnson
Louisville Fire head coach Tommy Johnson, was born in Rome, Ga., and raised in Niceville, Fla. He began his football career as a player at DeFuniak Springs (Fla.) High School. He later transferred to Niceville High School. Johnson then attended the University of Alabama, where he played defensive back. His senior class at U of A was known for having the most wins in a four-year time period (45-5-1). In 1992, he played on the Crimson Tide squad that defeated the University of Miami for the National Championship. Johnson then continued his football career with the Jacksonville Jaguars for a year. He also was given the opportunity to compete in NFL Europe. He started his Arena football career with the Albany Firebirds, and moved on to the Carolina Cobras. Johnson presently holds the record for the longest interception return for a touchdown in AFL history. In 2001, Johnson began his coaching career with the Fire as defensive coordinator. After two seasons as defensive coordinator Johnson was named head coach three games into the 2003 season, when the Fire made the late run winning two of those three games. In 2004, Johnson led the Fire to its first winning season (9-7), first af2 play-offs appearance and first play-off victory over Quad City 52-47.


OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD
Week Opp. Player Team
2 @ Rio Grande Cesare Manning FIRE
3 South Georgia Adrian Cockfield SGW
4 @ WB/S Matthew Sauk FIRE
5 Birmingham James Scott FIRE
6 @Manchester Jake Eaton MAN
7 @ Green Bay Matt Huebner GBB
8 Florida Rob Mager FIRE
9 Albany D. Bryant ALB
10 @ Quad City Jeff Hewitt QC
11 @Birmingham Rob Mager FIRE
12 Green Bay Matthew Sauk/ Rob Mager FIRE

U.S. ARMY IRONMAN OF THE GAME AWARD
Week Opp. Player Team
2 @ Rio Grande Marquis Floyd RGV
3 South Georgia Tony Stallings FIRE
4 @ WB/S Ameer Riley WB/S
5 Birmingham Demetrius Forney FIRE
6 @Manchester Marc Bacote MAN
7 @ Green Bay Matt Huebner GBB
8 Florida Cainon Lamb FLO
9 Albany Demetrius Forney FIRE
10 @ Quad City Jack Walker QC
11 @Birmingham Dennis Fryzel FIRE
12 Green Bay Dontrell Jackson GBB

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD
Week Opp. Player Team
2 @ Rio Grande Tony Stallings FIRE
3 South Georgia Rob Green FIRE
4 @WB/S Rob Green FIRE
5 Birmingham Terrance Harris BIR
6 @Manchester Williams Haith MAN
7 @ Green Bay Ryan Bowers GBB
8 Florida Kelly Snell FLO
9 Albany Rob Green FIRE
10 @ Quad City Tim Dodge QC
11 @Birmingham George Williams BIR
12 Green Bay David Crocker GBB

DROPBACK: The Fire came up just short against the Blizzard last week losing 56-49. The game came down to the final play as Matt Sauk's pass attempt to Dennis Fryzel fell incomplete.

FORWARD MOTION: The Fire, along with all of af2, will have a bye Jul 4th weekend. The Fire will return to action on July 9 in Freedom Hall against San Diego.


TEAM TRENDS:
SPREADING THE BALL AROUND: Fire QB Matthew Sauk has gotten all of his receivers involved this season. So far this season Sauk has thrown at least one touchdown pass to eight different receivers.

BROKEN RECORDS: The Fire has broken several team records this season:
Demetrius Forney: Rushing TD's in a game: 5, 5/27/05
Matthew Sauk: Pass Completions in a game: 36, 5/21/05
Dennis Fryzel: Receptions in a game: 14, 5/21/05
Matt Sauk: Passing Yards in a game: 396, 6/18/05
Rob Mager: Receptions in a game: 16, 6/18/05
Matt Sauk: Total Offense: 397, 6/18/05
Team: Total Offense: 405, 6/18/05

LEAGUE TOP 10s: Players from the Fire and Conquest who rank among af2's statistical leaders:

FIRE
Player Rank Category Stat
FORNEY, Demetrius T-10 Rushing TD's 7
FRYZEL, Dennis T-9 Receptions 72
KIGHT, Danny 4 Scoring (Kick) 80
KIGHT, Danny 8 FG Pct. 43.8
KIGHT, Danny 7 FG Attempt 16
KIGHT, Danny T-5 FG Made 7
KIGHT, Danny 2 PAT Attempt 75
KIGHT, Danny 3 PAT's Made 59
MAGER, Rob 4 Scoring 176
MAGER, Rob 4 Scoring (TD's) 29 TDs
MAGER, Rob 4 Reception Yrds. 1103
MAGER, Rob 2 Receptions 92
MAGER, Rob 4 Reception TD's 29
MAGER, Rob 4 Receive Yds/Game 110.3
SAUK, Matt 1 Total Offense 3130
SAUK, Matt 2 Total Off. Plays 441
SAUK, Matt T-7 Tot. Off. TD's 61
SAUK, Matt 1 Tot. Off. Yrds. 3130
SAUK, Matt T-7 Tot. Off. Avg/P 7.1
SAUK, Matt 1 Pass Avg/Game 286.2
SAUK, Matt 3 Pass Comp. % 68.2
SAUK, Matt 1 Pass Attempts 431
SAUK, Matt 1 Passing TD's 61
SAUK, Matt 6 Pass Rating 112.2
SAUK, Matt 1 Passing Yrds. 3148
SAUK, Matt T-8 Pass Yds/Att 7.3
SAUK, Matt 1 Passes Complete 294
SAUK, Matt T-3 Passes Intercepted 13


CONQUEST
Player Rank Category Stat
ARAH, Oby T-6 Sacks 4
ARAH, Oby T-10 Tackles For Loss 4
BRYANT, D 6 Tot. Offense 2884
BRYANT, D 1 Tot. Off. Plays 447
BRYANT, D T-5 Tot. Off. TD's 64
BRYANT, D 6 Tot. Off. Yards 2884
BRYANT, D T-7 Rushing 130
BRYANT, D 3 Rushing TD's 12
BRYANT, D T-7 Rushing Yds. 130
BRYANT, D 9 Pass Avg/Game 250.4
BRYANT, D 8 Pass. Comp. Pct. 60.7
BRYANT, D 4 Pass Attempts 397
BRYANT, D 8 Passing TD's 52
BRYANT, D 6 Passing Yds. 2754
BRYANT, D 4 Pass Complete 241
BRYANT, D T-1 Pass Intercepted 15
COLEMAN, Travis 7 Int. Return Yds. 60
COLEMAN, Travis T-2 Int. Return TD's 2
DUMAS, Jameel T-7 Fumbles Forces 2
HIGGENS, Jeff T-9 MFG Returns 3
HIGGENS, Jeff T-8 Kick Return Avg. 22.9
HIGGENS, Jeff 10 Kick Return Yds. 663
HIGGENS, Jeff T-7 Kick Return TD's 2
HIGGENS, Jeff T-1 Fumbles Rcvd. 3
IBEH, Buchie 1 Yds. Per Catch 21.6
JONES, Tommy 9 Yards Per Rush 4
JONES, Tommy T-5 Pass Yds/Catch 13.3
TALBERT, Manwell 10 Rec. Yards 976
TALBERT, Manwell 10 Rec. Yds/Game 88.7
TALBERT, Manwell T-8 Rec. TD's 21
WELLS, Donte T-1 Fumbles Rcvd. 3


TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Fire and Conquest stack up:
Statistical Louisville Albany
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 8 50.9 T - 11 48.5
Scoring Defense 11 51.0 14 52.5
Total Offense 1 299.9 8 272.2
Total Defense 16 280.4 12 268.9
Pass Offense 1 285.1 8 247.3
Pass Defense 14 256.5 11 252.8
Rushing Offense 16 14.8 5 24.8
Rushing Defense 16 23.8 5 16.1
Pass Rating 6 112.1 13 97.1
Pass Def. Rating 10 102.1 20 120.4
Kickoff Returns 15 16.6 3 20.9
MFG Returns 19 9.0 14 15.0
Turnover Margin T - 6 +3 T - 14 -6
Field Goals 5 .438 14 .214
PAT Kicking 11 .787 16 .718
Sacks By 20 6 T - 16 9
Sacks Against 1 4 17 17
First Downs 1 250 T - 4 215
Opp. First Downs 17 215 5 193
Penalties 3 46.7 4 47.2
Opp. Penalties T-14 53.1 13 54.6

FIRE ALL-TIME RECORDS

All-Time Record 29-48

All-Time Home Record 18-19

All-Time Road Record 11-29

All-Time March Record 1-0

All-Time April Record 9-9

All-Time May Record 8-14

All-Time June Record 6-14

All-Time July Record 4-10

All-Time August Record 1-1

All-Time In Playoffs 1-1

All-Time Record in Openers 3-2

All-Time Record on Fridays 10-7

All-Time Record on Saturdays 19-41

All-Time Against 2005 Opponents 14-19

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