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May 9, 2006 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Louisville Fire News Release


QUICK FACTS:
Louisville Fire (2-3) vs.
Quad City Steamwheelers (1-4)
Date: Saturday, May 13, 2006
Kickoff: 8:10 P.M.
Site: The Mark of Quad Cities (9,437)
Officials: Referee: Pat Miles; Umpire: Pat Bayers;
Head Linesman: Donald Rager; Line Judge: Donald Shouse;
Back Judge: Gus Golemiewski
Radio: 1080-WKJK, louisvillefirefootball.com, Play-by-play Paul Wilman
TV: None
Series Record: Steamwheelers 6-3
Streaks: Fire Lost 1; Steamwheelers Won 1
Coaches: Tommy Johnson - Fire (31-28; 4-2 playoffs, Fourth Season)
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UTHE STAKESU: The Fire will be looking to get back on the winning track after falling to Birmingham last week. The Fire is also looking for their second straight win against Quad City.

UTHE SERIESU: The first four times the teams met the Fire came out on the losing end against the Steamwheelers. The Fire secured their first ever win against Quad City on June 5, 2004. Since that game the two teams have alternated victories the last five times they have met.

UTHE IFs: U
If Louisville defeats Quad City, it would ...
- Give the Fire a 3-3 record
- Make the Fire a 4 - 6 lead in the series.
- Give the Fire a 9 - 15 record in May
- Give the Fire a 17 - 31 record on the road

LOUISVILLE (2 - 3; Lost 1)
Date Opponent Result Score
3/31 @WB/Scranton L 45-37
4/14 Manchester L 39-34
4/21 Birmingham W 62-40
4/29 Green Bay W 45-39
5/5 @ Birmingham L 63-60
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
5/13 @ Quad City 8:15 W 1 QC 6 - 3
5/20 Albany 7:00 W 2 Fire 3 - 1
5/27 @ Tennessee Valley 8:30 L 2 T.V. 2 - 0
6/3 WB/Scranton 7:00 L 1 Tied 2 - 2
6/10 Spokane 7:00 N/A 1PstP Meeting
6/17 @ Albany 7:00 W 2 Fire 3 - 1
6/23 @ Manchester 7:30 L 1 MAN 3 - 2
7/8 Memphis 7:00 L 1 MEM 5 - 2
7/15 Quad City 7:00 W 1 QC 6 - 3
7/22 @ Florida 7:30 W 1 Tied 1 - 1
7/28 @ Green Bay 8:30 W 1 Fire 4 - 3

Quad City (1 - 4; Won 1)
Date Opponent Result Score
3/31 Arkansas L 68-58
4/15 Green Bay L 57-34
4/22 Stockton L 60-46
4/29 @ Albany L 73-62
5/6 @ Cen. Valley W 59-52
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
5/13 Louisville 8:15 L 1 QC 6-3
5/19 @ Green Bay 8:30 W 1 QC 5-1
5//27 @ Spokane 9:00 N/A 1st Meeting
6/3 Albany 8:15 L 1 Tied 2-2
6/10 Manchester 8:15 W 3 QC 3-0
6/17 @WB/Scranton 7:00 L 3 WBS 3-1
6/24 @ Tenn. Valley 8:30 L 1 QC 7-3
7/8 Tenn. Valley 8:15 L 1 QC 7-3
7/15 @ Louisville 7:00 L 1 QC 6-3
7/22 WB/Scranton 8:15 L 3 WBS 3-1
7/28 @ Manchester 7:30 W 3 QC 3-0


UHEAD COACHES:U
TOMMY JOHNSON, FIRE
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. Last season Johnson led the Fire to three straight road play-offs wins and an American Conference Championship. The Fire fell short in the ArenaCup. Johnson is also the Fire's all-time leader in wins with 28.

ULAST SERIES MEETINGU: The two teams last met on July 30, 2005 to close out the regular season. The Fire defeated the Steamwheelers 70-56. The game also saw Matt Sauk set the af2 record for touchdowns in a season.

SERIES BY THE NUMBERS:
Record vs. Quad City: 3 - 6
Last regular season game: Fire 70 Birmingham 56 July 30, 2005
Current streak: Fire won 1
Fire longest win streak vs. Steamwheelers: 1 (3 times; most recent 7/30/05 - Present)
Steamwheelers longest win streak vs. Fire: 4 (4/12/02 to 6/5/04)
Most points, Fire: 70 (LOU 70 - 56 at LOU, 7/30/05)
Most points, Steamwheelers: 69 (QCS 69 - 26 at QC, 7/13/02)
Most points, both teams: 126 (LOU 70 - 56 at LOU, 7/30/05)
Fewest points, Fire: 26 (QC 69 - 26 at QC, 7/13/02)
Fewest points, Steamwheelers: 36 (QC 36 - 27 at LOU 4/12/02)
Fewest points, both teams: 63 (QC 36 - 27 at LOU 4/12/02)

SCHUTT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD
(Selected by media)
Week Opp. Player Team
1 WB/S Rob Mager LOU
3 MAN Marc Bacote MAN
4 BIR Brett Dietz LOU
5 GBB Rob Mager LOU
6 BIR Kerry Wright BIR

US ARMY IRONMAN OF THE GAME
(Selected by media)
Week Opp. Player Team
1 WBS Yaacov Yisreal WBS
3 MAN Mark Kimener MAN
4 BIR Terrell Browden BIR
5 GBB Peter Lazere GBB
6 BIR Lance Taylor LOU

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD
(Selected by media)
Week Opp. Player Team
1 WBS Joe Hollister WBS
3 MAN Allistar Sebastian MAN
4 BIR Dwayne Lefall LOU
5 GBB Shelton Connor LOU
6 BIR Michael Gholar BIR

CUTTERS CATCH OF THE GAME
(Selected by media)
Week Opp. Player Team
3 MAN Rob Mager LOU
4 BIR Rob Mager LOU
5 GBB Rob Mager LOU

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QUOTES: Fire head coach Tommy Johnson on: "

FORWARD MOTION: The Fire will return to the friendly confines of Freedom Hall on May 20 to take on division rival Albany.

FAMILIAR FACES Fire FB/LB Scott Power played for the Steamwheelers in 2004 & 2005.

TEAM TRENDS
INTERCEPTED: The Fire grabbed another interception on Saturday night putting the total for the season at eight, which is good enough for third in the league.

LEAGUE TOP 10s: Players from the Fire and Steamwheelers who rank among af2's statistical leaders:
FIRE
Player Rank Category Stat
CHANDLER, Jeremy T-5 Interceptions 3
CONNOR, Shelton T-7 Sacks 3.5
DIETZ, Brett 2 Pass Com. Pct. 69.8
DIETZ, Brett 10 Pass Rating 111.5
GREEN, Nate 8 Kick Return Avg. 20.4
GREEN, Nate 4 Kick Return Yds. 388
GREEN, Nate T-3 Kick Return TD's 1
HENDRIX, Dave 4 PAT Pct. 84.8
MAGER, Rob T-5 Scoring 78
MAGER, Rob 5 Scoring TD's 13
MAGER, Rob 3 Receiving Yards 585
MAGER, Rob 2 Receptions 49
SIKYALA, Kabote T-5 Interceptions 3
SIKYALA, Kabote T-4 Passes Defended 13
TAYLOR, Lance 1 Kick Return Avg. 25.5
TAYLOR, Lance T-1 Kick Return TD's 2

STEAMWHEELERS
Player Rank Category Stat
HICKS, Tim 2 Total Offense 311.8
HICKS, Tim 3 Total Offense Yards 1559
HICKS, Tim 2 Passing Yards/G 303.8
HICKS, Tim 5 Pass Com. Pct. 65.5
HICKS, Tim 7 Passing TD's 28
HICKS, Tim 9 Pass Rating 112.1
PERKINS, Reggie 6 Kick Return Yards 375
WALKER, Jack 8 Receiving Yards 96.6
WALKER, Jack 5 Receptions 43

TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Fire and Steamwheelers stack up:
Statistical Louisville Quad City
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 12 47.6 8 51.8
Scoring Defense T-7 45.2 23 62.0
Total Offense 14 246.6 2 319.2
Total Defense 16 267.2 20 287.2
Pass Offense 14 234.0 2 301.6
Pass Defense 13 243.4 17 255.6
Rushing Offense 20 12.6 15 17.6
Rushing Defense 16 23.8 22 31.6
Pass Rating 8 112.1 7 112.6
Pass Def. Rating 3 87.7 23 124.4
Turnover Margin 12 0 22 -9
Field Goals 1 .667 T-20 .000
PAT Kicking 4 .848 21 .613
Sacks By T-10 7 T-19 3
Sacks Against 2 2 T-19 10
First Downs T-13 87 1 124
Opp. First Downs 13 91 19 101
Penalties 6 50.4 4 45.8
Opp. Penalties 7 65.2 1 99.2

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