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June 7, 2004 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Manchester Wolves News Release
Sanders Fast Approaching Team Passing Records
Wolves QB Chris Sanders is well on his way to rewriting the Wolves record books when it comes to passing marks. With 40 touchdown passes over the first nine games, Sanders needs just one more scoring toss to tie Cable Davis' team record of 41 touchdown passes in one season (set in 2002). He's also well on his way to pass Davis in a number of other passing categories, including passing yards in a season, completions and attempts.
Wolves Passing Records How close is Chris Sanders? (Difference)
Touchdown Passes: 41 (Cable Davis, 2002) 40 (1 touchdown)
Passing Yards: 2,917 (Cable Davis, 2002) 2,272 (645 yards)
Completions: 235 (Cable Davis, 2002) 172 (63 completions)
Attempts: 449 (Cable Davis, 2002) 295 (154 attempts)
Wolves On The Move; Player Comings and Goings
Early last week the Wolves were assigned two new players, defensive back Rob Carey and kicker Kurt Hintz. Both players started for the Wolves in their loss at W-B/Scranton on Saturday night. Carey tallied a game-high nine tackles in addition to three pass breakups. Hintz did not attempt a field goal but converted 5-of-6 extra points. Carey came to the Wolves after recently finishing up an ultra-successful college career at Lock Haven (Pa.) University. Carey was a four-year starter for the Bald Eagles at defensive back, recording 278 career tackles, 11 interceptions and 30 pass breakups. The 5-10, 175-pound native of North Braddock, PA native was a four-time member of the All-PSAC (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) West First Team as a defensive back. He was also a three-time All-PSAC West honoree as a return specialist. Hintz, a 6-3, 210-pounder from the University of Iowa, most recently played semi-professionally for the Racine Raiders of the NAFL. In 2003, he converted 15-of-23 field goals, including a long of 47 yards. He also connected on 40-of-44 extra points. Hintz replaced John Gockman from Illinois.
Next Home Game - Friday, June 18 vs. Memphis Xplorers - "Not Your Typical Team Photo Night"
Fans are invited to join the Wolves for their next home game on Friday, June 18 against the Memphis Xplorers at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Kick-off for this event is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and the every fan through the doors will receive a FREE team photo, courtesy of Citizens Bank, WHOB 106.3 FM and Oldies 99.1 WNNH. To get in the game, purchase your tickets today at the Verizon Wireless Arena box office or through Ticketmaster at 603-868-7300, at Ticketmaster outlets or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Adult seats start as low as $14 in the upper bowl while youth (12-and-under) and senior (65-and-over) tickets start at just $9.50. For more information on the Wolves, fans can contact the team at 603.627.WOLF (9653) or visit them on the web at www.manchesterwolves.com.
Wolves Fall To Pioneers, 57-41
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers scored a 57-41 win over the Wolves Saturday night at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza. With the victory, the Pioneers improved to 7-2 while Manchester fell to 4-5. The Pioneers were paced by the scoring tandem of QB Tim Hicks (43-23-0, 260 yards, six TDs) and OS J.R. Thomas (11 receptions, 150 yards, three touchdowns). Thomas earned Baby Ruth Real Deal Offensive Player of the Game honors for the third time this season. W-B/Scranton got out of the game quickly against Manchester, when Hicks connected with Thomas just one minute into the contest for a 22-yard TD pass. Manchester's Vernon Crawford gave the Wolves their first score of the night two minutes later on a 2-yard run to tie the score at 7-7. The Pioneers offense responded with two more TD passes to take a 21-7 lead over the Wolves. From there, the teams traded scores three more times before the half, and David Davis connected on a 16-yard field goal as the half drew to a close to give Wilkes-Barre a 31-20 lead at the break. Manchester adjusted nicely during the third quarter, outscoring the Pioneers 14-9 behind two TD passes from QB Chris Sanders. W-B/Scranton's defense played very well in the fourth quarter, limiting the Wolves to just seven points and picking off Sanders for the third time of the evening. Davis effectively put the game out of reach with 1:05 left to play by nailing his third field goal of the evening, this time from 23 yards out. The Wolves were led by George Williams (three TD catches, 158 all-purpose yards).
Wolves Among League Leaders
As a Team: Individually:
T-2nd in interceptions - 14 T-7th in scoring - 126 pts - George Williams
9th in total offense - 269.1 yds per game 3rd in receptions - 68 - George Williams
3rd in rushing defense - 12.6 yds per game 8th in receiving yds - 860 - George Williams
8th in pass rating - 110.1 T-6th in interceptions - 4 - Marvin Owens
T-7th in turnover margin - +3 7th in passing yards - 252.4 ypg - Chris Sanders
2nd in first downs - 157 6th in all-purpose yards - 1,609 - George Williams
2nd in missed field goal returns - 27.2 yds per game 6th in total offense - 2,355 yards - Chris Sanders
8th in red zone defense - 70.0 percent T-5th in passes defended - 16 - Allistair Sebastien
Doctor's Notes
The Wolves lost a tough one at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, but came away from the game with no real injuries to report. Manchester DS Allistair Sebastien did not play due to a contusion on his left shoulder, an injury he suffered in the Green Bay win on May 28. He is currently listed as questionable for this Saturday's game at Cape Fear. Another injury to report for the Wolves is OL/DL Delanio Taylor. Taylor was placed on short term injured reserve late last week due to a hyper extended elbow suffered against Green Bay.
Wolves players currently on the injured list are as follows:
Long Term: Mel Long (WR/DB) - ankle, Josh Ison (FB/LB) - torn ACL
Short Term: Floyd Black (OL/DL) - wrist, Sam Baptiste (WR/DB) - knee, Delanio Taylor (OL/DL) - elbow
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