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Omaha vs. Rock River game notes

April 26, 2006 - United Indoor Football Association (UIF) News Release


QUICK FACTS:
Omaha Beef (2-3)
@ Rock River Raptors (3-2)

Game Date: Saturday, April 29, 2006
Doors Open: 6:30pm CST
Kickoff: 7:30 PM CST
Site: Metro Centre
300 Elm St. Rockford, IL

UIF Game Officials:
Referee: William Etzler
Umpire: Jim Thomas
Linesman: Norm Eubank
Line Judge: Tim Maguire
Back Judge: Gary Hooten

Radio:
Omaha
KOZN 1620 AM
Nick Handley- Play-by-Play
Pre-game @ 7:10 PM CST
Rock River
WTJK 1380 AM
www.raptorsuif.com
Andy Gannon- Play-by-Play
Pre-game @ 7:10 PM CST

Omaha looks to bounce back after losing 2nd half leads against Lexington in Week 4 and Sioux City in Week 5. Sioux City scored a touchdown with 9 seconds remaining to defeat the Beef 31-27 last Saturday. Before last week, Omaha had only lost to undefeated teams. RJ Rollins scored two more touchdowns to bring his season total to a league leading 11 on the season. Rock River bounced back after a Week 4 loss in Sioux Falls to score the second most points in the UIF this season as they dominated Peoria 70-37. Quarterback Ben Sankey has passed for the second most yards in the UIF with 910 this season. Defensively, Rock River has the second most sacks in the league (7) and are led by Fernandez Shaw, who is tied for third in the UIF with 3 sacks. This will be one of two match-ups between the Beef and Raptors.

PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Omaha Beef
Chuck Wright: QB, 8-of-20 passing for 98 yards, 3 TD's and 2 INT's vs. SCB in Week 5
RJ Rollins: RB, 14 yds rushing, 2 receptions for 50 yards and 2 TD's vs. SCB in Week 5
Chris Eads: DL, 12 tackles vs SCB in Week 5
Clint Brown: DB, 7 tackles vs. SCB in Week 5

Rock River
Ben Sankey: QB, 16-of-23 passing for 208 yards and 5 TD's vs PEO in Week 5
Randy Bell: RB, 13 rushes for 82 yards and 3 TD's, 2 receptions for 51 yards and 1 TD vs. PEO in Week 5
John Hollins III: WR6 receptions for 86 and 3 TD's vs. PEO in Week 5
Jermaine Hampton: DB, 6 tackles and 1 INT's vs. PEO in Week 5

GAME SCHEDULES
Omaha Beef (2-3) Head Coach: Robert Fuller
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE
Saturday March 24 Sioux Falls L 29-51
Saturday April 1 @ Sioux City W 38-35
Sunday April 9 Evansville W 75-34
Saturday April 15 @ Lexington L 23-46
Saturday April 22 Sioux City L 27-31
Saturday April 29 @ Rock River
Saturday May 13 @ Sioux Falls
Saturday May 20 Bloomington
Saturday May 27 @ Peoria
Saturday June 2 Sioux Falls
Saturday June 10 Rock River
Saturday June 17 @ Bloomington
Saturday June 24 @ Evansville
Sunday July 2 @ Sioux City
Saturday July 8 Ft. Wayne

Rock River Raptors (3-2) Head Coach: Rik Richards
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE
Saturday March 25 @ Evansville W 47-36
Saturday April 1 Sioux Falls L 20-46
Saturday April 8 @ Bloomington W 36-34
Saturday April 15 @ Sioux Falls L 34-48
Saturday April 22 Peoria W 70-37
Saturday April 29 Omaha
Saturday May 6 Bloomington
Friday May 12 @ Ft. Wayne
Saturday May 20 Lexington
Saturday June 3 @ Lexington
Saturday June 10 @ Omaha
Saturday June 17 Ft. Wayne
Saturday June 24 Bloomington
Saturday July 1 @ Peoria
Saturday July 8 Ohio Valley

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