Osceola-Augusta Pre-Game Notes
Published on April 12, 2007 under World Indoor Football League 2 (WIFL 2) News Release
OSCEOLA GHOSTRIDERS (3-2)
AT AUGUSTA SPARTANS (2-3)
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2007 7:30 P.M.
JAMES BROWN ARENA
MEDIA NOTES
MEDIA INFORMATION:
AUDIOCAST: Available on www.augustaspartansfootball.com, www.ghostridersfootball.com and www.wifl.ezstream. TALENT: TBA
BROADCAST: Tape delayed on COMCAST AUGUSTA. Times TBA.
TICKETS: Available at James Brown Box Office and www.ticketmaster.com
HEAD COACHES
Osceola: Marquette Smith (2nd year 11-9, 3rd overall, 13-18) High school and college Hall of Fame inductee, Smith was the 1991 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year. Played college ball at FSU and UCF and was a fifth round pick of the Carolina Panthers. The well-traveled Smith has played or coached in six leagues.
Augusta: Bubba Diggs (2nd year, 7-12). Diggs was a member of Clemson's 1981 national championship team and spent time in the USFL (Washington Federals) and NFL (San Diego Chargers.) The Augusta native coached for his hometown's af2 team, the Stallions as well as the Columbus WarDogs.
KEY PLAYERS
Osceola: QB Rob Harding (11-16-1 199 3 TD), RB Terrance Bunting: (21-157 5) WR James Panui (18-243-3), WR/KR Lamont Finnie (rec: 16-246-7 ret: 15-384-1) DB James Smith (16t 3 INT) DB Taurian Moreland (15t 3 INT) DL Carl Reaves (10t 5 sacks)
Augusta: QB Mike Rathe, WR Marvin Stone (36-407-10) WR Anthony Young (22-360-6) K Shon Rowser (2-10 FG 12-18 PAT 2 UNO) DL Ralph Scott (24t 4 tfl 2s) DB Kijana Thomas (18t)
GHOSTRIDERS SPARTANS
SCORING OFFENSE 45.8 38.2
SCORING DEFENSE 30.6 51.0
RUSHING OFFENSE 64.8 23.6
RUSHING DEFENSE 26.2 50.0
PASSING OFFENSE 184.6 191.6
PASSING DEFENSE 129.4 150.2
TOTAL OFFENSE 213.4 215.2
TOTAL DEFENSE 155.6 201.2
TURNOVERS -1 -12
PENALTIES 74.8 36.6
PREVIOUS MEETING: Osceola 52, Augusta 37, 2/24
NOTES: Georgia teams hosting the Florida teams this weekend ... Georgia leads Florida 4-2 in the interstate battle ... Only the Ghostriders' second road game of the season ... On the other hand, Augusta is at home for the second time this season ... Spartans 5-3 at home lifetime with a two-game winning streak in James Brown Arena. Ghostriders defense has yet to give up 200 passing yards in a game ..Ghostriders have won the total yardage battle 4 out of 5 times ... Lamont Finnie is en fuego, as Dan Patrick would say ... 100 yards in kickoff returns in past three games, 5 touchdowns in last two ... DL Myquall Spann has a sack in last three games ... DL Carl Reaves leads WIFL in sacks ... Spartans are in two-game losing slump... Turnover ratio is -6 in these games ... Augusta had just 95 passing yards in first meeting with Osceola. .. WR Anthony Young is back after missing Columbus loss to thumb injury ... Former South Carolina QB is back; he played for Spartans in 2006 ... Marvin Stone and Anthony Young each have 2 100-yard receiving games ...
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