Pioneers ranked second in latest poll
May 19, 2004 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers News Release
Wilkes-Barre, PA - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers are pleased to announce the team has reclaimed the No. 2 ranking in the latest af2 Coaches. The Pioneers moved up one spot into 2nd place with 247 total points and five first-place votes.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton finished 29 points behind the Quad City Steamwheelers, whom the Pioneers defeated 40-27 on April 24th. The Steamwheelers received 276 points, including 18 first-place votes to land in the top spot. The Tennessee Valley Vipers continued their climb up the poll by securing the third spot this week with 232 points and one first-place vote. The Wichita Stealth claimed the fourth spot, garnering 206 points and the only other first-place vote.
Along with the Steamwheelers, Pioneers, and Vipers, four other teams moved up in the poll and two new teams cracked the Top 12 this week. The Birmingham Steeldogs moved from seventh to fifth this week and the Cape Fear Wildcats jumped from eighth to seventh. The Hawaiian Islanders improved from ninth to eighth and the Florida Firecats also moved up one spot from 11th to 10th.
The Bakersfield Blitz made the Top 12 for the first time this season at the 11th spot, while the Memphis Xplorers landed in 12th position after falling out of the Top 12 for the past two weeks.
The Week 8 schedule features four match-ups of Top 12 teams playing each other. The No. 2 Pioneers host the No. 7 Wildcats on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at the Wachovia Arena. The No. 3 Vipers welcome the No. 10 Firecats to the Von Braun Center on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. The No. 4 Stealth head to Oklahoma City to face the No. 9 Yard Dawgz on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Out west, the No. 11 Blitz host the No. 12 Xplorers on Saturday night at 10:00 p.m.
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