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Frisco Fighters

Preview: Fighters vs. Blizzard

March 17, 2023 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Frisco Fighters News Release


FRISCO, TX - The Frisco Fighters are back for the 2023 IFL season after an exciting, but heartbreaking, end of the 2022 season. The Fighters lost to Quad City in

the Eastern Conference Championship, preventing them from going to Las Vegas for the Dollar Loan Center IFL National Championship. However, the Fighters did end the season as the top team in the Eastern Conference with a 15-3 record.

The Fighters are looking to build off the success of the first season coached by head coach Billy Back beginning with their first matchup against the Green Bay Blizzard.

HOW TO WATCH

Time/Location: 3:05 p.m. CT/Resch Center

Live Stream

PAST MEETUPS - FIGHTERS V BLIZZARD

The Frisco Fighters have beat the Green Bay Blizzard in every match-up so far. In the most recent match-up June 25, 2022, the Fighters beat the Blizzard 50-27 at home by keeping a strong lead throughout the game.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Returning this season and player to watch is Quarterback TJ Edwards. Edwards ended the 2022 season with 1,371 total passing yards, 656 total rushing yards, and averaged 10.7 points per game.

Wide Receiver Jerminic Smith also returns to the Fighters this season after being a key player to the offense in 2022. Smith ends the season with 839 total receiving yards, 19 touchdowns and 118 total points, averaging 9.1 points per game. Another Wide Receiver to watch on the Fighters is Spencer Tears. Tears was vital on

the kick return, with 199 total kick return yards averaging at 33.2 yards per game. He recorded a season-high 77 receiving yards in the 6/18/2022 game against the Iowa Barnstormers.

Shaq Bond is a rookie to watch this season. The 6'0" 200-pound Defensive Back has a high football IQ and can both cover and hit. Through the coaching of Coach Blackmon during training camp, Bond is described as a ball hawk.

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