Quad City Steamwheelers game notes
May 4, 2006 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Quad City Steamwheelers News Release
QUICK FACTS:
Quad City Steamwheelers (0-4)
vs. Central Valley Coyotes (3-1)
Date: Saturday, May 6, 2006
Kickoff: 9:30 p.m. CDT
Site: Selland Arena (8,911)
National Anthem: TBD
Coin Toss: TBD
Game Ball: TBD
Officials: Referee: Steve Strimling; Umpire: Kevin Matthews; Linesman: Patrick Turner; Line Judge: Mike Cuttone; Back Jude: Brad Glenn
Radio: WOC 1420, KWPC 800 AM
Television: None
Webcast: www.steamwheelers.com
Series Record: Quad City leads series 2-0
Last Meeting: Quad City 37 at Bakersfield 34
Streaks: The Quad City Steamwheelers are trying to snap a four game losing streak, their worst start in franchise history. Central Valley is looking to is looking to build off their win over Everett this past weekend.
Coaches: Rick Frazier (17-20; 0-1 playoffs, Third Season)*
Fred Biletnikoff Jr. (13-14; Third Season)*
*Signifies career marks in af2 only.
THE STAKES: The Steamwheelers are looking to avoid becoming the first team in Quad City history to drop five straight regular season games at any point in the season. The Steamwheelers have already matched their worst losing streak of four games when they lost last weekend in Albany.
THE SERIES: The two teams have not met since 2003 when Central Valley was in Bakersfield. The Bakersfield team moved to Central Valley and since then another team has moved into Bakersfield.
THE IFs:
If Quad City defeats Central Valley, it would ...
- Give it a 3-0 all-time record over the Coyotes
- Give Quad City its 75th all-time regular season victory
- Give Quad City its first win of 2006.
- Snap a four-game losing streak and end the longest losing streak to start a season in Steamwheelers history.
Quad City Steamwheelers (0-4)
(All Times Central)
Date Opponent Time Score Res Record
3/31 ARKANSAS 7:15 68-58 L 0-1
4/15 GREEN BAY 7:15 57-34 L 0-2
4/22 STOCKTON, Calf. 7:15 60-46 L 0-3
4/29 @ Albany 6:00 73-62 L 0-4
5/6 @ Central Valley 9:30
5/13 LOUISVILLE 7:15
5/19 @ Green Bay 7:30
5/27 @ Spokane 8:00
6/3 ALBANY 7:15
6/10 MANCHESTER 7:15
6/17 @ W/B Scranton 6:00
6/24 @ Tenn. Valley 7:30
7/8 TENN. VALLEY 7:15
7/15 @ Louisville 6:00
7/22 W/B SCRANTON 7:15
7/28 @ Manchester 6:30
Quad City Steamwheelers Injury Report
Patrick Horne - Short Term I.R. -
Chris Chandler - Long Term I.R. -
Steamwheelers vs. Coyotes All-Time Results
4/26/2003 Quad City 37 at Bakersfield 34 (3,754) W
7/6/2002 Bakersfield 19 at Quad City 27 (5,368) W
LAST SERIES MEETING
Quad City Steamwheelers @ Bakersfield Blitz
April 26, 2003
Centennial Garden
Blitz 34, Steamwheelers 37
MOLINE, Ill. - The Steamwheelers, who came into the game averaging over 50 points per contest, squeaked out a 37-34 victory over the Bakersfield Blitz. With the victory Quad Cities improves to 2-2 and moved into a three-way tie for first place in the division.
As has been the case this season, the Steamwheelers have been unable to put away their opponents. With a 37-20 lead after a safety to start the fourth quarter the Steamwheelers allowed Bakersfield back into the contest with a 56 yard missed field goal return and a 20 yard pass with to Gerrick Bivins with just 1:20 left to cut the lead to 37-34.
Quarterback Tony Zimmerman had a rough night as he was sacked twice, and was also on the run most of the evening. The offensive line struggled against the pass rush that the Blitz presented. There were missed passes, players appeared out of sync and the big play was just not there.
While the offense struggled to get there footing on the ground, the defense turned it up a notch to play one of their better games of the season. The Wheelers defense created two fumbles and interception and was able to convert the fumbles into points. Rich Ehmke got in the act as he stripped the ball away on a return and Mike Schaefer came away with a fumble, with both of them leading to some TD's. Shawn Orr, making a statement, recorded his first interception of the year in the back of the end zone to end a Bakersfield drive.
LAST GAME RESET
Quad City Steamwheelers @ Albany Conquest
April 29, 2006
Pepsi Arena
Conquest 73, Steamwheelers 62
(Albany, NY) - The Quad City Steamwheelers dropped their fourth straight game with a 73-62 loss to the Albany Conquest on Saturday, April 29. On a night when Quad City hoped to celebrate their 100th regular season game in its history and also snap a five-game losing streak dating back to the 2005 season, two turnovers ended up being the difference.
Albany sealed the game with 44 seconds remaining when Reggie Perkins was unable to control a kickoff that bounced off the net. Antwun Williams, the U.S. Army Ironman of the Game, recovered the ball for Albany in the endzone to give the Conquest a 73-55 lead, effectively ending any chance at a Steamwheelers comeback.
With the Steamwheelers trailing 54-49 and threatening to score with 9:10 left in the game, QB Tim Hicks fumbled the ball five yards from the endzone and Jim Jones recovered for Albany to set up a three play, 44-second drive to extend the lead to 61-49.
Quad City started the game strong scoring just 1:06 into the contest when Hicks found Tim Dodge open for a 32 yard strike. After Albany answered just two plays into their first drive the game would go back and forth with Quad City taking their first half-time lead of the season when Hicks hit Tony McClain for a 10 yard pass with just 17 seconds left in the half, giving Quad City a 36-33 halftime advantage.
With both teams continuing to trade touchdowns in the third quarter, the Steamwheelers took their final lead of the game, 49-47, when Bo Smith caught his second touchdown pass of the night on a 38 yard pass just eight seconds into the fourth quarter.
Hicks finished the night with eight touchdown tosses and 365 yards on 29 completions. Jack Walker Jr., Bo Smith and Kris Peters each finished with two touchdown catches. Walker led the receiving corps with 152 yards on the evening. Defensively Troy Graham, who was named the ADT Defensive Player of the Game, finished with a game-high eight tackles and recorded the only tackle for a loss on the night for either team.
Albany quarterback Ryan Vena, who entered the game throwing for a league-high nine interceptions, cured his turnover woes with a five touchdown performance and 353 yard night with no turnovers. Vena also ran in three of the 10 total Albany touchdowns. For his efforts Vena was named the Schutt Offensive Player of the Game.
The loss dropped the Steamwheelers to 0-4 on the season, their worst start in franchise history. Quad City has not won in its last six outings, dating back to the 2005 season. The Steamwheelers will travel to Central Valley for a 9:30 p.m. (CST) game next weekend.
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