Quick Hitters: Wild Card Round
June 26, 2008 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
POSTSEASON CRUSH: Colorado Crush QB JOHN DUTTON needs six touchdown passes to become the fifth quarterback in AFL postseason history to throw for 60 career. Dutton and the Crush (6-10) travel to EnergySolutions Arena to face the Utah Blaze (6-10) on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Saturday, June 28 at 4 p.m. ET (ESPN HD, ESPN360.com, SIRIUS Radio - Channel 127). New York Dragons QB AARON GARCIA needs four touchdown passes to become the seventh quarterback to throw for 50 career. The Dragons (8-8) will face the Dallas Desperados (12-4) at American Airlines Center on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Friday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN HD, ESPN360.com, SIRIUS Radio - Channel 127).
POSTSEASON PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
Player TDs
Sherdrick Bonner 127
Mark Grieb 89
Andy Kelly 81
Jay Gruden 77
John Dutton 54
Clint Dolezel 52
Matt Nagy 47
Aaron Garcia 46
Bold - Active
REEKING HAVOC: Cleveland Gladiators DL SILAS DEMARY currently holds the longest active postseason streak of games with at least one sack, recording at least one in his last four games. Demary can continue his streak when the Gladiators (9-7) host the Orlando Predators (9-7) on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Monday, June 30 at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2 HD, ESPN360.com, SIRIUS Radio - Channel 127).
ON THE PROWL: Orlando Predators DB KENNY MCENTYRE needs one interception to break his tie with BARRY WAGNER and become the AFL all-time leader in postseason interceptions with 13. McEntyre and the Predators will face the Cleveland Gladiators on Monday.
POSTSEASON INTERCEPTIONS
Player INT
Kenny McEntyre 12
Barry Wagner 12
Rod McSwain 6
Durwood Roquemore 6
Omarr Smith 6
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RUN FOR DAYLIGHT: Colorado Crush FB/LB ROBERT THOMAS and Dallas Desperados QB CLINT DOLEZEL currently hold the longest active postseason streak of games with at least one rushing touchdown. Both Thomas and Dolezel have recorded at least one rushing touchdown in two consecutive postseason games.
CLEAR LANES: Cleveland Gladiators WR/DB WILLIS MARSHALL needs 21 kickoff return yards to pass LAMONT COOPER and move into seventh place all-time on the career postseason list with 581 career. Marshall also needs one rushing touchdown to break an eight-player tie for seventh place all-time and become the seventh player to record eight career postseason rushing touchdowns.
POSTSEASON KICKOFF RETURN YARDS
Player YDs
Hunkie Cooper 2,061
George Lafrance 1,729
Barry Wagner 832
Ron Carpenter 828
Fred Gayles 639
Willis Jacox 608
Lamont Cooper 580
Willis Marshall 560
Bold - Active
POSTSEASON RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
Player TDs
Barry Wagner 21
Bo Kelly 15
Lynn Bradford 9
Andre Bowden 9
Matt Nagy 8
Art Schlichter 8
Willis Marshall 7
Seven Players tied with Marshall
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BLAZ'N MASON: Utah Blaze DB DAMON MASON needs five tackles to pass RICKY PARKER, CEDRIC WALKER and TRACEY PERKINS to move into sixth place all-time on the career postseason tackles list with 75 career. Mason has appeared in 14 postseason games and averages five tackles per contest.
POSTSEASON TACKLES
Player Tackles
Barry Wagner 155
Rashad Floyd 115
Kenny McEntyre 102
Cecil Doggette 82
Omarr Smith 78
Tracey Perkins 74
Cedric Walker 73
Ricky Parker 71.5
Damon Mason 70
Bold - Active
BURLEY'S ON THE MOVE: Arizona Rattlers WR SIAHA BURLEY needs 153 receiving yards to become the fourth fastest player in AFL postseason history to reach 1,000 career. Burley can reach the 1,000 plateau in his 10th game, behind EDDIE BROWN, Chicago Rush WR DAMIAN HARRELL and Philadelphia Soul WR CHRIS JACKSON, who each reached the 1,000 milestone in nine games. The Rattlers (8-8) welcome the Grand Rapids Rampage (6-10) to US Airways Center on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Monday, June 30 at 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2 HD, ESPN360.com, SIRIUS Radio - Channel 127).
Arena Football League (1987-2008) Stories from June 26, 2008
- Two-Way Standout Earns Second Straight Selection - San Jose SaberCats
- Rattlers Lineman Wendall Gaines Named to AFL All-Ironman Team - Arizona Rattlers
- 2008 AFL All-Ironman Team - AFL I
- Alfonzo Named to AFL All-Ironman Team for Third-Straight Season - Chicago Rush
- Columbus Destroyers Fullback/Linebacker Harold Wells Named to AFL All-Ironman Team - Columbus Destroyers
- Soul's Smith Named to 2008 All-Ironman Team - Philadelphia Soul
- Rampage WR/LB Lewis Named to All-Ironman Team - Grand Rapids Rampage
- Los Angeles and Tampa Bay Place Two on Team - AFL I
- Two Earn All-Ironman Honors - Tampa Bay Storm
- Pettis Named to 2008 AFL All-Ironman Team - Dallas Desperados
- Soul at the Center - Philadelphia Soul
- Quick Hitters: Wild Card Round - AFL I
- Soul Division Game To Be Played At Wachovia Center - Philadelphia Soul
- Soul Band & Drumline March Through The City - Philadelphia Soul
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