Race to 2009 AreaCup Continues
Published on August 2, 2009 under arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
RACE TO 2009 ARENACUP CONTINUES... Field of hopefuls trimmed to eight (8); Four semifinals to be played Saturday, Aug. 8
CHICAGO - The Race to the 2009 ArenaCup continues next weekend with eight teams competing in four semifinal round playoff matchups. All four semifinal affairs will be played on Saturday, August 8.
The American Conference matchups will be No. 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (14-3) hosting No. 5 Kentucky (11-6) and No. 2 Iowa (13-4) hosting No. 6 Green Bay (11-6). The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton/Kentucky game is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET while the Iowa/Green Bay game is set for 8: 05 p.m. ET.
The National Conference matchups feature No. 2 Tulsa (14-3) hosting Bossier-Shreveport (12-5) at 8:05 p.m. ET and No. 1 Spokane (16-1) hosting No. 4 Boise (13-4) at 10:00 p.m. ET.
Below is the entire af2 semifinal round playoff schedule (subject to change). All times are Eastern.
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