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July 17, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
South Georgia Wildcats News Release


QUICK FACTS:

South Georgia Wildcats (10-4)

Vs. Alabama Steeldogs (5-9)

Date: Saturday, July 21, 2007

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. EDT

Site: Albany Civic Center (8,034)

Referee: Jeff Heaser

Umpire: Chris Hughes

Head Linesman: Jeff Heaser

Line Judge: Abdullah Salaam

Back Judge: Tony Ross

Radio: WRAK 97.3 FM "Magic 97"

(Robert Hydrick, Tim Dix)

Series Record: Alabama leads 4-2

Last Meeting: 4/13/07: Alabama won, 57-54

Streaks: So. Ga. 2 wins; Alabama 6 losses

Coaches: Wildcats: Derek Stingley 10-4 (24-17, 1st yr)

Steeldogs: Ron Selesky 5-9 (32-32, 2nd yr)

THE STAKES: The Wildcats need to win their final two games of the season to have a shot at winning the Division Title. It starts tonight against the Steeldogs.

THE IFs: If So. Georgia defeats Alabama it would ...

- Give So. Georgia their 11th win of the season overall

- Give So. Georgia their first win over Alabama since 5/7/05

- Give the Wildcats their 7th win at home this season

- Give the Wildcats a 3-game winning streak

NEWS MEDIA CONTACTS:

WALB TV: 446-1010 / 446-9252 / Email: sports@walb.com; WFXL TV: 435-3100 / Email: bperkins@wfxl.com

ALBANY HERALD: 888-9305 / Email: sports@albanyherald.com; colin.chmielewski@albanyherald.com

GAME SCORE UPDATES: Sportsticker - 1-800-367-8935

SOUTH GEORGIA (10-4, 4-1, WON 1)

Date Opponent Result Score

3/31 ARKANSAS 7:30 W 47-31

4/7 LOUISVILLE 7:30 W 77-53

4/13 @ Alabama 8:00 L 54-57

4/21 TENN. VALLEY 7:30 W 64-42

5/5 @ Rio Grande 8:30 L 42-45

5/12 FLORIDA 7:30 W 49-38

5/20 @ Arkansas 4:00 W 40-37

5/26 @ Boss/Shreveport 8:00 W 60-46

6/2 CORPUS CHRISTI 7:30 W 46-44

6/9 W/B SCRANTON 7:30 L 62-70

6/16 @Tenn. Valley 8:30 W 68-65

6/30 @ Manchester 7:05 L 57-80

7/7 @ Florida 7:30 W 47-40

7/14 TEXAS 7:30 W 47-3

7/21 ALABAMA 7:30

7/28 @ Tulsa 8:00

ALABAMA (5-9, 1-4, LOST 6)

Date Opponent Result Score

3/30 @ Tenn. Valley 8:30 L 27-44

4/12 SOUTH GEORGIA 8:00 W 57-54

4/21 LOUISVILLE 8:00 W 63-47

4/28 @ Tulsa 8:00 L 33-57

5/3 TEXAS 8:00 W 58-27

5/12 QUAD CITY 8:00 W 53-51

5/19 @ Louisville 7:00 L 35-53

5/26 @ Cincinnati 7:30 W 65-33

6/2 @ Florida 7:30 L 21-29

6/8 BO/SHREVEPORT 8:00 L 32-49

6/16 @ WB/Scranton 7:00 L 62-77

6/30 TENN. VALLEY 8:00 L 33-35

7/7 @ Oklahoma City 8:00 L 45-56

7/14 FLORIDA 8:00 L 44-55

7/21 @ South Georgia 7:30

7/28 CINCINNATI 8:00

af2 National Conference - South Division

Florida Firecats 11 - 4 .733 4-3 .571

South Georgia Wildcats 10-4 .714 4 - 1 .800

Tennessee Valley Vipers 6-8 .429 3 - 4 .429

Alabama Steeldogs 5-9 .357 1-4 .200

WILDCATS HEAD COACH: The 2007 season is Stingley's first season as Head Coach of the South Georgia Wildcats. Prior to joining the Wildcats, Stingley coached the Macon Knights, also of the af2, for two seasons. He began his career with the Knights in 2005 as the defensive coordinator, but was promoted to head coach halfway through the season. Stingley was able to turn around a 2-4 record, finishing the 2005 season at 8-8 and making the playoffs. In the 2006 season, the Knights again finished 8-8, missing the playoffs by one game. During his 8 seasons playing in the AFL, Stingley was a member of the 1999 Albany Firebird ArenaBowl Championship team, earning All-AFL honors in the same season. Stingley currently ranks ninth All-Time in the league in tackles (443.5) and fifth in pass break-ups (110). In addition to his professional football career, Stingley also played baseball at Purdue University. He was drafted in 1993 as a center fielder by the Philadelphia Phillies Organization and remained with the team for 2 years. Stingley is originally from Chicago, Illinois, but currently lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with his wife Natasha

and children Isis, Nahja, Derek Jr., and Sanaa.

STEELDOGS HEAD COACH: In his first year as head coach of the Steeldogs, Selesky led the team to a 7-9 record. He served as the defensive coordinators for the Columbus Destroyers in 2005 under head coach Chris Spielman. Prior to that, Selesky spent the 2004 season on the sidelines for the Carolina Cobras, beginning the year as the team's defensive coordinator before finishing the season as head coach. Selesky earned af2 Coach of the Year honors in 2002, guiding the expansion Albany Conquest to a regular season mark of 13-3 and a Northeast Division title. He spent the 2001 season as the head coach of the Louisville Fire.

LEAGUE TOP 10s: Players from this week's match up who rank among af2's statistical leaders:

WILDCATS

Player Rank Category Stat

Bryant, D. 2 Total Offense 286.4

Bryant, D. 3 Total Off Plays 550

Bryant, D. 2 Total Off TDs 94

McCollister, Chavis 6 Scoring 204

Bryant, D. 9 Total Off Avg/Play 7.3

Bryant, D. 2 Total Off Yards 4010

McCollister, Chavis 6 Scoring TDs 34

Bryant, D. 2 Pass Avg/Game 282.7

Bryant, D. 10 Pass Comp. % 63.0

Bryant, D. 3 Pass Attempts 516

Bryant, D. 3 Passing TDs 85

Bryant, D. 6 Passing Efficiency 114.0

Bryant, D. 7 Passing Yds/Att. 7.7

Bryant, D. 2 Passing Yds 3958

Bryant, D. 3 Pass Comp. 325

Bryant, D. T-4 Pass INT 15

McCollister, Chavis 2 Rec/Game 9.07

Robinson, James 3 Yds per Catch 16.1

McCollister, Chavis 5 Rec. Yards 1463

McCollister, Chavis 7 Rec. Yds/Game 104.5

McCollister, Chavis 2 Receptions 127

McCollister, Chavis T-8 Reception TDs 31

Yoon, Byoungwoo 4 PAT Attempts 105

Capers, Tavaris 7 Kick Ret Avg 21.6

Brutley, Daryon T-9 Interceptions 8

Brutley, Daryon 8 MFG Return TDs 2

Harris, James T-8 Fumbles Rec 4

Lloyd, Derrick 10 Rush Attempts 56

Brutley, Daryon T-7 Int returns 8-85

STEELDOGS

Player Rank Category Stat

Hart, Ryan 8 Total Offense 272.3

Hart, Ryan 2 Total Off Plays 573

Hart, Ryan 6 Total Off TDs 84

Hayes, Nick T-9 Scoring (Kick) 98

Hart, Ryan 5 Total Off Yds 3812

Brown, Bakari 2 All Purpose Yds 2412

Hart, Ryan 6 Pass Avg/Game 271.2

Hart, Ryan 3 Pass Comp % 65.8

Hart, Ryan 1 Pass Attempts 549

Hart, Ryan 4 Passing TDs 81

Hart, Ryan 5 Passing Efficiency 114.2

Hart, Ryan 5 Passing Yds 3797

Hart, Ryan 1 Pass Completions 361

Brown, Bakari 1 Rec/Game 10.77

Brown, Bakari 1 Rec Yds 1382

Brown, Bakari 6 Rec Yds/Game 106.3

Brown, Bakari 1 Receptions 140

Glas, Jeff 9 PAT Att 89

Glas, Jeff T-7 Field Goals 9

Glas, Jeff T-8 PAT Kicks Made 71

Glas, Jeff T-7 Field Goals Made 9

Brown, Bakari 9 Kick Return Yds 900

Brown, Bakari 7 MFG Returns 6

Brown, Bakari 8 Kick Returns 48

Smith, Willie 7 Fumbles Rcvd 4

TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Wildcats and the Steeldogs stack up:

Statistical WILDCATS STEELDOGS

Category Rank Stat Rank Stat

Scoring Offense 6 54.3 22 44.9

TDs Scored 3 113 23 88

Total Offense 2 311.6 18 252.8

Total Off. Plays 3 654 7 643

Total Off Avg/Play 6 6.7 23 5.5

Scoring Defense 12 46.5 14 47.6

Pts Scored Kicking 24 70 T-9 98

Total Defense 11 253.4 22 272.5

Total Off. Yds 1 4362 19 3539

Total Off. TDs 3 107 22 83

Rushing Offense T-10 318 18 252

Yds. Per Rush 13 2.6 18 2.2

Rushing Yards T-10 318 18 252

Pass Efficiency 7 112.7 15 100.9

Rushing Defense 17 20.6 25 24.8

Rush Atts 6 122 15 112

Rushing TDs T-12 20 T-12 20

Pass Def. Eff. 10 92.7 30 117.8

Pass Offense 2 288.9 17 234.8

Pass Atts 5 532 6 531

Passing Yards 1 4044 17 3287

Passing Yds/Comp 8 12.0 28 9.9

Pass Interceptions T-15 17 T-25 11

Pass Defense 11 232.8 21 247.7

Pass Completions 2 336 4 331

Pass Comp % 7 63.2 9 62.3

Pass Yds/Att 6 7.6 22 6.2

Passing TDs 4 87 T-19 63

Field Goals 28 1 14 9

Field Goals Made T-29 1 T-7 9

PAT Kick Atts T-4 106 18 85

Field Goal Atts 28 7 5 25

PAT Kicking 29 .632 9 .835

PAT Kicks Made T-18 67 T-11 85

MFG Returns 13 10 23 5

MFG Return Yds 8 185 23 71

Kickoff Returns 9 70 25 75

Kick Return Yds 16 1302 22 1169

MFG Return TDs T-2 1 T-9 0

Kick Returns 24 70 T-18 75

Kick Return TDs T-12 2 T-18 1

INT Return Avg 25 7.3 1 23.6

INT Return Yds 23 138 14 212

Fumble Return Avg 1 39.0 T-15 12.0

Fumble Return Yds 13 39 T-15 12

Fumbles Rcvd T-16 13 T-20 12

INT Returns T-10 19 T-29 9

INT Return TDs T-23 1 T-14 2

Fumble Returns T-23 1 T-9 3

Fumble Return TDs T-17 2 T-17 2

Turnover Margin T-15 -1 T-19 -6

First Downs T-4 281 7 270

1st Downs Passing 6 200 19 170

Opp 1st Downs 7 240 T-14 251

3rd Down Conv 6 51 13 45

4th Down Conv 1 28 6 21

1st Downs Rushing T-4 42 T-20 28

1st Downs Penalty T-15 281 1 270

Opp 3rd Down Con T-13 42 30 43

Opp 4th Down Con 2 9 4 8

Sacks By 9 25 T-18 18

Penalties T-10 114 13 124

Time of Possession 9 433:22 5 446:06

Red Zone Off % 20 73.9 T-6 83.1

Red Zone Def % T-15 75.9 12 74.2

Sacks Against T-6 11 T-23 28

Opp. Penalties 15 122 5 141

Kickoff Coverage 15 36.8 14 37.3

WILDCATS INJURY REPORT:

Pos. Name Injury Status

OL/DL Charley Roggerson Knee IR

QB Julian Reese Knee IR

OL/DL Brandon Washington Heart IR

OL/DL Andre Slappey Back IR

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "We definitely want to try and lock this thing out and have some home games in the playoffs." - Wildcats QB D. Bryant, after his team's 47-3 defeat of the Texas Copperheads (Albany Herald, 7/16/07)

MILESTONES: The Wildcats have won 10 games in 2007, with a home record of 6-1 and a road record of 4-3.

DROPBACK: The Wildcats held the Copperheads to an af2 record 10 yards total offense to go on and win 47-3 last Saturday night.

FORWARD MOTION: The Wildcats will play their final game of the season on the road next Saturday night at playoff bound Tulsa (11-2).

TEAM NOTES/TRENDS: The Wildcats were not completely pleased with their offensive performance against Texas, but it gave some of their players a chance to get some rest and heal before the last two ballgames of the regular season, both of which the Wildcats will need to win in order to secure a Division title.

PLAYERS/MATCHUPS TO WATCH: SO GA - QB D. Bryant; WR Chavis McCollister; WR Scott Cloman; WR James Robinson; WR Tavaris Capers; DBs Cory Bailey, Matt Jackson and Daryon Brutley. ALABAMA - QB Ryan Hart; WR Bakari Brown.

RECENT ROSTER MOVES

Date Player Action

6-2 Lunda Wells-OL Team Suspension

6-14 John Barnes-DB Recallable Reassignment

7-5 Ellington Wills-OL/DL Assigned to team

7-5 P.J. Berry-WR Assigned to team

7-5 Alvin Jackson-WR/DB Assigned to team

7-5 Pierre Lee-DB Reassignment

SCHUTT OFFENSIVE PLAYER

OF THE GAME AWARD

Week Opp. Player

1 Arkansas D. BRYANT (SO. GA.)

2 Louisville D. BRYANT (SO. GA.)

3 Alabama C. BROWNING (A)/D. BRYANT (S.G.)

4 Tenn. Valley CHAVIS MCCOLLISTER (SO. GA.)

6 Rio Grande CHAVIS MCCOLLISTER (SO. GA.)

7 Florida CHAVIS MCCOLLISTER (SO. GA.)

8 Arkansas CHAVIS MCCOLLISTER (SO. GA.)

9 Boss/Shreve. CHAVIS MCCOLLISTER (SO. GA.)

10 Corp. Christi SCOTT CLOMAN (SO. GA.)

11 WB/Scranton CHAVIS MCCOLLISTER (SO. GA.)

12 Tenn. Valley CHRIS GUNN (TENN.)

14 Manchester MARK RADLINSKI (MANCHESTER)

15 Florida MAGIC BENTON (FLA.)

16 Texas TAVARIS CAPERS (SO. GA.)

U.S. ARMY IRONMAN

OF THE GAME AWARD

Week Opp. Player

1 Arkansas DERRICK LLOYD (SO. GA.)

2 Louisville JAMES HARRIS (SO. GA.)

3 Alabama RONALD DILLION (ALA.)

4 Tenn. Valley TRAVIS BLANCHARD (TENN.)

6 Rio Grande TRAVIS MCALPINE (R.G.V.)

7 Florida DERRICK LLOYD (SO. GA.)

8 Arkansas KEVIN WILLIAMS (ARK)

9 Boss/Shreve. P. J. WINSTON (BOSS/SHREVE.)

10 Corp. Christi JAMES HARRIS (SO. GA.)

11 WB/Scranton LARRY KENDRICK (WBS)

12 Tenn. Valley GARY ELLIOTT (TENN.)

14 Manchester ALLISTAIR SEBASTIEN (MAN.)

15 Florida BRENT BURNSIDE (FLA.)

16 Texas MATT JACKSON (SO. GA.)

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER

OF THE GAME AWARD

Week Opp. Player

1 Arkansas ED WANGLER (SO. GA.)

2 Louisville DARYON BRUTLEY (SO. GA.)

3 Alabama ERIC OLIVER (ALA.)

4 Tenn. Valley DARYON BRUTLEY (SO. GA.)

6 Rio Grande CHRIS CANTY (R.G.V.)

7 Florida DARYON BRUTLEY (SO. GA.)

8 Arkansas JOE WOOLRIDGE (SO. GA.)

9 Boss/Shreve. MATT JACKSON (SO. GA.)

10 Corp. Christi ED WANGLER (SO. GA.)

11 WB/Scranton SIR SNOWDEN (WBS)

12 Tenn. Valley DARYON BRUTLEY (SO. GA.)

14 Manchester ALLISTAIR SEBASTIEN (MAN.)

15 Florida LEVY BROWN (FLA.)

16 Texas GREG GOLDEN (SO. GA.)

CUTTER'S CATCH

OF THE GAME AWARD

Week Opp. Player

1 Arkansas TAVARIS CAPERS (SO. GA.)

2 Louisville JAMES ROBINSON (SO. GA.)

3 Alabama JON OLINGER (ALA.)

4 Tenn. Valley CHAVIS MCCOLLISTER (SO. GA.)

6 Rio Grande JERMAINE CARPENTER (R.G.V.)

7 Florida CHRIS MCKINNEY (FLA.)

8 Arkansas CHAVIS MCCOLLISTER (SO. GA.)

9 Boss/Shreve. JAMAL PERRY (BOSS/SHREVE.)

10 Corp. Christi SCOTT CLOMAN (SO. GA.)

11 WB/Scranton CHAVIS MCCOLLISTER (SO. GA.)

12 Tenn. Valley JOEL BABB (TENN.)

14 Manchester ARI CONFESOR (MANCHESTER)

15 Florida MAGIC BENTON (FLA.)

16 Texas TAVARIS CAPERS (SO. GA.)

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