Thunder Vs. Roughnecks Game Notes
April 4, 2008 - Intense Football League (Intense)
Frisco Thunder News Release
RECORDS: Odessa 0-2, Frisco 4-1
TICKETS: $10-45. Available at Dr Pepper StarCenter Box Office
PROMOTIONS: EDS Credit Union, the Thunder's title sponsor, will give away Rally Towels s to the first 1,000 guests
AUDIO AND VIDEO WEBCASTS: B2 network through www.friscothunderifl.com (Talent: Rod Johnson, Gene Thompson and Randy Shortnacy). Audio is available on web site and at http://208.67.186.169/frisco. Internet users can interact via Yahoo IM Sports.Kings
LIVE UPDATES: Score updates on www.friscothunderifl.com and www.intensefootballleague.net; live blog scheduled on Frisco-Online.com 's message board.
STATS: http://www.thestatguys.com/ifl/confstat.htm
COACHES:
ODESSA - Chris Williams (4th year with Odessa, 40-20) Has coached the Roughnecks to the 2006 Intense Bowl championship and a perfect 2005 regular when the team was in the now-dormant IFL. Also coached in af2 with the Tennessee Valley Vipers.
FRISCO - Troy Esprit (1st year 4-1) Arena and indoor football veteran Troy Esprit brings 12 years experience to the franchise as both a player and coach. A two-way standout, Esprit turned in one of af2's finest single-game performance in 2001 with the Pensacola Barracudas, registering 13 receptions and four interceptions in a victory over the Carolina Rhinos.
SERIES: Frisco leads 2-0
6/02/07 At Frisco 68, Odessa 47
6/30/07 Frisco 71, At Odessa 50
KEY PLAYERS
ODESSA: QB Tony Colston (12-21-1 162 2 TD WR Torrey Day (8-113-0) WR Jimmy Conner (6-87-3) DB Tony Lukins (2 INT) LB Shomari earls (9.5 t 2.0 TFL 1 sack)
FRISCO: QB Wes Cooper (105-183-7 1272 33TD) WR Richard Morris (47-565-14) WR Jason Deml (30-406-12) RB Ricky Madison (43-1264-6) KR Kevin Lenford (21KR-24.0 1 TD) K Dennis Hopovac 37-40 PAT 6-17 FG) DL Lamont Finely (7 TFL 5 sacks) LB Chris Glenn (3.5 sacks)
LAST WEEK: Odessa lost 54-14 to Alaska; Frisco defeated Fairbanks 66-55.
NOTES:
Thunder tries to make it two in a row on Sunday against IFL perennial power Odessa, which struggled in its two-game Alaska swing ... A victory would give Frisco its fifth home victory, one more than the inaugural season record of 4-3 ... Thunder matched its season-high of 66 points last week against Fairbanks and has broken the 60-point barrier in three of five games ... QB Wes Cooper has not been sacked in last three games and is on pace to smash the IFL season record of 85 set by Odessa's Tommy Jones in 2006 ... Cooper would finish with 93 if he keeps his current pace of 6.6 ... WR Richard Morris has posted three double-figure reception games and three games of over 100 yards receiving ... K Dennis Hopovac has gone 9-9 in PATs three times; his 45-yarder against Fairbanks was a franchise-long ... In addition to being one of the IFL's top kick returners, Kevin Lenford is also leading the team in tackles with 20 ... Thunder offense has scored 10 or more points in 16 of 20 quarters so far this season.
NEXT: Corpus Christi 4/13 7:30 p.m.
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