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July 26, 2004 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release


FRIDAY, JULY 23

ALBANY CONQUEST 54, Manchester Wolves 47 (Attendance: 6862)

ALBANY, N.Y. - Cy Butler's nine-yard rushing touchdown broke a 47-47 tie with 30 seconds left in the game as the Conquest topped the Wolves 54-47 Friday night at Pepsi Arena. Baby Ruth Real Deal Offensive Player of the Game Tony Locke caught 10 passes for 170 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran back five kickoffs for 135 yards. Reggie Robinson led the Wolves with eight receptions for 134 yards and two touchdowns. Wolves QB Chris Sanders went 21-of-40 for 306 yards and four touchdowns with one interception. Albany's D. Bryant completed 19-of-35 for 164 yards and six touchdowns with one interception.

Tennessee Valley Vipers 62, BOSSIER-SHREVEPORT BATTLE WINGS 35 (Attendance: 2984)

BOSSIER CITY, La. - QB Josh Kellet completed 20-of-33 passes for 239 yards and seven touchdowns with no interceptions to lead the Vipers past the Battle Wings 62-35 Friday night at the Century Tel Center. Kellet, who earned Baby Ruth Real Deal Offensive Player of the Game honors, threw three touchdowns to Jerrian James. James led the Vipers with seven total receptions for 58 yards. Ronney Daniels and Travis McAlpine also recorded two touchdown receptions each. Bossier-Shreveport QB Sherard Poteete went 14-of-30 for 182 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed six times for 31 yards and another touchdown in what might have been his last game ever in Bossier City. The Battle Wings leading receiver was Reggie Perkins, who had eight catches for 128 yards and four touchdowns.

SATURDAY, JULY 24

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 53, CAPE FEAR WILDCATS 46 (Attendance: 5260)

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Ironman of the Game Leroy McFadden's 42-yard rushing touchdown with 48 seconds remaining in the game pushed the Pioneers to a 53-46 division-clinching win over the Wildcats Saturday night at Crown Coliseum. For the game McFadden totaled 52 yards on three carries and he had three catches for 64 yards and two more touchdowns. Pioneers' QB Tim Hicks out-dueled Wildcats gunslinger Mike Gluski by completing 14-of-27 for 188 yards and seven touchdowns with only one interception. Gluski went 20-of-36 for 254 yards and four touchdowns with two interceptions. Cape Fear's Matt Burstein earned Baby Ruth Real Deal offensive Player of the Game accolades by catching 10 passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns. The Pioneers are first-time division winners, while the Wildcats two-year streak of division titles has ended.

LOUISVILLE FIRE 52, Green Bay Blizzard 47 (Attendance: 11846)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Tony Stallings tallied three rushing touchdowns to help the Fire get by the Blizzard 52-47 Saturday night at Freedom Hall. QB Matt Sauk completed 10-of-22 for 154 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Anthony Payton. Takuya Furutani lead the Fire receivers with four catches for 65 yards and one touchdown. The Blizzard's DeRonn Finley led all receivers with 10 receptions for 120 yards and three touchdowns. The Louisville win kept them in the hunt for the Midwest Division title.

MEMPHIS XPLORERS 37, Macon Knights 12 (Attendance: 6286)

SOUTHHAVEN, Miss. - The Xplorers clinched their first-ever playoff berth by holding the Knights their lowest score in history in a 37-12 decision Saturday night at the DeSoto Civic Center. Memphis QB Michael Wall went an efficient 12-of-23 for 164 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. Two of those strikes went to Kevin Prentiss, who led the Xplorers with four receptions for 76 yards. Ryan Karr caught the other Memphis touchdown and had four receptions for 52 yards on the night. Deumaine Reeder added two rushing tallies for the Xplorers. Kenzaki Jones led defensive effort with seven tackles and two passes defended. As a team the Xplorers recorded 17 passes defended.

Wichita Stealth 49, LAREDO LAW 34 (Attendance: 4115)

LAREDO, TEXAS - Tied at halftime, the Stealth outscored the Law 28-13 in the second half to claim a 49-34 win Saturday night at the Laredo Entertainment Center. The Stealth scored two touchdowns on defense as Norman Mason returned one of his three interceptions 19 yards for a score in the second quarter and Cliff Holoman picked up a fumble and rumbled 30 yards for a touchdown in the third frame. Offensively the Stealth had three different players tally a rushing touchdown and Brian Livingston and Anthony Griffin each grabbed receiving touchdowns. B'Jay Jones led the Law with five catches for 80 yards and one touchdown.

Arkansas Twisters 42, RIO GRANDE VALLEY DORADOS 28 (Attendance: 5500)

HIDALGO, TEXAS - Baby Ruth Real Deal Offensive Player of the Game Kevin Williams caught one touchdown and rushed for another as the Twisters knocked off the Dorados 42-28 Saturday night at Dodge Arena. Williams totaled two carries for 11 yards on the ground and had three catches for 38 yards. He also amassed 70 yards on two missed field goal returns. Teammate Prince Williams, who earned Ironman of the Game honors, had a 54-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. The Dorados' Craig Cole led all receivers with eight receptions for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Eddie Moten was named ADT Defensive Player of the Game for the Dorados. He led all defenders with six solo tackles (including one for a loss), two interceptions and four passes defended. The expansion Dorados finished their first season 4-4 at home.

Peoria Pirates 46, BIRMINGHAM STEELDOGS 42 (Attendance: 10379)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Birmingham Steeldogs (9-6) took a nine-point advantage into the fourth quarter but couldn't hold on as the Peoria Pirates (9-6) were victorious 46-42 at the BJCC. Peoria scored the first 19 points in the fourth quarter, including a safety, to take control of the game. Frank West recorded 4.5 tackles (4UA 1A), one forced fumble and one interception. Kevin Brown and Chris Robinson also had interceptions for the Pirates. Quincy Jackson caught five passes for 73 yards and two touchdowns for the Steeldogs. Carlos McNeary caught four passes for 23 yards and one touchdown. He also returned two missed field goals for 40 yards and five kickoffs for 80 yards.

Tulsa Talons 47, OKLAHOMA CITY YARD DAWGZ 30 (Attendance: 15102)

OKLAHOMA CITY - Robert Reed caught four of QB Bob Bees' five touchdown passes to lead the Talons to 47-30 win and division title over the Yard Dawgz Saturday night at the Ford Center before the third largest crowd in af2 history. Reed totaled nine catches for 179 yards. Bees completed 22-of-28 for 271 yards and no interceptions. The Yard Dawgz Craig Strickland went 17-for-32 for 245 yards and four touchdowns but also threw three interceptions. Kris Peters led the Yard Dawgz receivers with eight grabs for 114 yards and one score. The defending ArenaCup champions, Tulsa clinched the No. 1 seed in the National Conference with the win.

SAN DIEGO RIPTIDE 34, Bakersfield Blitz 30 (Attendance: 4498)

SAN DIEGO - The Riptide came back from nine down in the fourth quarter to top the Blitz 34-30 Saturday night at the San Diego Sports Arena. Matt Guardia's three-yard touchdown run was the go-ahead tally with 1:42 remaining in the game. On the ensuing drive, Ryan Smith intercepted Blitz QB Chad Elliott to seal the win for the Riptide. The leading receiver for the Riptide was Nakoa McElrath, who had four catches for 70 yards and two touchdowns. The Riptide held the Blitz to one receiving touchdown on the night. Despite the loss, the Blitz still claimed the West Division title.

CENTRAL VALLEY COYOTES 64, Hawaiian Islanders 63 (Attendance: 5259)

FRESNO, Calif. - The Central Valley Coyotes (2-13) recorded their second win on the season as they defeated the Hawaiian Islanders (8-7) 64-63 at Selland Arena. After going up by seven points earlier in the fourth quarter Vai Notoa scored on two touchdown runs to put the Islanders up by seven points. Frank Borba, who finished the night with 265 yards passing and six touchdowns, led the Coyotes down the field for a touchdown with fifteen seconds left. Borba then ran in the two-point conversion to give the Coyotes the game. Kenyatte Morgan caught seven passes for 117 yards and three touchdowns. The Coyotes' 64 points is their top output this season. Kealii Aguiar recorded two sacks for the Islanders for a loss of 11 yards.

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MONDAY, JULY 26

NO. 5 FLORIDA FIRECATS (9-5) AT COLUMBUS WARDOGS (6-8)
MONDAY, JULY 25, 2004 - COLUMBUS CIVIC CENTER (7,600) 7:30 P.M. ET

A rare Monday night football game takes place in Columbus as the Firecats and Wardogs face off. While Columbus no longer has a playoff shot, this game is huge for Florida. Birmingham's loss on Saturday to Peoria means the Firecats could clinch the South Division title with a win. The Firecats have never lost to the Wardogs, including two wins this season. This third meeting, however, could be different. In the previous two meetings the Firecats held the Wardogs under 35 points, but the Wardogs have found some offensive magic of late. They have broke the 60-point mark three times this season and two of those times occurred in the past three weeks, including a upset over the Okalahoma City Yard Dawgz. The Firecats could be ready though, as their defense has tightened the clamp the past two weeks, allowing 28 to Birmingham on July 10 and only 17 to Laredo last week. Look for the Firecats defense to again try to contain rookie sensation Troy Bergeron. The potent receiver has 21 touchdowns in 10 games, but was held to two against the Firecats on June 12. Columbus QB Kyle Rowley is looking to eclipse 4,000 passing yards and needs only 305 to do it. For the Firecats, QB Ken Mastrole is closing in on 70 touchdown passes, while single-season rushing champ Steve Gorrie needs 54 more yards to become the first 500-yard rusher in league history. This is only the fourth Monday night game in af2 history. The first one occurred during the 2000 season when the Tulsa Talons beat the Richmond Speed 58-54 on April 24. The next two came in the quarterfinal round of the 2001 postseason. Richmond beat Birmingham 67-60 and Tennessee Valley dropped Tallahassee 70-52 on July 30 of that year.

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