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WIFL Week Three Game Notes

March 9, 2007 - World Indoor Football League 2 (WIFL 2) News Release


OSCEOLA GHOSTRIDERS (1-0) VS. COLUMBUS LIONS (1-0)

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2007 7 P.M.

AFLAC FIELD AT COLUMBUS CIVIC CENTER

MEDIA INFORMATION

AUDIOCAST: Available on www.ghostridersfootball.com, www.columbuslions.net and www.wifl.ezstream.com TALENT: Jeremy Jeffcoat (Play-By-Play) and Chris Blackshear (Color)

LIVE SCORING UPDATES: On all team web sites and www.wifl.us

TICKET INFORMATION:

COST: $10-$20. Available at Columbus Civic Center Box Office or www.ticketmaster.com

HEAD COACHES

OSCEOLA: Marquette Smith (2nd year 9-7, 3rd overall, 11-16) High school and college Hall of Fame inductee, Smith was the 1991 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year. Played college ball at FSU and UCF and was a fifth round pick of the Carolina Panthers. The well-traveled Smith has played or coached in six leagues.

Columbus: Jason Gibson (1st year, 1-0, 3rd overall 13-14). An All-American receiver at Fairmont State University, Gibson went on to play in the CFL with the BC Lions and Toronto Argonauts then had a stint in Europe before coming to indoor ranks with Albany (AFL) and two af2 teams. He began his coaching career with the Greensboro Prowlers (af2) before taking the reigns of the Raleigh Rebels (AIFL) in 2005

KEY PLAYERS

OSCEOLA: QB Brandon Sumner (7-11-1 73 2 TD) RB Paul Sharpe (14-97-4), WR James Panui (4-40-0), WR Lamont Finnie (2-25-2) KR Luther Huggins (3-124-0), DL Stanford Rhule (7t 2tfl)

COLUMBUS: QB Andrew McKay (13-27-4 178 5 TD), RB Eugene Goodman (rush 8-54-0, pass 4-80-0 returns 5-132-1) WR Jarwar Pollock (3-36-2) DB Roshard Gilyard (7.5t) LB Justin Rivers (4.0t 1.5tf 1 int),

THE FIRST BIG GAME: The WIFL's two remaining unbeaten teams vie for the early lead in the standings when Osceola travels to face Columbus. This is the Ghostriders' first road game of the season and is also the Lions' first-ever home game.

LAST TIME OUT:

GHOSTRIDERS 52, SPARTANS 37: Paul Sharpe rushed for 97 yards and four first-half touchdowns as the Osceola Ghostriders beat the Augusta Spartans, 52-37, in a World Indoor Football League game before 2,146 at IOA Field at Silver Spurs Arena Saturday, February 24, 2007. Sharpe, a former Florida A&M standout, tied the Ghostriders' single-game touchdown mark as Osceola opened up an early two-touchdown lead. Augusta (1-1) closed to 32-27 at halftime, but the Osceola defense held the Spartans without a touchdown until 2:58 remaining. Former UCF quarterback Brandon Sumner threw for 73 yards and two touchdowns for the Ghostriders. James Panui had four catches for 40 yards. Sharpe garnered the game offensive MVP honor, while Turmarian Moreland ( three tackles, one interception) earned defensive honors. Defensive lineman Harvey Joiner was the line MVP while Luther Huggins (147 yards on three returns) took Special Teams MVP. Osceola was awarded 223 style points and Augusta 82.

LIONS 45, THUNDER 42: Andrew McKay's 11-yard touchdown pass to Damian Daniels with 27 seconds left gave the Columbus Lions a 45-42 victory over the Daytona Beach Thunder in a World Indoor Football League game before 1,447 at DBCC Public Broadcasting Field 15 at the Ocean Center Monday night. The Thunder had a chance to tie it at the buzzer, but Carlos Ojdea's field goal attempt was blocked. Daytona Beach had taken a 42-37 lead on Bo Bartik's 20-yarder to Cory McKinney with 3:09 left. McKay overcame four interceptions to finish with 178 yards and five touchdowns. Bartik had 260 yards and five touchdowns, four to McKinney

NOTES: Gibson was 5-2 in the Columbus Civic Center last season with the now-defunct Chattahoochee Valley Vipers of the American Indoor Football League ... Osceola was 1-5 on the road last year as a member of the National Indoor Football League ... Both teams are loaded with back-yard talent - Eight Ghostriders played at Orlando's UCF and two more are Kissimmee products ... The Lions feature 10 former local players and six former stars from Auburn, Georgia and Georgia Tech ... NO KICKS: Though the last two games had a least one field goal made, the WIFL is a combined 2-16 on 3-point tries.

LEAGUE BESTS

Points Scored: 30 (Blake Broadhurst, Daytona Beach vs. Augusta)

Points Scored Kicking: 7 (Wes Wilson, Columbus vs. Daytona Beach)

Rushing Yards: 97, (Paul Sharpe, Osceola vs. Columbus)

Passing Yards: 260 (Bo Bartik, Daytona Beach vs. Columbus)

Receiving Yards: 159, (Cory McKinney, Daytona Beach vs. Columbus)

Sacks: 2 (Carl Reaves, Osceola vs. Augusta) and (Ralph Scott, Augusta vs. Daytona Beach)

Interceptions: 2 (Javan Camon, Daytona Beach vs. Columbus) and (Richard Dykes vs. Columbus)



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