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World Indoor Bowl I Game Notes

June 28, 2007 - World Indoor Football League 2 (WIFL 2) News Release


WORLD INDOOR BOWL I

AUGUSTA SPARTANS (9-6) VS. COLUMBUS LIONS (10-4)

SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2007

ONLINE GAME NOTES

TICKETS: Available at Columbus Civic Center Box office and www.ticketmaster.com

WEBCAST/RADIO www.wifl.ezstream.com and 1580 AM "The Zone" in Columbus, Ga. (Jeremy Jeffcoat, Play-By-Play; Mike Vie, Color; Chris Blackshear, sideline)

COACHES:

Augusta: Bubba Diggs (2nd year, 14-15). Diggs was a member of Clemson's 1981 national championship and spent time in the USFL (Washington Federals) and NFL (San Diego Chargers). The Augusta native coached for his hometown's af2 team, the Stallions as well as the Columbus WarDogs.:

Columbus: Jason Gibson (1st with team, 3rd overall 22-18). 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

SERIES: Tied 2-2. Both teams won both home meetings in 2007. (See series recap for details)

GAME 1: AUGUSTA 49, COLUMBUS 45: Marvin Stone's 14-yard touchdown from Brandon Satcher with 23 seconds remaining lifted the Augusta Spartans to a 49-45 victory over the Columbus Lions before 5,200 at the James Brown Arena Saturday, March 24.Stone finished with six catches for 37 yards and three touchdowns. Satcher, who threw an interception on his first play coming off the bench, completed his next eight passes for 108 yards and four touchdowns. Columbus erased an 11-point deficit to take a 45-42 lead on Roshard Gilyard's 9-yard fumble recovery with 4:14 remaining before Augusta drove seven plays for the go-ahead score and then denied the Lions on the game's final play. Anthony Young caught six passes for 108 yards and two touchdowns for the Spartans, while Willie Butler rushed for one score. Richard Dykes had a 50-yard kickoff return and kicker Shon Rowser was 5-7 on PAT attempts and converted two "UNOs" - putting the ball through the upright on a kickoff. Silas Daniels caught three touchdown passes from Andrew McKay and finished with 100 yards on eight catches. Mahlon Carey had two interceptions, one for a 50-yard touchdown that helped the Lions turn a 15-7 first quarter deficit into a 28-21 halftime lead.

GAME 2: COLUMBUS 69, AUGUSTA 30: Joey Conrad threw three touchdown passes, Eugene Goodman scored three times, and the Columbus Lions defense scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 69-30 rout of the Augusta Spartans. Conrad completed 8 of 12 passes for 109 yards as the Lions (4-1) scored on their first seven possessions to remain on top the WIFL standings and exact some revenge for their only loss of the season to the Spartans two weeks ago. Silas Daniels had six receptions for 66 yards and two touchdowns and Juval Winston had three catches for 61 yards and one touchdown.

Goodman had 34 yards and his two rushing touchdown while returning a third-quarter kickoff return for a touchdown and setting up an earlier score with a long return. The Lions finished with the highest point total in the WIFL this season thanks to three fourth-quarter touchdowns on Justin Rivers and Cedric Ware interceptions and Ian Kinsey's fumble recovery. Brandon Satcher threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns for Augusta. Marvin Stone has 12 catches for 144 yards and two touchdowns.

GAME 3: AUGUSTA 48, COLUMBUS 19: Mike Rathe threw six touchdown passes for the second straight week, and the Augusta Spartans defense held the Columbus Lions to the lowest scoring output of the season for a 48-19 victory before 3,883 at James Brown Arena. Using a Ralph Scott blocked field goal recovery for a touchdown and Rathe connecting with all three receivers for scores, the Spartans (4-3) jumped out to a 29-0 lead to remain unbeaten in three home games and defeat the first place Lions (5-2) for the second time this season. Two weeks, Columbus won 69-30. In addition to giving up just 19 points, the Spartan defense held Columbus' quarterbacks to a combined 13 of 36 passing. Richard Dykes and Kijana Thomas each registered an interception. Columbus closed to 29-13 on Mahlon Carey's interception return with 4:41 remaining in the first half, then had a chance to close to within one score. Augusta's defense made a stop, and then Rathe hit Marvin Stone for an 18-yard touchdown with no time remaining to give Augusta a 35-13 halftime lead. Rathe was 16 of 33 for 194 yards, with four of his touchdowns going to league-leading receiver Marvin Stone (nine catches for 126 yards) and one each to Anthony Young (5-53) and Rod Price (2-15). Jarwarski Pollock had seven catches for 75 yards and one touchdown for Columbus.

GAME 4: COLUMBUS 56, AUGUSTA 37: Joey Conrad threw four touchdown passes and Ramone Nickerson returned two Augusta Spartans interceptions for touchdowns in the first half as the Columbus Lions defeated the Augusta Spartans 56-37 before 1,633 at AFLAC Field at the Columbus Civic Center.

Nickerson's picks were a part of a league-record 49-point first half that helped Columbus (8-2) remain unbeaten at home and clinch a home playoff berth. Four first-half turnovers helped Columbus take a 49-14 halftime lead.Conrad was 8-for-19 passing for 97 yards, with Jordan Slye catching six of those passes for 58 yards and two touchdowns. Mike Rathe threw four interceptions

SPARTANS LIONS

SCORING OFFENSE 46.7 45.6

SCORING DEFENSE 47.6 41.0

RUSHING OFFENSE 29.7 40.9

PASSING OFFENSE 202.5 154.8

TOTAL OFFENSE 232.3 195.7

RUSHING DEFENSE 38.6 26.0

PASSING DEFENSE 164.6 197.3

TOTAL DEFENSE 203.2 223.3

PENALTY YARDS 42.8 46.1

TURNOVER RATIO -15 +21

TEAM COMPARISION SPARTANS LIONS

SCORING OFFENSE 46.7 45.6

SCORING DEFENSE 47.6 41.0

RUSHING OFFENSE 29.7 40.9

PASSING OFFENSE 202.5 154.8

TOTAL OFFENSE 232.3 195.7

RUSHING DEFENSE 38.6 26.0

PASSING DEFENSE 164.6 197.3

TOTAL DEFENSE 203.2 223.3

PENALTY YARDS 42.8 46.1

TURNOVER RATIO -15 +21

INDIVIDUAL COMPARISONS

RUNNING BACK ATT YDS TD AVG

Willie Butler, Augusta 65 220 7 3.4

Eugene Goodman, Columbus 150 558 21 3.7

QUARTERBACK COMP ATT INT PCT YDS TD RATING

Mike Rathe, Augusta 158 284 16 55.6 1914 48 100.53

Joey Conrad, Columbus 113 212 6 53.3 1478 30 98.58

RECEIVERS REC YDS TD AVG

Marvin Stone, Augusta 110 1394 38 12.7

Anthony Young, Augusta 64 836 15 13.1

Michael Flint, Augusta 24 258 5 10.8

Jarwarski Pollock, Columbus 57 746 12 13.1

Juval Winston, Columbus 30 453 9 15.1

KICKING XP-XPA PCT FG-FGA PCT UNO TP

Shon Rowser, Augusta 56-81 .691 5-25 .200 14 85

Wes Wilson, Columbus 59-71 .831 10-29 .349 1 90

RETURNS NO YDS TD AVG

Marvin Stone, Augusta 44 863 2 19.6

Eugene Goodman, Columbus 56 1271 5 22.7

DEFENSE INT TFL SACKS

Kijana Thomas, Augusta 9

Richard Dykes, Augusta 7

Voncellis Allen, Augusta 10 5

Damian Daniels, Columbus 12

Mahlon Carey, Columbus 7

Jauron Dailey 14.5 9

AUGUSTA NOTES: Spartans enter game on two-game winning streak ... Augusta has never won three games in a row in two-year existence ... Augusta led the league in scoring, but also gave up the most points in the four-team league ... Team was 2-5 at home and 0-2 in Columbus .. Spartans 0-3 lifetime in Columbus Civic Center. COLUMBUS NOTES: Columbus had fewest total yards in league, but also gave up fewest points and was +20 in turnovers ... Head Coach Jason Gibson would rather use kicking points (103), and red zone offense and red zone defense as barometers ... Columbus was 6-1 at home ... two-game losing streak is longest of the season ... Team's five-game run was league's longest. SELECTED PLAYER BIOS:

AUGUSTA MARVIN STONE (#1): Led the league in scoring (254), all purpose-yards (2,308) and receptions (110) ... February-March league offensive player of the month ... Had three 11-reception games, tying him with Cory McKinney of Daytona Beach for most receptions in a game ... Seven 100-yard games ... set league record with 195 yards in final meeting with Daytona Beach ... Scored in 13 of 14 games.

ANTHONY YOUNG: (#14): Finished third in every major receiving category ... Registered season highs of 10 catches and 148 yards in second meeting with Daytona Beach ... Had 100-yard games in his first four outings ... Missed two games to injury ... Caught game-winning pass in regular season finale against Osceola.

MIKE RATHE (#10): Led league with 49 touchdown passes ... He and Daytona Beach's Bo Bartik each had league-record 8 TD passes in same game, but Augusta won 66-49 ... Threw 5 or more TD passes in 6 of 9 games ... was sacked just 4 times

SHON ROWSER (#80): Led league in UNOs with 14 KIJANA THOMAS(#2): Has had two interceptions in each if last three games, including playoffs .. Has also seen time as kickoff returner. COLUMBUS EUGENE GOODMAN (#25): Led the league in rushing and kickoff returns ... finished third in scoring ... Has scored a touchdown in seven straight games ... Ran for a season-high 74 in second meeting with Osceola ... Has scored three touchdowns twice ... returned two kickoffs for TDs in third meeting with Osceola.

JOEY CONRAD (#12): Has only thrown 6 interceptions in 212 passes this season ... Has 5 games with 4 TD passes ... Threw for 222 yards in Columbus' second victory over Daytona Beach ... Completed 70 percent or better in two games. JAWARSKI POLLACK (#5): Consistent receiver ... Caught a TD pass in 11 of 14 games ... finished fourth in all league receiver categories ,,, season high for catches was 7 in third meeting against Augusta, yardage was 111 in second game against Daytona Beach. DAMIAN DANIELS (#4): Led league in interceptions with 12 ... registered season-high 3 in second game against Osceola ... Had a streak of six games with at least one interception.

JAURON DAILEY (#1) ... Led league with 9.5 sacks ... Also had a string of six games with a sack. WES WILSON (#11): Consistency led to him leading the league in kick scoring, PAT and FG percentage ... nailed the longest FG in the league, a 45-yarder in season opener at Daytona Beach ... has made three of last four attempts.



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