Wranglers Defeated by Wild
May 27, 2012 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Allen Wranglers News Release
Allen, TX: After a back-and-forth battle with numerous mistakes by both teams, the Allen Wranglers were defeated by the Wichita Wild 41-59 at the Allen Event Center Saturday night. It was a rough night for both teams with several turnovers, lots of penalties and one ejection.
WR Ramonce Taylor was Saturday night's player of the game. In the third quarter, Wild's Kicker, James Chandler, kicked off to the Wranglers, which Taylor returned for a crowd-pleasing 50-yard touchdown. QB Casey Printers had a rough night, completing only three for 15 for a total of 11 yards. Printers ran in two touchdowns and threw for a third to Maurice Avery. Avery took over QB duties after Printers was injured in the first half of the game. In the second half, Avery was three for 10 for a total of 25 yards. Avery led the Wranglers in touchdowns, rushing for two and catching one.
Wichita Wild QB Phil Staback, went 19 for 24 for a total of 199 yards, with two passing touchdowns and one rushing. Staback and Tim Simmons were in sync all night. Simmons caught for 89 yards, scoring two touchdowns from Staback. Wild QB Marcus Johnson threw an interception to Wrangler DB Muhammad Shamsid-Deen. This was the only interception picked up for the Wranglers out of four total thrown during the game.
The Wild's defense was able to continuously shut down the Wrangler offense; picking up three interceptions, forcing two fumbles and blocking a field goal. Head Coach Quinn Cairo commented after the game, "In tonight's game we were outplayed. We could not get anything going on offense. Our team is better than we played tonight and we made too many mistakes. We will come back for the next game stronger."
The Wranglers are now 6-5, tied with the Wild for third place in the league. Tonight's attendance was 2,899 Wranglers fans.
Catch the Wranglers on the road as they play the Nebraska Danger on June 6th at Nebraska. See the Wranglers play their final home game, June 16th against the New Mexico Stars at the Allen Event Center. The Wranglers will hold a special event for Faith and Family Night. Game time is scheduled for 7:05 pm (CST). Wranglers fans unable to attend the game can watch live by clicking the "Watch Game Live" button on the Wranglers website, or on Time Warner Sports Cable. Tickets are available by calling the Allen Wranglers' Ticket Office at 972-912-3131. Allen Wranglers are proud members of the Indoor Football League. For more information on the Allen Wranglers, or to schedule an interview, please call Tracey Campbell at 972-912-3131 or email traceyc@allenwranglers.com.
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