Yard Dawgz battle the Burn
April 25, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz News Release
Expectations were high when the Yard Dawgz opened their home season last Saturday at the Ford Center. The Yard Dawgz delivered with a decisive win over the once second ranked Quad City Steamwheelers (3-1). This week, the Dawgz head to Boise to challenge the expansion Burn (2-1), whose only defeat came from the Steamwheelers in week 3 of regular season play, 38-65.
Guiding the way for the Yard Dawgz offense are QB Stan Hill (748 yds; 16 TDs) and receivers Pierre Velazquez (21-240; 5 TDs) and Danny Howard (23-309; 7 TDs). Defensively, the Yard Dawgz are led by Jon Holland (27.5 tackles) and Barrett Allen (3 sacks). The Yard Dawgz lead the league with 313.7 yards per game compared to the Burn who average 233 yards and 55 points per game.
"Our defense is starting to play more physical and that is the key to our success," said Defensive Coordinator Charlie Davidson.
All Yard Dawgz games will be broadcast live on KTOK AM1000 and online at www.ktok.com.
Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. CST.
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