Post by 50yardfan on Jun 19, 2011 19:06:49 GMT -5
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Barons had a bumpy start to the second half opening with a fumble, an interception and a four and out in their first three offensive possessions.
In the Bears first indoor football game, they gave the Barons a run for their money, that is, if the Barons were being paid any money.
“We haven’t worked together as a team in about three weeks because of the paycheck issues we refuse to practice,” Keithen Valentine said. “We’re ultimately out here today for the fans, to get some film, and play the game we love.”
The fumble that opened the second half came on a nasty hit taken by Valentine, as he was smashed into the side wall by three defenders on a running play.
“It all goes back to off-the-field issues and us not getting enough preparation,” Valentine said. “That’s why the score got little out of hand.”
The interception came on a Wildcat play with Valentine playing quarterback. Bears defensive back Anthony Bell returned the pick back for a touchdown to tack on the first score of the second half (43-20 with 12 minutes left in the third).
Valentine finished the night with three touchdowns and took a slue of hard hits for his team.
“I couldn’t even feel it (the hits) to be honest,” Valentine said. “I just block all that out, and it’s for the love of football.”
Barons then went four and out and allowed the Bears to capitalize with a pass to wide receiver Michael Shankle. He grabbed his second touchdown of the night with one hand while being hit on to his back to make the score 43-26 with three minutes left in the third.
Lucky for the Barons, the Bears had their fair share of mistakes in the second half as well including two interceptions both by Barons defensive back D’Angelo Milbert-Wilson, several bad snaps, poor pass protection, and two dropped passes in the end zone.
“We had very little time to prepare so I’m glad we could make it somewhat competitive,” Bears head coach Josh Bradley said. “If we had more indoor practice to get our timing down and could have gone over the rules a little more, I think we could have come out with a win.”
Barons’ first score of the half came with about two minutes left in the third on an immaculate kick-off return by Isaac Porter.
“I knew it (the ball) was gonna be high, but I didn’t want to let it go (out of bounds),” Porter said. “I needed at least one (kick) return for the night.”
The kick off appeared to be sailing out of the field of play, but Porter wouldn’t settle with a touchback, as he made an amazing leap keeping the ball in bounds and returning it for a touchdown to make the score 49-26.
The third quarter closed out with the Bears throwing their second and final interception of the half leading to another Barons’ touchdown (Valentine’s third and final of the night) to make the score 55-26.
Bears answered back at the beginning of the fourth with a touchdown run by halfback Keith Shankle to make the score 55-33 with ten minutes left in the fourth.
The Barons final score of the night came on a nine-yard touchdown pass to Milbert-Wilson making it 61-33 with three minutes left in the game.
Bears offense then squeezed in one last score in the final seconds of the game to make the closing score 61-39.
For scheduling the game as of Tuesday and playing their first indoor football game in franchise history, Bears coach Bradley said he was “really happy with his team’s performance.” He also said the Bears would be more than willing to come out and play another indoor game.
“We had a great time,” Bradley said. “We have great athletes, and now that we know what we’re getting ourselves into, we could really step up our game given the chance.”
The Barons players did their best with little motivation and gave the crowd a good game, but they announced afterward that ownership has until Tuesday of next week to pay them, or “it’s all over,” according to Barons head coach James Terry.
“We had a good first half scoring fifty points, but we were grossly fatigued in the second because we’re out of shape,” Terry said. “We haven’t practiced in weeks and it’s one-hundred percent due to the issue with the paychecks.”
“I’m in the same position as the players, but we all came together because we don’t want it to end like that.”
Barons’ team owner Cesare (Chez) Jennings seems confident payments will be made, but players are growing more frustrated with the situation so if it’s not handled soon, the season could be ending early and on a sour note.
Barons had a bumpy start to the second half opening with a fumble, an interception and a four and out in their first three offensive possessions.
In the Bears first indoor football game, they gave the Barons a run for their money, that is, if the Barons were being paid any money.
“We haven’t worked together as a team in about three weeks because of the paycheck issues we refuse to practice,” Keithen Valentine said. “We’re ultimately out here today for the fans, to get some film, and play the game we love.”
The fumble that opened the second half came on a nasty hit taken by Valentine, as he was smashed into the side wall by three defenders on a running play.
“It all goes back to off-the-field issues and us not getting enough preparation,” Valentine said. “That’s why the score got little out of hand.”
The interception came on a Wildcat play with Valentine playing quarterback. Bears defensive back Anthony Bell returned the pick back for a touchdown to tack on the first score of the second half (43-20 with 12 minutes left in the third).
Valentine finished the night with three touchdowns and took a slue of hard hits for his team.
“I couldn’t even feel it (the hits) to be honest,” Valentine said. “I just block all that out, and it’s for the love of football.”
Barons then went four and out and allowed the Bears to capitalize with a pass to wide receiver Michael Shankle. He grabbed his second touchdown of the night with one hand while being hit on to his back to make the score 43-26 with three minutes left in the third.
Lucky for the Barons, the Bears had their fair share of mistakes in the second half as well including two interceptions both by Barons defensive back D’Angelo Milbert-Wilson, several bad snaps, poor pass protection, and two dropped passes in the end zone.
“We had very little time to prepare so I’m glad we could make it somewhat competitive,” Bears head coach Josh Bradley said. “If we had more indoor practice to get our timing down and could have gone over the rules a little more, I think we could have come out with a win.”
Barons’ first score of the half came with about two minutes left in the third on an immaculate kick-off return by Isaac Porter.
“I knew it (the ball) was gonna be high, but I didn’t want to let it go (out of bounds),” Porter said. “I needed at least one (kick) return for the night.”
The kick off appeared to be sailing out of the field of play, but Porter wouldn’t settle with a touchback, as he made an amazing leap keeping the ball in bounds and returning it for a touchdown to make the score 49-26.
The third quarter closed out with the Bears throwing their second and final interception of the half leading to another Barons’ touchdown (Valentine’s third and final of the night) to make the score 55-26.
Bears answered back at the beginning of the fourth with a touchdown run by halfback Keith Shankle to make the score 55-33 with ten minutes left in the fourth.
The Barons final score of the night came on a nine-yard touchdown pass to Milbert-Wilson making it 61-33 with three minutes left in the game.
Bears offense then squeezed in one last score in the final seconds of the game to make the closing score 61-39.
For scheduling the game as of Tuesday and playing their first indoor football game in franchise history, Bears coach Bradley said he was “really happy with his team’s performance.” He also said the Bears would be more than willing to come out and play another indoor game.
“We had a great time,” Bradley said. “We have great athletes, and now that we know what we’re getting ourselves into, we could really step up our game given the chance.”
The Barons players did their best with little motivation and gave the crowd a good game, but they announced afterward that ownership has until Tuesday of next week to pay them, or “it’s all over,” according to Barons head coach James Terry.
“We had a good first half scoring fifty points, but we were grossly fatigued in the second because we’re out of shape,” Terry said. “We haven’t practiced in weeks and it’s one-hundred percent due to the issue with the paychecks.”
“I’m in the same position as the players, but we all came together because we don’t want it to end like that.”
Barons’ team owner Cesare (Chez) Jennings seems confident payments will be made, but players are growing more frustrated with the situation so if it’s not handled soon, the season could be ending early and on a sour note.