Post by fwp on Mar 19, 2010 12:23:37 GMT -5
www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20100319/GPG0211/3190568/Blizzard-home-opener-preview
Who: Green Bay Blizzard (1-1) vs. La Crosse Spartans (0-1).
What: Home-opening Indoor Football League game.
When: 7:05 p.m. today.
Where: Resch Center, Ashwaubenon.
Series: First regular-season meeting. Green Bay won 14-11 in an exhibition game at La Crosse on Feb. 21.
Blizzard update: Green Bay lost 24-20 against the Bloomington Extreme last Saturday after winning its season opener 69-61 against the Sioux City Bandits on March 6. … Quarterback Jake Phillips failed to throw a touchdown last week after tossing eight at Sioux City to earn the IFL's offensive player of the week honors. The rookie has completed 37 of 54 passes for 462 yards with no interceptions in addition to rushing for two scores. … Receiver Arlandus Hood is tied for second in the IFL with five TD catches and his 100.5 yards per game is third best. He had just one catch for 35 yards last week after catching seven passes for 166 yards in the opener. … Lawrence Bady, who played in one game with the Blizzard during the 2008 season, has a team-high nine catches. … Linebacker Maurice Simpkins is fifth in the league and first on the team with 21 tackles. … Kicker Tino Amancio has made 11 of 12 extra point attempts and 2 of 4 field goals.
Spartans update: La Crosse is an expansion team coached by former Green Bay Packer Gilbert Brown. … The squad is coming off two straight bye weeks after losing its opener 57-20 at the Wichita Wild on Feb. 26. … The Spartans were shut out in the second half without starting quarterback Jimmy Sangster, who injured his knee late in the second quarter and is not expected to play against Green Bay. ... The team recently acquired running back Ulysses Odom, whose 15.5 points per game last season with the El Paso Generals led the IFL.
Who: Green Bay Blizzard (1-1) vs. La Crosse Spartans (0-1).
What: Home-opening Indoor Football League game.
When: 7:05 p.m. today.
Where: Resch Center, Ashwaubenon.
Series: First regular-season meeting. Green Bay won 14-11 in an exhibition game at La Crosse on Feb. 21.
Blizzard update: Green Bay lost 24-20 against the Bloomington Extreme last Saturday after winning its season opener 69-61 against the Sioux City Bandits on March 6. … Quarterback Jake Phillips failed to throw a touchdown last week after tossing eight at Sioux City to earn the IFL's offensive player of the week honors. The rookie has completed 37 of 54 passes for 462 yards with no interceptions in addition to rushing for two scores. … Receiver Arlandus Hood is tied for second in the IFL with five TD catches and his 100.5 yards per game is third best. He had just one catch for 35 yards last week after catching seven passes for 166 yards in the opener. … Lawrence Bady, who played in one game with the Blizzard during the 2008 season, has a team-high nine catches. … Linebacker Maurice Simpkins is fifth in the league and first on the team with 21 tackles. … Kicker Tino Amancio has made 11 of 12 extra point attempts and 2 of 4 field goals.
Spartans update: La Crosse is an expansion team coached by former Green Bay Packer Gilbert Brown. … The squad is coming off two straight bye weeks after losing its opener 57-20 at the Wichita Wild on Feb. 26. … The Spartans were shut out in the second half without starting quarterback Jimmy Sangster, who injured his knee late in the second quarter and is not expected to play against Green Bay. ... The team recently acquired running back Ulysses Odom, whose 15.5 points per game last season with the El Paso Generals led the IFL.