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Week 1 Friday Night Previews

April 1, 2005

 

FLORIDA FIRECATS (0-0) AT MACON KNIGHTS (0-0)

FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2005 – MACON COLISEUM (7,128) 7:30 P.M. ET

The ArenaCup 2004 Champions look to pick up where they left off in their season opening game versus the Macon Knights. These two rivals have squared off nine times, with the Firecats holding a series edge 5-4. However, the Knights boast a victory in the last meeting between these two teams, a tough fought 43-34 decision.   Florida travels to Macon with some new weapons to show off in the season opener. af2 veterans QB MIKE GLUSKI, WR/LB XAVIER PATTERSON, and DS KELLY SNELL will be wearing Firecats’ uniforms for the first time. The trio each has had impressive af2 stints and look to step in for the departed QB KEN MASTROLE, OS CAINON LAMB, and DS QUINCY SORRELL. Mastrole’s influence will not be forgotten, as the veteran signal caller returns as Florida’s Offensive Coordinator.  The Knights return seven from last year’s team that finished a disappointing 3-13 season. Head coach MIKE HOLD will need to rely on new signal caller KENTON EVANS to help bring Macon’s offense back to life. The Knights to have some weapons in their receiving corps, with HOSEA LANEY and JAMAAL GARMAN returning. Defensively, ANDRE SLAPPEY is veteran af2 pass rusher with the potential to disrupt at the line. Laney led the team in tackles with 65 and in interceptions with 4.0 in 2004 and will be called upon to do double duty once again in 2005.

 

FIRECATS

KNIGHTS

SERIES LEADER

Florida Leads Series 5-4

LAST MEETING

Macon won 43-34 at Florida on 6/26/2004

LAST FIVE GAMES

4-1

1-4

LAST GAME

Won vs. PEO 39-26 on 8/27/2004 in ArenaCup 2004

Lost vs. BIR 51-30 on 7/31/2004

2004 LEADERS

FIRECATS

KNIGHTS

PASSING

Mastrole: 466-276-11; 3390; 76 TDs

Burch: 208-122-6; 1207; 22 TDs

RECEIVING

Lamb: 98-1054; 28 TDs

Garman: 96-1059; 24 TDs

RUSHING

Gorrie: 110-500; 17 TDs

Jackson: 24-100; 2 TDs

TACKLES

Sorrell: 100.5

Laney: 65.5

SACKS

Morant: 4.0

Slappey: 2.0

INTERCEPTIONS

Sorrell/Stabler/Washington/Burnside: 2

Laney: 4.0

KICKING

Kornblue: 51-69 PAT; 2-7 FG 57 PTs

Ohliger: 44-64 PAT; 9-28 FG 71 PTs

TEAM OFFENSE

49.1 PPG; 257.4 YPG

37.4 PPG; 238.4 YPG

TEAM DEFENSE

38.2 PPG; 207.9 YPG

48.7 PPG; 247.4 YPG

contributed by af2.com

ArenaCup Champion Firecats top preseason poll

March 30, 2005

 

CHICAGO – By securing 174 of a possible 228 points, the 2004 ArenaCup Champion Florida Firecats have earned the No. 1 ranking in the preseason Coaches Poll, the arenafootball2 (af2) league office announced today.

 

Florida’s total included eight first-place votes.  The Memphis Xplorers took the No. 2 spot with 135 points, including two first-place votes.  In third was the Quad City Steamwheelers with 133 points and one first-place vote.  Other teams receiving first place votes included the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz (2), the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (3), the Tulsa Talons (2), the San Diego Riptide (1) and the Green Bay Blizzard (1).

 

Each week during the season af2 coaches will vote for the Top 12 teams in the league by ranking them one through 12 on a ballot.  Teams ranked first receive 12 points with the point value decreasing by one for each place below first, meaning a team ranked 12th would receive one point.  Total points will determine the Top 12 list.  In the event of a tie in total points, the team with the greater number of first-place votes will be ranked higher.  The af2 Coaches Poll will be announced every Tuesday during the regular season. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own team and the poll results have no bearing on postseason qualification.

 

The complete Top 12 is listed below.  The number in parentheses indicates the number of first place votes the team received. 

PRESEASON TOP 12

RANK

TEAM

PTS

1

Florida

174 (8)

2

Memphis

135 (2)

3

Quad City

133 (1)

4

Oklahoma City

132 (2)

5

W-B/Scranton

129 (3)

6

Tulsa

124 (2)

7

San Diego

99 (1)

8

South Georgia

97

9

Rio Grande Valley

83

10

Louisville

79

11

Birmingham

74

12

Green Bay

73 (1)

 

Other teams receiving significant votes this week include the Albany Conquest (48 points), the Macon Knights (45) and the Manchester Wolves (45 points).

 

About af2

Kicking off its sixth season in 4 days, af2 serves as a vehicle to bring Arena Football to second-tier cities and as a developmental league with an unmatched history of sending players, coaches and officials to major professional football leagues each year.  af2 operates under the same Mission Statement and Fans’ Bill of Rights as the Arena Football League, which is currently in its 19th season and third on NBC.  Log on to www.af2.com for more information.

 

Courtesey of Af2.com

2005 American Conference Preview
March 28, 2005
 

Florida Firecats (2004: 10-6)

Home Field: Germain Arena (7,128)

Head Coach: Kevin Bouis, first year in Florida, 0-0 career regular season record

Returners: 10

Rookies Invited to Camp: 10

Key Players Lost: QB – Ken Mastrole, OS – Cainon Lamb, DS – Quincy Sorrell

Key New Faces: QB – Mike Gluski, WR/LB – Xavier Patterson, DS – Kelly Snell

Key Returners: OS – Magic Benton, FB/LB – Chris Morant, FB/LB – Steve Gorrie

Burning Questions: Can new head coach Kevin Bouis lead the Firecats to a repeat of their championship performance?  Mastrole has put on the headset, can Gluski return the ‘Cats to the Cup?

Last Game: Won the 2004 ArenaCup 39-26 vs. Peoria

Comments:  The Firecats are coming off their first championship in franchise history and will have a bulls eye on them all season.  Steve Gorrie, who rushed for an af2 record 500 yards last season returns, but defensive specialist Quincy Sorrell does not.  Factor in a new coach and there are questions down in Florida.  Don’t count out the Firecats though as their roster is still filled with af2 experience.  Ken Mastrole stepping off the field and taking over as offensive coordinator should aid the Firecats on and off the field. 

 

By af2.com


AF2 Transactions Bulletin #67

2-1-05

 

FLORIDA FIRECATS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DS

Nick Davis

5’10

200

11/15/79

1

Texas A&M-Kingsville

 

QB

Mike Gluski

6’2

200

4/20/75

5

Wayne St MI

 

FB/LB

Matt Pell

6’1

240

12/8/79

R

North Lake TX

 

Gluski Named All AF2 2nd Team

8-17-04

 

CHICAGO – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers, who have secured home field advantage throughout the 2004 ArenaCup playoffs, and the South Division Champion Florida Firecats each had a league-high five players named to the 2004 All–af2 First and Second Teams, as 20 of the league’s 25 teams received representation on either the American or National Conference All-af2 First and Second Teams as voted on by the league’s head coaches.

 

QB TIM HICKS and OL/DL UFUOMA PELA earned first-team mentions for the Pioneers, while OS J.R. THOMAS, WR/LB LEROY MCFADDEN and OL/DL NATE BANDY took second-team honors.  The Firecats led the American Conference with three first-team selections.  They were: WR/LB CAINON LAMB, FB/LB STEVE GORRIE and DS QUINCY SORRELL.  The Columbus Wardogs and Memphis Xplorers were the only other American Conference teams to receive multiple first-team selections.  Memphis had ST KEVIN PRENTISS and OL/DL JOE CREAR.  Columbus had DS TERRELL SUTTON and WR/DB ADRIAN COCKFIELD.

 

In the National Conference, all four of the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz named to the All-af2 team were first-team selections: They were: QB CRAIG STRICKLAND, WR/LB AL HUNT, OL/DL JAMES LANDERS and K PETER MARTINEZ.  The Rio Grande  Valley Dorados was the only other National Conference team to receive multiple first-team selections with OL/DL SPENCER CONLEY and DS EDDIE MOTEN.

 

AMERICAN CONFERENCE ALL-af2

Position

First Team

Second Team

QB

Tim Hicks – W-B/Scranton

Mike Gluski – Cape Fear

OS

Matt Burstein – Cape Fear

J.R. Thomas – W-B/Scranton*

WR/LB

Cainon Lamb – Florida

Leroy McFadden – W-B/Scranton

WR/DB

Adrian Cockfield – Columbus

Anthony Jordan – Birmingham

FB/LB

Steve Gorrie – Florida

Chris Morant – Florida

OL/DL

Joe Crear – Memphis

Marlon Bush – Birmingham

OL/DL

Ufuoma Pela – W-B/Scranton

Nate Bandy – W-B/Scranton

OL/DL

Joe Minucci – Tennessee Valley*

David Barnard – Columbus

DS

Quincy Sorrell – Florida

Roy Stabler - Florida

DS

Terrell Sutton - Columbus

Dahnel Singfield - Memphis

K

Rhett Gallego – Birmingham

Jason Ball – Bossier-Shreveport

ST

Kevin Prentiss - Memphis

Jamaal Garman - Macon

 

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ALL-af2

Position

First Team

Second Team

QB

Craig Strickland – Oklahoma City

Bob Bees – Tulsa

OS

Kenyatte Morgan – Central Valley

Randall Lane – Green Bay

WR/LB

Al Hunt – Oklahoma City

Eric Mahanke – Bakersfield

WR/DB

Tim Dodge – Quad City

Dwight Carter – San Diego

FB/LB

Casey Urlacher - Peoria

Corky Martin - Tulsa

OL/DL

James Landers – Oklahoma City

Ahmad Bhatti – Bakersfield

OL/DL

Spencer Conley – Rio Grande Valley

Ronnie Washburn – Green Bay

OL/DL

Kevin Carroll – Bakersfield

Brad Greetis – San Diego

DS

Eddie Moten – Rio Grande Valley*

Frank West – Peoria

DS

Traco Rachel – Laredo*

Matt Forbes – Quad City

K

Peter Martinez – Oklahoma City

Kimo Naehu - Hawaii

ST

Anthony Arceneaux – Hawaii

Jeff Hewitt – Quad City

* Denotes Rookie

 

The 2004 ArenaCup playoffs continue this weekend as the Peoria Pirates take on the Tulsa Talons in the National Conference Championship game on Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. at the Tulsa Convention Center.  On Sunday the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers host the Florida Firecats in the American Conference Championship game at 6:00 p.m. ET at Wachovia Arena.

 

-FIVE YEARS. FIVE MILLION REASONS.-

Contributed by AF2.com

Stats

Michael Gluski is 32-8 as a starter in the AF2.
 
He has thrown for 9,656 yards in his AF2 career.  He has completed 808-of-1,416 passes for 191 touchdowns.
 
Check back for updates on Michael's 2005 status and stats!

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