Post by Banana Cat on May 30, 2011 9:13:58 GMT -5
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It’s a brand new season
May 29, 2011
CANTON, OH – The Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) is announcing the official pairings for the first-ever Ultimate Bowl playoffs. With Huntington’s 49-25 victory over Saginaw in the league’s final regular season game, the Hammer claimed the final spot for the inaugural four-team tournament.
In the first playoff game, Northern Kentucky travels to Saginaw 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Dow Center, while Huntington travels to Eastern Kentucky 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center.
NORTHERN KENTUCKY (11-3) AT SAGINAW (9-5)
Series tied 1-1
NKY 64, Saginaw 56
Saginaw 63, NKY 58
The two teams have battled evenly with each team winning home games, however, Saginaw has lost two straight games and could be without the services of quarterback Tommy Jones. The game features the two top offenses in league as NKY leads the UIFL with 57.3 points per game. Saginaw is second, averaging 53.9 points per contest.
Quarterback Jared Lorenzen leads the league with 261.8 yards of total offense, and is second with 76 touchdowns. His top two receiving threats – Ricardo Lenhart and Willie Idlette – are first and second, respectively, in receptions and receiving yards. In two games against Saginaw, Lenhart has scored eight touchdowns on 20 receptions, while Idlette has a team-high 21 catches in the two Saginaw games.
Zac Nichols has a team-high 20 receptions in the two games against the River Monsters, while LaVaughn Macon has 16 catches and Andrew Beaver 14 catches in two NKY contests.
HUNTINGTON (7-7) AT EASTERN KENTUCKY (8-6)
Series tied 1-1
EKY 37, Huntington 26
Huntington 39, EKY 28
It’s been a while since the two rivals have met on the gridiron in the Coal Cup. They have split the two games, but haven’t played since week 5 on March 18.
Martavious Young is averaging 57.2 yards per game with five rushing touchdowns in the two games against the Drillers. He has thrown for 322 yards with four touchdowns and five picks against Eastern Kentucky.
The league’s leading scorer, Eastern Kentucky’s Aric Evans, has only scored four touchdowns in the two contests. Matthew Barbour has also scored four touchdowns.
Huntington is averaging 214 yards per game, while Eastern Kentucky is averaging 163.5 in the two games against each other.
May 29, 2011
CANTON, OH – The Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) is announcing the official pairings for the first-ever Ultimate Bowl playoffs. With Huntington’s 49-25 victory over Saginaw in the league’s final regular season game, the Hammer claimed the final spot for the inaugural four-team tournament.
In the first playoff game, Northern Kentucky travels to Saginaw 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Dow Center, while Huntington travels to Eastern Kentucky 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center.
NORTHERN KENTUCKY (11-3) AT SAGINAW (9-5)
Series tied 1-1
NKY 64, Saginaw 56
Saginaw 63, NKY 58
The two teams have battled evenly with each team winning home games, however, Saginaw has lost two straight games and could be without the services of quarterback Tommy Jones. The game features the two top offenses in league as NKY leads the UIFL with 57.3 points per game. Saginaw is second, averaging 53.9 points per contest.
Quarterback Jared Lorenzen leads the league with 261.8 yards of total offense, and is second with 76 touchdowns. His top two receiving threats – Ricardo Lenhart and Willie Idlette – are first and second, respectively, in receptions and receiving yards. In two games against Saginaw, Lenhart has scored eight touchdowns on 20 receptions, while Idlette has a team-high 21 catches in the two Saginaw games.
Zac Nichols has a team-high 20 receptions in the two games against the River Monsters, while LaVaughn Macon has 16 catches and Andrew Beaver 14 catches in two NKY contests.
HUNTINGTON (7-7) AT EASTERN KENTUCKY (8-6)
Series tied 1-1
EKY 37, Huntington 26
Huntington 39, EKY 28
It’s been a while since the two rivals have met on the gridiron in the Coal Cup. They have split the two games, but haven’t played since week 5 on March 18.
Martavious Young is averaging 57.2 yards per game with five rushing touchdowns in the two games against the Drillers. He has thrown for 322 yards with four touchdowns and five picks against Eastern Kentucky.
The league’s leading scorer, Eastern Kentucky’s Aric Evans, has only scored four touchdowns in the two contests. Matthew Barbour has also scored four touchdowns.
Huntington is averaging 214 yards per game, while Eastern Kentucky is averaging 163.5 in the two games against each other.