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Post by CF4L on May 15, 2011 11:45:35 GMT -5
APFL STANDINGS AFTER WEEK 8 Sioux City Bandits 6-0 Iowa Blackhawks 4-2 Mid-Missouri Outlaws 3-3 Springfield Wolfpack 2-4 Kansas Koyotes 1-5 Florida Scorpions 0-1 Kansas City Matadors 0-1 Week 8 ResultsSioux City Bandits 44 @ 18 Mid-Missouri Outlaws Kansas Koyotes 28 @ 41 Iowa BlackhawksWeek 9 Games21 May (Sat): Sioux City Bandits at Springfield Wolfpack 7:35 PM 21 May (Sat): Mid-Missouri Outlaws at Kansas Koyotes 7:00 PM
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Post by CF4L on May 15, 2011 11:54:50 GMT -5
Blackhawks out front against Kansasby Tony Boone southwestiowanews.com/articles/20....0e680631380.txtTwo summers ago, Iowa wrestled the American Professional Football League trophy away from the six-time champion Kansas Koyotes at the Mid-America Center. Saturday, the Blackhawks settled for just taking away the ball. Defensive back Bosan Burton’s three first-half interceptions allowed Iowa to build a two-touchdown lead. The Blackhawks went on to hold off Kansas 41-28 at the MAC in the first of two meetings between the longtime APFL rivals during the regular season. Two of Burton’s picks came with the Koyotes inside the red zone. One led to the second of three scoring passes from Chuck Wright to Robert Kirvin. “We’ve got a little cover-three defense that we’re perfecting right now,” Burton said. “Our D-line is getting a lot of pressure on the quarterback, where he’s going to throw some lob balls. I was just makings some plays on the ball today.” The three early turnovers gave a confidence boost to an Iowa defense that gave up 62 points in a win over Mid-Missouri a week ago. Blackhawk coach Mike Wolff said he still saw too many missed tackles, but liked the performance better than in the previous outing. “There was a definite improvement on the defensive part,” he said. “The three turnovers were big because it allowed our offense to have three more possessions. The more possessions you have in indoor football, the more chances you have to score.” Wright finished the night with 201 passing yards and four touchdowns. Running back Kaylon Price also ran for two scores as Iowa improved to 4-2 on the season. After falling behind early, Kansas (1-5) was never closer than seven the rest of the way. Kansas (1-5) 0 13 8 7 – 28 Iowa (4-2) 7 14 14 6 – 41 I: Robert Kirvin 6 pass from Chuck Wright (Jerry Lakin kick) I: Kirvin 42 pass from Wright (Lakin kick) K: Naji Shinskia 41 pass from Carlos Kelly (John Cox kick) I: Kaylon Price 2 run (Lakin kick) K: Mike Williams 2 pass from Kelly (kick failed) I: Price 4 run (Lakin kick) K: Mike Steen 7 run (Steen run) I: Tavaris Capers 37 pass from Wright (Lakin kick) I: Kirvin 5 pass from Wright (kick failed) K: Kelly 1 run (Cox kick) Individual Statistics RUSHING: K, Steen 10-21, Kelly 7-15, Dipman 1-(-3). I, Holliday 8-36, Price 7-29, Rush 1-9, Wright 1-(-1), Stuart 1-(-4). PASSING: K, Kelly 11-20-3 151, Dipman 0-1-0. I, Wright 21-28-0 201. RECEVING: K, Shinskia 4-72, Lowe 3-55, Williams 3-15, Steen 1-9. I, Kirvin 7-77, Rush 6-32, Seymour 3-26, Holliday 2-5, Stuart 2-4, Capers 1-37.
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Post by CF4L on May 15, 2011 11:55:28 GMT -5
Bandits improve to 6-0 with road winwww.siouxcityjournal.com/sports/f....0dac04fe42.htmlSEDALIA, Mo. -- It wasn't always pretty, but the Sioux City Bandits became the first road team to ever win at the Mathewson Exhibition Center. Mid-Missouri had been 31-0 at its home turf on the Missouri State Fairgrounds since 2007, but suffered a 44-18 American Professional Football League loss to Sioux City Saturday night. An 80-20 winner over Mid-Missouri on April 23 at the Tyson Events Center, Sioux City improved its season record to 6-0, tying the 2005 squad for the best start in team history. The Bandits overcame a scoreless first quarter and a shaky start from quarterback Scott Jensen to pick up their third road victory of the season. Jensen, who hadn't been intercepted in his first five games, threw three interceptions and was also sacked five times in the first half. Sioux City's third-year quarterback played better in the second half, throwing a pair of touchdown passes while running for another. Jensen now has 22 touchdown passes for Sioux City heading into next Saturday's APFL road game against the Springfield Wolf Pack at Springfield, Mo. He threw scoring passes to Chase Colvin and Damon Mothershead in the third and fourth quarters, respectively. Mothershead, a former West High School and Morningside College standout, also ran for a second-quarter touchdown. Drew Prohaska ran for a pair of touchdowns in the second frame. Veteran cornerback Alex Ardley recorded two of the Bandits' four interceptions. Ardley, who had two interceptions for the 2005 Sioux City team that went 15-3 and fell 40-38 to Sioux Falls in the United Indoor Football championship game, now has seven interceptions this season, one pickoff away from tying John Zevenbergen's team record set in 2006. Taylor Schumacher and Rahn Franklin also recorded interceptions for Sioux City. Schumacher returned his sixth interception of the season 40 yards to the Mid-Missouri 5-yard line in the second quarter and one play later, Prohaska scored a touchdown to tie the game 6-6. Mid-Missouri's ensuing possession was lowlighted by the first of Ardley's interceptions, but Jensen, facing a heavy Outlaws pass rush, threw his first interception in 78 pass attempts as the Bandits traded turnovers. Mothershead's 13-yard touchdown run snapped the 6-6 deadlock and Prohaska, a former Briar Cliff Charger, tacked on a two-point conversion run. Prohaska's two-yard run in the closing seconds gave Sioux City a 21-12 halftime advantage. In the third quarter, the Bandits were unable to capitalize on Jason Bonwell's fumble recovery and Franklin's interception. Mid-Missouri closed the gap within 21-18 when Marcus Bruce returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown, but Jensen answered back with a 45-yard touchdown pass to Colvin to start a 23-0 run that closed the game.
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Post by CF4L on May 15, 2011 11:56:05 GMT -5
Semipro football: Sioux City 44, Mid-Missouri 18by Seth Stringer www.sedaliademocrat.com/sports/missouri-34097-mid-city.htmlIt was a humbling finish to one of the finest streaks Sedalia has ever seen. The Mid-Missouri Outlaws’ 31-0 home win streak, which began in their inaugural 2007 campaign, ended Saturday in a convincing 44-18 loss to the Sioux City Bandits at the Mathewson Exhibition Center. Kyle Middleton threw four interceptions as part of a five-turnover performance, Jon Gutierrez missed three field goals and the Outlaws dropped a program’s worst third straight game to fall to 3-3 on the season. “You got to make plays against good teams to win games like this,” Outlaws coach Ben Lyles said. “We’ve just didn’t make enough plays overall. We’ve got to make more plays.” The Outlaws defense, though, did everything to put a W on the scoreboard. It had three sacks, two interceptions and held Scott Jensen, who had 20 touchdowns and a 71 completion percentage on the season, to just 6-of-19 passing for 92 yards and three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing). “They did an outstanding job,” Lyles said. “I can’t say enough about what our defense did and they worked hard all week.” Middleton, who completed just 16 of 35 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns, couldn’t have been prouder of a defense that previously gave up 80 points to the Bandits (6-0) in the teams’ first meeting. “I thought our defense played great tonight,” Middleton said, “They put us in a position to win but offensively, I let us down tonight.” The stifling defensive effort was especially prevalent in the first quarter. Highlighted by two four-and-outs and three straight scoreless drives to start the game, the Outlaws defense suffocated Jensen and held the Bandits off the scoreboard in the opening quarter. That allowed the Outlaws offense to strike early. Following two straight sacks by his defense, Middleton connected with Jacob Cahill up the middle for a 26-yard score, and after a failed extra-point attempt, the Outlaws took a 6-0 advantage into the second quarter. The Bandits’ defense, though, recovered to set up a struggling offense. After a Bandits drive stalled at the goal line, Taylor Schumacher picked off Middleton to set up a first-and-goal situation for Jensen and Co. A player later, Andrew Prohaska found the end zone with a 4-yard scurry up the middle, and after a missed extra point, the teams were deadlocked at 6. Middleton threw his second pick of the night on the ensuing drive, but James repaid the favor and gave Jensen his first interception of the year. A Gutierrez missed field goal, the first of three on the night, ended the threat and set up the Bandits at midfield. Prohaska opened the fresh set of downs with a 17-yard scamper up the right sideline, and three plays later, Damon Mothershead scored on a 9-yard reverse end-around up the left sideline. A successful two-point conversion put the lead at 14-6 a little past the midway point of the quarter. Middleton responded with a 8-yard touchdown to Darryl Madry to cut the deficit to 14-12, but Prohaska converted on fourth and 2 with a 4-yard score, and a successful extra point put the Bandits on top 21-12 at the half. The second half began with a bang for the Outlaws, who benefited from a dropped lateral pass that resulted in a 25-yard Jajwan Shields defensive touchdown to cut the lead to 21-18. The momentum, though, was short-lived. Jensen found Chase Colvin for a 26-yard touchdown pass, and later in the fourth, scored on 2-yard keeper to stretch the advantage to 35-18. For added measure, Bandits kicker Brian Darden stroked a 38-yard field goal, and Jensen found Mothershead for a 20-yard score to put a cap on the road win.
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Post by Banana Cat on May 17, 2011 22:04:41 GMT -5
Picking Sioux City and Kansas this week, so my perfect picking record is in jeopardy.
I think Mid-Missouri is the better team, but I just have a feeling the Outlaws will somehow get shafted in Topeka based on what Adams did last week in Council Bluffs.
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Post by doobi on May 18, 2011 4:17:56 GMT -5
Might be a good pick BC. The Outlaws put it all on the line last week and had their hearts ripped out. Teams don't usually have a good game the next week when that happens.
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Post by CF4L on May 20, 2011 20:37:16 GMT -5
Arena football: Outlaws have work cut out for them to earn home playoff gamewww.sedaliademocrat.com/sports/football-34240-league-outlaws.htmlBy Seth Stringer A lot can change in a month. On April 17, just a day removed from a 36-25 road win over the Springfield WolfPack, the Mid-Missouri Outlaws stood at 3-0 and looked primed for a run back to the American Professional Football League championship game. Fast-forward to the present, and the former three-time Central Plains Football League champions are in a downward spiral that has caused quarterback Kyle Middleton to declare, “It’s time to put up or shut up.” Coming off Saturday’s 44-18 loss at home to the Sioux City Bandits that snapped their 31-game unbeaten streak in Sedalia, the Outlaws have lost three straight for the first time in the history of the five-year program. And while the cold streak has come at the hands of two squads (the Bandits and the Iowa Blackhawks) carrying a combined 10-2 record, the nature of the losses has been humbling. Mid-Missouri has been outscored 196-100 during the span, making their points differential on the year 273-201. A game out of third place in the APFL standings at .500, the Outlaws still have a lot to fight for with the No. 2 playoff seed and home-field advantage still up for grabs. That’s why Saturday’s road matchup with the 1-5 Kansas Koyotes is so important. “We have to find out what we’re made of,” said Middleton, who has thrown for 17 touchdowns compared to seven interceptions on the season. “We still control our own destiny to get that No. 2 seed to host some home playoff games. We just need to play with that urgency.” The Koyotes may be the perfect opponent to lift the Outlaws out of their funk. The Outlaws, who beat Kansas 37-27 earlier in the year, carry a 3-0 all-time record against the Topeka-based team. But then again, all three games have been by 10 points or less. And the Outlaws have struggled outside of Sedalia this season, carrying a 1-2 record and being outscored 177-118. “It’s been up and down,” Middleton said of the struggles on the road. “The Springfield game was good for us, the Bandits game stunk, and offensively, the Blackhawks game was a good game for us. The important thing is we have to put two good halves together. Last week, we had a good first half against the Bandits and were god-awful in the second half. We have to play well the whole game and that starts this week.” Middleton also said leadership from he and head coach Ben Lyles, will play a key role in the turnaround. “Ben and I talked Sunday night about the game and what we needed to do and the direction we needed to go,” Middleton said. “It starts at the top. Ben and I have been around the longest and I put a lot of it on my shoulders and I know he does the same. I expect to pull down a win this week.”
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Post by CF4L on May 20, 2011 20:48:57 GMT -5
Koyotes seek second win cjonline.com/sports/2011-05-20/koyotes-seek-second-winby Rick Peterson Jr. If the Kansas Koyotes are going to make a late-season run, Koyotes coach Troy Biladeau knows that now is the time to put the wheels in motion. After going 1-5 through their first six games, the Koyotes will have a couple of quality opportunities to earn wins in their next two games, starting with a 7:05 p.m. contest Saturday against the Mid-Missouri Outlaws at Landon Arena. “I’ve been talking about trying to make a run toward the end of the season and making the playoffs -- this is the time right now,” Biladeau said. “You can’t make the run in the last game of the season against Iowa and say ‘This is it.’ Now is the time to do it. “The next two games are both at home, and the last time we were at home we played really well. The guys are really excited to be back at home.” After enduring a tough schedule through first half of the season, the rest of the slate shapes up well for the Koyotes, who will play four of their last five at home. “It’s tough the way our schedule is set up, we started with four out of six on the road and we have a young team,” Biladeau said. “But we’re really looking forward to the next couple of home games. After that we only have to go on the road one more time. So, we really feel like it’s a good time to make a run.” The Koyotes are coming off back-to-back road losses to the Sioux City Bandits and the Iowa Blackhawks. Kansas was handed a 52-21 loss on May 7 at Sioux City before dropping a 41-28 decision to the Blackhawks last week. Biladeau said he thought the Koyotes played decently against the defending champion Blackhawks but were set back by three turnovers in the first half. “The biggest thing in indoor football is the turnover battle,” he said. “Teams have pretty much the same talent most of the time. Not all of the time, but most of the time, the team that wins the turnover battle will win the game.” Koyotes’ quarterback Carlos Kelly went 11 of 20 through the air against Iowa for 151 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. Fellow Highland Park product Naji Shinskia caught four passes for 72 yards and one touchdown. Biladeau said the Koyotes haven’t made many roster moves since the beginning of the season. “It’s probably 85 percent of the same guys. There will be a couple of new guys this weekend,” he said. “I told the guys that if I think I can improve this team by bringing someone in, I will. But we’ve got a good group of guys and they’ve been committed all year.”
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Post by Banana Cat on May 21, 2011 6:01:21 GMT -5
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Post by CF4L on May 21, 2011 10:12:09 GMT -5
going with some chalk again-- Sioux City over Springfield & Mid-Missouri over Kansas.
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Post by CF4L on May 21, 2011 21:30:34 GMT -5
FINAL
Sioux City Bandits 43 Springfield Wolfpack 21
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Post by CF4L on May 21, 2011 22:35:14 GMT -5
FINAL
Kansas Koyotes 48 Mid-Missouri Outlaws 42
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Post by Banana Cat on May 22, 2011 2:14:25 GMT -5
Oh yeah, 18-0 in APFL predictions this year! Now all I need is a dime and I can get a cup of coffee straw.
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