05/03/08 - COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - The Springfield WolfPack turned the football over twice and the Iowa Blackhawk defense sacked Wolfpack quarterback Colby Hughes five times enroute to a 57-13 win at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

A stronger Iowa defense held Springfield to only 97 yards of total offense. Hughes was 8 of 22 for 63 yards and one interception.

Iowa led 30-7 at halftime with Blackhawks quarterback Chuck Wright connecting on 17 of 22 passes for 204 yards and five touchdowns. Wright hit Chris Pomerleau twice for scores and Brad Triplett on a nine-yard touchdown.

 

Game Summary

1st Qtr

IA -12:45 - Elijah Sullivan 10-yard run (Jerry Lakin kick) (7-0)

IA - 6:21 - Mike Stuart 4-yard pass from Wright (Lakin kick) (14-0)

2nd Qtr

IA - 14:04 - Chris Pomerleau 26-yard pass from Wright (kick failed) (21-0)

SW - 9:56 - Lee Coleman 8-yard run (Chris Shirato kick) (21-7)

IA - 3:52 - Eric Johnson 15-yard run (Lakin kick) (27-7)

IA - 0:00 - Lakin 20-yard field goal (30-7)

3rd Qtr

SW - 7:29 - Colby Hughes 5-yard run (kick blocked) (30-13)

IA - 3:10 - Chris Pomerleau 14-yard pass from Wright (Lakin kick) (37-13)

4th Qtr

IA - 10:36 - Brad Triplett 9-yard pass from Wright (Kick blocked) (43-13)

IA - 8:11 - Mike Neville 20-yard pass from Wright (Lakin kick) (50-13)

IA - 5:10 - Eric Johnson 5-yard run (Lakin kick) (57-13)

 

BOX SCORE

Springfield	0	7	6	0	-	13
Blackhawks	14	16	7	20	-	57

PASSING:

Springfield: Hughes 8-22-63-1

Iowa: Wright 17-23-204-0, Pomerleau 0-1-0-0

RECEIVING:

Springfield: Logan Hughes 4-34, Brett Lovekamp 2-16, Lee Coleman 2-13

Iowa: Chris Pomerleau 7-83, Mike Stuart 4-41, Kurt Ferguson 1-34, Mike Neville 1-20, Elijah Sullivan 2-13, Brad Triplett 1-9, Eric Johnson 1-4

RUSHING:

Springfield: C. Hughes 16-17, Lee Coleman 6-12, Winston Grimes 4-5

Iowa: Sullivan 8-45, Eric Johnson 4-32, Mike Stuart 1-9, Chris Pomerleau 1(-1)

 

 

04/26/08 - SPRINGFIELD, MO - The Springfield WolfPack were relentless in their home opener against Missouri Saturday night, scoring a franchise high 69 points while holding the team from St. Joe to just 14 points.

Springfield took advantage of seven Missouri turnovers during the contest while out-gaining the Minutemen 278 -88. So dominating was the WolfPack that Missouri was held to negative three yards rushing, while Springfield never faced a fourth down play.

Springfield racked up 146 yards on the ground, led by Winston Grimes (8-60, 1 TD) and Lee Coleman (7-54, 2 TD).

Colby Hughes (6/10, 90 yds, 4 TD) threw for 90 yards on 6 of 10 passing. His four TD passes came on four straight passes during a stretch between the third and fourth quarters. Hughes did not have the highest passer rating in the game, however. In fact, both back-up quarterback Chris Glenn and Coleman had a perfect passer rating as each threw one pass good for touchdowns.

Chris Bodin (3-59, 2 TD) led the receiving corps with touchdown receptions of 25 and 23 yards, with Logan Hughes grabbing 3 passes for 32 yards and 2 touchdowns. Coleman and Colby Hughes got in the touchdown reception business as well as they each caught a touchdown pass to pad their gaudy stats on the night.

Fullback Alvin Johnson added a one-yard plunge to the scoring chart, as did Glenn on a QB keeper late in the contest.

Defensively, Stan Harris and Jason Mudge each had two interceptions, with Jonathan Frazier and Carl Thomas adding picks of their own. Ty Stokes gave the WolfPack their only defensive fumble recovery.

A 37 yard kick return by Linzell Harris II was the big highlight for the Minutemen, who managed only one offensive score when Caleb Brady leapt high in the corner to snag a 4-yard TD pass from Andre Robberson. Robberson ended up 6 of 19 for just 53 yards and four interceptions. Adam Marro added 5 of 15 passing for 38 yds and two interceptions.

The WolfPack head for Iowa this week before returning home to face those same Blackhawks.

 

Game Summary

1 st Qtr

SW 10:03 Lee Coleman 7 run, (Chris Shiraito) 7-0

MM 8:44 James Hunington safety 7-2

2 nd Qtr

SW 14:16 Chris Bodin 25 pass from Colby Hughes (Shiraito) 14-2

SW 10:10 C. Bodin 23 pass from C. Hughes (No Good) 20-2

SW 4:21 Alvin Johnson 1 run (No Good) 26-2

MM 3:09 Linzell Harris II 40 Kick Off Return (No Good) 26-8

SW 1:10 L. Coleman 7 pass from C. Hughes (Shiraito) 33-8

MM 0:05 Caleb bradey 5 pass from Andre Roberson (No Good) 33-14

3 rd Qtr

SW 13:34 Logan Hughes 7 pass from C. Hughes (Shiraito) 40-14

SW 0:00 C. Hughes 34 pass from L. Coleman (Shiraito) 47-14

4 th Qtr

SW 10:02 L. Hughes 8 pass from Chris Glenn (No Good) 53-14

SW 5:00 Winston Grimes 4 run (Shiraito) 60-14

SW 3:21 #19 Safety 62-14

SW 0:17 L. Coleman 2 Run (Shiraito) 69-14

 

BOX SCORE

Springfield	7	26	14	22	-	69
Missouri	2	12	0	0	-	14

WolfPack

Minutemen

1st Down	16	6
3rd Down Conv.	3 of 3	1 of 10
4th Down Conv.	0 of 0	4 of 8
Rush	23 for 146	9 for (-3)
Pass	8 of 12 for 132	11 of 34 for 91
Total Yards	278	88
Turnovers	1	7
Penalties	7/50	8/57
Time Of Possession	N/A	N/A

 

RUSHING:

Springfield: Winston Grimes 8-60-1 TD, Lee Coleman 7-54-2 TD, Chris Glenn 3-19-1 TD, Colby Hughes 3-10-0, Troy McMain 1-2-0, Alvin Johnson 1-1-1 TD.

Missouri: Andre Robberson 4-25-0, Adam Marro 3-(-2)-0, Stebey Townsell 2-(-26)-0.

PASSING:

Springfield: Colby Hughes 6/10-90-4 TD (25,23,6,7), Lee Coleman 1/1-34-1 TD (34), Chris Glenn 1/1-8-1 TD (8).

Missouri: Andre Robberson 6/19-53-1 TD (4)-4 INT, Adam Marro 5/15-0 TD-2 INT,

RECEIVING:

Springfield: Chris Bodin 3-59-2 TD (25, 23), Logan Hughes 2-33-2 TD (7, 13), Colby Hughes 1-34-1 TD (34), Brett Lovekamp 1-7-0, Lee Coleman 1-6-1 TD (6).

Missouri: Matt Shull 4-38-0, Stebey Townsell 2-36-0, Demar Scott 2-21-0, Caleb Bradey 2-10-1 TD (4), Linzell Harris II 1-8-0, Chris Brown 1-2-0.

INTERCEPTIONS:

Springfield: Jason Mudge (2), Stan Harris (2), Jonathan Frazier, Carl Thomas

DEFENSIVE FUMBLE RECOVERIES:

Springfield: Ty Stokes

Missouri: Caleb Bradey

 

 

04/19/08 - TOPEKA, KS - Although the majority of the 2008 Springfield WolfPack football roster is filled with new players, it was only fitting that their first game against the 5-time APFL Champions would also feature a Koyote team with a new look.

Gone from Kansas is Quarterback Chris Coffin, around for all five of the Koyotes' American Professional Football League indoor football championships and a force against the WolfPack passing for 182 yards and three touchdowns in a 56-26 win last season.

But if you look at the final score, a 40-28 loss for the Springfield WolfPack, one would be hard pressed to agree that the WolfPack defense actually had a good game.

With Springfield trailing 21-7 and Kansas poised to score, the WolfPack defense held the Koyotes on four plays, turning the ball over, and giving the WolfPack another chance to close the gap before the half.

Rob Richardson's 10-yard sack (2 total) of Koyote quarterback Nathan Bolden Jr. during that series pushed Kansas across midfield and they never recovered.

Offensively, the WolfPack sputtered at times showing moments of life but could only close a 20 point gap (twice in the game) to 13 on Colby Hughes' 31 yard pass to Lee Coleman with 8:45 left in the half.

Kansas would then retaliate after every WolfPack score, and used Henry Tally's interception of Hughes' 12-yard TD attempt to Chris Bodin in the end zone to start a Koyote rally.

Jonathan Frazier killed a Koyote drive in the 3rd quarter with his first interception of the season. Kansas stopped a rally by the WolfPack in the same quarter when Hughes' first down pass was blocked up in the air at the line of scrimmage and Bryce Kelly came down with the interception.

A 12-point deficit would be as close as the WolfPack would get. Hughes' 10-yard TD run with 17.1 seconds left in the game, and Chris Shirato's extra point made the game respectable.

 

Game Summary

KK - 10:14 - 1Q - (5/40) Nathan Bolden Jr. - 1 yrd run- QB Keeper, KG (7-0)

KK - 3:20 - 1Q - (4/43) Mike Steens - 9 yrd run, KG (14-0)

KK - 7:50 - 2Q - (6/38) Bolden - 9 yrd run, KG (21-0)

SW - 3:35 - 2Q - (8/40) Chris Bodin - 17 yrd pass from Colby Hughes, KG (21-7)

KK - 10:42 - 3Q - (2/10) Justin Wrecke - 10 yrd pass from Bolden, KNG (27-7)

SW - 8:57 - 3Q - (3/30) Lee Coleman - 30 yrd pass, KG (27-14)

KK - 6:38 - 3Q - (3/31) Steve Willis - 31 yrd pass, KG (34-14)

SW - 2:20 - 3Q - (5/25) Colby Hughes - 9 yrd run, KG (34-21)

KK - 9:20 - 4Q - (7/35) Bolden - 14 yrd run, KNG (40-21)

SW - 0:17.1 - 4Q - (6/36) Colby Hughes - 10 yrd run, KG (40-28)

 

BOX SCORE

Springfield	0	7	14	7	-	28
Kansas	14	7	13	6	-	40

WolfPack

Koyotes

1st Down	9	8
3rd Down Conv.	2 of 8	5 of 12
4th Down Conv.	1 of 4	2 of 5
Rush	15 for 28	21 for (-5)
Pass	9 of 24 for 108	13 of 30 for 158
Total Yards	136	153
Turnovers	4	1
Penalties	10/55	5/50
Time Of Possession	N/A	N/A

 

RUSHING:

Springfield: Lee Coleman 3-5-0, Colby Hughes 12-23-2 TD

Kansas: Donell Smith 5-3-0, Nathan Bolden 10- (-17)-0, Mike Steens 5-11-0, Ron Birhiray...... 1- (-2)-0.

PASSING:

Springfield: Colby Hughes 9/24-108-0 TD, 4 Int.

Kansas: Nathan Bolden 13/30-158-2 TD, 1 INT.

RECEIVING:

Springfield: Brett Lovekamp 4-31-0 TD (14), Lee Coleman 3-50-0 TD (13), Logan Hughes...... 1-12-0, Chris Bodin 1-15-0

Kansas: Justin Wrecke 9-75-2 TD (23), Dwayne Allen 2-44-0, Steve Willis 2-39-1 TD.

KICKING:

Springfield: Chris Shiraito - FG 0/0, PAT 4/4

Kansas: Chris Thompson - FG 0/0, PAT 4/6

INTERCEPTIONS:

Springfield: Johnathan Frasier.

Kansas: Ron Birhiray, Henry Tally, Brooks Meyers, Bryce Kelly

 

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