Post by Nevadanut on May 2, 2019 22:11:55 GMT -8
SAN DIEGO STRIKE FORCE at TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS
What: It's IFL Expansion Bowl III as the Strike Force head to their eastern neighbor to face the Sugar Skulls.
When: Saturday, May 4 at 6 p.m. pacific (8 p.m. central).
Where: Tucson Convention Center; Tucson, Arizona.
Stream: IFL YouTube Channel.
2019 Head to Head: March 3 - Sugar Skulls 65, Strike Force 44. March 31 - Sugar Skulls 51, Strike Force 31. May 9 - Sugar Skulls at Strike Force.
Note: This is one of two IFL week 11 matchups featuring teams coming off losses. The other is the game with the Sioux Falls Storm visiting the Quad City Steamwheelers.
The Strike Force are 1-7 overall and 0-4 on the road. They are coming off a 52-14 home loss to the Arizona Rattlers on April 22. The Sugar Skulls are 3-5 overall and 2-2 at home. They are coming off a 61-58 home loss to the Iowa Barnstormers on April 27.
SAN DIEGO STRIKE FORCE
Strike Force DB Omar Cook.
(Photo by Gary Royall/SCtoC)
ROSTER
# - name (pos)
1 - Julian Stafford (WR)
2 - Rashad Ridley (WR)
3 - George Morteira Jr. (RB)
4 - Jihad Vercher (QB)
6 - David Carter (WR)
10 - Cass Wise (WR/DB)
12 - Marques Rodgers (WR)
14 - E.J. Johnson (DB)
21 - Omar Cook (DB)
22 - Ernesto Lacayo (K)
32 - Lonnie Bickham III (LB)
42 - Tyler Thornton (DB)
52 - Terrence Fullum (DL)
55 - Mikell Mair (LB)
64 - Sergio Phillips (OL/DL)
65 - Jackson Dallas (OL)
72 - Jonte Berry (OL)
77 - Shakore Phillip (DL)
82 - Jamari Williams (WR)
84 - Victor Dean Jr. (WR)
90 - Zian Jones (OL/DL)
91 - Bruce Leaupepe (OL)
99 - Alfonso Hampton (DL)
N/A - Ralph Harvey Jr. (LB)
Short Term IR
24 - Deshawn Hawthorn (DB)
45 - Rafael Lamas (DL)
99 - Royce Roxas (OL)
Season Ending IR
N/A
Transfer
24 - Kenric Young Jr. (DB) [AFL - Baltimore Brigade]
77 - Faleaoga Russell (OL/DL) [AFL - Columbus Destroyers]
RTR
N/A
Coaching Staff
Burt Grossman - Head Coach
Taylor Genuser - Offensive Coordinator
James Kilmer - Offensive Line Coach
Kendrick Knox - Offensive Line/Defensive Line Coach
Stafon Johnson - Defensive Backs Coach
Derek Dahlen - Defensive Consultant
TEAM STATISTICS
Yards per game: 212.6
Rush yards per game: 38.3
Pass yards per game: 174.4
Points per game: 41.3
Yards allowed per game: 253.5
Rush yards allowed per game: 104.1
Pass yards allowed per game: 149.3
Points allowed per game: 59.6
Roster information is subject to change and is presented here as a basic guide for following the game. Rosters and team information is gathered from the IFL's 2019 Media Guide and other sources, and will be updated as further roster information becomes available.
TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS
Sugar Skulls WR Shaquon Curenton.
(Photo by Gary Royall/SCtoC)
ROSTER
# - name (pos)
1 - Emmanuel Roker (DB)
2 - Dominique Harrison (DB)
3 - Edward Burns (DB)
5 - Jake Medlock (QB)
6 - Josh Gable (K)
7 - Cam Gaddis (DB/WR)
8 - Mike Jones (RB)
9 - Shaquan Curenton (WR)
10 - Shadrach Thornton (RB)
14 - Malique Belfort (WR)
15 - Robert Metz (LB)
16 - Matt Behrendt (QB)
17 - Desmond Raiford (DL)
19 - Edward Mosley (DL)
23 - Dee Maggitt Jr. (DB)
26 - Micah Eugene Jr. (DB)
35 - Zachary Allen (LB)
55 - Keith Jones Jr. (DL)
64 - Mike Montero (OL)
70 - Alex Rios (OL)
73 - Trenton Saunders (OL)
82 - Jarid Brown (WR)
92 - Rayshawn Henderson (DL)
N/A - Jeremiah Harris (WR)
N/A - Kasey Johnson (DB)
Short Term IR
67 - Antonio Rosales (OL)
84 - Treydonte Hill (WR)
93 - Michael Kluge (DL)
99 - Rusmin Nikocevic (DL)
Season Ending IR
N/A
Transfer
N/A
RTR
N/A
Coaching Staff
Marcus Coleman - Head Coach
Hurtis Chinn - Offensive Coordinator
Malcolm Nelson - Defensive Coordinator
TEAM STATISTICS
Yards per game: 275.3
Rush yards per game: 110.3
Pass yards per game: 165.0
Points per game: 50.8
Yards allowed per game: 256.9
Rush yards allowed per game: 73.0
Pass yards allowed per game: 183.9
Points allowed per game: 52.6
Roster information is subject to change and is presented here as a basic guide for following the game. Rosters and team information is gathered from the IFL's 2019 Media Guide, as well as other sources, and will be updated as further roster information becomes available.
ANALYSIS
As long as these IFL teams exist, they will forever be linked as the league's two 2019 expansion franchises. That, and their geographical proximity to one another, makes for a natural budding rivalry. It has been, to this point, one-sided. The teams have seen each other in two prior meetings this season; one in each's home arena. This third match up, 2019 Expansion Bowl III if you will, sees the Strike Force invade southern Arizona for this week 11 battle. The Sugar Skulls won their first IFL contest when they put away the Strike Force, 66-44, in week 2. Jake Medlock threw for four touchdowns, three to Shaquon Curenton in the win in San Diego. In the second meeting, Tucson San Diego to just 17 points in the second through fourth quarters as they emerged with a 51-31 win at home. Medlock threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more, and Mike Jones rushed for 78 yards and two scores in the win. For the Strike Force, this is a battle for respectability. While not mathematically eliminated from the playoffs at this point, the prospect at a post-season bid is bleak. A win over their fellow expansion franchise could be a building block for this team as they look to finish strong in their inaugural season. The Sugar Skulls are very much in the playoff race. They are tied for the sixth and final playoff spot and a win here could help them down the stretch run. San Diego was on a bye last week after having being shutout by the Arizona Rattlers in the second half in a 52-14 loss in week 9. Tucson seemed poised to take down the defensing IFL champion Iowa Barnstormers last week before Iowa scored with just seven second left to secure a 61-58 win. Head coaches Burt Grossman of the Strike Force and Marcus Coleman of the Sugar Skulls are both former NFL players, which would seem to bring an interesting dynamic to this young series.
San Diego has turned its offense over to rookie quarterback Jihad Vercher, who has started the past two games for the team. He's completing 56.7 percent of his passes for 330 yards with five touchdowns and four interceptions. He also has rushed for a touchdown. George Moreira, Jr. will be tasked with taking some pressure off Vercher. He has rushed 64 times for 180 yards and a team-leading eight touchdowns, and has appeared in all eight of the Strike Force's games this season. Marques Rodgers' 64.1 receiving yards per game are good for fourth in the IFL. He also is third in the league with 41 receptions, totaling 513 yards, and he has hauled in seven touchdown passes Rodgers leads the league in all-purpose yards with 1,303. Julian Stafford's 10 receiving touchdowns are fifth in the league; that comes off 32 catches for 429 yards. David Carter adds 23 catches for 279 yards and two scores. Mikell Mair leads the Strike Force defense with 35 total tackles and has 2.5 tackles for loss. Omar Cook, who has the defense's lone interception, also has 32 tackles and 10 pass break ups. Terrence Fullum has the team's only sack of the season, as well as five tackles for loss. Ernesto Lacayo has converted 38 of 40 extra point attempts and is seven of 17 on his field goal tries with a long of 51 yards.
After switching back and forth between Medlock and Matt Behrendt, the Sugar Skulls seem to have settled in on Medlock (though don't be surprised to see Behrendt take some snaps in this one). Medlock comes in completing 60.3 percent of his passes for 896 yards with 16 touchdowns and four picks. He's rushed for eight scores. Jones is one of the more dynamic rushers in the IFL. He leads the league with 61.4 rushing yards per game and is tied for third with 14 trips to the end zone. He also has 19 receptions for 178 yards and two touchdowns. Curenton has 25 receptions for 399 yards and is tied for fifth in the league with 10 touchdown catches. Rico Brown is the second option with his 17 catches for 214 yards and four touchdowns. The sugar Skulls defense is led by the 61 tackles, four sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss of Zach Allen, Allen also has one of the team's six interceptions on the season. Keith Jones, Jr. has three sacks and five tackles for loss. Cam Gaddis adds four pass break ups and a pair of interceptions to the defensive effort. Dee Maggitt, Jr. has two interceptions, two pass break ups and two tackles for loss in six appearances this season. Josh Gable, who will be appearing in his fourth game with Tucson, has made 12 of his 13 extra point attempts and is two of six on field goal tries with a long of 45 yards.
IFL GAMES THIS WEEK
May 4 - Bismarck Bucks (2-6) at Green Bay Blizzard (5-3), 5:05 p.m.
May 4 - Cedar Rapids River Kings (1-8) at Iowa Barnstormers (7-1), 5:05 p.m.
May 4 - Sioux Falls Storm (6-2) at Quad City Steamwheelers (3-5), 5:05 p.m.
May 4 - Nebraska Danger (5-4) at Arizona Rattlers (8-0), 5:05 p.m.
May 4 - San Diego Strike Force (1-7) at Tucson Sugar Skulls (3-5), 6 p.m.
All times are pacific time. Our preview of each game will appear on the board of the home team in that match up.
HELPFUL LINKS
IFL
IFL 2019 League Schedule and Results
SCtoC's 2019 Weekly Power Rankings
IFL 2019 Players of the Week - Cumulative
Indoor Football League Rules
IFL Franchise Index
SCtoC IFL 2018 Golden Helmet Awards
INDIVIDUAL TEAM SCHEDULES
Arizona Rattlers
Bismarck Bucks
Cedar Rapids River Kings
Green Bay Blizzard
Iowa Barnstormers
Nebraska Danger
Quad City Steamwheelers
San Diego Strike Force
Sioux Falls Storm
Tucson Sugar Skulls
INDIVIDUAL TEAM VITAL STATISTICS
Arizona Rattlers
Bismarck Bucks
Cedar Rapids River Kings
Green Bay Blizzard
Iowa Barnstormers
Nebraska Danger
Quad City Steamwheelers
San Diego Strike Force
Sioux Falls Storm
Tucson Sugar Skulls
IFL STANDINGS
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What: It's IFL Expansion Bowl III as the Strike Force head to their eastern neighbor to face the Sugar Skulls.
When: Saturday, May 4 at 6 p.m. pacific (8 p.m. central).
Where: Tucson Convention Center; Tucson, Arizona.
Stream: IFL YouTube Channel.
2019 Head to Head: March 3 - Sugar Skulls 65, Strike Force 44. March 31 - Sugar Skulls 51, Strike Force 31. May 9 - Sugar Skulls at Strike Force.
Note: This is one of two IFL week 11 matchups featuring teams coming off losses. The other is the game with the Sioux Falls Storm visiting the Quad City Steamwheelers.
The Strike Force are 1-7 overall and 0-4 on the road. They are coming off a 52-14 home loss to the Arizona Rattlers on April 22. The Sugar Skulls are 3-5 overall and 2-2 at home. They are coming off a 61-58 home loss to the Iowa Barnstormers on April 27.
SAN DIEGO STRIKE FORCE
Strike Force DB Omar Cook.
(Photo by Gary Royall/SCtoC)
ROSTER
# - name (pos)
1 - Julian Stafford (WR)
2 - Rashad Ridley (WR)
3 - George Morteira Jr. (RB)
4 - Jihad Vercher (QB)
6 - David Carter (WR)
10 - Cass Wise (WR/DB)
12 - Marques Rodgers (WR)
14 - E.J. Johnson (DB)
21 - Omar Cook (DB)
22 - Ernesto Lacayo (K)
32 - Lonnie Bickham III (LB)
42 - Tyler Thornton (DB)
52 - Terrence Fullum (DL)
55 - Mikell Mair (LB)
64 - Sergio Phillips (OL/DL)
65 - Jackson Dallas (OL)
72 - Jonte Berry (OL)
77 - Shakore Phillip (DL)
82 - Jamari Williams (WR)
84 - Victor Dean Jr. (WR)
90 - Zian Jones (OL/DL)
91 - Bruce Leaupepe (OL)
99 - Alfonso Hampton (DL)
N/A - Ralph Harvey Jr. (LB)
Short Term IR
24 - Deshawn Hawthorn (DB)
45 - Rafael Lamas (DL)
99 - Royce Roxas (OL)
Season Ending IR
N/A
Transfer
24 - Kenric Young Jr. (DB) [AFL - Baltimore Brigade]
77 - Faleaoga Russell (OL/DL) [AFL - Columbus Destroyers]
RTR
N/A
Coaching Staff
Burt Grossman - Head Coach
Taylor Genuser - Offensive Coordinator
James Kilmer - Offensive Line Coach
Kendrick Knox - Offensive Line/Defensive Line Coach
Stafon Johnson - Defensive Backs Coach
Derek Dahlen - Defensive Consultant
TEAM STATISTICS
Yards per game: 212.6
Rush yards per game: 38.3
Pass yards per game: 174.4
Points per game: 41.3
Yards allowed per game: 253.5
Rush yards allowed per game: 104.1
Pass yards allowed per game: 149.3
Points allowed per game: 59.6
Roster information is subject to change and is presented here as a basic guide for following the game. Rosters and team information is gathered from the IFL's 2019 Media Guide and other sources, and will be updated as further roster information becomes available.
TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS
Sugar Skulls WR Shaquon Curenton.
(Photo by Gary Royall/SCtoC)
ROSTER
# - name (pos)
1 - Emmanuel Roker (DB)
2 - Dominique Harrison (DB)
3 - Edward Burns (DB)
5 - Jake Medlock (QB)
6 - Josh Gable (K)
7 - Cam Gaddis (DB/WR)
8 - Mike Jones (RB)
9 - Shaquan Curenton (WR)
10 - Shadrach Thornton (RB)
14 - Malique Belfort (WR)
15 - Robert Metz (LB)
16 - Matt Behrendt (QB)
17 - Desmond Raiford (DL)
19 - Edward Mosley (DL)
23 - Dee Maggitt Jr. (DB)
26 - Micah Eugene Jr. (DB)
35 - Zachary Allen (LB)
55 - Keith Jones Jr. (DL)
64 - Mike Montero (OL)
70 - Alex Rios (OL)
73 - Trenton Saunders (OL)
82 - Jarid Brown (WR)
92 - Rayshawn Henderson (DL)
N/A - Jeremiah Harris (WR)
N/A - Kasey Johnson (DB)
Short Term IR
67 - Antonio Rosales (OL)
84 - Treydonte Hill (WR)
93 - Michael Kluge (DL)
99 - Rusmin Nikocevic (DL)
Season Ending IR
N/A
Transfer
N/A
RTR
N/A
Coaching Staff
Marcus Coleman - Head Coach
Hurtis Chinn - Offensive Coordinator
Malcolm Nelson - Defensive Coordinator
TEAM STATISTICS
Yards per game: 275.3
Rush yards per game: 110.3
Pass yards per game: 165.0
Points per game: 50.8
Yards allowed per game: 256.9
Rush yards allowed per game: 73.0
Pass yards allowed per game: 183.9
Points allowed per game: 52.6
Roster information is subject to change and is presented here as a basic guide for following the game. Rosters and team information is gathered from the IFL's 2019 Media Guide, as well as other sources, and will be updated as further roster information becomes available.
ANALYSIS
As long as these IFL teams exist, they will forever be linked as the league's two 2019 expansion franchises. That, and their geographical proximity to one another, makes for a natural budding rivalry. It has been, to this point, one-sided. The teams have seen each other in two prior meetings this season; one in each's home arena. This third match up, 2019 Expansion Bowl III if you will, sees the Strike Force invade southern Arizona for this week 11 battle. The Sugar Skulls won their first IFL contest when they put away the Strike Force, 66-44, in week 2. Jake Medlock threw for four touchdowns, three to Shaquon Curenton in the win in San Diego. In the second meeting, Tucson San Diego to just 17 points in the second through fourth quarters as they emerged with a 51-31 win at home. Medlock threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more, and Mike Jones rushed for 78 yards and two scores in the win. For the Strike Force, this is a battle for respectability. While not mathematically eliminated from the playoffs at this point, the prospect at a post-season bid is bleak. A win over their fellow expansion franchise could be a building block for this team as they look to finish strong in their inaugural season. The Sugar Skulls are very much in the playoff race. They are tied for the sixth and final playoff spot and a win here could help them down the stretch run. San Diego was on a bye last week after having being shutout by the Arizona Rattlers in the second half in a 52-14 loss in week 9. Tucson seemed poised to take down the defensing IFL champion Iowa Barnstormers last week before Iowa scored with just seven second left to secure a 61-58 win. Head coaches Burt Grossman of the Strike Force and Marcus Coleman of the Sugar Skulls are both former NFL players, which would seem to bring an interesting dynamic to this young series.
San Diego has turned its offense over to rookie quarterback Jihad Vercher, who has started the past two games for the team. He's completing 56.7 percent of his passes for 330 yards with five touchdowns and four interceptions. He also has rushed for a touchdown. George Moreira, Jr. will be tasked with taking some pressure off Vercher. He has rushed 64 times for 180 yards and a team-leading eight touchdowns, and has appeared in all eight of the Strike Force's games this season. Marques Rodgers' 64.1 receiving yards per game are good for fourth in the IFL. He also is third in the league with 41 receptions, totaling 513 yards, and he has hauled in seven touchdown passes Rodgers leads the league in all-purpose yards with 1,303. Julian Stafford's 10 receiving touchdowns are fifth in the league; that comes off 32 catches for 429 yards. David Carter adds 23 catches for 279 yards and two scores. Mikell Mair leads the Strike Force defense with 35 total tackles and has 2.5 tackles for loss. Omar Cook, who has the defense's lone interception, also has 32 tackles and 10 pass break ups. Terrence Fullum has the team's only sack of the season, as well as five tackles for loss. Ernesto Lacayo has converted 38 of 40 extra point attempts and is seven of 17 on his field goal tries with a long of 51 yards.
After switching back and forth between Medlock and Matt Behrendt, the Sugar Skulls seem to have settled in on Medlock (though don't be surprised to see Behrendt take some snaps in this one). Medlock comes in completing 60.3 percent of his passes for 896 yards with 16 touchdowns and four picks. He's rushed for eight scores. Jones is one of the more dynamic rushers in the IFL. He leads the league with 61.4 rushing yards per game and is tied for third with 14 trips to the end zone. He also has 19 receptions for 178 yards and two touchdowns. Curenton has 25 receptions for 399 yards and is tied for fifth in the league with 10 touchdown catches. Rico Brown is the second option with his 17 catches for 214 yards and four touchdowns. The sugar Skulls defense is led by the 61 tackles, four sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss of Zach Allen, Allen also has one of the team's six interceptions on the season. Keith Jones, Jr. has three sacks and five tackles for loss. Cam Gaddis adds four pass break ups and a pair of interceptions to the defensive effort. Dee Maggitt, Jr. has two interceptions, two pass break ups and two tackles for loss in six appearances this season. Josh Gable, who will be appearing in his fourth game with Tucson, has made 12 of his 13 extra point attempts and is two of six on field goal tries with a long of 45 yards.
IFL GAMES THIS WEEK
May 4 - Bismarck Bucks (2-6) at Green Bay Blizzard (5-3), 5:05 p.m.
May 4 - Cedar Rapids River Kings (1-8) at Iowa Barnstormers (7-1), 5:05 p.m.
May 4 - Sioux Falls Storm (6-2) at Quad City Steamwheelers (3-5), 5:05 p.m.
May 4 - Nebraska Danger (5-4) at Arizona Rattlers (8-0), 5:05 p.m.
May 4 - San Diego Strike Force (1-7) at Tucson Sugar Skulls (3-5), 6 p.m.
All times are pacific time. Our preview of each game will appear on the board of the home team in that match up.
HELPFUL LINKS
IFL
IFL 2019 League Schedule and Results
SCtoC's 2019 Weekly Power Rankings
IFL 2019 Players of the Week - Cumulative
Indoor Football League Rules
IFL Franchise Index
SCtoC IFL 2018 Golden Helmet Awards
INDIVIDUAL TEAM SCHEDULES
Arizona Rattlers
Bismarck Bucks
Cedar Rapids River Kings
Green Bay Blizzard
Iowa Barnstormers
Nebraska Danger
Quad City Steamwheelers
San Diego Strike Force
Sioux Falls Storm
Tucson Sugar Skulls
INDIVIDUAL TEAM VITAL STATISTICS
Arizona Rattlers
Bismarck Bucks
Cedar Rapids River Kings
Green Bay Blizzard
Iowa Barnstormers
Nebraska Danger
Quad City Steamwheelers
San Diego Strike Force
Sioux Falls Storm
Tucson Sugar Skulls
IFL STANDINGS
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