Adam Markowitz
In no way could the road to Spokane have been better. except for if that last boot of the pigskin had a couple more yards of air under it.
The only other major sin about Tampa Bay s 63-62 victory last Saturday night in the American Conference Championship Game was that so few people actually got a chance to see it on television. I must admit that I ve been hard on the league this year for producing lousy game after lousy game, but in spite of the fact that my Preds watched their season come to a close just one kick short of the ArenaBowl, it was still one of the best five games I have ever seen (live) in the history of this league.
Brian Beaudry
Welcome back to Spokane, Erik Meyer.
The Shock scored a season-high 75 points in Meyer s AFL debut and the defense nearly doubled its season-long interception total by picking off three Ryan Vena passes in a 75-54 romp over the Philadelphia Soul. The win, coupled with Tulsa s win over Utah on Saturday, put four teams into a tie for the fourth National Conference playoff spot. It was awesome; the receivers and O-line played a heckuva game, and when you score a lot of points like this, you ve got to attribute a lot to the defense. They only gave up 54, and some of those points were off of offensive turnovers, Meyer said.
Jeffrey Giuliani
Tuesday April 30, 2013
Excluding the 1972 Miami Dolphins, it appears that you can’t win them all. The Spokane Shock dropped their first game of the season to the Tampa Bay Storm by a score of 70-62. Although an admirable effort in the second half kept things close, the hole dug by Spokane in the first half was too deep to escape.
Tampa Bay gained control of the contest early. Storm quarterback Adrian McPherson took five minutes off the clock in the game’s opening drive, capping it off with a touchdown. The rowdy Spokane Shock fans expected a quick answer. It didn’t come. Erik Meyer threw his first interception of the season, a ball that bounced around before being corralled by Storm DB Jean Fanor. Tampa Bay would take advantage of the blunder, taking a 14-0 lead late in the 1
ArenaFan has learned that the Arena Football League Players Association (AFLPA) through its Executive Board has voted against suspending the 2009 season. The AFLPA is expected to meet again tomorrow to discuss further matters.