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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Wolfpack stays unbeaten with signature victory by Joe Hickman, KY3 News



SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- With a revamping of its roster this season, the Springfield Wolfpack, the area's indoor football team, has been telling anyone who would listen that they are an much-improved team in 2010 that is ready to challenge for the championship in the American Professional Football League.
Being that they play in the Show-Me State, there are those who still wanted to see it to believe it. And the Wolfpack gave them just that on Saturday night with their signature win of the year so far, a 41-37 decision over the Kansas Koyotes.
It's a significant win because the Koyotes have long been a perennial powerhouse in the APFL, winning six league championships in a row before being unseated by the Iowa Blackhawks last year.
The only sobering fact about improving to 4-0 and taking out the former six-time league champs is that Springfield now has to go on the road for the first time this season to take on those current champions, Iowa, next Saturday.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Undefeated WolfPack Host APFL Rival Koyotes, by steve casson, websports radio staff


Undefeated WolfPack Host APFL Rival Koyotes

05/15/10 - SPRINGFIELD, MO - History was made this weekend against the Kansas Koyotes. With a 41-37 win, the Springfield WolfPack start the season with a 4-game winning streak, the first in franchise history.
It's new ground for the Pack who have finally defeated the 6-time APFL Champions.

Trailing 34-37 with 6 minutes left in the game, the WolfPack needed good field position to have a chance to take the lead back. Koyotes' kicker Chris Thompson had been booting low bobbling line drives across the field all night, but this time he sent the ball into the hands of Springfield's Jameson Boyd at the Koyote 20 yard line, who ran it back to the 11.
The ball was moved to the 6 yard line on a penalty, but two incomplete passes and a 1 yard run brought up a 4th down with less than 3 minutes to play.
A bad snap over WolfPack quarterback Derek Rasmussens' head had him scrambling at the 15 yard line and finally getting control of the bouncing football at the 25 yard line. Breaking two tackles, Rasmussen found Jonathan Alvarado in the left corner of the end zone (Pell's extra point good) for a 41-37 lead.
Kansas would not go quietly. With less than 40 seconds remaining, Jordan Brill's pass to Justin Wrecke near the 10 yard line went through his hands and was intercepted by Springfield's Anton Cullom to end the threat.

Scoring:
1st Quarter
Kansas — 11:55 - Justin Wrecke 12 yd pass from Jordan Brill (Pell kick) 7-0
Springfield — 8:23 - Von Dixon 23 yd pass from Derek Rasmussen (Pell kick failed) 7-6
Springfield — 6:24 - Jarod Bankhead 32 yd pass interception (Pell kick) 13-7
2nd Quarter
Kansas — 8:49 - Donnell Smith 1 yd run (Thompson kick failed) 13-13
Springfield — 4:04 - Anton Cullom 14 yd pass from Rasmussen (Pell kick) 20-13
3rd Quarter
Springfield — 7:56 - Dixon 8 yd pass from Rasmussen (Pell kick) 27-13
Kansas — 7:08 - Chris Brown 48 yd kick off return (Thompson kick failed) 27-19
Springfield — 5:27 - Cullom 20 yd pass from Rasmussen (Pell kick) 34-19
4th Quarter
Kansas — 13:40 - Wrecke 25 yd pass from Brill (2 pt. conversion good) 34-27
Kansas — 10:15 - Safety - Rasmussen fell on ball in endzone (Thompson kick failed) 34-29
Kansas — 6:30 - Robbie DuBois 1 yd run (2 pt. conversion good) 34-37
Springfield — 2:03 - Jonathan Alvarado 5 yd pass from Rasmussen (Pell kick) 41-37

BOX SCORE
Springfield
13
7
14
7
-
41
Kansas
7
6
6
18
-
37

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Springfield Wolfpack remains unbeaten by Joe Hickman, KY3 News



SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- It wasn't as easy as the previous two games had been, but the Springfield Wolfpack improved its season record to 3-0 on Saturday night with a 51-42 victory over the Mid-Missouri Outlaws. The visitors based in Sedalia were the first team to score a touchdown on theWolfpack this season.
Over their first two games over teams from Topeka and Nebraska, Springfield scored 100 points while allowing just two points. And, while former Evangel University quarterback Derek Rasmussen kept the Wolfpack offense at its 50 points-per-game pace, the Outlaws became the first team to cross the goal line on Springfield this year.
Up next, Springfield will host the Kansas Koyotes on Saturday, May 15, at 7 at Mediacom Ice Park.