SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2008 - Ocean Center (6,396) 3:00 P.M. ET
Week 14 concludes on Sunday afternoon as the South Georgia Wildcats head to Daytona Beach for a South Division affair against the ThunderBirds. These two clubs have met twice in 2008 with the Wildcats claiming victory in both matchups, including a convincing 84-28 triumph in Week 11. In that contest South Georgia QB ANDRICO HINES led the way with seven TD passes while WR/KR P.J. BERRY had eight catches for 130 yards and four scores. More recently the Wildcats are coming off an even more impressive 57-55 road win last week against previously undefeated and No. 1-ranked Spokane. K SCOTT HODE booted a game-winning, 20-yard field goal as time expired. WR ANTWONE SAVAGE, who played for Spokane for two years (2006-07), caught three passes, all for touchdowns, to pace the Wildcats. Berry had over 100 yards receiving and one touchdown and also scored on a 58-yard kick return. South Georgia, currently a half game out of first place in the South, is also ranked No. 6 overall in the latest league coaches poll. Berry is one of the league's most explosive athletes. He currently leads the league in all-purpose yards (2,608), kick return yards (1,491) and kick return touchdowns (6) to go along with over 1,000 yards receiving. He also has 31 total touchdowns. DB ROLAND COLA boasts an af2-best 82.5 tackles and leads the team with seven interceptions. The ThunderBirds enter this week's contest looking to rebound from a recent five-game losing streak. Daytona Beach's most recent defeat came last Friday night at Albany, 59-49. The ThunderBirds actually led by eight points (35-27) early in the third quarter before four straight scores by Albany put the Conquest ahead by 18, 53-35. QB MATT BOHNET threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns but also threw two costly interceptions in the fourth quarter on back-to-back drives. WR PATRICK ROUZARD, playing in his second game with the squad, caught 10 passes for 143 yards with two touchdowns. WR JEREMY GRIER also contributed five catches for 97 yards with one score. DL JEROME WALKER stood out on defense with 4.5 tackles, including three tackles for loss and two sacks. Grier has been the team's most reliable receiver on the season with 55 catches for 673 yards and 14 TDs. Bohnet has had his share of ups and downs in his first af2 season. He's had two 300-yard passing games but has struggled with his accuracy, completing just 52 percent of his passes. Bohnet is also among the league leaders in interceptions thrown with 17. Daytona Beach's troubles in 2008 can be mainly attributed to turnovers as the club ranks second to last in the league with 46 overall. DB JOCQUES RICHARDSON has been the ThunderBirds top defender with a team-high six interceptions to go along with 29 total tackles. Daytona Beach's defense will need to step up in a big way if they hope to avoid a season series sweep by the talented Wildcats.
WILDCATS THUNDERBIRDS
SERIES LEADER South Georgia leads 2-0
LAST MEETING South Georgia won 84-28 on 6/7/2008
LAST FIVE GAMES 4-1 0-5
LAST GAME Won 57-55 at Spokane on 6/21/08 Lost 49-59 at Albany on 6/20/08
LEADERS WILDCATS THUNDERBIRDS
PASSING Hines: 163-270-9; 1979; 45 TDs Bohnet: 160-307-17; 1890; 28 TDs
RECEIVING Berry: 70-1085; 23 TDs Rutledge: 65-539; 5 TDs
RUSHING Parris: 17-34; 1 TD Jackson: 21-42; 3 TDs
TACKLES Cola: 82.5 Milton: 31.5
SACKS Woolridge: 6 Walker: 5.5
INTERCEPTIONS Cola: 7 Richardson: 6
KICKING Hode: 65-81 PAT; 8-15 FGs; 89 PTs Adams: 37-49 PAT; 11-30 FGs; 70 PTs
TEAM OFFENSE 51.4 PPG; 241.9 YPG 33.2 PPG; 232.0 YPG
TEAM DEFENSE 47.2 PPG; 273.2 YPG 53.9 PPG; 242.8 YPG
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