This Saturday former Marshall defensive back Chris Royal and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers will be competing in the 2009 Arena Cup against the Spokane Shock. Read about the match up below. You can also watch Saturday’s game online by clicking on this link: http://www.niftytv.com/landing/af2/KEY=&DB_OEM_ID=3525&DB_LANG=&IN_SUBSCRIBER_CONTENT
2009 af2 Championship: Pioneers vs. Shock
af2’S 10TH CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT National Conference Champion Spokane Shock face American Conference Champion Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers on Saturday, Aug. 22
af2’S 10TH CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT National Conference Champion Spokane Shock face American Conference Champion Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers on Saturday, Aug. 22
CHICAGO – The 2009 ArenaCup matchup is officially set as the American Conference Champion Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers will face the National Conference Champion Spokane Shock. The af2’s 10th anniversary title game is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 22 at 7:00 p.m. PT (10:00 p.m. ET) at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
This will be the first time the af2 championship game will be held in Las Vegas. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (16-3) won the American Conference Championship with a 72-67 home triumph over Green Bay (12-7). The Pioneers, which earned their second trip to the ArenaCup in the last three years, were led by QB Ryan Vena. Vena accounted for nine total touchdowns (8 – passing, 1 – rushing) and completed 15-of-19 passes for 331 yards.
Spokane (18-1) claimed its second straight National Conference Championship with a 51-44 home victory over Tulsa (15-4). The Shock, who earned their third trip to the ArenaCup in the team’s four-year history, were led by QB Nick Davila. Davila accounted for seven total touchdowns (6 – passing, 1 – rushing) while WRs Markee White (3 TD catches) and Andy Olson (12-105-2 TDs) also contributed in the win.
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