May 4, 2008 WOLVERINES OVER POWER PHOENIX for 35-15 Win (Missoula, MT)–The Wolverines traveled to beautiful Missoula, Montana this week to take on the undefeated Phoenix. Some int he league claimed the Phoenix were the top ranked team in the league and were front runners for an RMFL Championship, but the Wolverines had plans of their own. Traveling all the way to Montan with 50 plus players the Wolverines dominated the Phoenix. Offensively the Peterson to Mapson connection was good for another 3 TD's on this day. The offense would put together over 300 yards through the air on their way to scoring 35 points.
Defensively the Wolverines were all over the two Missoula QB's, racking up double digits in sacks on the day. On the Phoenix first drive a blown coverage allowed the Phoenix to score a long 80 yard bomb, after that, they would get in the endzone one more time after a Wolverine Fumble, from there on out it was a long day for the Phoenix as constant pressure from the Wolverines front 7 created havoc for the Phoenix.
A full game write will follow later
The Wolverines have a BYE this week and will not practice, we will return to the practice field on May 15th. After completing their first 4 out of 5 games on the road, the Wolverines will be home for the rest of the season. Good luck to any team that will have to visit Soaring Eagle stadium. It's going to be tough to be these Wolverines at home.
Great job to all the Wolverines that made the trip, hope you all traveled home safely. Rest up this week and let's keep it going for the Seminoles.
April 28, 2008 WOLVERINES LOSE HEARTBREAKER TO IF 33-16 (Idaho Falls, ID)–For the 3rd time in four weeks the Wolverines were once again on the road this time traveling to Idaho Falls, ID to take on the O-2 Mustangs. The Wolverines knew going into this game that this was going to be a tough one and traveling without start players Joe Maps, Kyle Ashby, Setema Gali, Tony Wolfgramm, starting Corners AJ Jones, Chris Carter as well as the deep defensive line; they were going to have their work cutout for them.
The Wolverines did their best to try to stop the Mustang running game all day but had little success doing so. The defense just could not get on track allowing td's both in the air and on the ground. The defense was lead once again by Roger Shulze, Matt Shoda, and Brady Nielson.
Offensively, Wolverine QB Charlie Peterson did his best to distribute the ball to his receivers througout the day, but with TD's being called back as well as first downs on what many described as questionable calls, the Wolverines would be fighting an uphill battle all day. This didn't allow the offense to get into any sort of rythm and kept the Wolverine Defense on the field for the majority of the game.
In the fourth quarter the game was put on hold as field lights were not on. This lead to a 30-minute delay. Once lights came on it was on only one side of the field. As the Wolverines were trailing they had to pass to get back in the game, with half the field dark any time a pass was thrown to that side the receivers were having trouble seeing the ball.
With so many items going wrong for the Wolverines from the 15-minute qtrs in the first half (12 min qtrs in the second half), TD's being called back on questionable calls, lights on only half the field and missing a majority of your star players the Wolverines were pretty much destined to lose this one.
The Wolverines will once again be on the road having completed the most traveling out of any other AAA team this season as they travel to the undefeated Missoula Pheonix for the first matchup between these two teams. The Wolverines will not overlook the Phoenix and need this win on the road to stay in first in AAA.
Game Info:
Date: 05/03/08
Kickoff: 3:00pm
Team at Field: 4:00pm
Location: Grizzly Stadium
Jerseys: WOLVERINES will WEAR WHITE.
The Wolverines would like to thank Gary Bird (GARY BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY) for taking such great pictures of our games. Gary is a great photographer who does so much more, so check out his site here by clicking the link above.
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2008 UTAH WOLVERINES SCHEDULE April 5, 2008 at Bear River (29-20 Win)
April 12, 2008 at Cache Valley
April 19, 2008 - VIPERS* April 26, 2008 at Idaho Falls May 3, 2008 at Missoula Montana
May 10, 2008 - BYE
May 17, 2008 - SEMINOLES*
May 31, 2008 - HEAT*
June 7, 2008 - SHOCK * *ALL home games in bold to be played at 6:00pm at Juan Diego High School
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WOLVERINE MANAGEMENT & BOARD MEMBERS The Wolverines have made many improvements this season both on and off the field. Some of those being the restructering of the Board of Directors as well as a newly formed Management Team. The Management Tab will be updated with the latest information soon.
NEW SPONSORS:The Wolverines are looking for sponsors for the 2007 season. With our recent agreement with Comcast, this is an exciting time to associate your business with the Wolverines. For more information on how to sponsor the Wolverines as well as our new exciting On-Air Packages, Please contact Matt Shoda at 801-694-7279 or email mshoda@utahwolverines.org. You can also visit our SPONSORS page for information about sponsoring the Wolverines.
In 2007, ALL Wolverine Home and Away Games will be Broadcast not just ON Demand, but first on all Local Comcast Channels, starting the Monday following each game and then finally ON DEMAND. This is huge for the marketability of the Wolverines to strengthen our presence in the Salt Lake Market. Comcast Local and On Demand channels have the second largest viewing audience for Comcast second only to HBO. Not to mention all Wolverines games will be filmed in HD (High Definition TV). The Wolverines will be the only program ON DEMAND that is filmed in High Definition. In fact, the Utah Jazz only show 6 games per season in HD. If you are interested in On Air Advertising during the Wolverine games this season please contact our Marketing Director Matt Shoda at 801-694-7279 or mshoda@utahwolverines.org
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