11-6-2010 Locos Vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions Game Notes
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Contact: Jeff Mackel 702-503-4832 Las Vegas Locos PR [email protected] GAME 7: LOCOS HOST MOUNTAIN LIONS, AWAIT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OPPONENT Game: 7 THE GAME Sacramento at Las Vegas The Las Vegas Locomotives will face the Sacramento Mountain Lions for the third Sam Boyd Stadium time in franchise history after beating the Omaha Nighthawks 24-10 at Johnny Saturday, Nov. 6. 2010 Rosenblatt Stadium Thursday. The Locos have won five games in a row after Kickoff: 8:00 p.m. (PDT) losing the season opener to Florida and lead the league with a 5-1 record. Las TV: VERSUS Radio: KWWN (AM1100, FM98.9) Vegas secured a berth in the UFL Championship game with their win and the Mountain Lions’ loss to Hartford. Sacramento is coming off a 27-26 defeat at the hands of the Colonials and is desperate for a win to stay in the race for the championship. The Mountain Lions are tied for last place in the league with a 2-4 2010 Locos Schedule record. Kickoff time at Sam Boyd Stadium Omaha is 8:00 p.m. (PDT). The game Date Opponent Time/Score will be broadcast nationally on VERSUS . The Locos will also broadcast the game 9/18 FLORIDA L, 27-20 on ESPN1100 (KWWN). Mitch Moss will call the play-by-play and Douglas Marsh 9/25 at Florida W, 20-17 will provide the color commentary. 10/8 OMAHA W, 22-10 10/15 at Sacramento W, 26-3 10/23 HARTFORD W, 24-21(OT) THE SERIES 10/28 at Omaha W, 24-10 The teams face each other for the third time. The Mountain Lions originated as 11/6 SACRAMENTO 8 p.m. the California Redwoods in the 2009 UFL Premiere Season and played their home 11/20 at Hartford 12:30p.m. games in San Francisco and San Jose. They moved to Sacramento before the 2010 campaign and are playing their games at Hornet Stadium. The Locos hold a 2-0 2010 UFL Standings lead in the all-time series, beating the California franchise twice last year. Las Team W-L Pct. Vegas’ first victory came in the UFL’s inaugural game in front of 18,187 fans at Las Vegas 5-1 .833 Sam Boyd Stadium. Locos’ kicker Graham Gano scored the first ever UFL points Omaha 3-2 .600 and Las Vegas went on to win 30-17. The Locomotives won the second matchup Florida 2-3 .400 Hartford 2-4 .333 16-10 in front of 4,312 games at Spartan Stadium. The Locos forced six turnovers Sacramento 2-4 .333 in the first matchup of this season and beat the Mountain Lions 26-3. This Week’s Games Series Results (Las Vegas leads 3-0) 11/5 Omaha at Florida 5:00 p.m. Oct. 8/09 at Las Vegas W, 30-17 Losman throws for 226 yds, 2 TD 11/6 Sacramento at Las Vegas 8:00 p.m. Nov. 14/09 at Sacramento* W, 16-10 Fourth-quarter rally gives Locos the win Oct. 15/10 at Sacramento W, 26-3 Locos force six turnovers, dominate on defense Last Week’s Results *game played at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, CA Las Vegas 24, Omaha 10 Hartford 27, Sacramento 26 LAST TIME THEY PLAYED Las Vegas Locos Public Relations The Locos dominated on defense and forced six turnovers. They intercepted Jeff Mackel, Director Daunte Culpepper four times and recovered two fumbles. Las Vegas opened the 702-503-4832 scoring on two Steve Hauschka field goals of 47 and 44 yards to take an early 6-0 [email protected] lead. Kicker Fabrizio Scaccia scored Sacramento’s only points of the night when Andreas Kreutzer, Assistant Director he connected on a 41-yarder early in the second quarter. Hauschka made it 9-3 702-355-4734 before half. Locos running back Marcel Shipp found pay dirt from 5 yards out to [email protected] blow the game wide open with 11:03 to play. Hauschka added another field goal, and cornerback Wale Dada returned an interception 58 yards to seal the Locos’ 26-3 victory. Las Vegas lost two players late in the game, when starting quarterback Tim Rattay ruptured his Achilles’ tendon and starting defensive tackle Ross Kolodziej sprained his foot. LOCOS CLINCH BERTH IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME The reigning champion Las Vegas Locos have clinched a return to the United Football League Championship Game as a result of Week 7 UFL games played on Thursday and Saturday. The other four UFL teams remain alive in the race for the right to face Las Vegas in the 2010 UFL Championship Game to be played on Saturday, November 27 in Omaha, NE. The Locos defeated the Omaha Nighthawks 24-10 on the road on October 28 to move to 5-1 atop the standings and the brink of a return to the Championship Game. Then on Saturday night, a dramatic last second field goal by Hartford Colonials kicker Taylor Mehlhaff earned a 27-26 win over the Sacramento Mountain Lions to ensure the Locos mathematically qualified for the post season. Only the Omaha Nighthawks or Florida Tuskers can now match the five wins recorded by Las Vegas, but because those two teams play each other twice in the remaining three weeks of the UFL season, either a sweep or a split series will mean only one and not both can challenge the Locos’ five wins, rendering potential tiebreakers irrelevant. LOCOS AWAIT CHAMPIONSHIP OPPONENT While the Locos have clinched their spot in the Championship Game, the other four teams in the league face three weeks of “playoff games”. Only one win separates the Mountain Lions and Colonials from the second place Nighthawks, and every game counts. The Omaha Nighthawks (3-2) have destiny in their own hands with three games to play and two victories needed to qualify. The Florida Tuskers (2-3) also control their own destiny, but with three wins required to guarantee setting up a repeat of the 2009 Championship Game. The Hartford Colonials (2-4) and Sacramento Mountain Lions (2-4) must seek to force a 4-4 tie for second place and also need help from the Tuskers and Nighthawks before the tiebreaker procedure comes into play. Tiebreaker scenarios that have been suggested by fans voting at Fanhouse.com and are currently being considered by the UFL Competitions Committee will help determine which of the other four UFL teams advance to the big show. SAILING ALONG Marcel Shipp scored his fourth rushing touchdown in as many games when he ran for a score in the Locos’ 24-10 win over the Omaha Nighthawks Thursday. He took a handoff from Drew Willy with 7:43 left in the game and scored from three yards out to give the Locos a 17-10 lead at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. HOBBS NAMED DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK For the fifth time this season a Locos defensive player earned league honors for his outstanding play. Linebacker Brandon Moore received the Defensive Player of the Week award in Week 1 after recording 10 total tackles and one sack. Defensive end Eric Henderson earned league accolades for his effort in the Locos’ Week 3 victory over the Florida Tuskers. Henderson finished the game with two sacks for 18 yards and two solo tackles. Cornerback Isaiah Trufant gave the Locos their first lead in the team’s Week 4 victory over the Omaha Nighthawks, when he intercepted a Jeff Garcia pass and returned it 27 yards for a touchdown with 3:18 left in the second quarter. Trufant added a second interception later in the game that stalled a promising Nighthawks’ drive and received league honors. Safety Lewis Baker forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and caught an interception in the Locos’ 26-3 victory over the Sacramento Mountain Lions, in which the Las Vegas forced a total of six turnovers. Baker was named UFL Defensive Player of Week 5. Cornerback Kevin Hobbs is the latest Locomotive to win the award after breaking up three passes, intercepting Garcia once and adding 2.5 tackles in Las Vegas 24-10 Week 7 victory over the Nighthawks. Hobbs joined the Locos on October 10, and has made an immediate impact. In his first three UFL contests, Hobbs has recorded six total tackles, a half-tackle for a loss, an interception and four pass breakups. FASSEL RETURNS FOR SECOND SEASON After winning the inaugural UFL championship with the Las Vegas Locos in 2009, head coach Jim Fassel returns for a second year with the team. Under his guidance, the Locos finished with a 5-2 record in the Premiere season and defeated the Florida Tuskers 20-17 in the championship game. As head coach of the New York Giants, Fassel resurrected the career of quarterback Kerry Collins and received acclaim for his playoff guarantee in the 2000 season, during which he led the Giants to an improbable Super Bowl appearance. Fassel has a long record of offensive successes and has tutored other prominent quarterbacks including Phil Simms, Boomer Esiason, Jeff Hoestetler and John Elway. Prior to becoming the Giants head coach, Fassel was the team’s offensive coordinator and served in the same capacity with the Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders. Fassel was also the offensive coordinator to the Baltimore Ravens for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. He began his coaching career as an offensive coordinator at the University of Utah and Stanford University before being elevated to head coach at Utah.