Game 6 - Iowa April 6, 2019 | Des Moins, Iowa Iowa CEDAR RAPIDS Wells Fargo Arena (15,181) 7:05 PM (CST) AT IA STAT LEADERS CR PASSING 4-0 1-4 Daquan Neal Kurt Palandech Head Coach Head Coach 61-76-653 | 14 TD 65-103-646 | 13 TD, 2 INT Dixie Wooten Mark Stoute 80.3 Comp Pct 63.1 Comp Pct Career Record: 28-6 Career Record: 48-31 163.3 YPG 129.2 YPG Record at IA: 28-6 Record at CR: 44-24 RUSHING Daquan Neal Nate Chavious Media Coverage Live Streaming | IFL YouTube page 44-203 | 7 TD 49-229 | 6 TD 4.6 YPR 4.7 YPR 50.8 YPG 45.8 YPG RIVER Kings travel to reigning ifl champions RECEIVING Ryan Balentine Marquel Wade • For the second week in a row the River Kings will play the 30-334 | 8 TD 25-286 | 7 TD defending IFL champions, the Iowa Barnstormers. Cedar 11.1 YPC 11.4 YPC Rapids dropped the front half of their double header with Iowa, 83.5 YPG 57.2 YPG 41-20, in a home game last Saturday night. TACKLES • Cedar Rapids had kick Henry Nell signed with the Arena Jourdan Wickliffe Malik Slater 37 Tackles | 24 solo 31 Tackles | 14 solo Football League’s Baltimore Brigade this week. Nell was ranked 9.3 TPG | 1 TFL 6.2 TPG | 1.5 SCK | 3 TFL first in the IFL in field goals made and field goals attempted. He has the leagues second-longes field goal made at 50 yards River Kings Schedule this season, and has gone 21-23 on PAT attempts. • River Kings quarterback Kurt Palandech spread the ball Date Opponent Time (CST)/Result around Saturday, completing passes to five different receivers, Sat 2/23 vs. SF L, 47-44 favoring Jordan Smith four times for 35 yards. He found Sun 3/3 @ AZ L, 81-37 necomer Drake White for his lone passing touchdown of the Sat 3/9 vs SD W, 65-48 day, and White’s first TD as a River King. Fri 3/15 vs QC L, 58-36 • Palandech led the way on the ground as well, totaling 50 Sat 3/30 vs IA L, 41-20 yards on 10 carriers. Running back Nate Chavious came away Sat 4/6 @ IA 7:05 PM with 7 rushes for 31 total yards, averaging 4.4 yards per carry. Sun 4/14 @ SD 7:05 PM • On defense the River Kings allowed just 64 yards on the Sat 4/20 vs BM 7:05 PM ground with a 3.2 yard per carry average against. Nick Brassell led the way on defense, racking up nine total tackles with seven Fri 4/26 @ NE 7:05 PM solos. Malik Slater continues to lead the team with 31 total Sat 5/4 @ IA 7:05 PM tackles and had one forced fumble against the Barnstormers Fri 5/17 @ QC 7:05 PM Sat 6/1 vs AZ 7:05 PM Sat 6/8 vs GB 7:05 PM Sat 6/15 @ GB 7:05 PM River Kings Week 6 Game Notes Mark Stoute | Head Coach Stoute will return to Cedar Rapids where he coached Head Coach at a Glance the Titans from 2012-2016 and took a four-win Head Coach Mark Stoute team in 2012 to four-straight playoff appearances Alama Mater Kentucky State (2013-16) with an overall record of 40-17 in those Career Record 48-31 seasons. He was named the 2013 IFL Coach of the Franchise Record 44-24 Year and helped the Cedar Rapids franchise earn the Head Coaching Record Year Overall PCT Playoffs distinction as the 2014 IFL Franchise of the Year. 2013 9-5 .643 0-1 Prior to Cedar Rapids, Stoute was the assistant head 2014 11-3 .786 0-1* 2015 9-5 .643 0-1* coach and offensive coordinator for the Milwaukee Iron of the Arena Football 2016 12-4 .750 0-1* League (2009-2012) who won the 2010 Midwest Division Championship 2018 4-7 .363 Total 45-24 .652 1-4 with a 12-6 record. During his time in Milwaukee, Stoute played a pivotal role * - Conference Championship Game ** - Won 2016 Wild Card Game, lost in in rewriting the Iron and AFL record books while finishing #1 in the AFL in Conference championship game almost every offensive category. Coaching Career Team Pos. Years League Connecticut Coyotes 1995 AFL As the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator (2005-2009) for the Charlotte Rage 1996 AFL Florida Bobcats 1997-98 AFL Green Bay Blizzard, while they were a member of the af2, Stoute helped the New England Sea Wolves 1998-00 AFL Toronto Phantoms 2000-02 AFL franchise to playoff appearances in five consecutive seasons including an Mohegan Wolves 2002-03 af2 Indiana Firebirds 2003-04 AFL American Conference Championship in 2006 and Arena Cup appearance. Tampa Bay Storm 2004-05 AFL His responsibilities also extended into player personnel-related operations, Green Bay Blizzard AHC/ 2005-09 af2 OC Milwauke Iron AHC 2009-12 AFL where he helped place 45 players into the AFL and CFL over a three-year Cedar Rapids Titans HC 2012-16 IFL Jacksonville Sharks 2016-17 AFL/NAL span as the team achieved a team record of 44-24. He also spent the 2007 Nebraska Danger /HC 2017-18 IFL regular season assisting the league with the Laredo Lobos franchise. Cedar Rapids River Kings HC 2018-Present IFL Stoute’s AFL experience extends back to 1995 with the Connecticut Coyotes. ASSISTANT COACHES He also spent time with the Charlotte Rage (1996), Florida Bobcats (1997- Michael Custer - Asst HC 98), New England Sea Wolves (1998-2000) who later sold to an ownership Joey Smith - Def Coord group that made them the Toronto Phantoms (2000-02), the Indiana Firebirds (2003-04), and Tampa Bay Storm (2004-2005). He also spent 2002-03 with the af2’s Mohegan Wolves. Over the last two years, Stoute spent time with the Jacksonville Sharks of the AFL and NAL (2016-17). He was also with the Nebraska Danger of the IFL to begin the 2017-18 season. Mark currently resides in Connecticut. He attended Kentucky State University in Frankfort where he majored in Business Management and Computer Science. He has been a member of the American Football Coaches Association since 1995 and during the Fall, works with an area High School football program. River Kings Week 6 Game Notes River Kings Roster ALPHABETICAL No Last First Pos Ht Wt College/Pro Experience 44 Banford Eric DL 6'2 275 Western Carolina /CIF-AMA 10 Branch Jeff LB 6'3 225 Presentation College/CIF-AMA 11 Brassell Nick DB 6'2 185 Mississippi 24 Chavious Nathaniel RB 5'10 200 Sacred Heart 94 Christian Javan OL 6'1 300 Webber International 33 Gibson Jason LB 6'2 225 California, Berkeley 20 Gray James DB 5'11 195 North Texas 8 Harper Demetrius WR 6'0 200 Coe College 77 Holman Davion OL/DL 6'5 310 East Carolina 23 Horton Damante DB 5'10 195 Washington State/CFL-BC 7 Johnson Travonti DB 6'2 210 Central Florida/AFL-TB/IFL-CR 21 Middleton Lazarri DB 6'0 195 Nebraska 22 Newbold La'Darius DB 6'0 195 Illinois State/NAL-ME 50 Noble Lenicio OL 6'3 290 San Diego State Univeristy Nwosu Phillip K 6’0 220 Amherst College 14 Palandech Kurt QB 6'2 200 UNLV 99 Perry Kevon OL 6'0 310 Louisiana at Lafayette 4 Phillips Kalif RB 5'10 215 North Carolina at Charlotte 18 Ruffin Ezell WR 6'1 215 San Diego State /NFL-Colts 75 Saxelid Kyle OL 6'8 305 UNLV/NFL-GB 6 Slater Malik LB 6'0 230 Valdosta State/IFL-NE 17 Smith Jordan WR 6'0 185 Tennessee Tech 3 Wade Marquel WR 5'11 170 Arkansas/IFL-CR 9 White Drake WR 6'3 195 Weber State 5 Wilkerson Ben QB 6'3 220 Alfred State/IFL-CR Pronunciation Guide 2019 score by quarters Kurt Palandech: PAL-en-deck 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Nate Chavious: CHAY-vee-us River Kings 51 67 36 48 202 Malik Slater: Ma-LEEK Opp. 71 84 51 69 275 Kyle Saxelid: SAX-uh-lid Marquel Wade: Mar-Kell +/- -20 -17 -15 -21 -73 Roster current as of 4/2/2019 River Kings Week 6 Game Notes River Kings Roster NUMERICAL No Last First Pos Ht Wt College/Pro Experience 3 Wade Marquel WR 5'11 170 Arkansas/IFL-CR 4 Phillips Kalif RB 5'10 215 North Carolina at Charlotte 5 Wilkerson Ben QB 6'3 220 Alfred State/IFL-CR 6 Slater Malik LB 6'0 230 Valdosta State/IFL-NE 7 Johnson Travonti DB 6'2 210 Central Florida/AFL-TB/IFL-CR 8 Harper Demetrius WR 6'0 200 Coe College 9 White Drake WR 6'3 195 Weber State 10 Branch Jeff LB 6'3 225 Presentation College/CIF-AMA All-time vs iowa 11 Brassell Nick DB 6'2 185 Mississippi Overall: 5-7 | Home: 2-3 | Away 3-4 14 Palandech Kurt QB 6'2 200 UNLV Most Points Scored 17 Smith Jordan WR 6'0 185 Tennessee Tech Home: 51 | Away: 50 18 Ruffin Ezell WR 6'1 215 San Diego State /NFL-Colts Most Points Allowed 20 Gray James DB 5'11 195 North Texas Home: 46 | Away: 54 21 Middleton Lazarri DB 6'0 195 Nebraska 22 Newbold La'Darius DB 6'0 195 Illinois State/NAL-ME Margin of Victory Largest: 31 | Smallest: 4 23 Horton Damante DB 5'10 195 Washington State/CFL-BC 24 Chavious Nathaniel RB 5'10 200 Sacred Heart Margin of Defeat Largest: 33 | Smallest: 2 33 Gibson Jason LB 6'2 225 California, Berkeley 44 Banford Eric DL 6'2 275 Western Carolina /CIF-AMA 50 Noble Lenicio OL 6'3 290 San Diego State Univeristy 75 Saxelid Kyle OL 6'8 305 UNLV/NFL-GB 77 Holman Davion OL/DL 6'5 310 East Carolina 94 Christian Javan OL 6'1 300 Webber International 99 Perry Kevon OL 6'0 310 Louisiana at Lafayette Nwosu Phillip K 6’0 220 Amherst College Roster current as of 4/2/2019 River Kings Week 6 Game Notes Iowa Roster ALPHABETICAL No Last First Pos Ht Wt College/Pro Experience 1 Balentine Ryan WR 6'1 180 Southern Mississippi 50 Bevins Collin DL 6'4 275 Northwest Missouri State /NFL-CLE 24 Brown Malik RB 6'1 205 Southern Utah 56 Butler B.J.