2014 FBA Season/13.12.08

Sunday, December 8
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SPO		86
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PIT		148	W
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Alaska Arctics @ Hawaii Kahunas

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Arctics 31 39 28 27 125 Kahunas 27 14 27 29 97 Boxscore

Officials: Aurora Mambaro #30, Kio Splitzer #15, Vladimir Chumski #5 Arena: E Komo Mai Arena - Honolulu, HI Attendance: 12,036 Player of the Game: Carl Esteban (Jaguar, G/F) - 16 pts, 13 reb, 9 ast, 5 stl, 1 blk

Lorain Firestorm @ Williamsburg Minutemen

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Firestorm 18 28 22 29 97 Minutemen 33 22 24 24 103 Boxscore

Officials: Fred Kimteech #11, Wesley Wasilowsky #41, Samantha Homestead #17 Arena: Patriot Stadium - Williamsburg, VA Attendance: 14,938 Player of the Game: Desmond Macon (Siberian Tiger, F) - 23 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk

INJURY: Aisha Melbourne (Mink, F/C) was injured (Shoulder strain) and will miss 8 games.

RECOVERY: Jerry Ratillian Michaels (Fancy Rat, G) has been cleared by Lorain trainers to return to the Firestorm active lineups for their next game.

Plymouth Taproots @ Albany Alphas

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Taproots 30 25 23 14 92 Alphas 24 31 21 17 93 Boxscore

Officials: Kendrick Manson #32, Vernon Hill #22, Ralph Gayle #35 Arena: Farigami Park - Albany, NY Attendance: 12,974 Player of the Game: Rodger Umaechi (Husky, F) - 15 pts, 14 reb, 7 ast, 2 stl, 3 blk

San Jose Thrust @ Santa Ana Spectrums

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Thrust 25 18 21 19 83 Spectrums 32 17 25 24 98 Boxscore

Officials: Vonne de la Fresca #38, Chris O'Meara Ford #20, Pierre Laroche #21 Arena: The Prism Palace - Santa Ana, CA Attendance: 17,923 Player of the Game: Justin Destrier (Stallion, C) - 31 pts, 17 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk

Justin Destrier

Santa Fe Whips @ Texas Lone Stars

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Whips 25 32 34 18 109 Lone Stars 24 30 25 19 98 Boxscore

Officials: Tim Young #16, Richard Rohlwing #40, Sal Muller #4 Arena: Austin Arena - Austin, TX Attendance: 12,543 Player of the Game: Karl Chiklak (Moose, C) - 28 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast, 4 blk

Spokane Rapids @ Montana Howlers

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Rapids 22 19 22 23 86 Howlers 25 30 19 22 96 Boxscore

Officials: Lawrence Law #1, George Headstrom #8, Wyatt Briggs #13 Arena: Treasure State Arena - Billings, MT Attendance: 11,235 Player of the Game: Gunther Klaus (Cougar, F/C) - 11 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl, 1 blk

Tallahassee Typhoons @ Tennessee Moonshiners

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Typhoons 30 21 20 33 104 Moonshiners 10 14 28 25 77 Boxscore

Officials: Carmen Santoligo #39, Syed Nahle #29, Ciyde Liddell #26 Arena: The Still - Nashville, TN Attendance: 14,876 Player of the Game: Edward Hudson (Coyote, F) - 22 pts, 10 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 4 blk

INJURY: John Smith (White Labrador Retriever, G) was injured (Footpaw fracture) and will miss 7 games.

Baltimore Spirits @ Pittsburgh Keystones

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Spirits 23 40 25 31 119 Keystones 39 38 37 34 148 Boxscore

Officials: Celia Strickland #28, Dimitra Kyriakov #34, Frank Talum #9 Arena: AmeriSteel Forum - Pittsburgh, PA Attendance: 17,095 Player of the Game: Terrence Tolliver (Pronghorn, G) - 22 pts, 11 reb, 8 ast, 1 stl

Coaches Schumacher and Trassel both gave the defense the night off, their teams going for a combined 267 points... and 4 blocks. What else can one say about a game where the home team slowed down in the fourth quarter and scored 'only' 34 points? Or where rookie Wayne Kirkpatrick (Tasmanian Devil, F) went 4-for-4 from three point country and was still only the third highest scorer on his team? Rookie Terrence Tolliver (Pronghorn, G) notched another well-earned PotG, while Silas Rand (Squirrel, G)'s 24 point performance had the hometown crowd chanting "Crystal who?" by halftime.

-S. St. James

RECOVERY: Samuel Roberts (Clydesdale, C) has been cleared by Baltimore trainers to return to the Spirits active lineups for their next game.

Winnipeg Voyageurs @ Dakota Bikers

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Voyageurs 26 26 23 20 95 Bikers 18 32 19 22 91 Boxscore

Officials: Tiberius Crawford #25, Lucinda Anthony #31, Esther Haines #36 Arena: Sofawolf Stadium - Sioux Falls, SD Attendance: 13,943 Player of the Game: Zoie Wilds (African Hunting Dog, G) - 16 pts, 9 reb, 9 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk

RECOVERY: Barnaby Jazz (Shark, C/F) has been cleared by Dakota trainers to return to the Bikers active lineups for their next game.

Bangor Tides @ Newark Pride

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Tides 31 32 27 25 115 Pride 28 30 24 17 99 Boxscore

Officials: Stevie Maxwell #33, Hoang Chen #37, James McConnaugh #19 Arena: Newark Stadium - Newark, NJ Attendance: 15,681 Player of the Game: Lucas Dupre (Red Fox, G) - 18 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl, 3 blk

INJURY: Valencia Zeraus (Lioness, G) was injured (Shoulder contusion) and will miss 3 games.

Huntsville Mayors @ Biloxi Voodoo

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Mayors 18 21 21 23 83 Venom 23 27 21 28 99 Boxscore

Officials: Theresa Millen #42, Sharon Janzen #24, Rocco Williams #18 Arena: Crawdad Stadium - Biloxi, MS Attendance: 12,473 Player of the Game: Rosalie Smoot (American Bison, F/C) - 17 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast

Las Vegas Wildcards @ Edmonton Totems

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT F Wildcards 27 21 27 32 9 116 Excavators 27 24 24 32 6 113 Boxscore

Officials: Natasha Giovanna #14, Harry Botsa #27, Zack Lightfang #43 Arena: Bulldozing Stadium - Edmonton, AB Attendance: 11,416 Player of the Game: Alejandro Salazar (Prawn, C) - 18 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast, 1 blk

RECOVERY: Scott Parsons (Otter, G) has been cleared by Edmonton trainers to return to the Totems active lineups for their next game.

The Wildcards visited Edmonton for the first game of the second series of meeting Mountain Divisional opponents. Despite having a depleted roster of four injured players, including their star Rocky Couture (Lynx, G), the Totems fought fang and claw hard from start to finish at overtime. Rookie sensation Siegfried Romanoren (White Lion, C/F) scored 33 points and snatched 17 rebounds, keeping the Totems' hopes alive but the Wildcards fought back just as hard, led by Player of the Game Alejandro Salazar (Prawn, C) with his 18 points, supported by strong numbers by Clyde Everly (Pig, C), Alonzo Murillo (Black Panther, F/C) and William Keen (Coyote, G/F), and the Wildcards came out with a three-point win in one of the most toughest games the Wildcards experienced so far this season. The Mountain Division may have a weak start in the season, but they have proven themselves not to be pushovers.

-T.Russo

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