Wk 3 Apr. 13, 2007 WIN 65-38 Boise Burn at Quad City Steamwheelers

SteamWheelers snuff out the Burn.. 65-38

Quad City Steamwheelers Roll Over Boise Burn 65-38 in Home Opener

April 13, 2007, (Spokane, Wash.) – The Quad City Steamwheelers improved to 3-0 on the season after a convincing 65-38 victory over the Boise Burn in front of 5,673 fans at The MARK of the Quad Cities.

The Steamwheelers jumped on the board first for the third game in a row when wide receiver Kris Peters hauled in a 29-yard pass from quarterback J.J. Raterink on a two play 29-yard drive. After a Boise touchdown to tie the game Raterink found Jesse Schmidt on a 12-yard play to end the first quarter before he hooked up with Thomas Anthony on a 14-yard play to start the second quarter giving the ‘Wheelers a 21-7 lead.

After taking a 28-14 lead into the half Jermaine Petty took over for the Steamwheelers. Petty, the U.S. Army Ironman and Olympic Steel Man of the Game, recorded two rushing touchdowns and a safety in the second half to seal the victory for Quad City.

Offensively, Raterink threw for 175 yards and four touchdowns on 17 completions, while backup Matt Pike had 32 yards and a touchdown toss on four completions. Jermaine Petty rushed for two touchdowns for the third game in a row, while netting 17 rushing yards. Wide Receiver Jesse Schmidt led the team in receiving touchdowns with two, while fellow teammate Tom Anthony had a team leading 56 receiving yards.

Defensively, Shonn Bell led the team with six tackles and a fumble recovery, while Kevin Adams recorded two picks. Wide Receiver and linebacker Jack Walker Jr., also returned an 18-yard pick for a touchdown.

For the Burn, quarterback Bart Hendricks tallied a 162 yards and two touchdowns on 14 completions. His backup Dan Beardall finished with 43 yards and two touchdowns on three completions. Wide Receiver Casey Allen led both teams in receiving yards with 120 on nine completions. He also threw for three touchdowns.

On defense, Sullivan Beard finished the game with a game-high nine total tackles, while Tyler Bruhn had the lone Boise pick.

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Record

Boise Burn 7 7 12 12 38 1-1

Quad City Steamwheelers 14 14 14 23 65 3-0

Schutt Offensive Player of the Game: J.J. Raterink (QCS)

ADT Defensive Player of the Game: Kevin Adams (QCS)

U.S. Army Ironman of the Game: Jermaine Petty (QCS)

Cutter’s Catch of the Game: Jeff Macrea (QCS) 4th quarter, 56 seconds

Attendance: 5,673

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Steamwheelers win home opener despite struggles, injuries

By Eric Page | Saturday, April 14, 2007

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Near the end of Friday night’s 65-38 win against the Boise Burn, a fan patted Quad-City Steamwheelers quarterback J.J. Raterink on the shoulder and told him he had played a good game.

Raterink shrugged, almost half-heartedly.

“It’s a win,” he said.

That’s all one really could say about the Steamwheelers’ home-opening victory, which came in front of 5,673 fans at The Mark of the Quad-Cities.

“We really kind of played at their level,” said Wheelers safety Kevin Adams, who was named the defensive player of the game after intercepting two passes and breaking up two others.

“I don’t know what was wrong with us, but we weren’t playing to our potential. If we played a better team, we wouldn’t have come out with that outcome.”

The outcome, the Steamwheelers’ third consecutive win to start the season, seemed ordinary, almost expected, which is a good sign for a team trying to bounce back from its first losing season. It also is promising for first-year coach Sean Ponder, who has the team off to its best start since 2004.

And the 5,673 in attendance — almost a thousand more than the best turnout last season — is encouraging for new managing owner Mike Bawden, who last fall took over a franchise hanging on the brink of extinction.

“They got to see a little of what we’ve been doing on the road, although I have to promise them it will be better next time we come out here,” said Raterink, who completed 17 of 28 passes for 175 yards and four touchdowns to earn offensive player of the game honors.

So Friday’s game was just as Raterink put it — a win, all around. But it came at a price.

Jesse Schmidt, who had a pair of receiving touchdowns, suffered a knee injury while covering a kickoff late in the fourth quarter. He was on crutches after the game with the knee heavily wrapped, and his status is uncertain for next week’s game at Oklahoma City.

Shonn Bell and Jermaine Petty also went down on that play but later returned to the field. Lineman Chris Jahnke tweaked an ankle, and Kika Kaululaau twisted a knee. On top of that, tight end Andy Endemann was ejected for throwing a punch midway through the third quarter and might be suspended for next week’s game.

“That’s going to be left up the commissioner,” Ponder said. “I’ll probably get a report from the league after they review the tape. Whatever they decide, that’s what we’ll do.”

The Steamwheelers never trailed, taking a 7-0 lead on a 29-yard strike from Raterink to Kris Peters less than 5 minutes in. Boise (1-1) responded with a score, but Raterink struck again, finding Schmidt in the corner of the end zone to give Q-C the lead for good with 1 minute, 55 seconds left in the first quarter.

Raterink hooked up with Thomas Anthony and again found Schmidt in the second as the Steamwheelers took a 28-14 lead into the locker room.

The Burn cut the lead to 28-20 early in the third quarter, but the Steamwheelers pulled out to a 42-20 advantage after scoring runs from Petty and Jeff Macrea. Petty, the iron man of the game, later recorded a safety from his linebacker position and another rushing score that made it 51-26 with 9:38 left in the game.

If there was any doubt after Boise pulled within 51-32, Jack Walker Jr. erased it with an 18-yard interception return for a score to seal the win.

“It’s an emotional win,” Ponder said. “Starting off 3-0, we’re in a great situation.”

Wheelers scoreboard

Better late than never

The Boise Burn had a tough time getting to the Quad-Cities for Friday night’s game against the Steamwheelers.

The Burn originally were to fly out of Denver, but they couldn’t make the drive south from Boise because of snowy weather. As late as Thursday night, Wheelers managing owner Mike Bawden didn’t know if the Burn would be able to make it to the Quad-Cities. They ended up catching a flight from Boise to Chicago on Friday morning and then connecting on a flight to Moline. They got to the Quad-Cities at about 1 p.m. Friday afternoon.

Maybe that’s why, when the public-address announcer went to introduce the Boise players, they were nowhere to be found.

The announcer continued on to the Steamwheelers, and the Burn never were introduced to the crowd.

Punch out

Steamwheelers tight end Andy Endemann was ejected from midway through the third quarter.

Endemann and the Burn’s Jason Murray got into a scuffle at midfield after a J.J. Raterink incomplete pass. Endemann pinned Murray on the af2 logo at the 25-yard line and punched him in the face mask. Endemann was assessed a personal foul and ejected. The game grew increasingly chippy after the incident.

And she’s OK

Midway through the second quarter, Q-C wide receiver Jesse Schmidt was pushed out of the back of the end zone while attempting to make a catch. He went crashing into a cameraman, who went tumbling into a Steamwheelers cheerleader.

The cheerleader, Tana Trapp, fell to the ground and twisted her ankle.

“I tried to move out of the way, and I ended up moving into it,” Trapp said. “It’s not broken. It’s just really sore.”

Trapp, 24, is a grad school student at St. Ambrose.

Mr. Perfection

Q-C receivers coach Shon King remains unbeaten as a Steamwheeler. As a receiver in 2000, he was known as “Mr. Saturday Night,” during the Wheelers 19-0 championship season. With the team off to a 3-0 start this year, he is 22-0. He added another win as coach of the Deck Mates — the Q-C cheerleaders — in their powder puff game against the Davenport Hooters Girls last month.

Mini Wheelin’

The Moline Parks and Recreation Mini-Wheelers players led the Steamwheelers on the field Friday night and were introduced at halftime. The Mini-Wheelers, a youth group that plays arena-style flag football, will take the field at The Mark again at 8 a.m. today to play their league championship games.

Scoring Summary (Final)
                               AF2 - 2007 Season
        Boise Burn vs Quad City Steamwheel (Apr 13, 2007 at Moline, IL)

                Boise Burn (1-1) vs. Quad City Steamwheel (3-0)
Date: Apr 13, 2007 Site: Moline, IL            Arena: The MARK of the QC
Attendance: 5673

Score by Quarters     1 2 3 4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Boise Burn.......... 7 7 12 12 - 38
Quad City Steamwheel 14 14 14 23 - 65

Scoring Summary:
1st 10:49 QCS - PETERS, Kris 29 yd pass from RATERINK, J.J. (NAEHU, Kimo kick)
                                                  2 plays, 29 yards, TOP 1:36, BOI 0 - QCS 7
    06:23 BOI - WHITE, Emmett 1 yd run (BEARDALL, Dan kick)
                                                  6 plays, 39 yards, TOP 4:26, BOI 7 - QCS 7
    01:55 QCS - SCHMIDT, Jesse 12 yd pass from RATERINK, J.J. (NAEHU, Kimo kick)
                                                 6 plays, 38 yards, TOP 4:28, BOI 7 - QCS 14
2nd 11:56 QCS - ANTHONY, Tom 14 yd pass from RATERINK, J.J. (NAEHU, Kimo kick)
                                                 4 plays, 49 yards, TOP 2:26, BOI 7 - QCS 21
    10:46 BOI - MURRAY, Jason 40 yd pass from HENDRICKS, Bart (BEARDALL, Dan kick)
                                                 1 play, 40 yards, TOP 1:10, BOI 14 - QCS 21
    02:28 QCS - SCHMIDT, Jesse 3 yd pass from RATERINK, J.J. (NAEHU, Kimo kick)
                                                 4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 2:56, BOI 14 - QCS 28
3rd 13:44 BOI - BRUHN, Tyler 34 yd interception return (BEARDALL, Dan kick failed)
                                                                             BOI 20 - QCS 28
    12:01 QCS - PETTY, Jermaine 5 yd run (NAEHU, Kimo kick)
                                                2 plays, 29 yards, TOP 1:43, BOI 20 - QCS 35
    05:24 QCS - MACREA, Jeff 1 yd run (NAEHU, Kimo kick)
                                                6 plays, 16 yards, TOP 4:01, BOI 20 - QCS 42
    02:03 BOI - ALLEN, Casey 9 yd pass from HENDRICKS, Bart (BEARDALL, Dan pass failed)
                                                4 plays, 45 yards, TOP 3:14, BOI 26 - QCS 42
4th 14:17 QCS - PETTY, Jermaine safety
                                                                             BOI 26 - QCS 44
    09:38 QCS - PETTY, Jermaine 2 yd run (NAEHU, Kimo kick)
                                                6 plays, 44 yards, TOP 4:39, BOI 26 - QCS 51
    07:49 BOI - ALLEN, Casey 34 yd pass from REHRER, Casey (REHRER, Casey pass failed)
                                                2 plays, 25 yards, TOP 1:33, BOI 32 - QCS 51
    03:59 QCS - WALKER Jr., Jac 18 yd interception return (NAEHU, Kimo kick)
                                                                             BOI 32 - QCS 58
    00:56 QCS - MACREA, Jeff 11 yd pass from PIKE, Matt (NAEHU, Kimo kick)
                                                4 plays, 25 yards, TOP 2:04, BOI 32 - QCS 65
    00:40 BOI - ALLEN, Casey 18 yd pass from REHRER, Casey (BEARDALL, Dan kick failed)
                                                 1 play, 18 yards, TOP 0:05, BOI 38 - QCS 65

Kickoff time: 7:35      End of Game: 10:02     Total elapsed time: 2:27
Officials: Referee: Tony Canella; Umpire: Pat Bayers; Linesman: Donald Rager;
Line judge: Donald Shouse; Back judge: Larry Orrico; Scorer: Dave Beyer;

SCHUTT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: J.J. Raterink (QCS)
ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: Kevin Adams (QCS)
U.S. ARMY IRONMAN OF THE GAME: Jermaine Petty (QCS)
CUTTER'S CATCH OF THE GAME: Jeff MacRea (QCS)

Team Statistics


                                    
                                                                Team Statistics (Final)
                                                                   AF2 - 2007 Season
                                            Boise Burn vs Quad City Steamwheel (Apr 13, 2007 at Moline, IL)
                                    
                                                                        BOI      QCS
                                    
                                    FIRST DOWNS...................       15       25
                                      Rushing.....................        2        5
                                      Passing.....................       10       15
                                      Penalty.....................        3        5
                                    NET YARDS RUSHING.............       12       35
                                      Rushing Attempts............        9       14
                                      Average Per Rush............      1.3      2.5
                                      Yards Gained Rushing........       17       41
                                      Yards Lost Rushing..........        5        6
                                    NET YARDS PASSING.............      200      207
                                      Completions-Attempts-Int....  17-30-3  21-36-1
                                      Average Per Attempt.........      6.7      5.8
                                      Average Per Completion......     11.8      9.9
                                    TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........      212      242
                                      Total offense plays.........       40       50
                                      Average Gain Per Play.......      5.3      4.8
                                    Fumbles: Number-Lost..........      2-2      3-1
                                    Penalties: Number-Yards.......    14-72     9-61
                                    KICKOFFS-YARDS................    8-313    9-465
                                      Average Yards Per Kickoff...     39.1     51.7
                                      Net Yards Per Kickoff.......     25.8     37.9
                                      Touchbacks..................        1        1
                                    MFG Returns: Number-Yards-TD..    0-0-0    0-0-0
                                      Average Per Return..........      0.0      0.0
                                    Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  7-119-0  6-102-0
                                      Average Per Return..........     17.0     17.0
                                    Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD..   1-34-1   3-54-1
                                    Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD.    0-0-0    0-0-0
                                    Miscellaneous Yards...........       -2       -2
                                    Possession Time...............    24:39    35:21
                                      1st Quarter.................     8:56     6:04
                                      2nd Quarter.................     4:52    10:08
                                      3rd Quarter.................     5:51     9:09
                                      4th Quarter.................     5:00    10:00
                                    Third-Down Conversions........   2 of 4   1 of 6
                                    Fourth-Down Conversions.......   1 of 2   2 of 4
                                    Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      2-3      4-7
                                    Sacks By: Number-Yards........      0-0      1-5
                                    PAT Kicks.....................      2-4      9-9
                                      2-Point drop-kick PATs......      0-0      0-0
                                    Field Goals...................      0-0      0-0
                                      4-Point drop kick FGs.......      0-0      0-0

Individual Statistics


                                    
                                                                     Individual Statistics (Final)
                                                                           AF2 - 2007 Season
                                                    Boise Burn vs Quad City Steamwheel (Apr 13, 2007 at Moline, IL)
                                    
                                    
                                    Boise Burn
                                    
                                    Rushing              No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
                                    -------------------------------------------------
                                    WHITE, Emmett         5   11    0   11  1  3  2.2
                                    BEARDALL, Derek       1    3    0    3  0  3  3.0
                                    HENDRICKS, Bart       3    3    5   -2  0  3 -0.7
                                    Totals...             9   17    5   12  1  3  1.3
                                    
                                    Passing              Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
                                    -------------------------------------------------
                                    HENDRICKS, Bart        24-14-1   162  2   40    1
                                    REHRER, Casey           6-3-2     43  2   34    0
                                    TEAM                    0-0-0     -5  0    0    0
                                    Totals...              30-17-3   200  4   40    1
                                    
                                    Receiving             No.  Yds   TD Long
                                    ----------------------------------------
                                    ALLEN, Casey            9  120    3   34
                                    MURRAY, Jason           5   65    1   40
                                    CHRISTOPHER, Ch         3   20    0    7
                                    Totals...              17  205    4   40
                                    
                                                            MFGs   Kickoffs  Intercept
                                    All Returns          No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
                                    --------------------------------------------------
                                    HAZENBURG, Bran       0   0  0  1  21 21  0   0  0
                                    BRUHN, Tyler          0   0  0  1  11 11  1  34 34
                                    WHITE, Emmett         0   0  0  5  87 38  0   0  0
                                    Totals...             0   0  0  7 119 38  1  34 34
                                    
                                    All-purpose          Rush  Rcv   KR  FGR   IR Total
                                    ---------------------------------------------------
                                    ALLEN, Casey            0  120    0    0    0   120
                                    WHITE, Emmett          11    0   87    0    0    98
                                    MURRAY, Jason           0   65    0    0    0    65
                                    BRUHN, Tyler            0    0   11    0   34    45
                                    HAZENBURG, Bran         0    0   21    0    0    21
                                    CHRISTOPHER, Ch         0   20    0    0    0    20
                                    BEARDALL, Derek         3    0    0    0    0     3
                                    HENDRICKS, Bart        -2    0    0    0    0    -2
                                    Totals...              12  205  119    0   34   370
                                    
                                    Field goal attempts
                                    ----------------------------------------
                                    
                                    Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg
                                    ---------------------------------------
                                    BEARDALL, Dan      8  313   1   0  39.1
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    Quad City Steamwheel
                                    
                                    Rushing              No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
                                    -------------------------------------------------
                                    PETTY, Jermaine       7   17    0   17  2  5  2.4
                                    MACREA, Jeff          3   15    0   15  1 14  5.0
                                    ANTHONY, Tom          2    9    0    9  0  7  4.5
                                    RATERINK, J.J.        1    0    1   -1  0  0 -1.0
                                    PIKE, Matt            1    0    5   -5  0  0 -5.0
                                    Totals...            14   41    6   35  3 14  2.5
                                    
                                    Passing              Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
                                    -------------------------------------------------
                                    RATERINK, J.J.         28-17-1   175  4   29    0
                                    PIKE, Matt              8-4-0     32  1   11    0
                                    Totals...              36-21-1   207  5   29    0
                                    
                                    Receiving             No.  Yds   TD Long
                                    ----------------------------------------
                                    ANTHONY, Tom            8   56    1   16
                                    WALKER Jr., Jac         5   55    0   14
                                    SCHMIDT, Jesse          4   33    2   12
                                    PETERS, Kris            3   52    1   29
                                    MACREA, Jeff            1   11    1   11
                                    Totals...              21  207    5   29
                                    
                                                            MFGs   Kickoffs  Intercept
                                    All Returns          No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
                                    --------------------------------------------------
                                    WALKER Jr., Jac       0   0  0  1   1  1  1  18 18
                                    PETERS, Kris          0   0  0  5 101 31  0   0  0
                                    ADAMS, Kevin          0   0  0  0   0  0  2  36 21
                                    Totals...             0   0  0  6 102 31  3  54 21
                                    
                                    All-purpose          Rush  Rcv   KR  FGR   IR Total
                                    ---------------------------------------------------
                                    PETERS, Kris            0   52  101    0    0   153
                                    WALKER Jr., Jac         0   55    1    0   18    74
                                    ANTHONY, Tom            9   56    0    0    0    65
                                    ADAMS, Kevin            0    0    0    0   36    36
                                    SCHMIDT, Jesse          0   33    0    0    0    33
                                    MACREA, Jeff           15   11    0    0    0    26
                                    PETTY, Jermaine        17    0    0    0    0    17
                                    RATERINK, J.J.         -1    0    0    0    0    -1
                                    PIKE, Matt             -5    0    0    0    0    -5
                                    Totals...              35  207  102    0   54   398
                                    
                                    Field goal attempts
                                    ----------------------------------------
                                    
                                    Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg
                                    ---------------------------------------
                                    NAEHU, Kimo        9  465   1   0  51.7
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    FUMBLES: Boise Burn-HENDRICKS, Bart 2-2. Quad City Steamwheel-PETERS, Kris 1-0; PIKE, Matt
                                    1-0; PETTY, Jermaine 1-1.