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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – New ThunderBirds QB Matt Bohnet played brilliantly in his first game with the team as he passed for 169 yards and one touchdown as the ThunderBirds gave up a fourth quarter lead and fell to the Tennessee Valley Vipers 48-32. Bohnet also ran for a score. The ThunderBirds lead the game at the half 22-21 and also lead after three quarters 29-28 but they were outscored 20-3 in the final quarter. The loss disappointed the crowd of  1,098 who showed up to watch the ThunderBirds third game under new Head Coach Gary Compton.  

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CHICAGO The arenafootball2 league (af2), always looking to lend a helping hand when needed, is proud to assist in the Arena Football Leagues V Week initiative that is being presented in conjunction with ESPN and The V Foundation for Cancer Research. AFL V Week is a special week-long effort to help raise awareness and donations for cancer research that will be active until Monday, April 28.

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Despite a great performance by QB Steven Moffett, who came off the bench to throw for 111 yards and two touchdowns, the Daytona Beach ThunderBirds fell to their in-state rivals, the Florida Firecats 55-26 at the Daytona Beach Ocean Center.  Florida QB Chris Wallace passed for 191 yards and 5 touchdowns as the Florida Firecats built an insurmountable first half lead.  Daytona’s loss disappointed the loud and supportive crowd who showed up to watch the ThunderBirds second game under new Head Coach Gary Compton. ...

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Despite a breakout performance by QB Scott Jeffries the Daytona Beach ThunderBirds lost a close contest with the South Georgia Wildcats 41-32.  Jeffries passed for a season high 252 yards and two touchdowns.  ThunderBirds WR Lamar Hughes also had a stellar performance catching eight passes for 99 yards for the ThunderBirds.  South Georgia QB Walter Washington passed for 140 yards and 3 touchdowns.  Daytona’s loss

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The Daytona Beach Thunderbirds arenafootball2 (af2) team will introduce Gary Compton as their new Head Coach and Director of Football Operations in a press conference on Thursday, April 10 at 11 am.  The press conference will be held at the WCEU public broadcasting station located at 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.  The conference will be held in the news studio. 

Coach Compton comes to Daytona Beach with an impressive resume.  Most recently, he served as Head Coach and Director of Football Operations for the af2’s Bakersfield Blitz from 2006-2007. Compton led the Blitz to a playoff berth in 2006 after a 9-7 regular season record. He also...

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April 6, 2008

 

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Wilkes-Barre QB Rod Rutherford passed for 221 yards and 6 touchdowns and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers took advantage of a spotty Daytona Beach defense en route to a 68-14 win over the ThunderBirds on Sunday afternoon. Daytona’s loss disappointed the home opening crowd of 1,762 who showed up to watch the inaugural game in the history of the franchise which...

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First Game Will Be in Lexington, KY on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 7:30pm

 

 

DAYTONA BEACH – The Daytona Beach ThunderBirds have partnered with America’s Best Music radio station W.R.O.D 1340 AM to broadcast all 16 of their games live, both home and away. W.R.O.D has been in the market for over 60 years and represents stability and continuity in this market, which the Daytona Beach

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CHICAGO – Monday night (March 10) the Los Angeles Avengers travel to Phoenix to take on the Arizona Rattlers at US Airways Center in a Mitsubishi Motors Western Division matchup on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Monday. The game, which will be broadcast live in high definition at 11 p.m. ET on ESPN2, will provide a national showcase for a number of notable arenafootball2 (af2) alumni on both sides....

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The Daytona Beach ThunderBirds will hold their final open tryout on Saturday, March 1^st at Jones High School 801 S. Rio Grande Ave. Orlando, Florida 32805.  Registration will begin at 9:00 AM. There will be a $60 registration fee per player. 

 

Head Coach Herkie Walls has been pleased with what he has seen in tryouts up until this point.  When asked what he was looking for from players in these tryouts, Coach Walls was definitive in his answer.

 

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