2007 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season

The 2007 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season was the team's sixth season as a member of the af2. Under coach Rich Ingold and led by quarterback Ryan Vena, the Pioneers advanced to their fourth straight playoff appearance, winning three games at home to earn a spot in the ArenaCup. The Pioneers lost the championship to the Tulsa Talons 73–66 after the Pioneers' final pass play in the waning seconds of the game fell short.^[1] Several members of the team were given season awards, including David Davis as 2007 Havoc Kicker of the year,^[2] Ryan Vena as Schutt Offensive Player of the Year,^[3] and Coach Ingold as Sportexe Coach of the Year.^[4]

Schedule edit

Regular season edit

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site
1	March 31, 2007	Manchester Wolves	W 50–36	1–0	Wachovia Arena
2	Bye
3	April 14, 2007	Albany Conquest	W 52–43	2–0	Wachovia Arena
4	April 21, 2007	Florida Firecats	W 58–36	3–0	Germain Arena
5	April 28, 2007	Cincinnati Jungle Kats	W 94–25	4–0	Wachovia Arena
6	May 4, 2007	Manchester Wolves	W 59–42	5–0	Verizon Wireless Arena
7	May 12, 2007	Mahoning Valley Thunder	W 56–26	6–0	Chevrolet Centre
8	May 19, 2007	Tennessee Valley Vipers	W 34–30	7–0	Von Braun Center
9	May 25, 2007	Albany Conquest	W 71–46	8–0	Wachovia Arena
10	Bye
11	June 9, 2007	South Georgia Wildcats	W 40–62	9–0	Albany Civic Center
12	June 16, 2007	Alabama Steeldogs	W 77–62	10–0	Wachovia Arena
13	June 22, 2007	Quad City Steamwheelers	W 62–55	11–1	iWireless Center
14	June 30, 2007	Mahoning Valley Thunder	W 51–40	12–0	Wachovia Arena
15	July 7, 2007	Fort Wayne Fusion	W 48–47	13–0	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
16	July 13, 2007	Manchester Wolves	L 49–46	13–1	Verizon Wireless Arena
17	July 21, 2007	Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings	W 50–28	14–1	CenturyTel Center
18	July 27, 2007	Albany Conquest	L 56–42	14–2	Times Union Center

Postseason edit

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site
1	August 4, 2007	Tri-Cities Fever	W 57–54	1–0	Wachovia Arena
2	August 11, 2007	Central Valley Coyotes	W 70–53	2–0	Wachovia Arena
3	August 18, 2007	Green Bay Blizzard	W 46–43	3–0	Wachovia Arena
4	August 25, 2007	Tulsa Talons	L 73–66	3–1	CenturyTel Center

Final standings edit

American Conference East Division
Team	Overall			Division
Team	Wins	Losses	Percentage	Wins	Losses	Percentage
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers	14	2	0.875	6	2	0.750
Manchester Wolves	10	6	0.625	6	2	0.750
Mahoning Valley Thunder	7	9	0.437	2	4	0.250
Albany Conquest	6	10	0.375	1	7	0.125

Attendance edit

Week	Opponent	Attendance
1	Manchester Wolves	5,110
3	Albany Conquest	5,014
5	Cincinnati Jungle Kats	4,645
6	Manchester Wolves	4,508
9	Albany Conquest	5,396
12	Alabama Steeldogs	6,030
14	Mahoning Valley Thunder	6,260
17	Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings	6,248

Playoff	Opponent	Attendance
1	Tri-Cities Fever	4,645
2	Central Valley Coyotes	4,844
3	Green Bay Blizzard	5,635

Total		58,335
Average		5,303

References edit

^ "Tulsa claims ArenaCup8 title in epic battle, 73–66". 2007-08-25.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "David Davis named 2007 Havoc Kicker of the Year". 2007-08-14.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Ryan Vena named Schutt Offensive Player of the Year". 2007-08-20.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Rich Ingold named Sportexe Coach of the Year". 2007-08-17.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links edit

[1] "Tulsa claims ArenaCup8 title in epic battle, 73–66". 2007-08-25.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "David Davis named 2007 Havoc Kicker of the Year". 2007-08-14.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Ryan Vena named Schutt Offensive Player of the Year". 2007-08-20.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Rich Ingold named Sportexe Coach of the Year". 2007-08-17.^{[permanent dead link]}

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