He began an eight-year stint in the Arena Football League.
Of note: Derek Stingley is son of Darryl Stingley, the wide receiver for New England who was paralyzed by a hit from Oakland's Jack Tatum in 1978. Ğxperience: Played in Arena Football League for eight seasons and was head coach of af2 Macon Knights in 20 Norris spent time in the NFL with the New England Patriots in 19. Norris served as head coach for the Tulsa Talons (af2) and led them to the playoffs in their inaugural season with an offense that averaged 52.7 points per game and a defense that led the league with 33 interceptions His Oklahoma defense finished 3rd in AFL with 21 sacks. Norris moved to Dallas after a stint as assistant head coach and offensive and defensive line coach for the Oklahoma Wranglers. Under Norris' leadership, Will Pettis led AFL with 88 kickoff returns for 1750 yards and 4 TD's. His line racked up some impressive stats, both offensively and defensively. Norris spent 3 seasons with the Dallas Desperados in the AFL where he served as line coach and special teams coach. He made a demonstrative difference in Austin where in 2005, the offensive line gave up only 4 sacks which led the AFL. Jon Norris came to the BattleWings from the Austin Wranglers of the AFL where he served as the Defensive Coordinator and Line Coach. Jon Norris, Bossier - Shreveport: (First season) Jason Schule made his BattleWings debut in that game, carrying the ball 4 times for 16 yards.īossier-Shreveport Battle WingsĖ - 1. The bright spot in that game for the Wings was wide receiver Anthony Chambers, who caught 6 passes for 74 yards and a touchdown.
It was a miserable trip for the Battlewings, who went to South Georgia to play a team that had won just one of its 12 games in 2006. First year coach Derek Stingley has made over this team, which had 3-13 records in 20. Two former Southern Jaguars, OL/DL Kentrell Blatcher and WR Scott Coleman, are on the Wildcats roster. Give the Wings a two-game winning streak.īattle Wings' leading receiver Jamaal Perry played for South Georgia last season and caught five passes for 87 yards and three touchdowns against the Battle Wings.
Give Jon Norris a 17-8 record as an af2 head coach. Increase the BattleWings' 2007 home winning streak to 5.
Ěllow the BattleWings to hang on to 1st place in the division, no matter what happens with RGV, If the BattleWings defeat South Georgia, it would. Last season in South Georgia, the Wildcats won 51-22. THE SERIES: The Battle Wings won the only encounter between these teams in Bossier City, 62-61 on April 18, 2003. Georgia won the head-to-head 49-38 two weeks ago. The Wildcats are in first place in the af2 South and are trying to hold off the always-tough Florida Firecats. The Battlewings share first place in the af2 Southwest, although they have a slight edge over Rio Grande Valley because the Battlewings won the earlier head-to-head match-up. This is a departure from the division for both teams, but one should not discount the importance of this game. Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings game notesĪrenafootball2 (af2) - Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings News ReleaseĬoaches: Jon Norris (6-1, First season), 16-8 as an af2 head coach.ĭerek Stingley, (5-2, First season), 19-14 as an af2 head coach.
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