Week 1 03/28 Fri 7:00 (H) Win (48-41) against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Wild fans at the home opener!

Randy, Dennis, & Dennis's brother

Steamwheelers surprise Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in season opener, 48-41

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Release: 03/28/2008

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Quad City QB J.J. RATERINK

The Quad City Steamwheelers (1-0) opened the 2008 season with a 48-41 home victory over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pionners (0-1) in front of 3,288 fans at the i wireless Center. After trailing 20-7 early in the second quarter the Steamwheelers used a 21-6 second quarter to pull ahead for good.



After Rod Rutherford threw a 26-yard pass to Larry Kendrick to open the season frame, the Steamwheelers quarterback J.J. Raterink found three different receivers for three consecutive scores to give the ‘Wheelers a 28-20 halftime advantage. Raterink, who finished the game with 225 yards and seven touchdown passes, hit Jesse Schmidt on a four-yard pass to pull the ‘Wheelers to within one possession with 10 minutes remaining in the second frame. After the ‘Wheelers defense forced a turnover on possessions Raterink connected with Kris Peters for a 20 yard pass on a two play drive to give the ‘Wheelers a one point lead, 21-20 with just over three minutes and 20 seconds remaining in the half. After a 54-yard field goal miss by Mark Kamphoefner for the Pioneers with 34 seconds remaining in the half, J.J. Raterink hit veteran Deontrae Johnson for a touchdown with four seconds remaining.



Schmidt, registered his third touchdown reception on the night to open the third quarter for the ‘Wheelers and the two team traded scores the rest of the way.



Malik Jackson, the ADT Defensive Player of the Game finished the game with 13 total tackles for the ‘Wheelers (10 solo, six assisted), along with two pass breakups. Schmidt finished with 10 catches for 101 yards, while Peters ended the game with two touchdowns on five catches for 95 yards. Deontrae Johnson finished with five catches for 29 yards and two touchdowns for the ‘Wheelers.



For the Pioneers, Rod Rutherford threw for four touchdowns and 267 yards on 22 completions. Coco Blaylock led the offense with two touchdowns on nine catches and 89 yards. Barry Drakeford had a team-high four total tackles for the Pioneers.



The Steamwheelers have a bye-week next week before traveling to Louisville on April 11.

Team                                                   1^st             2^nd              3^rd           4^th            Final

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers              14            6               13           8               41     (0-1-0)

Quad City Steamwheelers                        7            21               14            6              48     (1-0-0)

Schutt Offensive Player of the Game – Jesse Schmidt (QCS)

ADT Defensive Player of the Game – Malik Jackson (QCS)

U.S. Army Ironman of the Game – Roy Ravenell (QCS)

Cutters Catch of the Game – Jesse Schmidt (1st quarter 34-yard TD)

Box Score (Final)
WB/Scranton Pioneers vs Quad City Steamwheel (Mar 28, 2008 at Moline, IL)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ----------------- -- -- -- -- ----- WB/Scranton Pioneers 14 6 13 8 - 41 Record: (0-1) Quad City Steamwheel 7 21 14 6 - 48 Record: (1-0) Scoring Summary: 1st 08:57 QCS - SCHMIDT, Jesse 34 yd pass from RATERINK, J.J. (PEARSON, Derek kick), 2-40 1:31, WBS 0 - QCS 7 03:20 WBS - RUTHERFORD, Rod 1 yd run (KAMPHOEFNER, Ma kick), 8-43 5:27, WBS 7 - QCS 7 00:00 WBS - BLAYLOCK, Coco 15 yd pass from RUTHERFORD, Rod (KAMPHOEFNER, Ma kick), 1-15 0:41, WBS 14 - QCS 7 2nd 12:25 WBS - KENDRICK, Larry 26 yd pass from RUTHERFORD, Rod (KAMPHOEFNER, Ma kick failed), 1-26 0:57, WBS 20 - QCS 7 10:00 QCS - SCHMIDT, Jesse 4 yd pass from RATERINK, J.J. (PEARSON, Derek kick), 3-7 2:09, WBS 20 - QCS 14 03:23 QCS - PETERS, Kris 20 yd pass from RATERINK, J.J. (PEARSON, Derek kick), 2-20 1:35, WBS 20 - QCS 21 00:04 QCS - JOHNSON, Deontr 6 yd pass from RATERINK, J.J. (PEARSON, Derek kick), 3-26 0:27, WBS 20 - QCS 28 3rd 10:33 QCS - SCHMIDT, Jesse 9 yd pass from RATERINK, J.J. (PEARSON, Derek kick), 6-35 4:13, WBS 20 - QCS 35 09:14 WBS - SAVIOUR, Tyreak 41 yd pass from RUTHERFORD, Rod (KAMPHOEFNER, Ma kick failed), 1-41 0:58, WBS 26 - QCS 35 06:25 QCS - JOHNSON, Deontr 11 yd pass from RATERINK, J.J. (PEARSON, Derek kick), 4-24 2:37, WBS 26 - QCS 42 00:54 WBS - RUTHERFORD, Rod 3 yd run (KAMPHOEFNER, Ma kick), 7-35 5:20, WBS 33 - QCS 42 4th 14:16 QCS - PETERS, Kris 28 yd pass from RATERINK, J.J., 2-30 1:27, WBS 33 - QCS 48 00:34 WBS - BLAYLOCK, Coco 10 yd pass from RUTHERFORD, Rod (RUTHERFORD, Rod rush), 8-44 2:52, WBS 41 - QCS 48 WBS QCS FIRST DOWNS................... 20 15 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 8-22 3-7 PASSING YDS (NET)............. 228 225 Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 38-22-1 34-20-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 53-250 37-232 Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 7-123 4-112 Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-9 1-1 Fumbles-Lost.................. 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards............... 7-46 5-43 Possession Time............... 35:56 24:04 Third-Down Conversions........ 1 of 9 3 of 6 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 4 of 6 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 4-6 5-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 0-0 7-39 RUSHING: WB/Scranton Pioneers-RUTHERFORD, Rod 8-22. Quad City Steamwheel-MONK, Russell 2-6; RATERINK, J.J. 1-1. PASSING: WB/Scranton Pioneers-RUTHERFORD, Rod 22-38-1-267; TEAM 0-0-0-minus 39. Quad City Steamwheel-RATERINK, J.J. 20-34-1-225. RECEIVING: WB/Scranton Pioneers-BLAYLOCK, Coco 9-89; KENDRICK, Larry 6-64; SAVIOUR, Tyreak 4-80; DEAN, David 2-22; OUTLAW, J.J. 1-12. Quad City Steamwheel-SCHMIDT, Jesse 10-101; PETERS, Kris 5-95; JOHNSON, Deontr 5-29. INTERCEPTIONS: WB/Scranton Pioneers-FERGUSON, Tutu 1-9. Quad City Steamwheel-BEVERLY, David 1-1. FUMBLES: WB/Scranton Pioneers-None. Quad City Steamwheel-MONK, Russell 1-1. Stadium: I Wireless Center Attendance: 3288 Kickoff time: 7:05 End of Game: 9:34 Total elapsed time: 2:29 Officials: Referee: Tony Canella; Umpire: Tony Smith; Linesman: Roger Youngblut; Line judge: Justin Larrew; Back judge: Larry Orrico; Scorer: Dave Beyer; SCHUTT OOFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME- Jesse Schmidt (QC) ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME- Malik Jackson (QC) U.S. IRONMAN OF THE GAME - Roy Ravenell (QC) CUTTERS CATCH OF THE GAME- Raterink-Schmidt, 34 yd TD, 1st Q
WB/Scranton Pioneers vs Quad City Steamwheel (Mar 28, 2008 at Moline, IL) SACKS (UA-A): WB/Scranton Pioneers-None. Quad City Steamwheel-RAVENELL, Roy 2-1; JILLES, Andrew 0-2; VOGEL, Adam 2-0; JACKSON, Tyus 1-1. TACKLES (UA-A): WB/Scranton Pioneers-DRAKEFORD, Barr 3-2; ROBINSON, Miche 3-1; LEAK, Darius 3-1; ROBINSON, Agean 3-0; FERGUSON, Tutu 2-1; PARRISH, Justin 1-1; HILTON, Isaac 1-0. Quad City Steamwheel-JACKSON, Malik 10-6; STEPTER, Lavar 4-5; DAVIS, Jordan 3-2; RAVENELL, Roy 2-2; VOGEL, Adam 2-1; BEVERLY, David 2-1; HOAD, Alexander 1-1; JACKSON, Tyus 1-1; JILLES, Andrew 0-3; KENNEDY, Sean 1-0; STINSON, Albert 1-0; HAMMOND, Russel 0-1; MONK, Russell 0-1. Game Starters: WB/Scranton Pioneers POS ## OFFENSE QB 12 RUTHERFORD, Rod WR 3 BLAYLOCK, Coco WR 25 KENDRICK, Larry WR 81 SAVIOUR, Tyreak FB 30 ACQUAYE, Jason TE 98 DEAN, David C 70 VOLCHOFF, Jaden G 74 LOVE, Zach POS ## DEFENSE DB 1 ROBINSON, Miche DB 23 DRAKEFORD, Barr DB 22 FERGUSON, Tutu LB 6 LEAK, Darius LB 7 ROBINSON, Agean DT 8 PARRISH, Justin NG 56 DRAME, Kader DT 44 HILTON, Isaac Quad City Steamwheel POS ## OFFENSE QB 11 RATERINK, J.J. WR 6 PETERS, Kris WR 15 JOHNSON, Deontr WR 22 SCHMIDT, Jesse FB 32 MONK, Russell TE 72 KENNEDY, Sean C 77 McCRAY, Frank G 75 STINSON, Albert POS ## DEFENSE DB 9 DAVIS, Jordan DB 21 BEVERLY, David DB 5 STEPTER, Lavar LB 7 JACKSON, Tyus LB 10 JACKSON, Malik DE 56 VOGEL, Adam NG 91 HAMMOND, Russel DE 55 RAVENELL, Roy Player participation: WB/Scranton Pioneers: 9-OUTLAW, J.J., 83-KAMPHOEFNER, Ma. Quad City Steamwheel: 2-JILLES, Andrew, 4-PEARSON, Derek, 12-HOAD, Alexander.