2008 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season

The 2008 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season is the team's seventh season. The Pioneers attempted to return to the ArenaCup after falling to the Tulsa Talons in ArenaCup VIII, the team's first championship appearance.

Rosters

Training camp

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 2008 training camp roster

Quarterbacks

  • Rod Rutherford

Receivers

  • Titan Mann
  • JJ Outlaw
  • Evan Prall
  • Prince Prempeh
  • Andrew Weatherly
  • Jason Williams

Kickers

  • Mark Kamphoefner
  • Brian Way
  

Offensive linemen

  • Zack Love
  • Robert Roper
  • Mike Sacco
  • Jaden Volchoff

Defensive linemen

  • Troy Blackwell
  • Kader Drame
  • Isaac Hilton
  • Deon McPhee
  • Justin Parrish

Offensive/Defensive linemen

  • David Dean
  • Keith Glover
  • Anthony Rose
  

Linebackers

  • Darius Leak

Fullbacks/Linebackers

  • Rob Biernat
  • Brian Gilmore
  • Agean Robinson

Defensive backs

  • Barry Drakeford
  • Chris Page
  • Tyler Trettin

Wide receivers/Defensive backs

  • Allan Barnes
  • Dennis Bishop
  • Tu Tu Ferguson

Injured reserve

Week 1

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 2008 Week 1 roster

Quarterbacks

Receivers

  •  3 Coco Blalock
  •  4 Rich Musinski
  •  9 JJ Outlaw
  • 81 Tyreak saviour
  • 86 Prince Prempeh

Kickers

  • -- Mark Kamphoefner
  

Offensive linemen

  • 74 Zach Love
  • 98 David Dean

Defensive linemen

  •  8 Justin Parrish
  • 44 Isaac Hilton
  • 56 Kader Drame
  • 78 Troy Blackwell

Offensive/Defensive linemen

  • 99 Keith Glover
  

Fullbacks

  • 30 Jason Acquaye

Fullbacks/Linebackers

  •  7 Agean Robinson

Linebackers

  •  6 Darius Leak

Wide receivers/Linebackers

  • 25 Larry Kendrick

Defensive backs

  •  1 Micheaux Robinson
  • 22 Tu Tu Ferguson
  • 23 Barry Drakeford

Injured reserve

Final roster

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 2008 final roster

Quarterbacks

  •  5 Ryan Vena
  • 15 Matt Schabert

Receivers

  •  2 Bakari Brown
  •  4 Rich Musinski
  •  9 JJ Outlaw

Kickers

  •  3 David Davis
  

Offensive linemen

  • 50 Joe Villani
  • 56 Eugene Newsome
  • 70 Jaden Volchoff
  • 74 Zach Love
  • ?? Geir Gudmundsen

Defensive linemen

  •  8 Justin Parrish
  • 44 Isaac Hilton
  • 78 Troy Blackwell

Offensive/Defensive linemen

  • 99 Keith Glover
  

Fullbacks

  • 30 Jason Acquaye

Fullback/Linebacker

  •  7 Kirby Griffin

Linebackers

  •  6 Darius Leak

Wide receivers/Linebackers

  • 25 Larry Kendrick

Defensive backs

  •  1 Micheaux Robinson
  • 22 Tu Tu Ferguson
  • 23 Barry Drakeford
  • 28 Allan Barnes
  • ?? Serge Sejour
  

Injured reserve

  • -- Robert Roper OL
  • 81 Tyreak Saviour WR
  • 98 David Dean
  • 98 Rory Thomas

Roster

Team staff

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 2008 team staff
Executive Administration
  • Owner – Cosmo DeNicola
  • General Manager – Joe Shaughnessy
  • Executive Assistant to the Owner – Natalie Scarantino

Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach/Director of Football Operations – Rich Ingold
  • Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator – Jake Grande
  • Offensive Coordinator – Terry Karg
  • Offensive and Defensive Line Coach – Joe DeMelfi

Schedule

Regular season

WeekKickoffDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteaf2.com Recap
18:00 PM EDTMarch 28, 2007Quad City SteamwheelersL 48–410–1iWireless CenterRecap
23:00 PM EDTApril 6, 2008Daytona Beach ThunderBirdsW 68–141–1Ocean CenterRecap
37:00 PM EDTApril 11, 2008Mahoning Valley ThunderW 33–202–1Wachovia ArenaRecap
48:05 PM EDTApril 19, 2008Peoria PiratesW 74–263–1Carver ArenaRecap
57:30 PM EDTApril 26, 2008Manchester WolvesW 68–504–1Wachovia ArenaRecap
66:30 PM EDTMay 5, 2008Mahoning Valley ThunderW 77–475–1Chevrolet CentreRecap
77:30 PM EDTMay 10, 2008Quad City SteamwheelersW 84–266–1Wachovia ArenaRecap
87:00 PM EDTMay 16, 2008Albany ConquestW 69–277–1Wachovia ArenaRecap
9Bye
107:05 PM EDTMay 31, 2008Manchester WolvesL 70–637–2Verizon Wireless ArenaRecap
117:00 PM EDTJune 7, 2008Albany ConquestW 69–278–2Times Union CenterRecap
127:00 PM EDTJune 13, 2008Tennessee Valley VipersW 77–499–2Wachovia ArenaRecap
137:30 PM EDTJune 21, 2008Manchester WolvesW 69–4010–2Wachovia ArenaRecap
147:30 PM EDTJune 28, 2008Florida FirecatsW 59–5611–2Germain ArenaRecap
15Bye
167:30 PM EDTJuly 12, 2008Peoria PiratesW 54–3412–2Wachovia ArenaRecap
177:30 PM EDTJuly 19, 2008Mahoning Valley ThunderW 62–3313–2Wachovia ArenaRecap
187:00 PM EDTJuly 25, 2008Albany ConquestW 51–3714–2Times Union CenterRecap

Postseason

WeekKickoffDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteaf2.com Recap
17:30 PM EDTAugust 2, 2008Quad City SteamwheelersW 57–291–0Wachovia ArenaRecap
27:30 PM EDTAugust 9, 2008Tennessee Valley VipersL 34–301–1Wachovia ArenaRecap

Final standings

American Conference East Division
Team Overall Division
Wins Losses Percentage Wins Losses Percentage
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 14 2 .875 8 1 .888
Manchester Wolves 9 7 .562 7 3 .700
Albany Conquest 5 11 .312 2 8 .200
Mahoning Valley Thunder 3 13 .187 2 7 .222

Attendance

WeekOpponentAttendance
3Mahoning Valley Thunder4,889
5Manchester Wolves5,128
7Quad City Steamwheelers5,324
8Albany Conquest4,733
12Tennessee Valley Vipers5,479
13Manchester Wolves5,360
16Peoria Pirates5,219
17Mahoning Valley5,623
 
PlayoffOpponentAttendance
1Quad City Steamwheelers3,905
2Tennessee Valley Vipers 
 
Total 41,755
Average 5,073
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