DAYTONA BEACH 41, South Georgia  62South Georgia QB Cecil Lester came into the game in relief of starer Andrico Hines and led the South Georgia Wildcats to a 62-41 victory over the Daytona Beach ThunderBirds before a crowd of 1,834 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. ...

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The ThunderBirds won their second game in franchise history last Thursday and on Tuesday, the team celebrated another arenafootball2 Player of the Week honor when QB Matt Bohnet was named the af2 Schutt Offensive Player of the Week.  This award recognizes the best performance by an offensive player from the previous week’s action.  Bohnet is the second ThunderBirds player to be honored in the last two weeks joining DB Jocques Richardson who won the ADT Defensive Player of the Week award last week. 

 

Bohnet (6-3, 235, Eastern Michigan) led the ThunderBirds to a...

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The ThunderBirds won their first game in franchise history on Sunday and on Tuesday, the team celebrated another milestone.  Jocques Richardson, a defensive back out of football powerhouse Miami Northwestern High School was awarded the arenafootball2 ADT Defensive Player of the Week.  This award recognizes the best performance by a defensive player from the previous week’s action.  Richardson is the first player in ThunderBirds history to be given a player of the week award.  Richardson had four tackles and two interceptions including a 50 yard interception return for a touchdown on the final play of the game to secure a 56-42 victory for the ThunderBirds over the Manchester Wolves.  For the season, Richardson leads the team with 20.5 tackles and three interceptions. 

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The Daytona Beach ThunderBirds upgraded their offensive line this week having been assigned two new players, Brian Ross and Tellis Rodgers, by the arenafootball2 League Office.  Both have been slated to move into the starting Guard and Tight End spots.

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Nine (9) former af2 players and four (4) coaches to be showcased on Monday night’s ESPN2 live HD broadcast

 CHICAGO Airlines Center on at 8 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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February 14, 2008   DELAND, FL – The Daytona Beach ThunderBirds Dance Team made an appearance at Stetson University to help “Pack the House Pink”, an event designed to raise Breast Cancer awareness. The event preceded a Women’s basketball game between the Stetson Lady Hatters and the University of South Carolina Upstate Spartans on Monday, February 11^th. The event, located at the Edmunds Center at Stetson University, was part of “Think Pink,” a partnership between the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Woman’s Basketball Coaches Association aimed to both raise awareness of beast cancer and gather monetary support to help fight the disease. ...

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DELAND, FL – Fans of University of Central Florida football and central Florida high school football should be happy to know that former UCF and Winter Park High School standout Quarterback Steven Moffett attended the Daytona Beach ThunderBirds second open tryout on Saturday, January 5^th at Spec Martin Stadium in Deland. ...

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