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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 WR Patrick Rouzard had a strong game for the ThunderBirds catching 10 passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns but it was not enough as the Daytona Beach ThunderBirds dropped to  the Albany Conquest by a score of 59-49.  The ThunderBirds led 28-27 at halftime but could not hold the momentum in the second half.

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Daytona Beach WR Patrick Rouzard had a strong debut game for the ThunderBirds catching seven passes for 67 yards but that was not enough as the ThunderBirds dropped a tough game to the Florida Firecats 41-15. 

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CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – Daytona Beach WR Jeremy Grier had another outstanding game for the ThunderBirds catching nine passes for 157 yards and three touchdowns but that was not enough as the ThunderBirds dropped a heart breaker to Corpus Christi 47-38.  The ThunderBirds took a 38-33 lead with 1:02 left in the third quarter after LB Tim Daniels returned

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Boise Burn 61 DAYTONA BEACH 34
 Daytona Beach ThunderBirds QB Matt Bohnet passed for 266 yards and 4 touchdowns but was sacked 3 times and threw 2 interceptions as the Daytona Beach ThunderBirds dropped their home contest 61-34 to the visiting Boise Burn. The crowd of  2,012 watched Boise...

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Four days after winning their first game in franchise history, the ThunderBirds enjoyed another first on Thursday evening when the knocked off the Albany Conquest 62-53. Daytona Beach ThunderBirds QB Matt Bohnet passed for 290 yards and 8 touchdowns.  Daytona’s win excited the crowd of  1,500 who showed up to watch the ThunderBirds try to make it two wins in a row after knocking off the Manchester Wolves on the road last Sunday.  After opening the season with five straight losses and a coaching change after week 2, the ThunderBirds look like a new team under Head Coach Gary Compton....

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL –  Four days after winning their first game in franchise history, the ThunderBirds enjoyed another first on Thursday evening when the knocked off the Albany Conquest 62-53.  Daytona Beach ThunderBirds QB Matt Bohnet passed for...

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – ThunderBirds QB Matt Bohnet played brilliantly in his second game with the team as he passed for 303 yards and four touchdowns while running for two more scores as the Daytona Beach ThunderBirds (1-5) won its’ first game of the season and first game in franchise history 56-42 against the Manchester Wolves (1-4) at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH.  A crowd of 5,200 went home stunned as the ThunderBirds scored two touchdowns in the final 2:12 to secure the win.  This was Head Coach Gary Compton’s first win with the ThunderBirds.  

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The ThunderBirds will begin broadcasting a weekly radio show at Houligans Irish Sports Pub at Destination Daytona in Ormond Beach on Monday, May 5 at 6:00 pm.  Houligans is located at 1643 US HWY 1 North.  The show will run from 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm and will be hosted by Head Coach Gary Compton and radio play-by-play announcer Frank Irizarry.  The show will broadcast live from the restaurant and be carried by official broadcast partner WROD, 1340 AM.

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – New ThunderBirds QB Matt Bohnet played brilliantly in his first game with the team as he passed for 169 yards and one touchdown as the ThunderBirds gave up a fourth quarter lead and fell to the Tennessee Valley Vipers 48-32. Bohnet also ran for a score. The ThunderBirds lead the game at the half 22-21 and also lead after three quarters 29-28 but they were outscored 20-3 in the final quarter. The loss disappointed the crowd of  1,098 who showed up to watch the ThunderBirds third game under new Head Coach Gary Compton.  

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