2008 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season

The 2008 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season is the team's seventh season. The Pioneers will attempt 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 12 Rod Rutherford 15 Matt Schabert 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 – Jack Grande Offensive Coordinator – Terry Karg Offensive and Defensive Line Coach – Joe DeMelfi

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Kickoff	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	af2.com Recap
1	8:00 PM EDT	March 28, 2007	Quad City Steamwheelers	L 48-41	0-1	i wireless Center	Recap
2	3:00 PM EDT	April 6, 2008	Daytona Beach ThunderBirds	W 68-14	1-1	Ocean Center	Recap
3	7:00 PM EDT	April 11, 2008	Mahoning Valley Thunder	W 33-20	2-1	Wachovia Arena	Recap
4	8:05 PM EDT	April 19, 2008	Peoria Pirates	W 74-26	3-1	Carver Arena	Recap
5	7:30 PM EDT	April 26, 2008	Manchester Wolves	W 68-50	4-1	Wachovia Arena	Recap
6	6:30 PM EDT	May 5, 2008	Mahoning Valley Thunder	W 77-47	5-1	Chevrolet Centre	Recap
7	7:30 PM EDT	May 10, 2008	Quad City Steamwheelers	W 84-26	6-1	Wachovia Arena	Recap
8	7:00 PM EDT	May 16, 2008	Albany Conquest	W 69-27	7-1	Wachovia Arena	Recap
9	Bye
10	7:05 PM EDT	May 31, 2008	Manchester Wolves	L 70-63	7-2	Verizon Wireless Arena	Recap
11	7:00 PM EDT	June 7, 2008	Albany Conquest	W 69-27	8-2	Times Union Center	Recap
12	7:00 PM EDT	June 13, 2008	Tennessee Valley Vipers	W 77-49	9-2	Wachovia Arena	Recap
13	7:30 PM EDT	June 21, 2008	Manchester Wolves	W 69-40	10-2	Wachovia Arena	Recap
14	7:30 PM EDT	June 28, 2008	Florida Firecats	W 59-56	11-2	Germain Arena	Recap
15	Bye
16	7:30 PM EDT	July 12, 2008	Peoria Pirates	W 54-34	12-2	Wachovia Arena	Recap
17	7:30 PM EDT	July 19, 2008	Mahoning Valley Thunder	W 62-33	13-2	Wachovia Arena	Recap
18	7:00 PM EDT	July 25, 2008	Albany Conquest	W 51-37	14-2	Times Union Center	Recap

Postseason

Week	Kickoff	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	af2.com Recap
1	7:30 PM EDT	August 2, 2008	Quad City Steamwheelers	W 57-29	1-0	Wachovia Arena	Recap
2	7:30 PM EDT	August 9, 2008	Tennessee Valley Vipers	L 34-30	1-1	Wachovia Arena	Recap

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

Week	Oppoenent	Attendance
3	Mahoning Valley Thunder	4,889
5	Manchester Wolves	5,128
7	Quad City Steamwheelers	5,324
8	Albany Conquest	4,733
12	Tennessee Valley Vipers	5,479
13	Manchester Wolves	5,360
16	Peoria Pirates	5,219
17	Mahoning Valley	5,623
Playoff	Opponent	Attendance
1	Quad City Steamwheelers	3,905
2	Tennessee Valley Vipers
Total		41,755
Average		5,073

External links

• ArenaFan Online 2008 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers schedule
• ArenaFan Online 2008 af2 standings
• ArenaFan Online 2008 af2 attendance