Wolves seek to extend streak
TRI-CITIES VS. MANCHESTER
When and where: Friday night (7:30) at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester.- Team records: Manchester is 2-1 overall, 1-1 in the East Division. Tri-Cities is 0-4 overall, 0-3 in the West Division.
- Series history: This is the first meeting between the teams.
- Noteworthy: The Wolves have posted back-to-back victories since opening the season with a 59-28 loss to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Last weekend a strong second half carried Manchester to a 74-53 triumph over the Albany Firebirds. The Wolves trailed 21-20 after one quarter and 30-26 at halftime, but scored 24 points in both the third and fourth quarters. ... Manchester quarterback James Pinkney (East Carolina) tossed seven touchdown passes in the victory. Wide receiver Steve Savoy (Utah) made a team-high eight receptions. Savoy hauled in four touchdown passes. Manchester's Emery Sammons (Norfolk State) made six catches for 112 yards. ... Tri-Cities, which is based in Kennewick, Wa., is coming off an 84-34 loss to South Georgia. The team's other losses came against Central Valley (47-38), Boise (48-15) and Spokane (62-32). ... Tri-Cities is 0-2 in road games this season. ...Tri-Cities quarterback Jimmy Collins (Portland State) is expected to get his first professional start Friday. Collins completed 14-of-26 passes for 153 yards and three touchdowns in relief of Joe Ayoob last weekend. ... Tremayne Kirkland (UNLV/Portland State) leads Tri-Cities in receiving with 28 receptions for 270 yards. ... Tre-Cities place-kicker Michael Braunstein (Ohio University) has made six field goals in four games. ... Manchester added two players to its roster this week: offensive lineman Carlos Joseph and wide receiver Jason Messing. Joseph played at the University of Miami, and Messing played at Division II powerhouse North Alabama after transferring from the University of Tennessee. ...Tri-Cities coach Richard Davis has coached three other af2 teams: Richmond (2000-2003), Albany (2004) and Stockton (2005). He has an overall record of 46-38. Manchester coach Danton Barto is 62-46 in his af2 coaching career. ... Manchester will play at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton next weekend.
