The North Texas Crunch of the Independent Indoor Football Alliance (IIFA) will open the 2010 season on Sunday March 14 at OilPalace in Tyler Texas vs. the East Texas Drillers. The game kicks off at 3:00 PM with doors opening to the Arena at 1:00 PM. The contest will be the first game in the history of the Drillers franchise.
The Crunch enters the 2010 season with high expectations after winning the Alliance Bowl Championship in 2008 and 2009. The Crunch won the 2009 Alliance Bowl II title with a 6-2 overall record. The Crunch will return 19 players from the 2009 squad with all eyes on returning offensive play makers Derrick Dickerson at quarterback, Vernon Ray at wide receiver and Emmitt Welch at wide receiver in which the Crunch traded with the Southlake Pirates to get.
Offensive line will be strength of the Crunch again. Guard Darrian Billups is returning from a great 2009 season, Center Rocky Gray is back from a knee injury and Guard Kevin Carter should be a force paving the way for the Crunch offensive.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Crunch have the 2009 Defensive Back of year and team captain Elijah Page back for his 3rd season and 2nd year Defensive Back Antron Edmundson . The D-Line will be anchored by Alan Stavinoha, William Hackney, Chris Lewis and Kailan Vinson.
To purchase tickets to the game, call the Oil Palace Box Office at 903-566-2122, visit www.oilpalace.com or stop by the Oil Palace Box Office at 10408 State Highway 64 E Tyler, TX 75707-3312
The North Texas Crunch treated the second half of Saturday night’s scrimmage game against the Southlake Pirates like a real Independent Indoor Football Alliance contest, putting up 21 points in the third quarter after being down 6-0 in the second half at the Stampede Sports Arena. “We’re all playing to win; we’ve got to keep the guys competitive. We’re not just going to go through the motions,” Crunch head coach Larry Hendrix, Jr. said.
The Crunch were led by newcomer running back Chris Butcher, on a 18-yard run touchdown, veteran quarterback Derrick Dickerson touchdown pass to Emmett Welch and veteran cornerback Antron Edmondson 15-yard Int return for a touchdown. After wanting his team to keep up its competitiveness in the second half Saturday, Hendrix must decide in one week which players he’s going to keep and which ones are going to be released.
All 35 players who have been in the Crunch training camp at the Velocity Sports Performance in Southlake, Texas saw action Saturday and Hendrix said he’s scheduled to release five players in one week. Hendrix will first analyze video of the preseason contest before he makes cuts.
“As long as they’re playing their position and doing their responsibility, that’s really what we’ll make those cuts from,” Hendrix said. “If they’re not picking it up or not making the plays they’re supposed to make, then that’s what we’ll make our cuts from.”
He analyzes the video, to help his team get ready for the IIFA regular season, which begins on Sunday March 14 against the East Texas Drillers at the OilPalace in Tyler Texas.
On Saturday February 13, as the youth flag football was taking place at Stampede Sports Arena the North Texas Crunch professional indoor football franchise made a non-official introduction to the young playing. “We’re just excited to get active in the community and add another winning program to the great city of Southlake”, North Texas Crunch GM and Head Coach said to a number parents at Stampede.
The Independent Indoor Football Alliance back to back champions North Texas Crunch has made the Stampede Sports Arena in Southlake their home for their 2010 season. The North Texas Crunch Indoor Professional Football Team completed their second season in the IIFA finishing with a record of 6 wins, 2 defeats and winning the IIFA 2009 championship defeating the Texas Wranglers 52-12 in The Colony Texas at BlueSkySportsCenter on July 11, 2009. The first season in the IIFA the Crunch finished with a record of 8 wins, 3 defeats and won the 2008 IIFA championship by defeating the Galveston Thunderstorm 52-50 in GalvestonTexas at the GalvestonConvention Center on July 26, 2008.
The North Texas Crunch will play 15 games for their 2010 regular season opening on the road against the East Texas Drillers on March 14th in Tyler Texas. The Crunch will host their first home game against the Texas Wranglers on Sunday April 4 at the Stampede Sports Arena.
The goal of the North Texas Crunch is to be a contributor in the community that we play and work within. We are here to provide the people in our community the highest quality of family-oriented entertainment possible at an affordable price. It is also our intention to operate as closely to the standards of major-league sports as possible while still maintaining the service levels of a hometown franchise. This specifically means treating each and every guest (ticket holder) and partner (corporate sponsor) with the very best in service at all times.We are here to promote promising athletes to play at the highest level of professional football possible.
The North Texas Crunch Indoor Football team will be opening the 2010 season by conducting a controlled scrimmage against their in town rival Southlake Pirates of the Independent Indoor Football Alliance Indoor Football League on Saturday, February 27th at 8:30pm in the Stampede Sports Arena in Southlake, TX. The admission for the scrimmage is FREE to all of Crunch fans.
With the North Texas Crunch player's camp starting over two weeks ago the fans will be treated to some hard-hitting action watching the players of the North Texas Crunch Indoor Football team fight for their spot on the FINAL roster which will be announced on Friday, March 5th.
Among those vying for a roster spot are former Texas A & M Commerce Linebacker Adrian Johnson, RangerJunior College and Austin Turf Cats Indoor Professional Football Team Quarter back Chad Marrow and former NorthEasternStateUniversity and San Angelo Stampede Express Indoor Professional Football Team Wide Receiver Anthony Alexander.
The North Texas Crunch is a proud member of the Independent Indoor Football Alliance (IIFA).
The North Texas Crunch will play 15 games for their 2010 regular season opening on the road against the East Texas Drillers on March 14th in Tyler Texas. The Crunch will host their first home game against the Texas Wranglers on Sunday April 4 at the Stampede Sports Arena.
