Sports season
The 2008 AF2 season was the ninth season of the AF2 . It was preceded by 2007 and succeeded by 2009 . The regular season began on Friday, March 28 and ended on Saturday, July 26. The league champions were the Tennessee Valley Vipers , who beat the Spokane Shock in ArenaCup IX .
League info
New teams
Austin Wranglers, Daytona Beach ThunderBirds, Iowa Barnstormers, Lexington Horsemen, Peoria Pirates,
Renamed / Relocated teams
None
Defunct teams
Alabama Steeldogs, Bakersfield Blitz, Cincinnati Jungle Kats, Everett Hawks, Fort Wayne Fusion, Laredo Lobos
Total teams
29
Standings
Green indicates clinched playoff berth
Purple indicates division champion
Gray indicates best conference record
Playoffs
First Round
Conference Semifinals
Conference Championships
ArenaCup IX
7
Manchester
46
2
South Georgia
42
7
Manchester
55
3
Green Bay
54
6
Lexington
37
3
Green Bay
65
7
Manchester
35
American Conference
4
Tennessee Valley
45
5
Florida
33
4
Tennessee Valley
48
4
Tennessee Valley
34
1
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
30
8
Quad Cities
29
1
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
57
A4
Tennessee Valley (OT)
56
N1
Spokane
55
5
Central Valley
68
4
Arkansas
55
5
Central Valley
63
1
Spokane
83
8
Austin
14
1
Spokane
42
7
Amarillo
49
National Conference
1
Spokane
79
7
Amarillo
65
2
Tulsa
62
7
Amarillo
59
3
Bossier-Shreveport
45
6
Lubbock
61
3
Bossier-Shreveport
77
ArenaCup IX
ArenaCup IX
Tennessee Valley Vipers (10-6)
Spokane Shock (15-1)
56
55
Head coach:Dean Cokinos
Head coach: Adam Shackleford
1 2 3 4 OT
Total
Tennessee
7 14 13 14 8
56
Spokane
7 13 8 20 7
55
Date Monday, August 25, 2008 Arena Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena , Spokane, Washington MVP QB Tony Colston, TEN (Offensive) DB Desmond Foster, TEN (Defensive) WR/DB Raul Vijil , SPO (Ironman) Attendance 10,662
ArenaCup IX was the 2008 edition of the AF2 's championship game, played on Monday, August 25, 2008, in which the American Conference Champions Tennessee Valley Vipers defeated the National Conference Champion Spokane Shock in Spokane, Washington by a score of 56–55 in overtime.[ 1]
Scoring Summary
[ 2]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Tennessee Valley Vipers
Spokane Shock
1
12:32
3
23
2:13
Tennessee Valley Vipers
Alonzo Nix 5-yard touchdown reception from Kevin Eakin , Nick Hayes kick Good
7
0
1
11:07
2
17
0:42
Spokane Shock
Raul Vijil 6-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila , Brian Jackson kick Good
7
7
2
14:56
4
45
2:08
Spokane Shock
Raul Vijil 17-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila , Brian Jackson kick Good
7
14
2
12:45
2
34
1:29
Tennessee Valley Vipers
Alonzo Nix 22-yard touchdown reception from Tony Colston, Nick Hayes kick Good
14
14
2
5:15
1
38
0:13
Tennessee Valley Vipers
Gary Elliot 38-yard touchdown reception from Tony Colston, Nick Hayes kick Good
21
14
2
0:58
5
37
3:26
Spokane Shock
Raul Vijil 13-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila , Brian Jackson kick Failed
21
20
3
11:35
1
17
0:16
Tennessee Valley Vipers
Gary Elliot 17-yard touchdown reception from Tony Colston, Nick Hayes kick Good
28
20
3
7:55
4
43
2:55
Spokane Shock
Kelvin Dickens 12-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila , 2-point Nick Davila Rush Successful
28
28
3
3:05
5
30
3:47
Tennessee Valley Vipers
Alonzo Nix 9-yard touchdown reception from Tony Colston, Nick Hayes kick Failed
34
28
4
13:45
6
45
3:38
Spokane Shock
Raul Vijil 17-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila , Brian Jackson kick Good
34
35
4
11:55
2
45
1:17
Tennessee Valley Vipers
Gary Elliot 33-yard touchdown reception from Tony Colston, Nick Hayes kick Good
41
35
4
9:36
2
24
1:44
Spokane Shock
Kelvin Dickens 9-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila , Brian Jackson kick Blocked
41
41
4
6:14
5
45
3:04
Tennessee Valley Vipers
Gary Elliot 33-yard touchdown reception from Tony Colston, Nick Hayes kick Good
48
41
4
1:17
6
41
4:27
Spokane Shock
Kelvin Dickens 12-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila , Brian Jackson kick Good
48
48
OT
12:28
4
47
2:24
Spokane Shock
Kelvin Dickens 25-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila , Brian Jackson kick Good
48
55
OT
9:42
4
39
1:38
Tennessee Valley Vipers
Alonzo Nix 24-yard touchdown reception from Tony Colston, 2-point Tony Colston Rush Successful
56
55
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
Tennessee Valley Vipers
Spokane Shock
Notable firsts
First time since ArenaCup V in 2005 that the game was hosted at the higher seed's home venue (in the meantime, the Cup was held at neutral sites such as Bossier City and San Juan ). It is also the first ArenaCup where the home team lost.
First ArenaCup ever to go into overtime.
First and only ArenaCup win for the Tennessee Valley Vipers , one of the original AF2 franchises who have played eight seasons so far.
References
External links
American Conference National Conference
Formerly the Tennessee Valley Vipers
Founded in 2000
Folded in 2010
Based in Huntsville , Alabama
Franchise Arenas Head coaches Playoff appearances (7) Division championships (5) Championship appearances (2)
Founded in 2005
Played as Spokane Shock (2006–2015, 2020–2021) and Spokane Empire (2016–2017)
Based in Spokane, Washington
Franchise Arenas Head coaches Playoff appearances (11) Division championships (5) Championship appearances (5)
Arena Cup: Arena Bowl: United Bowl:
Seasons (14)
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