THE POLISH LEAGUE OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL

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3 Media Guide for Trawnik Producent PLFA SuperFinal VIII Giants Wrocław vs. Warsaw Eagles Sunday, July 14, 2012 The National Stadium, Warsaw MEDIA GUIDE for PLFA Trawnik Producent SuperFinal VIII 3

4 I. TABLE OF CONTENTS I: Table of Contents II: About the Championship of Poland III: Trawnik Producent PLFA SuperFinal VIII IV: Gameday Attractions (including coin toss) V: The Venue VI: Road to SuperFinal VIII VII: Giants-Eagles Meeting this Season VIII: Giants vs. Eagles: Series History IX: Game Notes and Fun Stats X: Topliga Season Recap XI: 2013 Topliga Schedule and Results XII: The Polish League of American Football (PLFA) XIII: PLFA By the Numbers XIV: Resources and Links XV: The Wrocław Giants XVI: Wrocław Giants Head Coach and Key Player Profiles XVII: Wrocław Giants Roster XVIII: Wrocław Giants Season Statistics XIX: The Warsaw Eagles XX: Warsaw Eagles Head Coach and Key Player Profiles XXI: Warsaw Eagles Roster XXII: Warsaw Eagles Season Statistics XXIII: The Officiating Crew 4 MEDIA GUIDE for PLFA Trawnik Producent SuperFinal VIII

5 II. About The Championship of Poland HISTORY: Trawnik Producent PLFA SuperFinal VIII is Poland s eighth national championship of American football. Known in the past as the Polish Bowl, the championship has been won by five different teams in its first seven years. The two teams are taken from the Topliga, the highest division of football in Poland, and they qualify for the championship game through a short playoff tournament. 2013: Trawnik Producent PLFA SuperFinal VIII (Warsaw Eagles vs. Wrocław Giants) 2012: Gdynia Seahawks 52, Warsaw Eagles 37 (in Warsaw) 2011: Wrocław Crew 27, Wrocław Devils 26 (in Bielawa) 2010: Wrocław Devils 26, Wrocław Crew 21 (in Wrocław) 2009: AZS Silesia Miners 18, Wrocław Crew 7 (in Warsaw) 2008: Warsaw Eagles 26, Pomorze Seahawks 14 (in Wrocław) 2007: Wrocław Crew 18, AZS Silesia Miners 0 (in Warsaw) 2006: Warsaw Eagles 34, Pomorze Seahawks 6 (in Warsaw) Note 1: The Gdynia Seahawks were known as the Pomorze Seahawks until this season, while the AZS Silesia Miners are now known as the Rebels. Note 2: The Warsaw Eagles and the Wrocław Crew are two-time winners of the national title, meaning that if the Eagles win this year they will be the first three-time winner, and if the Giants win this year the same could also be said (although technically the Giants and the Crew are not the same team, a large number of the Giants players were members of the Crew, and the Giants are generally considered as the successors to the Crew). LOCATION: The site for the game is determined in advance each season, with the home team determined by regular season position. That means that the Wrocław Giants will actually be the home team for SuperFinal VIII, despite it being played in the Eagles home city. RULES: The SuperFinal is played using the same rules and procedures as regular games in Poland. The Polish League of American Football uses the NCAA rulebook with some very slight variations and with a one-year delay in implementing rule changes from the book. The biggest difference is that the PLFA uses 12-minute quarters rather than 15-minute ones, a practice which is followed in most European countries. PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE: Gdynia: guh-dinn-ia Wrocław: VROT-swav Silesia: sigh-leezh-ia Pomorze: po-mo-zhia III. Trawnik Producent PLFA SuperFinal VIII MATCHUP: The game will be a matchup of the regular-season runners-up in the two Topliga divisions. The Giants were the South Division s second-best team during the regular season, compiling a record of 8-2, while the Eagles finished second in the North at 7-3. The Giants were also the only team to defeat the South champion Wrocław Devils during the regular season (the Devils finished 9-1 before losing to the Eagles in the semifinals). Wrocław won the only regularseason game between the clubs, played in Wrocław on May 11. The final score was 9-7, making it the lowest-scoring game of the year in the Topliga. Matchup: #2 Warsaw Eagles (8-3) vs. #2 Wrocław Giants (9-2) Date and time: Sunday, July 14, 5:00 PM MEDIA GUIDE for PLFA Trawnik Producent SuperFinal VIII 5

6 Place: National Stadium, Warsaw 2013 meetings (Giants won season series 1-0): May 11: Giants 9, Eagles 7 (in Wrocław) TITLE SPONSOR: The company Trawnik Producent is a leader among manufacturers of natural grass, serving the Polish market since The brand is recognized in the sports construction industry as a specialist in the maintenance and regeneration of sports fields. The firm uses the latest technology on its 300-acre plantation to create a product of the highest level, and it has received many awards and honors. For more information, please visit: www. trawnikproducent.pl GAME RULES: The game will be played using the NCAA rulebook, with slight modifications for the Polish League of American football and with a one-year delay in implementing the most recent rule changes. The game will be played in four 12-minute periods, with NCAA overtime rules deciding the winner in the case of a tie at the end of regulation play. NCAA overtime rules include an unlimited number of untimed periods, in which each team takes a turn on offense from the opponent s 25-yard line. If the score is still tied at the end of the first overtime, a second overtime is played, and so on. Beginning with the third overtime, a team scoring a touchdown must attempt a two-point conversion rather than a one-point kicking PAT. IV. Gameday Attractions (including coin toss) PRE-GAME: Picnic: Fans lined up for four hours before the game for a giant picnic on the stadium concourse. The picnic was hosted by players from other PLFA teams, and included contests, food, prizes and special guests such as Olympic medalist Krzysztof Jankowski. Performance: Drill ceremony performed by Polish Air Force Marching Band and Orchestra Coin toss: The guest for the coin toss ceremony was yet to be announced at the time of this writing. HALFTIME: Kicking contest: Involving randomly selected fans POSTGAME: Trophy presentations: By PLFA Commissioner and President Jędrzej (YEND-rzhay) Stęszewski (sten-shev-ski). Other presenters to be announced. Game MVP Offensive MVP Defensive MVP Topliga season awards (see Chapter X below for a list of awardees) V. The Venue The centerpiece of Trawnik Producent PLFA SuperFinal VIII is the venue, the National Stadium in Warsaw. The 58,500-capacity stadium is the largest in Poland, and it was built as part of the nationwide stadium-building project for the Euro 2012 soccer tournament. The stadium, which was completed in November 2011, cost approximately $600 million dollars to build, and it features a retractable roof (which will likely be closed on gameday). The stadium hosted five matches during the Euro 2012 tournament, including the semifinal between Germany and 6 MEDIA GUIDE for PLFA Trawnik Producent SuperFinal VIII

7 Italy (won 2-1 by Italy). PLFA NAC SuperFinal VII (won by the Gdynia Seahawks over the Warsaw Eagles) was the first non-soccer sporting event to be held in the stadium. The roof is made of fiberglass covered with teflon, and it takes 20 minutes to open or close. For that reason, the decision to play a game with the roof open or closed is usually made far in advance of the event. This summer, the stadium has played host to a number of concerts, including one by Paul McCartney in June. VI. Road to SuperFinal VIII WROCŁAW GIANTS: The Giants were the second seed in the South Division at the end of the regular season, finishing with a record of 8-2. They finished the season with five shutouts in ten games, and they were the Topliga s top scoring team on offense, as well as the top team in the league in terms of points against. Wrocław topped 50 points six times throughout the year. 24 Mar 14 Apr 32:28 Rebels 20 Apr 1 May 18:27 Eagles 11 May 19 May 2 Jun 0:56 Devils 8 Jun 25:32 Steelers 15 Jun 56:0 Kozły 23 Jun 30 Jun 12:35 Eagles 14 Jul : WARSAW EAGLES: The Eagles also finished the regular season in second place (North Division), with a record of 7-3. They finished the season strongly, winning four out of their last five games. That quintet included a victory over the Seahawks on the last play of the game and a two-point loss to the Devils in the final regular-season matchup. The Eagles reversed that result in a semifinal rematch, beating the Devils 21-6 in Wrocław on June 29 to reach the championship. 23 Mar 0:39 Seahawks 20 Apr 27 Apr 7:41 Kozły 5 May 11 May 9:7 Rebels 18 May 39:0 Spartans 1 Jun 9 Jun 15 Jun 0:55 Devils 22 Jun 29 Jun 14 Jul : VII. Giants-Eagles Meetings this Season May 11, 2013 (Olympic Stadium, Wrocław) Score: Wrocław Giants 9, Warsaw Eagles 7 MEDIA GUIDE for PLFA Trawnik Producent SuperFinal VIII 7

8 Quick recap: A significant downpour the evening before the game left the Olympic Stadium field a gooey mess, and the rain continued throughout the day on game day, producing a game whose course was dictated more by the wet and muddy conditions than by the actions of either of the two teams. The Giants got the first points of the game on a 36-yard field goal by Dawid Pańczyszyn with less than four minutes left in the first half, before going up 9-0 at halftime on a 1-yard touchdown run by quarterback Bartosz Dziedzic. The Eagles got on the board on a 60-yard touchdown pass from Shane Gimzo to Filip Mościcki with 8:39 left in the fourth quarter. Eagles kicked Marcin Łojewski missed three field goals during the game, including one in the fourth quarter after the Eagles had drawn to within two points. Notes: The defensive struggle was the lowest scoring game of the season in the Topliga. The referee for that game, Wojciech Ratajczak, was the same referee as for Trawnik Producent PLFA SuperFinal VIII. The Giants won the game despite gaining only 98 yards on offense, taking 9 penalties for 70 yards and allowing the Eagles to convert 3 of 4 fourth-down attempts. VIII. Giants vs. Eagles: Series History NOTE: Between , there was a franchise in Wrocław named the Crew. That team then morphed into a new team, the Wrocław Giants, which played in the Czech league in 2012 before returning to the PLFA for its debut season in After losing to Warsaw in 2006 and 2007, Wrocław has won 5 of the last 6 games in the series. Trawnik Producent PLFA SuperFinal VIII will be the 9th meeting all-time between the two clubs, with Wrocław holding a 5-3 edge in the series. The Eagles won the only postseason game played in the series, defeating the Crew 8-7 in the 2008 semifinal (Warsaw went on to win PLFA SuperFinal III, then called Polish Bowl III, that season), a game that looked a lot like the only game played this season between the two teams (a 9-7 win for Wrocław). Head-to-head Eagles 3:4 The Crew DATE SITE HOME AWAY SCORE COMPETITION 10/29/06 Wrocław The Crew Eagles 6:25 Regular season 06/24/07 Wrocław The Crew Eagles 8:27 Regular season 06/21/08 Wrocław The Crew Eagles 17:0 Regular season 10/04/08 Warsaw Eagles The Crew 8:7 Semifinal 06/14/09 Warsaw Eagles The Crew 6:26 Regular season 03/28/10 Wrocław The Crew Eagles 54:0 Regular season 06/11/11 Warsaw Eagles The Crew 14:35 Regular season Head to Head Eagles 0:1 Giants DATE SITE HOME AWAY SCORE COMPETITION 11 May 2013 Wrocław Giants Eagles 9:7 Regular season 14 Jul 2013 National Stadium, Giants Warsaw Eagles - : - SuperFinal VIII IX. Game Notes and Fun Stats >>> Despite finishing second in their division, the Giants were the best team in the league in both points scored (46.2 per game) and in points allowed (10.2 per game). >>> The game matches up the league s two best defenses. Warsaw allowed 10.5 points per game in the regular season. 8 MEDIA GUIDE for PLFA Trawnik Producent SuperFinal VIII

9 >>> Clarence Anderson, punt returner for the Eagles, featured on ESPN s SportsCenter and NFL Live earlier this season for a spectacular punt return he had against the Warsaw Spartans on June 1. The play was even included in a special segment on the best plays of the first half of >>> The Giants have a four-game winning streak in the series between the two teams. Warsaw has not beaten the Giants since the semifinals in 2008, when they would go on to win the national championship. >>> The Eagles had more special teams touchdowns (7) than the rest of the league combined (6). >>> Anderson scored on a punt return 5 times during the year, and once on a kickoff return. >>> Jamal Schulters of the Giants led the Topliga with 26 rushing touchdowns, 12 more than his nearest competitor. He scored 5 times in a semifinal win over the Seahawks. >>> The Eagles outscored their opponents 81-7 in the first quarter of games this year, but the Giants were even better in this regard with a tally of X. Topliga Season Recap Eight teams competed in the 2013 Topliga season for the rights to play in the four-team playoff tournament that culminates with Trawnik Producent PLFA SuperFinal VIII. The league was split into two divisions (North and South), and each team played a 10-game schedule that included a home-and-away series against each of the other three teams in its division as well as a single matchup against each of the teams from the other division. As the season progressed, it became quickly apparent that there was a clear divide between the top half of the league and the bottom half of the league. As such, the regular season evolved into a race to see who would gain home-field advantage and the top seeds for the semifinals, although one of bottom teams, Kozły Poznań, had some key signings midseason and nearly upset some of the Big Four teams, notably the Gdynia Seahawks. In the North Division, the defending champion Seahawks won the division outright with an 8-2 record, finishing a game ahead of the Warsaw Eagles (7-3), with whom they split the season series. Gdynia wrapped up the top seed with a narrow victory over Kozły in their last regular-season game. Kozły finished 4-6, good enough for third place, while the Warsaw Spartans were outscored by 513 in ten games, all losses. In the South Division, the two Wrocław teams were clearly dominant. The Devils and the Giants split their season series as well; however, despite the Giants holding the tiebreaker advantage thanks to a better point differential in head-tohead matchups, the Devils won the division with a victory over the Warsaw Eagles in their final regular season game. The Devils finished 9-1, with the best record in the Topliga. The Giants finished 8-2, with the difference between them and the Devils a loss to the Gdynia Seahawks early in the season. The AZS Silesia Rebels and the Zagłębie Steelers Interpromex rounded out the standings, both finishing well out of contention at 2-8. The semifinals therefore pitted the Devils against the Eagles (for the fourth consecutive year) and the Giants against the Seahawks. Both games were won decisively by the finalists, with the Eagles coming only a late Sedrick Harris touchdown run away from shutting out the Devils and the Giants getting five touchdown runs from Jamal Schulters to blow out the Seahawks Season MVP Sedrick Harris, quarterback, Wrocław Devils Top quarterback Sedrick Harris, Wrocław Devils Top wide receiver Dawid Tarczyński, Wrocław Devils (DAH-veed tar-chin-ski) Top running back Jamal Schulters, Wrocław Giants Top offensive lineman Babatunde Aiyegbusi, Wrocław Giants (as it looks) Top defensive lineman Konrad Paszkiewicz, Warsaw Eagles (pahsh-keeay-veetch) Top linebacker Marc-Avery Airhart, Warsaw Eagles Top defensive back Adam Lary, Wrocław Devils (LAH-ree) Top kicker Krzysztof Wis, Wrocław Devils (kershish-tof VEES) Top punter Mateusz Ruta, Wrocław Giants (mah-tay-oosh ROO-tah) Top returner Clarence Douglas Anderson, Warsaw Eagles MEDIA GUIDE for PLFA Trawnik Producent SuperFinal VIII 9

10 XI Topliga Schedule and Results DATE TIME CITY HOME AWAY SCORE LEAGUE COMPETITION SPECT :30 Poznań Kozły Eagles 0:39 Topliga Regular season :00 Warsaw Spartans Seahawks 0:48 Topliga Regular season :00 Chorzów Rebels Giants 0:61 Topliga Regular season :00 Gdynia Seahawks Rebels 35:6 Topliga Regular season :00 Warsaw Spartans Steelers 0:28 Topliga Regular season :00 Wrocław Devils Spartans 56:6 Topliga Regular season :00 Chorzów Rebels Kozły 4:13 Topliga Regular season :00 Gdynia Seahawks Giants 32:28 Topliga Regular season :00 Warsaw Eagles Seahawks 7:20 Topliga Regular season :00 Wrocław Giants Rebels 55:13 Topliga Regular season :00 Poznań Kozły Spartans 47:8 Topliga Regular season :00 Będzin Steelers Devils 7:48 Topliga Regular season :00 Będzin Steelers Eagles 7:41 Topliga Regular season :00 Wrocław Devils Giants 18:27 Topliga Regular season :00 Gdynia Seahawks Spartans 76:0 Topliga Regular season :00 Warsaw Eagles Kozły 35:22 Topliga Regular season :00 Sosnowiec Steelers Rebels 20:16 Topliga Regular season :00 Wrocław Giants Eagles 9:7 Topliga Regular season :00 Poznań Kozły Steelers 39:7 Topliga Regular season :30 Wrocław Devils Seahawks 34:25 Topliga Regular season :00 Chorzów Rebels Spartans 19:6 Topliga Regular season :00 Będzin Steelers Seahawks 7:42 Topliga Regular season :00 Warsaw Eagles Rebels 39:0 Topliga Regular season :00 Poznań Kozły Devils 14:33 Topliga Regular season :00 Warsaw Spartans Giants 0:83 Topliga Regular season :00 Wrocław Devils Steelers 61:0 Topliga Regular season :00 Warsaw Eagles Spartans 71:0 Topliga Regular season :00 Gdynia Seahawks Kozły 62:35 Topliga Regular season :30 Wrocław Devils Rebels 41:6 Topliga Regular season :00 Będzin Steelers Giants 0:56 Topliga Regular season :00 Wrocław Giants Devils 25:32 Topliga Regular season :00 Warsaw Spartans Kozły 0:50 Topliga Regular season :00 Gdynia Seahawks Eagles 20:21 Topliga Regular season :00 Chorzów Rebels Steelers 22:15 Topliga Regular season :00 Wrocław Giants Steelers 56:0 Topliga Regular season :00 Warsaw Spartans Eagles 0:55 Topliga Regular season :00 Poznań Kozły Seahawks 12:14 Topliga Regular season :30 Chorzów Rebels Devils 3:55 Topliga Regular season :00 Warsaw Eagles Devils 25:27 Topliga Regular season :00 Wrocław Giants Kozły 62:0 Topliga Regular season :00 Wrocław Devils Eagles 6:21 Topliga Semifinal :00 Gdynia Seahawks Giants 12:35 Topliga Semifinal :00 National Stadium, Warsaw Giants Eagles : Topliga SuperFinal VIII 10 MEDIA GUIDE for PLFA Trawnik Producent SuperFinal VIII

11 XII. The Polish League of American Football (PLFA) American football took its first steps in Poland in 1999, when a small group of enthusiasts met in a park to practice and discuss what they had seen at the time only on television. This group eventually formed Poland s first team, although they did not have a domestic opponent until five years later. By 2006, the number of teams in Poland had grown to four, and the Polish League of American Football (PLFA) was born. The prolate spheroid with eight stitches was quickly passed around to other Polish cities. At the start of the 2013 season, more than 3100 athletes were playing for the 74 teams that comprise the 5 divisions of football in the country, including a junior league that was introduced this year. Accordingly, American football is now considering the fastest growing sport in Poland. In the highest division of play in the PLFA, the Topliga, most teams have Americans playing under contract. Most of these players have experience playing in America s top professional league (the NFL) or its high-level interscholastic league (the NCAA). Football is currently entering the hearts of Polish fans and taking its television and top stadiums by storm. Games are characterized by a picnic atmosphere, with attractions and surprises in store for the whole family. In short, football is becoming fashionable on the banks of the Vistula. XIII. PLFA By the Numbers 1 New league created in 2013 (PLFA J: eight-on-eight junior football) 3 Undefeated teams in Topliga history (Crew in 2011, Devils in 2010 and Eagles in 2006) 4 Teams participating in PLFA s inaugural season (2006) 7 Full seasons of PLFA play 7 Games played in PLFA s first season (2006) 10 Number of females to officiate PLFA games in the last year 19 Nationalities represented by PLFA players 24 Average age of a PLFA player 30 Touchdown passes by Ferni Garza (Seahawks) this season, 4 short of the league record set by his predecessor, Kyle McMahon, last season 53 Length, in yards, of the longest field goal in PLFA history (Brett Peddicord, Eagles, 2012) 74 Teams playing in the PLFA this season (new league record) 81 Number of months between the first-ever PLFA game and NAC SuperFinal VII 92 Average weight, in kilograms, of a PLFA player 100+ Foreign players registered in PLFA 182 Average height, in centimeters, of a PLFA player 200+ Games officiated by Poland s most experience official, Krzysztof Walentynowicz 696 Length, in kilometers, of the longest road trip in PLFA (between Szczecin and Białystok) 2004 Year of the founding of the Polish American Football Association 2008 Year in which PLFA inaugurated a second division (PLFA II) 5000 Estimated regular season league attendance record (Olympic Stadium, Wrocław) Estimated overall league attendance record (National Stadium, Warsaw, PLFA NAC SuperFinal VII) XIV. Resources and Links League Website: en.plfa.pl (English version) Trawnik Producent PLFA SuperFinal VIII Website: Live stats during SuperFinal VIII: tnij.org/superfinal8 Team websites: MEDIA GUIDE for PLFA Trawnik Producent SuperFinal VIII 11

12 Wrocław Giants Manager: Jakub Głogowski , Warsaw Eagles General Manager: Jacek Śledziński: , Media contacts: PLFA Press Bureau: Alex Zarganis (main English language contact): Gabriel Zdrojewski: Patryk Tyryllo: 12 MEDIA GUIDE for PLFA Trawnik Producent SuperFinal VIII

13 XV. The Wrocław Giants The Wrocław Giants are the successors to the Wrocław Crew, one of the four original members of the Polish League of American Football. The team was founded in 2006, and they have participated in play in the top division of Polish football in every season but 2012, when they participated in the Czech league. The Giants/Crew have reached the championship game five times (including this season), more than any other team. They won the title in 2007 and again in 2011, and were runners-up in both 2009 and ALL-TIME RECORDS IN PLFA (46-13 OVERALL RECORD): AS WROCŁAW CREW (37-11) 2006: 1-2, 3nd place (of 4), Missed playoffs 2007: 5-1, 1st place (of 3, PLFA South), Won semifinal (18-2, Pomorze Seahawks), Won SuperFinal II (18-0, AZS Silesia Miners) 2008: 4-3, 3rd place (of 8), Lost semifinal (8-7, Warsaw Eagles) 2009: 6-1, 1st place (of 8), Won semifinal (28-8, Kozły Poznań), Lost SuperFinal IV (18-7, AZS Silesia Miners) 2010: 6-1, 2nd place (of 8), Won semifinal (49-0, Gdynia Seahawks), Lost SuperFinal V (26-21, Wrocław Devils) 2011: 9-0, 1st place (of 10), Won semifinal (27-7, Gdynia Seahawks), Won SuperFinal VI (27-26,Wrocław Devils) AS WROCŁAW GIANTS (9-2) 2012: Played in Czech Republic, N/A 2013: 8-, 2nd place (of 4, Top South), Won semifinal (35-12, Gdynia Seahawks), SuperFinal VIII (vs. Warsaw Eagles) XVI. Wrocław Giants Head Coach and Key Player Profiles HEAD COACH: MOTT GAYMON At only 29 years old, Mott Gaymon is one of the youngest coaches in the Topliga. Mott was a player for the Wrocław Crew beginning in 2011, bringing unparalleled energy to a defense that has always been one of the best in the league. Gaymon got into coaching the team after a knee injury put an end to his playing days. He puts the same intensity into his coaching job as he did as a player, and his success in the role of motivator may be unmatched in Poland. KEY PLAYERS, OFFENSE: #15 BARTOSZ DZIEDZIC (BAR-toesh JAY-jeech), QUARTERBACK #25 TOMASZ DZIEDZIC (TOE-mahsh JAY-jeech), WIDE RECEIVER >>> The Dziedzic brothers are one of the most dangerous offensive duos in Poland. Bartek has been a model of consistency all season, while Tomek (500+ yards receiving) has proven to be a tremendous deep threat. The pair hooked up for 11 touchdowns this season, making Tomasz the second-leading scorer among wide receivers in the Topliga. #3 MARK PHILMORE, WIDE RECEIVER >>> Philmore is the only player in the game with NFL experience, having played briefly with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent out of Northwestern. He is playing his fourth season in the PLFA, making him one of the most experienced import players in the country. He is the most versatile weapon the Giants have, moving all over the field to create mismatch problems. His stats are not the most impressive in the league because other teams defenses concentrate on him so much, meaning that the rest of the field is opened up for players like T. Dziedzic. Mark is also the architect of the offensive system. #5 JAMAL SCHULTERS, RUNNING BACK >>> Schulters is a big play threat on every carry, reading the defense well and finishing all of his runs with a deliver-the-blow mentality. Schulters led the league with 26 touchdown runs, far and away the highest total in the Topliga (second place was 14), and he led the romp over the defending champion Seahawks in this year s second semifinal with a postseason record five touchdown runs in the game. MEDIA GUIDE for PLFA Trawnik Producent SuperFinal VIII 13

14 KEY PLAYERS, DEFENSE: #1 DEANTE BATTLE, DEFENSIVE BACK #2 KHIRY BATTLE, DEFENISVE BACK/LINEBACKER >>> Just as a pair of brothers anchors the offense, the same is doubly true for the defense. Deante is the team s shutdown defensive back who also possesses outstanding tackling skills, while Khiry was called the best athlete I have ever coached by head coach Mott Gaymon. Khiry is also the team s most versatile defensive player. Deante is also a great returner, having taken back 3 punts for scores during the regular season. #6 KAMIL RUTA (KAH-meel ROO-tah), LINEBACKER #89 MATEUSZ RUTA (mah-tay-oosh ROO-tah), LINEBACKER, DEFENSIVE BACK >>> The Polish-grown Ruta brothers are two of the best defensive players in the country. Both guys have a very physical style, and they are both students of the game. Kamil is the rock in the middle of the defense and Mateusz can eliminate his side from being attacked, providing a good complement to Deante Battle. Mateusz was also named the Topliga s best punter for KEY PLAYER, SPECIAL TEAMS: #14 DAWID PAŃCZYSZYN (DAH-veed pine-chih-shin), KICKER >>> Dawid Pańczyszyn has been a pleasant surprise for the Giants this year, giving them a solid and reliable option in the kicking game. He fought hard to become the kicker and has proven to be clutch for Wrocław in big moments, a rare commodity among PLFA teams. XVII. Wrocław Giants Roster No. NAME SURNAME POSITION HEIGHT (CM) WEIGHT (KG) AGE YEARS IN PLFA 1 Deante Battle DB, WR years 2 Khiry Battle DB, LB years 3 Mark Philmore WR, QB years 5 Jamal Schulters RB, DB years 6 Kamil (KAH-meel) Ruta (ROO-tah) LB years 9 Adam Ratajski (rah-tie-ski) LB years 10 Patrycjusz (pah-trits-yoosh) Pałac (PAH-watts) WR years 11 Damian (dah-mee-ahn) Janikowski (yah-nee-kov-ski) K years 12 Rafał (RAH-fow) Łysiak (WHI-shiahk) QB years 13 Mateusz (mah-tay-oosh) Grzędziński (ger-zhend-zheen-ski) WR years 14 Dawid (DAH-veed) Pańczyszyn (pine-chih-shin) K years 15 Bartosz (BAR-toesh) Dziedzic (JAY-jeech) QB years 17 Paweł (PAH-vayw) Świątek (SHVEE-on-teck) DB, LB years 18 Michał (MEE-how) Krzelowski (krshay-lov-ski) QB years 19 Patryk (PAH-trick) Matkowski (maht-kov-ski) WR years 20 Mateusz (mat-tay-oosh) Szefler (SHAFE-layr) DB years 24 Paweł (PAH-vayw) Olszewski (ol-shayf-ski) DB years 25 Tomasz (TOE-mahsh) Dziedzic (JAY-jeech) WR years 29 Bartosz (BAR-toesh) Świątek (SHVEE-on-teck) DL, LB years 30 Krzysztof (kershish-tof) Tomczak (TOM-chack) DB years 31 Kamil (KAH-meel) Komosa (ko-mo-sah) DB years 32 Paweł (PAH-vayw) Przybyłowicz (prsh-bih-woe-veetch) LB years 33 Paweł (PAH-vayw) Sekuła (say-koo-wah) DL years 34 Piotr (pee-o-truh) Nawrot (NAH-vrote) DB years 40 Michał (MEE-how) Omelańczuk (oh-may-line-chook) LB years 44 Wojciech (VOY-check) Kosendiak (ko-send-yak) RB years 50 Bartosz (BAR-toesh) Zalejski (zah-lay-ski) DL years 53 Leon (LAY-on) Mazur (MAH-zoor) OL years 54 Marcin (MAR-cheen) Kasprzyk (KAS-przhick) LB years 55 Cezary (tsay-zah-ree) Krajniak (CRY-nyak) DL, OL years 56 Marcin (MAR-cheen) Gawroniak (gah-vro-nyak) DL years 14 MEDIA GUIDE for PLFA Trawnik Producent SuperFinal VIII

15 No. NAME SURNAME POSITION HEIGHT (CM) WEIGHT (KG) AGE YEARS IN PLFA 58 Michał (MEE-how) Sejbuk (SAY-book) OL years 60 Adam (AH-dahm) Matryba (mah-trih-bah) DL years 63 Michał (MEE-how) Wojciechowski (voy-check-hove-ski) OL years 66 Michał (MEE-how) Górniak (GOOR-nyak) OL years 70 Marcin (MAR-cheen) Zazula (zah-zoo-lah) OL years 70 Michał (MEE-how) Konarski (koh-nar-ski) RB, LS years 71 Babatunde Aiyegbusi OL years 72 Krzysztof (kershish-tof) Konieczny (koh-nyech-nee) OL years 73 Maciej (MAH-czay) Wlodarczyk (vwoh-dar-chick) OL years 77 Wojciech (VOY-check) Bogusz (BOH-goosh) DL years 78 Michał (MEE-how) Zuba (ZOO-bah) OL years 79 Jakub (YAH-koob) Niżewski (nee-zhehv-ski) OL years 80 Łukasz (WOO-kahsh) Sutkowski (soot-kov-ski) WR, DB years 83 Miłosz (MEE-woesh) Cynk (SINK) WR years 84 Michał (MEE-how) Pawłowski (pahv-wove-ski) WR years 87 Michał (MEE-how) Latoś (LAH-toesh) WR, TE years 88 Paweł (PAH-vayw) Wojnarowicz (voy-nah-roe-veetch) WR years 89 Mateusz (mah-tay-oosh) Ruta (ROO-tah) LB, DB years 99 Robert (ROE-bert) Rosołek (ro-so-weck) DL years XVIII. Wrocław Giants Season Statistics Game Results Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Record Record Time Attend * Mar 24, 2013 at Silesia Rebels W : * Apr 14, 2013 at Seahawks Gdynia L : * Apr 20, 2013 SILESIA REBELS W : * May 1, 2013 at Devils Wrocław W : * May 11, 2013 WARSAW EAGLES W : * Jun 8, 2013 DEVILS WROCłAW L : * Jun 15, 2013 ZAGłęBIE STEELERS W : * May 19, 2013 at Warsaw Spartans W : * Jun 02, 2013 at Zagłębie Steelers W : * Jun 30, 2013 at Seahawks Gdynia W : * Jun 23, 2013 KOZŁY POZNAŃ W : Overall Team Statistics TEAM STATISTICS GW OPP SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 33 7 MEDIA GUIDE for PLFA Trawnik Producent SuperFinal VIII 15