The 2008 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season is the team's seventh season. The Pioneers attempted 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 rosterQuarterbacks 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 rosterQuarterbacks Rod Rutherford Matt Schabert
Receivers Coco Blalock Rich Musinski JJ Outlaw Tyreak saviour Prince Prempeh
Kickers Mark Kamphoefner Offensive linemen Zach Love David Dean
Defensive linemen Justin Parrish Isaac Hilton Kader Drame Troy Blackwell
Offensive/Defensive linemen Keith Glover Fullbacks Jason Acquaye
Fullbacks/linebackers Agean Robinson
Linebackers Darius Leak
Wide receivers/linebackers Larry Kendrick
Defensive backs Micheaux Robinson Tu Tu Ferguson Barry Drakeford
Injured reserve
Final roster Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 2008 final rosterQuarterbacks Ryan Vena Matt Schabert
Receivers Bakari Brown Rich Musinski JJ Outlaw
Kickers David Davis Offensive linemen Joe Villani Eugene Newsome Jaden Volchoff Zach Love Geir Gudmundsen
Defensive linemen Justin Parrish Isaac Hilton Troy Blackwell
Offensive/Defensive linemen Keith Glover Fullbacks Jason Acquaye
Fullback/Linebacker Kirby Griffin
Linebackers Darius Leak
Wide receivers/linebackers Larry Kendrick
Defensive backs Micheaux Robinson Tu Tu Ferguson Barry Drakeford Allan Barnes Serge Sejour Injured reserve Robert Roper OL Tyreak Saviour WR David Dean Rory Thomas
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 – Jake 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 iWireless Center Recap 2 3:00 PM EDT April 6, 2008 Daytona Beach ThunderBirds W 68–14 1–1 Ocean Center Recap3 7:00 PM EDT April 11, 2008 Mahoning Valley Thunder W 33–20 2–1 Wachovia Arena Recap4 8:05 PM EDT April 19, 2008 Peoria Pirates W 74–26 3–1 Carver Arena Recap5 7:30 PM EDT April 26, 2008 Manchester Wolves W 68–50 4–1 Wachovia Arena Recap6 6:30 PM EDT May 5, 2008 Mahoning Valley Thunder W 77–47 5–1 Chevrolet Centre Recap7 7:30 PM EDT May 10, 2008 Quad City Steamwheelers W 84–26 6–1 Wachovia Arena Recap8 7:00 PM EDT May 16, 2008 Albany Conquest W 69–27 7–1 Wachovia Arena Recap9 Bye10 7:05 PM EDT May 31, 2008 Manchester Wolves L 70–63 7–2 Verizon Wireless Arena Recap11 7:00 PM EDT June 7, 2008 Albany Conquest W 69–27 8–2 Times Union Center Recap12 7:00 PM EDT June 13, 2008 Tennessee Valley Vipers W 77–49 9–2 Wachovia Arena Recap13 7:30 PM EDT June 21, 2008 Manchester Wolves W 69–40 10–2 Wachovia Arena Recap14 7:30 PM EDT June 28, 2008 Florida Firecats W 59–56 11–2 Germain Arena Recap15 Bye16 7:30 PM EDT July 12, 2008 Peoria Pirates W 54–34 12–2 Wachovia Arena Recap17 7:30 PM EDT July 19, 2008 Mahoning Valley Thunder W 62–33 13–2 Wachovia Arena Recap18 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 Recap1 7:30 PM EDT August 2, 2008 Quad City Steamwheelers W 57–29 1–0 Wachovia Arena Recap2 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 DivisionWinsLossesPercentageWinsLossesPercentage Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 14 2 .875 8 1 .888Manchester 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 Opponent 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 Attendance1 Quad City Steamwheelers 3,9052 Tennessee Valley Vipers Total 41,755Average 5,073
External links ArenaFan Online 2008 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers schedule ArenaFan Online 2008 af2 standings ArenaFan Online 2008 af2 attendance