Week 2, 2023

played in Newark, NJ

56 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	0	14	0	0	-	14
Newark Bulldogs	10	9	7	6	-	32

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 NWK - Jose Hoover 11 pass from Travis Kennedy (Butch Schulz extra point)
1Q: 05:42 NWK - Butch Schulz 23 field goal
2Q: 13:35 HAR - Everett Levine 4 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 10:40 NWK - Butch Schulz 54 field goal
2Q: 03:39 NWK - Butch Schulz 26 field goal
2Q: 02:06 HAR - Kerry Fleischer 12 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NWK - Butch Schulz 28 field goal
3Q: 08:12 NWK - Jose Hoover 1 pass from Travis Kennedy (Butch Schulz extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NWK - Butch Schulz 30 field goal
4Q: 03:28 NWK - Butch Schulz 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 NWK - Jose Hoover 11 pass from Travis Kennedy (Butch Schulz extra point)
1Q: 05:42 NWK - Butch Schulz 23 field goal
2Q: 13:35 HAR - Everett Levine 4 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 10:40 NWK - Butch Schulz 54 field goal
2Q: 03:39 NWK - Butch Schulz 26 field goal
2Q: 02:06 HAR - Kerry Fleischer 12 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NWK - Butch Schulz 28 field goal
3Q: 08:12 NWK - Jose Hoover 1 pass from Travis Kennedy (Butch Schulz extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NWK - Butch Schulz 30 field goal
4Q: 03:28 NWK - Butch Schulz 36 field goal

Team Statistics HAR NWK
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 297 441
- Offensive Plays 61 63
- Yards per Play 4.87 7.00
Net Rushing Yards 71 142
- Rushing Attempts 22 35
- Yards per Rush 3.23 4.06
Net Passing Yards 226 299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 2 28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 254 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/28 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.79 10.68
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 6.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 4/35 5/19
Kick Returns/Yards 5/137 3/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/5
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 26:07 33:53

Team Statistics	HAR	NWK
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	297	441
- Offensive Plays	61	63
- Yards per Play	4.87	7.00
Net Rushing Yards	71	142
- Rushing Attempts	22	35
- Yards per Rush	3.23	4.06
Net Passing Yards	226	299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 2	28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	254	299
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/28	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.79	10.68
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	6.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	4/35	5/19
Kick Returns/Yards	5/137	3/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/5
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	26:07	33:53

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:51	1:49	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
1	5:34	2:18	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
1	2:02	3:34	OPP 46	8	46	Touchdown
2	10:32	4:01	OWN 20	8	24	Interception
2	3:34	1:35	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
3	8:06	1:12	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	4:21	1:33	OWN 4	3	6	Punt
4	14:53	3:33	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	9:42	1:14	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
4	6:57	1:10	OWN 23	3	15	Interception
4	3:22	1:55	OWN 38	9	50	Downs
4	0:51	0:51	OWN 34	4	55	Game

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:09	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
1	9:02	3:28	OWN 40	5	54	Field Goal
1	3:16	1:14	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
2	13:28	2:56	OWN 27	4	36	Field Goal
2	6:31	2:57	OPP 36	6	27	Field Goal
2	1:59	1:55	OWN 14	5	75	Field Goal
3	13:19	5:13	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
3	6:54	2:33	OWN 31	4	23	Punt
3	2:48	2:55	OPP 49	7	36	Field Goal
4	11:20	1:38	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
4	8:28	1:31	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
4	5:47	2:25	OPP 25	3	6	Field Goal
4	1:27	0:36	OWN 12	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Travis Kennedy, Newark Bulldogs

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	12	45	3.75	11	1	1
Edgar Page	8	15	1.88	7	0	0
Donnie Johnston	2	11	5.50	6	0	0

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rich Sparkman	22	97	4.41	20	3
Gary Jamison	6	5	0.83	4	0
Travis Kennedy	5	32	6.40	8	0
Jose Hoover	1	4	4.00	4	0
Roger Sherman	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	36	21	254	3/28	1	37	2	66.2

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Travis Kennedy	28	20	299	0/0	2	42	0	129.9

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kerry Fleischer	5	9	80	16.00	25	28	1
TE Oliver Wuerffel	4	6	48	12.00	12	16	0
WR Ron Reeves	4	8	48	12.00	14	19	0
WR Earnest Goldberg	3	6	24	8.00	0	12	0
WR William Meier	2	4	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB Richard Particelli	1	1	37	37.00	37	37	0
RB Edgar Page	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Courtney Poliska	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jose Hoover	5	5	45	9.00	9	16	2
TE Quinn Glover	5	6	89	17.80	41	32	0
WR Jessie Lucas	3	6	85	28.33	20	42	0
WR Mitchell Brown	2	3	30	15.00	1	17	0
FB Roger Sherman	2	2	16	8.00	14	15	0
RB Rich Sparkman	2	2	26	13.00	17	14	0
TE Fred Preston	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Casey Lofton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jeremy Satre	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nicky Doyle	1	22	22.00	0
ILB Hardy Henry	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Monty Burnett	0	0	1	0

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rich Sparkman	1	0	0	0
Eric Sewick	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Folse	7	316	45.1	42.4	60	3

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	5	224	44.8	37.8	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Bailey	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Butch Schulz	6/6	1/1	1/1	54	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	4	35	8.8	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Sparkman	4	15	3.8	0
Sean Hitchcock	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Fleischer	3	93	31.0	0
Ron Reeves	2	44	22.0	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicky Doyle	2	23	11.5	0
Sean Hitchcock	1	7	7.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Craig Ligeski	9	1	0.0	28	21
S Dana Ellison	7	5	0.0	32	23
CB Tom Kerr	5	3	0.0	18	20
OLB Spencer Ellwood	5	1	0.0	24	17
S Orlando Brisset	4	2	0.0	25	18
OLB Gus Hammond	3	1	0.0	22	22
CB Harry Crane	2	2	0.0	31	25
DE Derek McKinley	2	1	0.0	26	22
OLB Marc Rogers	2	1	0.0	10	7
DE Mickey Atkins	2	1	0.0	24	20
DT Nick Baerg	2	0	0.0	20	12
OLB Donnie Cortez	2	0	0.0	14	7
ILB Pat Foley	2	0	0.0	12	9
DE Nick Olivo	2	0	0.0	9	10
CB Omar Couture	1	1	0.0	27	23
DE Roderick Urbanski	1	1	0.0	9	6
S Dusty Franz	1	1	0.0	18	17
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	0	---	---	---
DT Blake Devine	1	0	0.0	17	16
TE Courtney Poliska	1	0	---	---	---
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	0	2	0.0	8	5

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Craig Downs	5	0	0.0	7	25
OLB Warren McCormick	4	3	0.0	16	29
S Junior El Nino	4	2	0.0	22	37
DT Zach Reed	4	1	0.0	17	26
DE Antoine Nece	3	3	1.0	15	23
ILB Hardy Henry	3	1	1.0	18	32
S Sean Hitchcock	3	1	0.0	18	29
CB Rickey Richard	3	1	0.0	15	35
CB Nicky Doyle	2	0	0.0	20	35
OLB Eric Sewick	2	0	0.0	7	10
CB Alvin Gordon	2	0	0.0	14	21
ILB Drew Ludwig	2	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Mickey Vedros	2	0	0.0	7	7
DE Stephen Brigham	1	0	1.0	12	20
S Oliver Brooks	1	1	0.0	6	22
ILB Deion Lindsay	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Matthew Jeffries	1	0	0.0	7	16
DE Terrell Rice	1	0	0.0	10	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Gus Hammond	1	1	22
OLB Spencer Ellwood	1	0	17
DE Mickey Atkins	0	1	20
DE Harvey Gonzalez	0	1	8

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stephen Brigham	1.0	1	0	1	20
ILB Hardy Henry	1.0	1	0	0	32
DE Antoine Nece	1.0	0	1	0	23
S Junior El Nino	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Craig Ligeski	4	0	21
OLB Gus Hammond	3	0	22
S Dana Ellison	3	0	23
CB Tom Kerr	3	0	20
CB Omar Couture	2	1	23
OLB Spencer Ellwood	1	0	17
ILB Pat Foley	1	0	9
DE Mickey Atkins	1	0	20
S Dusty Franz	1	0	17
S Orlando Brisset	1	0	18
CB Harry Crane	0	1	25

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Craig Downs	4	0	0	25
OLB Warren McCormick	3	0	0	29
CB Alvin Gordon	2	1	0	21
S Sean Hitchcock	2	0	0	29
OLB Eric Sewick	2	0	0	10
CB Rickey Richard	2	0	0	35
ILB Hardy Henry	1	1	1	32
S Junior El Nino	1	1	0	37
CB Nicky Doyle	1	0	1	35
S Oliver Brooks	1	0	0	22
ILB Drew Ludwig	1	0	0	5
OLB Mickey Vedros	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rex O'Connor	2	4	1	21	1	36
Graham Donovan	1	4	1	17	0	31
William Swift	1	3	0	19	1	33
Earnest Leathers	0	4	0	16	0	33
Shannon Bonnette	0	3	0	20	0	32
Craig Codeke	0	1	0	6	1	10
Harvey Barge	0	1	0	3	0	7

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Kurt Bensen	3	8	31	27
Shane Brush	2	4	34	26
Norman Enright	1	7	29	25
Jessie German	1	5	31	24
Roger Sherman	0	2	24	16
Wendell Sands	0	2	28	22
Louie Grier	0	1	14	10
Quinn Glover	0	1	28	22

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Monty Burnett	2	6
Arnold Sinclair	1	19
Dusty Franz	1	19
Ron Reeves	1	18
Brady Sluiter	1	7
Earnest Goldberg	1	6
Edgar Page	1	5

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Craig Downs	4	14
Drew Ludwig	3	16
Roger Sherman	1	28
Fred Preston	1	21

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harry Crane	---	---	31	25	22	78
Donnie Johnston	22	39	---	---	---	61
Dana Ellison	---	---	32	23	6	61
Shannon Bonnette	20	32	---	---	6	58
Rex O'Connor	21	36	---	---	---	57
Spencer Ellwood	---	---	24	17	15	56
Ron Reeves	12	26	---	---	18	56
Omar Couture	---	---	27	23	5	55
Derek McKinley	---	---	26	22	6	54
Craig Ligeski	---	---	28	21	5	54
Dusty Franz	---	---	18	17	19	54
William Swift	19	33	---	---	1	53
Gus Hammond	---	---	22	22	6	50
Earnest Leathers	16	33	---	---	---	49
Graham Donovan	17	31	---	---	---	48
Mickey Atkins	---	---	24	20	4	48
Orlando Brisset	---	---	25	18	3	46
Earnest Goldberg	14	23	---	---	6	43
Tom Kerr	---	---	18	20	4	42
Kerry Fleischer	7	17	---	---	17	41
Courtney Poliska	13	14	---	---	14	41
Nick Baerg	---	---	20	12	8	40
Donnie Cortez	---	---	14	7	19	40
William Meier	11	18	---	---	9	38
Richard Particelli	1	12	---	---	24	37
Blake Devine	---	---	17	16	4	37
Oliver Wuerffel	9	22	---	---	5	36
Monty Burnett	13	15	---	---	6	34
Arnold Sinclair	6	8	---	---	19	33
Edgar Page	8	18	---	---	5	31
Everett Levine	14	15	---	---	---	29
Jeffrey Russell	2	7	---	---	17	26
Pat Foley	---	---	12	9	3	24
Eugene Liszkiewicz	---	---	8	5	11	24
Nick Olivo	---	---	9	10	3	22
Harvey Gonzalez	---	---	11	8	2	21
Roderick Urbanski	---	---	9	6	5	20
Brady Sluiter	6	6	---	---	7	19
Marc Rogers	---	---	10	7	1	18
Craig Codeke	6	10	---	---	1	17
Harvey Barge	3	7	---	---	7	17
Artie Keating	2	7	---	---	7	16
Barry Folse	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kendall Bailey	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chad Harding	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deion Owens	0	0	---	---	---	0

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rickey Richard	---	---	15	35	25	75
Rich Sparkman	26	20	---	---	29	75
Shane Brush	34	26	---	---	11	71
Roger Sherman	24	16	---	---	28	68
Wendell Sands	28	22	---	---	10	60
Junior El Nino	---	---	22	37	1	60
Travis Kennedy	32	28	---	---	---	60
Nicky Doyle	---	---	20	35	4	59
Norman Enright	29	25	---	---	4	58
Kurt Bensen	31	27	---	---	---	58
Quinn Glover	28	22	---	---	7	57
Jessie German	31	24	---	---	---	55
Sean Hitchcock	---	---	18	29	5	52
Hardy Henry	---	---	18	32	1	51
Jose Hoover	29	19	---	---	---	48
Warren McCormick	---	---	16	29	2	47
Craig Downs	---	---	7	25	14	46
Zach Reed	---	---	17	26	2	45
Ray Hatcher	---	---	15	27	---	42
Jessie Lucas	24	16	---	---	---	40
Oliver Brooks	---	---	6	22	11	39
Antoine Nece	---	---	15	23	---	38
Stephen Brigham	---	---	12	20	5	37
Fred Preston	7	8	---	---	21	36
Alvin Gordon	---	---	14	21	---	35
Jeremy Satre	20	14	---	---	---	34
Terrell Rice	---	---	10	19	---	29
Matthew Jeffries	---	---	7	16	5	28
Eric Sewick	---	---	7	10	10	27
Louie Grier	14	10	---	---	1	25
Frankie Hamrick	1	5	---	---	19	25
Drew Ludwig	---	---	4	5	16	25
Kerry Covington	6	4	---	---	10	20
Levon Bullock	1	0	---	---	18	19
Mickey Vedros	---	---	7	7	5	19
Gary Jamison	9	8	---	---	---	17
Dwayne Ayodele	---	---	3	6	7	16
Butch Schulz	0	0	---	---	15	15
Casey Lofton	0	3	---	---	12	15
Mitchell Brown	6	9	---	---	---	15
Brad Godfrey	2	2	---	---	11	15
Deion Lindsay	---	---	3	0	10	13
Drew Compton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Vernon Franklin	---	---	6	5	---	11
Wes Schultz	3	0	---	---	---	3
Mark Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	9	39	4.3
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	60	3.5
Middle	9	49	5.4
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	36	21	2	4	2	3	2	1	2

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Travis Kennedy	28	20	4	1	0	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	37	37.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	81	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	136	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	62	12.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	42	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	121	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	74	18.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Fleischer	9	5	0	80	1	17
WR Ron Reeves	8	4	1	48	0	26
WR Earnest Goldberg	6	3	0	24	0	23
TE Oliver Wuerffel	6	4	1	48	0	22
WR William Meier	4	2	0	6	0	18
RB Richard Particelli	1	1	0	37	1	12
RB Edgar Page	1	1	0	7	0	18
TE Courtney Poliska	1	1	0	4	0	14

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jessie Lucas	6	3	85	2	16
TE Quinn Glover	6	5	89	2	22
WR Jose Hoover	5	5	45	0	19
WR Mitchell Brown	3	2	30	0	9
WR Jeremy Satre	2	0	0	0	14
FB Roger Sherman	2	2	16	0	16
RB Rich Sparkman	2	2	26	0	20
TE Casey Lofton	1	0	0	0	3
TE Fred Preston	1	1	8	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	2	3	1.50	3.75

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Sparkman	4	4	1.00	4.41
Gary Jamison	3	-2	-0.67	0.83
Travis Kennedy	1	8	8.00	6.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	2	2	28	14.00	7.06

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Travis Kennedy	9	4	31	3.44	10.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	1	16	16.00	8.00
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	12	12.00	8.89

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Hoover	2	2	12	6.00	9.00
TE Quinn Glover	2	1	11	5.50	14.83
TE Casey Lofton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jessie Lucas	1	0	0	0.00	14.17
WR Jeremy Satre	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Mitchell Brown	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
TE Fred Preston	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Everett Levine	1	0
Edgar Page	1	0

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Jamison	2	0
Rich Sparkman	2	0
Travis Kennedy	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	9	5	2

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Travis Kennedy	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Oliver Wuerffel	2	2	2
WR Ron Reeves	2	1	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	0	0
WR William Meier	2	1	0
RB Edgar Page	1	1	0

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jessie Lucas	4	2	1
WR Jeremy Satre	1	0	0
RB Rich Sparkman	1	1	1
TE Fred Preston	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,100 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,000)
End Zone 14,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,300)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,100 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,000)
End Zone	14,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,300)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (9,900)