Week 9, 2023

played in Los Angeles, CA

48 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	7	6	3	7	-	23
Los Angeles Matadors	6	7	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:26 LAS - Freddie Charlton 27 field goal
1Q: 07:03 HAR - Edgar Page 2 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
1Q: 02:07 LAS - Freddie Charlton 36 field goal
2Q: 12:34 HAR - Kendall Bailey 26 field goal
2Q: 01:19 HAR - Kendall Bailey 55 field goal
2Q: 00:17 LAS - Rob Dodge 6 pass from Norman Barlow (Freddie Charlton extra point)
3Q: 09:39 HAR - Kendall Bailey 22 field goal
4Q: 13:12 HAR - Earnest Goldberg 3 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
4Q: 04:52 LAS - Norman Barlow 2 run (Freddie Charlton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:26 LAS - Freddie Charlton 27 field goal
1Q: 07:03 HAR - Edgar Page 2 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
1Q: 02:07 LAS - Freddie Charlton 36 field goal
2Q: 12:34 HAR - Kendall Bailey 26 field goal
2Q: 01:19 HAR - Kendall Bailey 55 field goal
2Q: 00:17 LAS - Rob Dodge 6 pass from Norman Barlow (Freddie Charlton extra point)
3Q: 09:39 HAR - Kendall Bailey 22 field goal
4Q: 13:12 HAR - Earnest Goldberg 3 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
4Q: 04:52 LAS - Norman Barlow 2 run (Freddie Charlton extra point)

Team Statistics HAR LAS
Record 5-3 4-4
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 334 308
- Offensive Plays 64 54
- Yards per Play 5.22 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 150 87
- Rushing Attempts 42 26
- Yards per Rush 3.57 3.35
Net Passing Yards 184 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 16 - 1 28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 193 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.36 7.89
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 5.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/45 8/59
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/106 4/89
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/42
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 31
Time of Possession 34:00 26:00

Team Statistics	HAR	LAS
Record	5-3	4-4
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	334	308
- Offensive Plays	64	54
- Yards per Play	5.22	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	150	87
- Rushing Attempts	42	26
- Yards per Rush	3.57	3.35
Net Passing Yards	184	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 16 - 1	28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	193	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.36	7.89
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	5.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/45	8/59
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/106	4/89
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/42
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 31
Time of Possession	34:00	26:00

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:21	4:25	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
1	4:39	1:30	OWN 47	4	12	Interception
1	2:01	4:34	OWN 31	7	60	Field Goal
2	6:33	2:59	OWN 20	5	36	Punt
2	1:50	0:38	OPP 47	3	9	Field Goal
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:28	OWN 27	11	68	Field Goal
3	5:42	7:36	OWN 25	14	75	Touchdown
4	10:36	1:55	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
4	4:40	2:32	OWN 31	7	11	Punt
4	1:30	1:30	OPP 40	2	1	Game

Los Angeles Matadors
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:39	OWN 35	7	55	Field Goal
1	6:56	2:17	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
1	3:09	1:08	OPP 23	3	4	Field Goal
2	12:27	5:54	OWN 31	10	66	Missed FG
2	3:34	1:44	OWN 20	6	21	Interception
2	1:12	1:03	OWN 23	4	77	Touchdown
3	9:32	3:50	OWN 8	5	20	Punt
4	13:06	2:30	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
4	8:41	4:01	OPP 47	9	47	Touchdown
4	2:08	0:38	OWN 21	5	19	Downs

Game MVP: Kendall Bailey, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	21	117	5.57	50	2	0
Edgar Page	18	31	1.72	6	0	1
Donnie Johnston	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Richard Particelli	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tom Mallard	16	53	3.31	33	1	0
Fernando Banks	6	23	3.83	8	0	0
Norman Barlow	4	11	2.75	4	0	1

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	21	16	193	1/9	1	33	1	99.9

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Norman Barlow	28	16	221	0/0	1	35	1	79.6

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Goldberg	6	9	69	11.50	27	33	1
TE Oliver Wuerffel	3	3	40	13.33	12	27	0
TE Courtney Poliska	3	3	46	15.33	6	32	0
WR Ron Reeves	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	2	19	19.00	1	19	0
WR Jeffrey Russell	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR William Meier	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frankie Shields	6	6	68	11.33	10	19	0
RB Tom Mallard	5	6	93	18.60	60	35	0
TE Kirk Fehr	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Louis Nafis	1	5	35	35.00	0	35	0
WR Rob Dodge	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	1
FB Timothy Janis	1	1	7	7.00	7	7	0
TE Brady Brandon	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Dustin Hastings	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Greg Weaver	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Fernando Banks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Gus Hammond	1	0	0.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Shaun Jefferson	1	42	42.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Folse	3	118	39.3	32.7	44	0

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roosevelt Luzar	3	161	53.7	48.7	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Bailey	3/3	1/1	1/1	55	2/2

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Charlton	2/3	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	2	15	7.5	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	3	83	27.7	0
Kerry Fleischer	1	23	23.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louis Nafis	3	63	21.0	0
Fernando Banks	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donnie Cortez	4	2	0.0	22	20
S Orlando Brisset	4	2	0.0	17	24
CB Harry Crane	3	2	0.0	21	27
OLB Gus Hammond	3	1	0.0	12	10
DT Nick Baerg	3	0	0.0	14	21
S Darnell Malicki	3	0	0.0	17	19
S Dana Ellison	3	0	0.0	22	24
DE Derek McKinley	2	2	0.0	20	14
OLB Spencer Ellwood	2	1	0.0	18	16
ILB Craig Ligeski	2	1	0.0	19	20
OLB Marc Rogers	2	0	0.0	10	8
DT Blake Devine	2	0	0.0	12	7
CB Tom Kerr	2	0	0.0	15	26
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1	3	0.0	16	9
DE Roderick Urbanski	1	1	0.0	6	14
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	0	---	---	---
CB Omar Couture	1	0	0.0	19	23
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	1	0	0.0	7	5
ILB Pat Foley	0	1	0.0	9	2

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shaun Jefferson	9	2	0.0	40	18
S Richie Randle	8	4	0.0	39	17
OLB Andy Hatley	5	1	0.0	20	7
OLB Alan Gomez	5	0	0.0	30	14
DE Roger Adachi	4	1	0.0	32	19
DE Jimmie Pender	3	3	0.5	16	7
DT Donald Wachter	3	2	0.5	19	14
CB Phillip George	3	2	0.0	41	21
DT T.J. Clayton	3	1	0.0	23	8
DE Burt Bullock	3	0	0.0	24	14
CB Keith Hoy	2	2	0.0	19	12
OLB Bill Kidder	2	0	0.0	16	10
CB Lamont Cano	2	0	0.0	30	16
DE Jessie Cavil	1	2	0.0	27	15
CB Horace Wesley	1	2	0.0	36	15
S Raven Hawk Lynch	1	0	0.0	3	5
RB Fernando Banks	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Terrance Bell	0	1	0.0	18	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Nick Baerg	1	0	21
DE Roderick Urbanski	0	2	14
OLB Spencer Ellwood	0	1	16
ILB Pat Foley	0	1	2
S Orlando Brisset	0	1	24

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DT Donald Wachter	0.5	0	0	14
DE Jimmie Pender	0.5	0	0	7
DE Burt Bullock	0.0	1	0	14
DE Roger Adachi	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harry Crane	3	0	0	27
S Orlando Brisset	2	1	0	24
OLB Gus Hammond	2	0	1	10
OLB Donnie Cortez	2	0	0	20
CB Tom Kerr	2	0	0	26
S Darnell Malicki	1	1	0	19
OLB Marc Rogers	1	0	0	8
ILB Craig Ligeski	1	0	0	20
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	1	0	0	5
S Dana Ellison	1	0	0	24
CB Omar Couture	0	2	0	23
DT Blake Devine	0	1	0	7

Los Angeles	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Shaun Jefferson	3	1	18
OLB Alan Gomez	3	0	14
CB Keith Hoy	2	0	12
OLB Andy Hatley	2	0	7
OLB Bill Kidder	1	0	10
S Richie Randle	1	0	17
CB Phillip George	1	0	21
CB Lamont Cano	1	0	16
DE Roger Adachi	1	0	19
DT Donald Wachter	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Graham Donovan	3	8	31	0	14
William Swift	2	6	34	0	15
Arnold Sinclair	2	2	12	0	6
Shannon Bonnette	1	8	36	0	19
Earnest Leathers	1	4	36	0	18
Artie Keating	1	2	6	0	3
Rex O'Connor	0	7	37	1	19
Courtney Poliska	0	2	27	0	11
Brady Sluiter	0	1	6	0	4

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Roman Shepherd	1	4	24	27
Kirk Fehr	1	3	21	22
Spencer Gliniak	0	6	24	23
Kyle Ellis	0	2	19	21
Moe Hoover	0	2	21	21
Stephen Zimmerman	0	2	20	24
Jesse Bean	0	1	9	13
Otis Cyr	0	1	7	7
Timothy Janis	0	1	14	11

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Particelli	1	20
Harry Crane	1	14
Kerry Fleischer	1	14
Earnest Goldberg	1	10

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Frankie Shields	2	14
Andy Andersen	1	15
Brady Brandon	1	13
Greg Weaver	1	11
Timothy Janis	1	4

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnie Johnston	42	22	---	---	---	64
Harry Crane	---	---	21	27	14	62
Shannon Bonnette	36	19	---	---	6	61
Dana Ellison	---	---	22	24	15	61
Rex O'Connor	37	19	---	---	---	56
Earnest Goldberg	29	16	---	---	10	55
Donnie Cortez	---	---	22	20	13	55
Earnest Leathers	36	18	---	---	---	54
William Swift	34	15	---	---	2	51
Courtney Poliska	27	11	---	---	10	48
Spencer Ellwood	---	---	18	16	12	46
Graham Donovan	31	14	---	---	---	45
Tom Kerr	---	---	15	26	3	44
Ron Reeves	18	11	---	---	14	43
Omar Couture	---	---	19	23	1	43
Orlando Brisset	---	---	17	24	2	43
Richard Particelli	17	5	---	---	20	42
Craig Ligeski	---	---	19	20	2	41
Darnell Malicki	---	---	17	19	4	40
Nick Baerg	---	---	14	21	3	38
Oliver Wuerffel	24	9	---	---	4	37
Derek McKinley	---	---	20	14	3	37
Everett Levine	23	13	---	---	---	36
Edgar Page	18	9	---	---	8	35
Arnold Sinclair	12	6	---	---	17	35
Kerry Fleischer	12	7	---	---	14	33
Mickey Atkins	---	---	10	19	2	31
William Meier	14	12	---	---	4	30
Monty Burnett	15	8	---	---	3	26
Craig Codeke	16	10	---	---	---	26
Harvey Gonzalez	---	---	16	9	1	26
Gus Hammond	---	---	12	10	2	24
Roderick Urbanski	---	---	6	14	4	24
Blake Devine	---	---	12	7	3	22
Harvey Barge	8	8	---	---	5	21
Eugene Liszkiewicz	---	---	7	5	8	20
Jeffrey Russell	1	3	---	---	16	20
Marc Rogers	---	---	10	8	1	19
Brady Sluiter	6	4	---	---	6	16
Artie Keating	6	3	---	---	6	15
Pat Foley	---	---	9	2	---	11
Kendall Bailey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Barry Folse	0	0	---	---	3	3
Deion Owens	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chad Harding	0	0	---	---	---	0
Morris Lucas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phillip George	---	---	41	21	14	76
Horace Wesley	---	---	36	15	14	65
Richie Randle	---	---	39	17	6	62
Shaun Jefferson	---	---	40	18	2	60
Alan Gomez	---	---	30	14	13	57
Roman Shepherd	24	27	---	---	6	57
Frankie Shields	20	22	---	---	14	56
Norman Barlow	26	28	---	---	---	54
Spencer Gliniak	24	23	---	---	6	53
Roger Adachi	---	---	32	19	1	52
Louis Nafis	16	18	---	---	14	48
Lamont Cano	---	---	30	16	2	48
Kirk Fehr	21	22	---	---	3	46
Jessie Cavil	---	---	27	15	3	45
Tom Mallard	20	18	---	---	6	44
Stephen Zimmerman	20	24	---	---	---	44
Moe Hoover	21	21	---	---	---	42
Kyle Ellis	19	21	---	---	---	40
Burt Bullock	---	---	24	14	1	39
T.J. Clayton	---	---	23	8	5	36
Donald Wachter	---	---	19	14	1	34
Keith Hoy	---	---	19	12	1	32
Rob Dodge	14	17	---	---	---	31
Fernando Banks	6	8	---	---	17	31
Andy Andersen	---	---	8	8	15	31
Bill Kidder	---	---	16	10	4	30
Andy Hatley	---	---	20	7	3	30
Timothy Janis	14	11	---	---	4	29
Terrance Bell	---	---	18	9	2	29
Jesse Bean	9	13	---	---	6	28
Ricky Barton	---	---	11	10	7	28
Jimmie Pender	---	---	16	7	5	28
Greg Weaver	8	6	---	---	11	25
Dustin Hastings	6	8	---	---	9	23
Brady Brandon	4	6	---	---	13	23
Otis Cyr	7	7	---	---	6	20
Hunter Schulz	0	1	---	---	17	18
Edgar Wannamaker	6	4	---	---	6	16
Sean Burks	---	---	10	3	2	15
Freddie Charlton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Raven Hawk Lynch	---	---	3	5	---	8
Damon Briggs	1	3	---	---	---	4
Roosevelt Luzar	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dana Barlow	0	0	---	---	3	3
Neal Bleess	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dwayne Estrada	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	42	3.2
Middle	10	28	2.8
Right	17	82	4.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	47	5.2
Middle	13	27	2.1
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	21	16	3	3	0	0	0	1	1

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Norman Barlow	28	16	3	0	0	5	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	80	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	43	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	70	23.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	96	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	47	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	54	13.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Goldberg	9	6	69	1	16
TE Oliver Wuerffel	3	3	40	1	9
TE Courtney Poliska	3	3	46	1	11
WR Ron Reeves	2	1	5	0	11
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	1	19	0	7
WR Jeffrey Russell	1	1	9	0	3
WR William Meier	1	1	5	0	12

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Tom Mallard	6	5	93	2	18
WR Frankie Shields	6	6	68	0	22
WR Louis Nafis	5	1	35	1	18
TE Kirk Fehr	3	1	5	0	22
WR Dustin Hastings	3	0	0	0	8
WR Rob Dodge	1	1	6	0	17
TE Greg Weaver	1	0	0	0	6
FB Timothy Janis	1	1	7	0	11
RB Fernando Banks	1	0	0	0	8
TE Brady Brandon	1	1	7	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Page	6	3	0.50	1.72
Everett Levine	3	5	1.67	5.57

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Norman Barlow	2	5	2.50	2.75
Tom Mallard	2	3	1.50	3.31
Fernando Banks	1	5	5.00	3.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	4	2	22	5.50	9.19

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Norman Barlow	8	4	28	3.50	7.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Goldberg	3	2	22	7.33	7.67
WR Ron Reeves	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kirk Fehr	2	1	5	2.50	1.67
WR Louis Nafis	2	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Dustin Hastings	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Rob Dodge	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
RB Tom Mallard	1	1	6	6.00	15.50
WR Frankie Shields	1	1	11	11.00	11.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Page	3	2
Richard Particelli	1	0
Everett Levine	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Tom Mallard	2	0
Norman Barlow	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	7	4	3

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Norman Barlow	8	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Goldberg	4	2	2
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	1	0
WR Ron Reeves	1	0	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dustin Hastings	2	0	0
WR Frankie Shields	2	2	2
TE Kirk Fehr	1	0	0
WR Louis Nafis	1	0	0
RB Tom Mallard	1	0	0
RB Fernando Banks	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 35,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,000 (20,400)
End Zone 7,500 (14,600)
Mezzanine 4,100 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 7,200 (12,900)
Club Seats 4,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	35,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,000 (20,400)
End Zone	7,500 (14,600)
Mezzanine	4,100 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	7,200 (12,900)
Club Seats	4,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,700)