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WAUWATOSA---With its season opener against the Blue Devils rescheduled due to weather, the Spartans got to work against a tough West Allis Predator squad on Saturday night at Raabe Field in Wauwatosa. It looked for a while like the weather might again play a role in this week's game, but it cleared shortly after kick-off giving the teams a great night for football.

The scoring started quickly for the Spartans, who won the coin toss, and quickly marched down the field for a touchdown - a pass from QB Matt Kufahl to WR Raymon Porchia. After an interception by CB Tony Salvage, the offense came back out and quickly scored again on another pass from Matt Kufahl, this time to WR Brad Guettel. On the ensuing drive, Salvage again

ended the Predators drive with an interception, and took it to the house for a touchdown. The end of the first quarter saw the Spartans take a 20-0 lead.

After a quick first quarter, the second quarter got a little sloppy and resulted in neither team doing much offensively, leaving the halftime score still in favor of the Spartans 20-0.

The second half saw the Spartan offense awaken for three more touchdowns behind the arm of QB Brad Dement and the legs of RB Cedric McFadden. Dement completed two passes for 47 quick yards and one touchdown to WR Markese McDowell. From there, McFadden took over. In all, McFadden led all rushers with 92 yards rushing on 22 attempts, two touchdowns and a two-point conversion. The Spartans moved out to a commanding 38-0 lead.

The Predators did manage a late touchdown on a tough run by RB Bobby Windom, making the final score 38-6.

In all, the Spartan defense was dominant in forcing six turnovers (five interceptions and one fumble recovery) led by Salvage's two interceptions and one score. Also getting picks were OLB Stafford Wade, SS Bob LaPlante and FS Dan Ferkovich. Defensive tackle Brian Witt led the defense with 4.5 tackles.

The Spartans (1-0) face American Conference foe the St. Francis Monarchs (0-1) at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday night at Waukesha South High School. Click HERE to see photos from the last game.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

RB Cedric McFadden had 92 yards rushing, two touchdowns and a two-point conversion for the Spartans vs. the Predators.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

CB Tony Salvage had two interceptions, one he returned for a touchdown for the Spartans vs. the Predators.

The Spartans’ game against the St. Francis Monarchs will be televised on Time Warner Sports, Channel 32. The game already ran on Monday, June 23 at 7:00 p.m., and again on Tuesday, June 24th at 10:00 a.m. It will run one more time at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 29th.

The Spartans have another game scheduled to be aired on Time Warner Sports later in the season. The game is against the New Berlin

Panthers on August 2nd at 8:00 p.m. at Wisconsin Lutheran College’s Raabe Field.

The Wauwatosa Spartans are featured in this week’s CNI Newspapers and WauwatosaNow.com, found here: http://www.wauwatosanow.com/story/index.aspx?id=763519. The Spartans’ Luke Kujath, Adam Kujath and Coach Craig Scheff were all interviewed for the story, which chronicles the Spartans’ as they start the IFL season. The paper version came out on Thursday, June 19th.

In addition, the Shepherd Express interviewed Luke for a story on its Web site about the Ironman Football League and the Wauwatosa Spartans. It can be found here: http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/article-2593-ironman.html

The Spartans are committed to getting the word out about our team and the Ironman Football League. We’re working on more stories in the coming weeks and months.

WAUKESHA----The Wauwatosa Spartans defeated American Conference rival the St. Francis Monarchs 50-6 on Saturday, in front of the TV cameras of Time Warner Sports at Waukesha South High School. The game started with sustained drives by the Spartans, who opened up a 6-0 first quarter lead. The second quarter saw more of the same, with the defense coming up with big plays to the put the offense into easy scoring range. At halftime, the score was already 34-0.

In the second half, the Spartans kept the ball on the ground behind a dominating performance by the offensive line, which continued its assault on the Monarch defense. Running back Cedric McFadden led the rushing attack with 96 yards and 2 touchdowns in just one half of work. Running back Joe Brooks added 81 yards and 2 touchdowns. Running back Randall Cornwell, in his first game back from injury, added 2 more touchdowns. Fullback Michael Montoya added another to bring the Spartan rushing touchdown number to 7 for the game.

The defense recorded 8 sacks, led by DE's Joe Flick (2) and Justin Morrow (3). It also grabbed three interceptions, by CB Scott Lang, S Erik Ramirez and S Andy Molina. Flick added a blocked punt, Morrow a fumble recovery and LB Eric Zilisch recorded a safety.

QB Matt Kufahl led the passing attack with 91 yards, 43 of which went to WR Brad Guettel. All told, the Spartans gained over 200 yards rushing to go with 91 yards passing. The Monarchs did manage a late score on a deep pass to take away the shutout from the Spartans' defense.

Next up, the Spartans play host to perennial American Conference powerhouse the Roscoe Rush (2-1) at Carroll College. The showdown is set for Saturday at 8:00 p.m.

WAUKESHA----The Wauwatosa Spartans played host to American Conference rival the Roscoe Rush on Saturday night at Carroll College. Roscoe came into the game with a 2-0 conference record and 2-1 overall record in IFL play. The Spartans were 2-0 coming off two decisive wins against the West Allis Predators and St. Francis Monarchs.

The Spartans struck pay dirt on their first series and never looked back. QB Brad Dement led the offense going 14 of 24 for 317 yards and 5 TDs. His main target was WR Brad Guettel who hauled in a game high 6 passes for 187 yards and 4 TDs. WR Raymon Porchia added 3 catches for 87 yards and 1 TD, and WR Markese McDowell chipped in with 4 catches for 48 more yards. The Spartan ground game was led again by RB Cedric McFadden with 18 carries for 41 yards.

The defense also chipped in with key stops and timely interceptions. In all, the Spartans picked off 4 passes on the night, led by CB Tony Salvage, LB Eric Zilisch, S Bob LaPlante and S Junior Lewis.

This weekend, the Spartans were scheduled to play the now-defunct Oak Creek Renegades. The result is a 7-0 win by forfeit. Next up, the Spartans play host to another American Conference playoff contender the McHenry County Pirates (2-2) at Carroll College. The showdown is set for Saturday, July 12th at 8:00 p.m.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

The Spartan O-Line led by T Luke Kujath, T Adam Kujath, G Nick Corgiat, G Ross Fong and C Ben Lopez opened holes all day for the running backs and led the way for a whopping 7 rushing touchdowns.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Defensive ends Justin Morrow and Joe Flick share the award for the game against the Monarchs after combining for 5 sacks, a blocked punt and a fumble recovery.

WAUKESHA----The Wauwatosa Spartans played host to American Conference rival the McHenry County Pirates on Saturday night at Carroll University’s Schneider Stadium. The game started slowly for the home team on the first series, which resulted in a punt. From there, McHenry was able to capitalize on good field position, and score the game’s first touchdown to take a 7-0 lead. But the Spartans battled back and answered with two consecutive touchdowns by Cedric McFadden and Raymon Porchia. McHenry scored again to tie the game going into the half at 13-13.

The second half was a different story and saw the Spartan D put the clamps on the Pirates high-powered passing game, led by a interception by CB Scott Lang and relentless pressure from the Spartan front seven. At the same time, the Spartans offense came to life and resulted in several long drives and two touchdowns; again by Cedric McFadden and also by TE Adam Zuniga. The offense was led by its high-powered passing attack, featuring QB Brad Dement and Porchia as well as Brad Guettel and Zuniga. RB Cedric McFadden led the ground game with two touchdowns on tough running. Porchia ended the game with 5 catches for 100 yards and 1 touchdown.

This weekend, the Spartans continue their tough schedule with a game against National Conference contender the Muskego Hitmen (4-2). The showdown is set for Saturday, July 19th at 8:00 p.m. at Raabe Field at Wisconsin Lutheran College.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

WR Brad Guettel was a one-man highlight film with 6 catches for 187 yards and 4 TDs vs. the Rush.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

CB Tony Salvage had an interception, and played a big role in helping shutdown the Rush passing game.