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Philadelphia Soul ArenaBowl Champions, Silence the Rattlers!

August 28th, 2016 by Leo | Comments Off on Philadelphia Soul ArenaBowl Champions, Silence the Rattlers! | Filed in Football, General, Soul, Sports

Philadelphia Soul Earn Second ArenaBowl Championship in Franchise History

GLENDALE– The Philadelphia Soul defeated the Arizona Rattlers 56-42 in front of 13,390 fans at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ on Friday night.  This is the 2 ArenaBowl championship victory for the Soul in franchise history.

“I couldn’t be more proud of this team and this organization,” said Soul head coach Clint Dolezel.  “We have work extremely hard for six months to get to this point and it is fantastic to see our hard work pay off.”

Philadelphia Soul WR Shaun Kauleinamoku led the receivers with eight receptions for 110 yards and three touchdowns.  WR Darius Reynolds added five receptions for 69 yards and two touchdowns and Ryan McDaniel chipped in four receptions for 68 yards and one touchdown.  Arizona Rattlers WR Maurice Purify added nine receptions for 126 yards and two touchdowns.

Philadelphia Soul QB Dan Raudabaugh finished the game completing 20-of-36 passes for 278 yards and six touchdowns. Arizona Rattlers QB Nick Davila completed 23-of-38 passes for 281 yards and four touchdowns.

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Philadelphia Soul To Play 2016 Postseason at PPL Center

July 8th, 2016 by Leo | Comments Off on Philadelphia Soul To Play 2016 Postseason at PPL Center | Filed in Football, General, Soul

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First Round of Arena Football League Postseason Set for Sunday, August 7 at 6 p.m.

ALLENTOWN, PA – The Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League will be playing their regular season finale at the PPL Center in Allentown, PA this Saturday, July 9 at 6 p.m.  Today, the Soul announce that their stay at the PPL Center will be extended into the postseason.

The Soul (10-3) have already clinched home field advantage for the first round of the 2016 AFL Postseason, and that game will be played on Sunday, August 7th at the PPL Center.  Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. and the opponent is still to be determined.  The national television postseason schedule for the first round will be announced by the AFL League Office shortly.

In addition to this first round game, the Soul are also still in the hunt to host the Arena Football League’s American Conference Championship game. They would need to complete the regular season ahead of the Orlando Predators (11-2) in the American Conference, whom they have already defeated once this season and play again on July 30.  The Soul would also need to win their first round postseason game on August 7th.  The Conference Championship game would be played at the PPL Center in Allentown on Sunday, August 14 at 6 p.m. should those two scenarios play out in the coming weeks. 

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