Winston Wildcats

Last updated

Winston Wildcats
Established 2015
Play in the Piedmont Triad, North Carolina
HighPointWildcats.com
WinstonWildcats.png
League/conference affiliations
Current uniform
Team colorsPurple, black, gray, white
    
MascotWildcat
CheerleadersLady Wildcats
Personnel
Team history
  • Winston Wildcats (2016–2018)
  • High Point Wildcats (2019)
  • Carolina Wildcats (2019)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

The Winston Wildcats were an indoor football team based in Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. The Wildcats joined the professional American Indoor Football (AIF) as an expansion team in 2015. Following the 2016 season, the AIF ceased operations, leaving the Wildcats without a league. The Wildcats have periodically played as an independent against various teams in the local market. When they were in the AIF, their home games were at the LJVM Coliseum Annex in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Since the 2019 season, they are based out of High Point, North Carolina, operating as a travel team called the High Point Wildcats in the Southern Steam's Elite Indoor Football, a league composed of a variety of professional to semi-professional indoor football teams. [1] During the 2019 season, the team announced that coaches Malachi King, Dale Glossenger, and John Burns had purchased the team from Roderick Hinton and rebranded as the Carolina Wildcats. [2]

Contents

The Wildcats were the first indoor football team to call Winston-Salem home since the Winston-Salem Energy, which played in the National Indoor Football League for the 2002 season before folding. [3] [4]

Statistics and records

Season-by-season results

League championsDivision championsPlayoff berthLeague leader
Season League Division Regular season Postseason
FinishWinsLossesTies
2016 AIF Northern8th350Did not qualify

Head coaches' record

NameTermRegular SeasonPlayoffsAwards
WLTWin%WL
Barry Marrow 2016 350.375——

2016 season

2016 Winston Wildcats season
OwnerSports Xtras
Head coach Barry Marrow
Home stadium LJVM Coliseum Annex
2825 University Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Results
Record3–5
Division place8th
PlayoffsDid not qualify

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times were local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1 BYE
2 BYE
3 BYE
4SundayMarch 204:05pmat Triangle Torch L 33–53 [5] 0–1 Dorton Arena
5SaturdayMarch 267:05pm Philadelphia Yellow Jackets L 9–55 [6] 0-2 LJVM Coliseum Annex
6SaturdayApril 27:05pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 18–43 [7] 0–3 LJVM Coliseum Annex
7FridayApril 87:05pmat Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 8–72 [8] 0–4 PPL Center
8SaturdayApril 167:05pm Triangle Torch L 12–580–5 LJVM Coliseum Annex
9 BYE
10SaturdayApril 307:05pmMaryland EaglesW 49–19 [9] 1–5 LJVM Coliseum Annex
11 BYE
12SaturdayMay 147:05pm at Central Penn Capitals Cancelled Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
12SaturdayMay 147:05pm Philadelphia Yellow Jackets W 2–0*2–5
13SaturdayMay 217:05pmat Philadelphia Yellow Jackets W 2–0 (forfeit)3–5 Class of 1923 Arena
14 BYE

* — Game was never scheduled to be played but was credited as forfeit win to the Wildcats one week after the non-played game with no explanation given by the AIF. (The Yellow Jackets were scheduled against the Maryland Eagles that week but had to forfeit due to the loss of their arena lease.)

Standings

2016 AIF Northern standings
TeamWLPCT
y – West Michigan Ironmen 61.857
x – River City Raiders 61.857
x – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 62.750
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets 43.571
Central Penn Capitals 44.500
Chicago Blitz 33.500
Triangle Torch 34.429
Winston Wildcats 35.375
Maryland Eagles02.000
Northern Kentucky Nightmare 05.000

2016 roster

2016 Winston Wildcats roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1Darius Coleman
  • 11Torrie Walker

Running backs

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers

  • 15Anthony Boggans
  •  3Jay Smith
  • 28 C. J. Tarver
  • 12Antwan Thorpe
Offensive linemen
  • 56LaVance Ginyard
  • 52Harvey Oliver
  • 90John Uqdan

Defensive linemen

  • 99Chase Blackburn
  •  9Maurice Gibbs
  • 54Kevin Jones
  • 57C. J. Montgomery
Linebackers
  • 44Raphael King
  • 33Aaron Massey
  •  2Ricky Taylor

Defensive backs

  • 25Lamarcus Bond
  • 36Donnie Bryant
  • 36Lawyer Montgomery
  • 21Terrance Moore

Kickers

  • 18Sonny Powell
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated April 5, 2016
  • 21 Active, 0 Inactive

References

  1. ↑ "High Point Wildcats Facebook Post July 17, 2018". Facebook.com. July 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ "High Point Wildcats Facebook Post April 24, 2019". Facebook.com. April 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Winston Wildcats to Join the AIF in 2016". American Indoor Football. June 29, 2015. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ John Dell (March 6, 2016). "The dream is alive for hopepful pro football players". Winston-Salem Journal . Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ Christian Candeloro (March 21, 2016). "Triangle Torch offers unorthodox entertainment". www.technicianonline.com. Technician. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Winston-Salem Wildcats Play First Home Game Of Inaugural Season". www.wfmynews2.com. Tegna. March 26, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ Chris Lea (April 4, 2016). "WXII Sports: Wildcats take on Saturday night football". www.wxiii12.com. Hearst Television. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ Keith Groller (April 8, 2016). "Lehigh Valley Steelhawks set a record for largest margin of victory with a 72-8 whipping of Winston". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Wildcats Crush Eagles for First Win of the Season 49-19". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.