2008 NEPA Miners Game Schedule

Official playoff seedings for this weekend:(1) NY Predators vs (16) NJ Lions (2) PW Monarchs vs (15) Brooklyn Jazz (3) LI Pitbulls vs (14) HC Bounty Hunters (4) NE Knights vs (13) Brooklyn Mariners (5) NJ Wolves vs (12) NJ Spartans (6) BA Warriors vs (11) Philly Braves (7) NJ Warriors vs (10) NEPA Miners (8 Bklyn Blue Devils vs (9) Md Nemesis  Quick Facts: Miners defeated Warriors 25-18 August 2nd @ Scranton Memorial Stadium. Warriors have won six straight since then to win the New Jersey Division having overcome a 0-4 start to finish 6-4. Miners win last three to clinch second wild card after 8-2-1 battle tested season. Good Luck Miners! Bring home the title!...

The NEPA Miners are carrying a three game win streak into the playoffs after defeating the Hudson county Bounty Hunters 44-28. It was a wild night of many big plays on a festive night at Scranton Memorial Stadium. The evening was kicked off by a special performance of the National Anthem by Minxx before they rocked the Miners house with a halftime concert.The Miners came out of the gates blazing with a 54 yard touchdown strike to Montell Knauls six minutes into the first quarter than two minutes later as Donnie Jackson-Bey took a fumble recovery into the end zone. The first quarter fireworks were only starting as Damon Saxon capped off a Miners drive with a one yard touchdown run with three minutes left. The Bounty Hunters would begin to battle back with a 53 yard touch down run by Bryan Smith only to have the Miners Quarterback J.P. Antosh hit Montell Knauls for a 27-8 lead after one quarter. The Defenses’ would step up in the second quarter as the Bounty Hunters would shift the momentum with a 103 yard interception return by Brandon Smith. The Miners would get a field goal with 25 seconds left to go...

The Hudson County Bounty Hunters (5-4) face elimination as they need a win Saturday night to get into the Regional American Football League Playoffs (RAFL). The NEPA Miners (6-2-1) and the Bounty Hunters share common opponents and similar outcomes in games versus the Empire State Titans and New York Predators. Both teams lost by less than a touchdown versus the undefeated Predators and the Miners beat the Titans 37-0 while the Bounties are coming off of a lopsided 52-18 drubbing of the Titans. Both teams are playing good football as the Bounty Hunters have won four of their last five games and the Miners are on a two game win streak.Both teams feature explosive running backs as the Miners Damon Saxon is coming off of a 15 carry 89 yard performance versus the New Jersey Wolves and is a threat to score on any play. The Bounty Hunters counter with Bryan Smith who is an aggressive runner and is second in the RAFL in rushing yards. The Bounty Hunters average 300 pounds across their offensive line leading that run attack while the Miners have Quarterback J.P. Antosh who needs 243 yards to reach 2000 on the season. The Miners also...