GREEN BAY BLIZZARD (8-3) AT LV STEEELHAWKS (5-7)

http://www.mcall.com/sports/football/mc-steelhawks-preview-0601-20120601,0,6324777.story FROM THE MORNING CALL GREEN BAY BLIZZARD (8-3) at LEHIGH VALLEY STEELHAWKS (5-7) •Who: Green Bay Blizzard (8-3) at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (5-7) •When/Where: 7:05 p.m. Saturday at Stabler Arena, Bethlehem. •TV: Live on Service Electric TV2. •About the Blizzard: Has already clinched a IFL playoff berth and can earn a home playoff game by winning its final three games. … Coming off a 66-39 loss to Sioux Falls on May 19. …Won its three previous games before that, including a 76-61 win over Lehigh Valley on May 11. … The high-powered offense, which has scored 53.2 ppg (second most in league) and averages 227.9 ypg, is led by RB LaRon Council, a former star at Northwest Missouri State. … Council has 952 all-purpose yards and 20 TDs. … QB Donovan Porterie has thrown for 1,576 yards and 36 touchdowns. … WR Brian Pray has 37 catches for 551 yards and 13 TDs and Desmond Tardy (31 receptions, 384 yards, 11 TDs) is another pass-catching threat … Defense allows 44.1 ppg, and 214 ypg. •About the Steelhawks: Snapped a four-game losing streak and kept alive its playoff hopes with a 39-24 win over the Reading Express as the defense picked off five passes, including one by Jesse Cooper that was returned for a touchdown. Cooper also ran a kickoff back for a score. … CCHS and Lehigh graduate Matt Cohen has become a force on both sides of the ball. He's the team's second leading tackler on defense and on offense, he has carried 16 times for 74 yards and scored on a 13-yard TD run against Reading. … WRs Irani DeAraujo and Jeff Willis have keyed the offense all season with a combined 114 catches for 1,134 yards and 25 touchdowns. … The defense features 6-foot-5 LB Brian Brikowski (40 tackles, 5 sacks in 7 games), and DB Marvin Johnson (85 tackles, 6 INTs, 1 sack) … Three of the team's five wins this season have been over Reading. •What's new: This is the final home game of the regular season and Fan Appreciation Night with many prizes and giveaways presented throughout the night. •What's next: Lehigh Valley hits the road, taking on the Chicago Slaughter in its final game of the regular season on June 8 in a game that could have playoff implications for both teams.