Armored cars, smoke machines, and fireworks were present at Hp Pavillion on Saturday night. Who was playing you ask? Aerosmith? No. Michael Jackson? No. This pandemonium was caused by the one and only three time ArenaBowl champions San Jose Sabercats.
With a 63-43 win over the Arizona Rattlers, the team did not disappoint the fans who attended the home season opener.
“Before the game the crowd was just great,” said Quarterback Mark Greib. “They cheered when the trophy came out and the banner came down. It was fun for them.”
The production at the beginning of the game seemed to be the highlight of the night as the Sabercats led 27-7 by halftime.
The energy from the fans seemed to only pick-up when funny faces were shown on the big screen or fans chose to yell at another fan for keeping the ball that was tossed into the stands from the opposing team. Though there was low fan participation throughout the game, the Sabercats’ offense did enough to keep the Arizona Rattlers fighting for victory. “We came out with a lot of energy and then we had a little lull,” said Coach Darren Arbet. “We’ve just got to get better every week.”
Though the team won, Grieb also threw two interceptions. A.J. Haglund also kicked four field goals, which tied the franchise record. “We did just enough offense on offense to get the win," Grieb said.
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