Thunder Come Up Short Against Barnstormers

At Portland, Oregon:

In the lone Monday Arena Football League contest, the Iowa Barnstormers (1-1) defeated the home-standing Portland Thunder (0-2) 40-36, as Barnstormers quarterback Carson Coffman threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Darius Reynolds from 21 yards out with 53 seconds remaining in regulation.
The next Thunder game will find Portland paying a visit on the league's other expansion club, the Los Angeles Kiss on Saturday, April 5 at 7:00 PM Pacific Time (CBS Sports Network).

Barnstormers Hornswaggle Hapless VooDoo

At Des Moines, Iowa:

On Saturday, the Iowa Barnstormers (4-4) handed the visiting New Orleans VooDoo (1-6) their sixth consecutive Arena Football League defeat, 62-16.  Wide receiver Jesse Schmidt caught six passes for 67 yards and three touchdowns for the Barnstormers, who picked up their first home win of the season.

The struggling, punchless VooDoo will visit the Spokane Shock (6-2) for a Friday night contest.

Barnstormers Too Much For VooDoo

At New Orleans:

Quarterback J.J. Raterink threw for 253 yards and four touchdowns (he also ran for a score) on Saturday night as the Iowa Barnstormers (2-0) defeated the New Orleans VooDoo (1-1) 48-34 in Arena Football League action.