PLAYOFF PREDATORS

Orlando’s best professional football team is going back to the playoffs.

Head Coach Herkie Walls has led the 2-time Arena Bowl champions to their first playoff season since the relaunch of the organization, and the National Arena League. Week 14 presented two paths for Orlando’s road to the Arena Bowl championship, either defeating in-state rival Jacksonville or hoping for a West Texas collapse. In the end, the Warbird paved the way for Orlando by getting dismantled in their own Week 14 match-up.

Meanwhile, the first-place Sharks did their best to ruin the Predators’ season, defeating the home team, 67-44, at the Amway. Despite the tough loss, celebration rolled down Orange Ave., and Church St.

Orlando travels to faced the Sharks in a rematch that will have serious implications for the postseason.