The Philadelphia Soul and San Jose Sabercats have earned tickets to New Orleans for ArenaBowl XXII as both teams won their conference championship games today.In the National Conference Championship Game, the Soul defeated the fourth-seeded Cleveland Gladiators by a score of 70 to 35. The Soul defense forced Gladiators QB Raymond Philyaw to throw two interceptions in route to a victory. Soul QB Matt D'Orazio completed 17 of 25 passes for 184 yards and eight touchdowns.
In the American Conference Championship Game, the Sabercats defeated the sixth-seeded Grand Rapids Rampage by a score of 81 to 55. The Sabercats defense forced Rampage QB James MacPherson to throw five interceptions to lift San Jose to their second straight appearance in the ArenaBowl.
Philadelphia and San Jose will play each other in ArenaBowl XXII in New Orleans on July 27, 2008. ArenaBowl XXII features a rematch of a Week 7 regular season game in which Philadelphia defeated San Jose 58 to 57 on a Clifton Smith two-point conversion with ten seconds left in the game. The Soul had to come back from a 26 point deficit during that game to start the season 7-0.
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