Frederick may miss Saturday; Stallworth done

If Charles Frederick Sr. has his way, his son Charles will play in the Spokane Shock’s home game Saturday against Albany.

But the younger Frederick has a lot on his mind these days in the aftermath of a shooting involving his 17-year-old brother Tyrone over the weekend in Florida. Tyrone was shot near the heel of his foot in what Frederick Sr. termed “an accidental shooting” in Palm Beach County.

Tyrone had surgery and could be released from the hospital as early as today, Frederick Sr. said. “He’s got to stay off it and he should be OK. The doctors told him he was lucky. It was a shotgun that went off, he said it misfired. We really don’t know what happened yet.”

The Shock had a bye last week and Frederick went home to Florida. He phoned Shock head coach Chris Siegfried prior to a team meeting Sunday, but the standout receiver/linebacker didn’t offer many details.

“Basically he expressed concern that he didn’t know what to do,” Siegfried said. “I told him to be with his family right now, so I have no idea about his status.”

Frederick also is dealing with the condition of his uncle Grady, who had surgery a couple days ago to insert a pacemaker. Frederick Sr. said Grady’s operation went well and that he already feels better than he did prior to the surgery.

“I think that was part of the reason (Charles) came down here,” Frederick Sr. said. “The doctors told Grady if he didn’t get a pacemaker that his heart was pretty weak.”

“I’m trying to talk to Charles to get him to go back and play and let him know he can’t do too much down here.”

Frederick has scored 15 touchdowns in Spokane’s last three games, including seven TDs and 250 all-purpose yards against Louisville last weekend.

Attempts to contact Frederick were unsuccessful.

Stallworth sidelined

In addition to Frederick’s uncertain status, the Shock received another dose of bad news when they learned receiver/linebacker Chris Stallworth is out for the season with a torn ACL.

Stallworth was injured in Spokane’s loss to Louisville, but it didn’t appear to be too serious at the time. An examination in Spokane a couple of days after the game revealed the torn ACL.

“It was a shock to him and to us,” Siegfried said.

Stallworth was placed on the long-term injury list. The Utah State University product had emerged as a playmaker at receiver.

“He’s definitely been an impact player for us from the time he stepped on the field,” Siegfried said. “It’s a big loss for us.”

Siegfried said he’ll wait to learn more about Frederick’s situation before deciding if a roster move is necessary.

Looking back, forward

Siegfried spent part of the bye week reviewing the tape of Spokane’s 79-69 loss to Louisville and part of it studying Albany.

“Louisville had a pretty good game plan against us and we were real flat,” Siegfried said. “Our guys played tired and they just executed really well offensively.”

The Shock nearly matched the Fire, but they were stung by two turnovers and a penalty that negated an onside kick recovery late in the game.

Albany (5-6) was blistered by Louisville 86-66 on Saturday. The Conquest trail three 6-5 teams in the race for the sixth and final playoff spot in the American Conference. Spokane (8-2) is tied with Florida for the best record in arenafootball2. Second-ranked Florida will probably move up to No. 1 in this week’s poll following top-ranked Memphis’ loss Saturday.

Spokane, ranked third last week, has a two-game edge in the loss column over Bakersfield and Central Valley in the West Division of the National Conference.