▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season , ▁the ▁Hun ting ton ▁Hero es ▁stood ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Conference ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 – 1 ▁record ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁conference ▁in ▁both ▁scoring ▁off ense ▁and ▁scoring ▁defense . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 4 th , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Hero es ▁players ▁refused ▁to ▁board ▁the ▁bus ▁and ▁travel ▁for ▁a ▁game ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁against ▁the ▁Florence ▁Ph ant oms . ▁ ▁Ult imately , ▁eight ▁players ▁and ▁three ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁co aching ▁staff ▁res igned . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁a ▁team ▁hast ily ▁constructed ▁of ▁Florence - area ▁players ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Mar in ers ▁practice ▁squad ▁was ▁put ▁together ▁by ▁the ▁A I FA ▁and ▁played ▁as ▁the ▁Hun ting ton ▁Hero es , ▁losing ▁to ▁the ▁Ph ant oms ▁ 6 6 – 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Hero es ▁announced ▁a ▁rest ruct uring , ▁with ▁former ▁Game ▁day ▁operations ▁director ▁Michael ▁Nap ier ▁taking ▁over ▁as ▁General ▁manager ▁and ▁naming ▁Jason ▁Hunter ▁the ▁team ' s ▁head ▁coach . ▁ ▁Ten ▁remaining ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁several ▁new ▁players , ▁including ▁several ▁former ▁Hero es ▁players ▁from ▁prior ▁years , ▁announced ▁they ▁continue ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Following ▁three ▁consecutive ▁losses ▁to ▁division ▁fo e ▁F ay ette ville ▁which ▁then ▁featured ▁several ▁Hero es ▁players ▁that ▁played ▁for ▁Hun ting ton ▁just ▁two ▁weeks ▁earlier .