{{Short description|American-football team}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox indoor American football team | name = Carolina Havoc | logo =Carolina Havoc Logo.jpg | helmet = | founded = 2017 | folded = 2019 | city = Florence, South Carolina | misc = [https://www.carolinahavocfootball.com/ CarolinaHavoc.com] | league = *American Arena League (2018–2019) **Atlantic Division (2019) | owner = Chris Duffy<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arenafootballinsider.com/atlanta-havoc-co-owner-chris-duffy/ |title=ATLANTA HAVOC CO-OWNER CHRIS DUFFY |work=Arena Football Insider |date=October 9, 2017 |access-date=October 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011021426/https://arenafootballinsider.com/atlanta-havoc-co-owner-chris-duffy/ |archive-date=October 11, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br>Kelli Powers<br>Heath Tate<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atlantahavoc.com/team/front-office.html |title=Atlanta Havoc Front Office |publisher=Atlanta Havoc |access-date=April 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418032726/http://www.atlantahavoc.com/team/front-office.html |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | general manager = | coach = Anson Yarbourough | team_history = *Atlanta Havoc (2018) *Carolina Havoc (2019) | no_league_champs = 1 | league_champs = *'''AAL''': 2018 | no_conf_champs = | conf_champs = | no_div_champs = 1 | div_champs = *'''AAL Atlantic:''' 2019 | no_playoff_appearances = 2 | playoff_appearances = *'''AAL:''' 2018, 2019 | arena_years = *Buford Arena (2018) *Florence Center (2019) }}

The '''Carolina Havoc''' were a professional indoor football team based out of Florence, South Carolina, as members of the American Arena League. In the 2018 season, the team was known as the '''Atlanta Havoc'''.

==History== The franchise announced themselves as the '''Atlanta Havoc''', an expansion team who were charter members of the new American Arena League (AAL) on September 10, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/insidearena/photos/rpp.1543766982598545/1718335891808319/?type=3&theater |title=UPDATE: the Atlanta Havoc will join the American Arena League for their inaugural season in 2018. |publisher=Inside The Arena Facebook page |date=September 10, 2017}}</ref> The team was added to the AAL on September 22 where it was revealed the owner was Tim Viens, who already owned the Vermont Bucks in the AAL until he sold that team in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://americanarenaleague.com/index.php/teams/atlanta-havoc/54-atlanta-havoc/133/atlanta-havoc-join-american-arena-league |title=Atlanta Havoc Join American Arena League |publisher=American Arena League |date=September 22, 2017 |access-date=September 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006171837/http://americanarenaleague.com/index.php/teams/atlanta-havoc/54-atlanta-havoc/133/atlanta-havoc-join-american-arena-league |archive-date=October 6, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The team also announced that they would play their inaugural 2018 season out of the Buford Arena, a local arena used by Buford High School, in Buford, Georgia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/professional/atlanta-havoc-to-bring-pro-indoor-football-to-buford-city/article_48e88d2f-7f06-5893-8714-6231690b8c8e.html |title=Atlanta Havoc to bring pro indoor football to Buford City Arena |work=Gwinnett Daily Post |date=October 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/10/04/indoor-pro-football-franchise-lands-in-buford-ga.html |title=Indoor pro football franchise lands in Buford, Ga. |work=Atlanta Business Chronicle |date=October 4, 2017}}</ref>

On April 14, 2018, founder and majority owner Tim Viens stepped away from the team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://insidethearena.org/2018/04/17/american-arena-league-co-founder-tim-viens-steps-down/ |title=American Arena League Co-Founder Tim Viens Steps Down |work=Inside the Arena |date=April 17, 2018 |access-date=April 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418032451/https://insidethearena.org/2018/04/17/american-arena-league-co-founder-tim-viens-steps-down/ |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After going undefeated for the first six league games, the Havoc initially lost their first game due to a forfeit to the Cape Fear Heroes for not having their field goal posts ready for their home game on May 26. The team appealed the forfeit claiming the opponent did not wait long enough before leaving;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lockedinmagazine.com/the-blunder-in-buford/ |title=The Blunder In Buford |website=lockedinmagazine.com |date=May 26, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> the forfeit loss was expunged from the Havoc's record, while the walkover win was still awarded to the Heroes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fayobserver.com/sports/20180529/heroes-get-forfeit-win-await-playoff-fate |title=Heroes get forfeit win, await playoff fate |work=The Fayetteville Observer |date=May 29, 2018}}</ref> The Havoc were then allowed to schedule another league game for the following week, traveled to play the Carolina Energy instead of their non-league home game against the Peach State Cats, and lost their first actual game 45–41.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wfae.org/post/carolina-energy-finishes-regular-season-5-2#stream/0 |title=Carolina Energy Finishes Regular Season 5-2 |work=WFAE |date=June 3, 2018}}</ref> The Havoc also lost the following game, and last regular season, to the Georgia Doom, dropping to the second seed for the playoffs. However, the third-seeded Doom then opted out of participating in the playoffs,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.41nbc.com/2018/06/11/georgia-doom-wont-play-american-arena-league-playoffs/ |title=GEORGIA DOOM WON'T PLAY IN AMERICAN ARENA LEAGUE PLAYOFFS |work=WMGT-TV |date=June 11, 2018}}</ref> leading to a scheduled match-up against the Heroes at home. The league then announced that the Heroes would host the semifinal game instead despite retaining the third seed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aalfootball.com/index.php/apf-teams/35-league/221/havoc-heroes-rescheduled |title=Havoc-Heroes rescheduled |date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613025042/http://aalfootball.com/index.php/apf-teams/35-league/221/havoc-heroes-rescheduled |archive-date=June 13, 2018}}</ref> The Havoc would win the semifinal game over the Heroes 61–54 to face the top-seeded Richmond Roughriders in the AAL championship. They defeated the Roughriders 58–50.

On July 26, 2018, general manager Josh Resignalo announced they had signed a one-year lease to play at the Florence Center in Florence, South Carolina. The team was rebranded as the Carolina Havoc.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scnow.com/news/business/article_449c4fbc-9138-11e8-a2cf-d3254ea12cea.html |title=Georgia arena football team will relocate to Florence |work=The Morning News |date=July 26, 2018}}</ref> Resignalo also took over head coaching responsibilities as Boo Mitchell stayed in Georgia and was named general manager of the Peach State Cats. However, on September 29, Resignalo announced that he stepped down as head coach and general manager of the Carolina Havoc to take a new position as assistant coach of the National Arena League's defending champion Carolina Cobras.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mixlr.com/action-vr-network/showreel/arena-football-nation-powered-by-action-vr-network-8 |title=Arena Football Nation Powered by Action VR Network |website=Mixlr.com |date=September 29, 2018}}</ref> Steven Smith was then named the general manager and then former defensive lineman Anson Yarbourough was named the head coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lockedinmagazine.com/saturday-arena-football-update/ |title=Saturday Arena Football Update |website=LockedInMagazine.com |date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> The team would go on to sign a number of indoor and arena football veterans which included quarterback Daryl Clark, wide receivers Thyron Lewis and Rashad Carter and defensive back Micheaux Robinson. Later on in free agency, they would set a precedent as they signed the first international player in the short history of the American Arena League in English national Cameron Craig.

The Carolina Havoc would go on to a 7–1 regular season, with their only loss coming against the Carolina Energy, including three wins over non-league members. The Havoc then won their divisional playoff game over the Cape Fear Heroes before losing again to the Energy in the league semifinal game.

After the season ended, the Florence Center unanimously voted to not renew the Havoc's lease for 2020 citing very low attendance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wpde.com/news/local/florence-center-doesnt-renew-contract-of-arena-football-team |title=Florence Center doesn't renew contract of arena football team |website=WPDE-TV |date=June 19, 2019}}</ref> General manager Steven Smith then resigned in October 2019 and sued the team over unpaid salary adding up to more than $32,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scnow.com/news/local/carolina-havoc-s-former-gm-sues-team/article_191c3639-2ea6-519b-bccb-3afa48228512.html |title=Carolina Havoc's former GM sues team |website=The Morning News |date=November 30, 2019}}</ref> Head coach Anson Yarbourough then joined former general manager Josh Resignalo with the Carolina Cobras as a defensive coordinator.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/cobras-name-anson-yarborough-defensive-coordinator/n-5580847 |title=Cobras Name Anson Yarborough Defensive Coordinator |website=OurSports Central |date=December 15, 2019}}</ref> <!-- ===Current roster=== <section begin=roster /> {| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;" |- ! colspan=7 style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Havoc|border=2}};"| Atlanta Havoc roster |- | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Quarterbacks''' {{NFLplayer|&nbsp;8|Lee Chapple}} {{NFLplayer|&nbsp;3|Michael Eubank|link=no}}

'''Running backs''' {{NFLplayer|10|Zach Brown|link=no}}

'''Wide receivers''' {{NFLplayer|--|Corey Alberty|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|--|Josh Holderfield|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|&nbsp;2|Isaiah Jupiter|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|&nbsp;6|Thyron Lewis Sr.|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|19|Ryan McDaniel}} {{NFLplayer|89|Martell Moore|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|--|Brian Robinson|link=no}}

| style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Offensive linemen''' {{NFLplayer|70|Israel Evans Jr.|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|72|Tyshon Henderson|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|75|A. J. Harmon}} {{NFLplayer|79|Zack Hooks|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|--|Eric Janeau Jr.|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|--|Royce Roxas|link=no}}

'''Defensive linemen''' {{NFLplayer|92|Larry Ford|d=American football}} {{NFLplayer|94|Brandon Lampkin|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|54|Larry Stalling|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|90|Donte Rumph|link=no}}

| style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Linebackers''' {{NFLplayer|12|Derrick Cannon|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|&nbsp;9|Eric Crosby|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|--|Chann Gardner|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|44|Jordan Grant|link=no}}

'''Defensive backs''' {{NFLplayer|&nbsp;4|Laroche Jackson|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|&nbsp;5|Thyrell Lewis|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|--|Byron Mulkey|link=no}} {{NFLplayer|&nbsp;1|Micheaux Robinson}} {{NFLplayer|21|Laronji Vason|link=no}}

'''Kickers''' {{NFLplayer|17|Jed Solomon}}

| style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Reserve list''' *''Vacant''

* ''Rookies in italics'' * [http://www.atlantahavoc.com/team/roster.html/ Roster] updated March 26, 2018 * 30 Active, 0 Inactive |- |}<section end=roster /> -->

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.carolinahavocfootball.com/ Carolina Havoc website]

Category:American football teams in South Carolina Category:Florence, South Carolina Category:2018 establishments in South Carolina Category:American football teams established in 2018 Category:American Arena League Category:2019 disestablishments in South Carolina Category:American football teams disestablished in 2019