The Heroes announced a restructuring, with former Game day operations director Michael Napier 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 Heroes players from prior years, announced they continue for the rest of the season. Following three consecutive losses to division foe Fayetteville which then featured several Heroes players that played for Huntington just two weeks earlier. the Heroes gained momentum defeated rival Reading at home, 50–41,and made the playoffs but special teams mistakes cost the Heroes in their final game of the season. The Heroes would actually make the trip to Florence to play the AIFA Championship against the Phantoms, but the Heroes finished with a 55–9 defeat.