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Knoxville loses to Steelhawks

May 25, 2013 - Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL)
Knoxville NightHawks News Release


KNOXVILLE, TN - The Knoxville Nighthawks played the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks for the third time this season tonight at Stabler Arena. Knoxville went into the game hoping to come away with the victory, but could not overcome the Steelhawks as they won 67-42.

The Nighthawks could not get the offense going and Lehigh Valley jumped out to a 21-7 lead by the end of the first quarter. Lehigh Valley quarterback Adam Bednarik found Tom Gilson and Toriel Gibson for touchdown passes. Steelhawks' Elliot White also found the end zone on a 3 yard run. The Nighthawks only score of the first quarter came on a 25 yard touchdown pass from Ryan Porter to Kelvin Bolden.

The Nighthawks started off the second quarter with a quick strike from Porter to Joseph Rico bringing Knoxville to within a seven point deficit. The score was 21-14 at this point of the game. Bednarik found Gilson again for a 16 touchdown pass, but Nighthawks quarterback Ryan Porter found Charles Gilbert on a 45 yard bomb. That kept the score at 27-21 with just over five minutes to go in the half. Lehigh Valley was too strong as they scored two more times and defensively held Knoxville on one of its possessions. Knoxville would continue to fight back and scored with 19 seconds left in the half with a Porter to Deandre Brown 32 yard touchdown pass. The score at half time was 40-28 in favor of Lehigh Valley.

In the third quarter both team traded touchdowns. Bednarik threw another touchdown pass to Gibson to get things going. Nighthawks' backup quarterback Luke Collis found Joseph Rico for a 28 yard strike. Bednarik proceed to counter with an 8 yard touchdown pass to Tyrone Collins. The Nighthawks came right back as Collis quickly responded with another strike to Rico for forty yards. The score at the end of three quarters had Lehigh up 54-42 and Knoxville was within striking distance.

In the fourth quarter it was all Lehigh Valley. Bednarik found Gilson for another 27 yard touchdown pass. This put Lehigh Valley up 61-42 with 13:28 left in the game. The Steelhawk defense stiffened up and intercepted Collis on the next possession. Lehigh Valley moved the ball down the field and scored one last time on a 5 yard run from Toriel Gibson. The score ended in favor of Lehigh Valley with the 67-42 victory. It was the Steelhawks fourth win in a row.

The Nighthawks will have an off week coming up. The final two home games of the season will be June 7 and June 15. Single game tickets are on sale. Tickets can be purchased at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum Box office or by calling Knoxville tickets at 865-656-4444 or on line at www.knoxvilletickets.com.

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