Dawgz Take A Bite Of Lobos
June 3, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz News Release
OKLAHOMA CITY- The Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz continued their win streak with a convincing 57-35 win over the expansion Laredo Lobos Saturday night on Compassionate Care Hospice Field at the Ford Center.
A crowd of 6,898 watched the Yard Dawgz take a "bite" out of the Lobos, who came into the contest winless and left with another loss on their record.
The Lobos and Dawgz both scored on their first possessions of the game, but the Yard Dawgz got a second chance when a perfect onside kick by Keith Toogood was recovered by WR Ryan Clift. The kick gave the Dawgz the ball on their 15 yard line and set up the 21 yard pass from QB Stan Hill to WR Danny Howard for a touchdown.
The Dawgz led 26-16 at the half and got the ball back to start the third quarter. Al Hunt made another TD catch to give the Dawgz a 17 point lead early in the quarter. The Yard Dawgz and Lobos then scored two more times to finish the quarter, 47-29 Oklahoma City.
The Dawgz defenders played a major roll in the victory, as they held the Lobos from scoring on 3 possessions. FB/LB Aaron Chavers, ADT Defensive Player of the Game, led the defense with 3 sacks, 4.5 total tackles, and 3.5 tackles for a loss.
Yard Dawgz QB Stan Hill went 19 of 28 for 237 yards and 7 TDs. QB Jason Johnson of Laredo went 22 of 34 with 5 touchdowns and 277 passing yards. Johnson also had one rushing TD.
Other stat leaders included WR Danny Howard who had 4 TDs and was named the Schutt Offensive Player of the Game. Al Hunt was named U.S. Army Ironman of the Game, with 4 catches for 83 yards, 3 receiving TDs, and 1 rushing TD.
The Dawgz are home next week when they will host the Amarillo Dusters at 7:05 p.m on Compassionate Care Hospice Field at the Ford Center.
Yard Dawgz games can be heard at KTOK AM1000 or KGFF AM1450. Games can also be heard online at www.ktok.com or www.kgff.com. For more Yard Dawgz information, call 405.228.3294 or visit www.okcyarddawgz.com.
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