Destroyers Lead Locos 24-0
September 24, 2011 - United Football League (UFL 1)
Virginia Destroyers News Release
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA (September 24, 2011) The Virginia Destroyers put together dominant performances on both sides of the ball to take a 24-0 halftime lead against the defending United Football League champion Las Vegas Locomotives on Saturday night at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex.
Quarterback Chris Greisen and the running back tandem of NFL veterans Dominic Rhodes and Adrian Peterson rolled to 254 yards of offense in the first half, as Virginia
The Destroyers took a 3-0 lead on Delbert Alvarado's 31-yard field goal, and then Adrian Peterson capped a 73-yard drive with a 1-yard scoring run to put the Destroyers up 10-0 at the end of the first quarter. In that period, Virginia held the ball for more than 12 minutes and had nine first downs; the Locos held the ball for less than three minutes and had no first downs.
In the second quarter, Dominic Rhodes scored from 1 yard out to make it 17-0, and with 3:25 left in the half, Greisen did a pump fake and then threw a 35-yard strike that hit Aundrae Allison on stride in the back of the end zone to put the Destroyers up 24-0.
Greisen completed 13 of 17 passes in the first half for 152 yards. Rhodes rushed for 53 yards and caught 4 passes for 37 yards. Peterson rushed six times for 49 yards.
In the first half, Las Vegas managed 58 yards of offense and three first downs.
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