Freedom improve to 6-0
Published on May 8, 2005 under United Indoor Football Association (UIF)
Fort Wayne Freedom News Release
FORT WAYNE - ...And then there was one. The Fort Wayne Freedom outlasted Sioux City 57-50 Saturday to stay unbeaten on the season at 6-0. With leagues best teams battling it out this was one game that lived up to the advance hype with Freedom with offense and enough defense to preserve the perfect season.
The win puts Fort Wayne in the drivers seat for a Midwest Division title, leading Ohio Valley (3-4) by 3 1/2 games and Peoria by 4 games. Next up for the Freedom is a rare Friday night tilt with the Rough Riders at Memorial Coliseum.
The Freedom jumped out to an early 9-0 lead and never trailed and were able to maintain a double-digit lead for most of the contest. The offense was able to answer any Bandit score, and the defense was able to come up with big plays to thwart any real threat to the lead.
The Freedom built its biggest lead at 50-33 with 2:27 to play in the third quarter. Sioux City cut the lead to 7 points, with :46 play on a quarterback keep by Jarrod DeGeorgia to make it 57-50. The Bandits recovered an onside kick and mounted an assault inside Freedom territory, but were unable to stop the clock in the final 10 seconds after a long reception.
The Freedom offense was efficient compiling 270 yards of total offense: 22 carries for 103 yards, and 17-of-27 passing for 168 yards, including 2 interceptions. The Freedom held the footballf or 27 minutes, 22 seconds. Sioux City churned out 310 yards of offense, on 124 yards rushing, with 20-of-34 passing for 198 yards eating up more than 32 minutes of clock.
Rocky Harvey posted another big offense night for the Red,White and Blue with 84 yards rushing and 4 touchdowns. Jeremy Dutcher caught 7 passes for 94 yards including four touchdowns. Carlos Smith led playing a part in 17 tackles, while Andre Brooks combined for 12 and one pass break up, Scott Heighland had 11 and one pass defended. Click here for box score: http://www.unitedindoorfootball.com/stats2/?autoload=schedule_box_39
Be sure to catch "In the Huddle" every Monday night at 6 live from Fricker's. Get up close and personal with Head Coach Matt Land and meet your favorite Freedom players as Dean Jackson reviews the win over Sioux City and previews the clash with Peoria Friday night at Memorial Coliseum.
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