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Late two-point conversion seals victory for Coyotes, 64-63

July 25, 2004 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Central Valley Coyotes News Release


In a game where the tied six different times at Selland Arena, the Central Valley Coyotes were able to pull off a last second victory, 64-63 in front of 5,259 fans. The win now puts that Coyotes at 2-13 on the season.

The Coyotes defense held strong on the final series of the game forcing the Islanders to attempt a 55-yard field goal to win the game. A wide-left kick would seal the win for Central Valley

After winning the toss and electing to receive, Hawaii wasted no time putting points on the board. A 40 yard pass from QB Withy-Allen to WR Gabe Amey put the Islanders up with 13:04 to play in the first.

Central Valley took possession at their 23 yard line after the kickoff. After a series of short passes from Frank Borba, the Coyotes held the ball at their own 19. On 4th-and-14 from their own 19, the Coyotes opted to go for it, resulting in a sack by Hawaii’s Antoine Simpson. The sack was recovered by Hawaii’s Nian Taylor from the Coyotes 15 and was run in for a touchdown, putting the Coyotes down 14-0.

They Coyotes were able to minimize their deficit, scoring with a 5 yard pass from Frank Borba to offensive player of the game, Kenyatte Morgan. This score would be the last from either team in the first quarter.

Hawaii remained in control of the ball at the start of the second quarter with 2nd-and-10 from Central Valley’s 10 yard line, Withy-Alllen’s pass was intercepted by Kendall Edwards at their own 5. The Coyotes would take possession, and score on their first drive with a 40 yard pass from Borba to Morgan. The PAT tied it up 14-14.

From then on the contest was a game of tag. Hawaii would score on their next drive with a 45-yard pass from Withy-Allen to Gabe Amey putting Hawaii up. The following kickoff was ran back by enyatte Morgan for 56 yards and the score, tying the game at 21.

Hawaii would be the next to score again, this time on an 8-yard pass from Withy-Allen to Anthony Arceneaux with 8:52 left to go in the half. The Coyotes accepted the score and began their drive from their own 13. After a series of complete passes from Borba, the Coyotes quarterback was finally able to put it in the end zone with a 1-yard rush.

Both teams added two more touchdowns before halftime, where the score tied 35 all.

The Coyotes started the 3rd quarter on offense. This time they went to the ground with a 6 yard rush from Kevin Nelson putting them up for the first time in the game, 42-35.

Hawaii was quick to respond, driving the ball downfield with a couple of passes to WR Nian Taylor for a total of 32 yards. A quick rush by FB/LB Chauncey Ako tied it once more 42-42.

On their next possession Central Valley would take the lead 49-42 thanks to another complete pass to Kenyatte Morgan, but Hawaii was just as quick to respond. They tied the game once more 49-49 with a Vai Notoa rush with 3:39 left to go in the third. The tie would follow into the fourth quarter.

The next two possessions proved crucial for the Coyotes, as their offense put another touchdown on the board. This one on a complete pass to LaMonte Jones on a 3 yard pass making it 56-49. Hawaii took possession and made the touchdown on their next drive, but failed on the PAT, putting them behind 56-55.

Both teams would put one more touchdown on the board, and the game came down to the final play. Hawaii had possession and was unable to convert for the score on their last drive. Their final hope was placed on a 55-yard field goal, which sailed wide-left, and sealed the 2nd victory for the Coyotes this season 64-63.

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