Law Prevails over Edge
April 5, 2014 - Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL)
Bloomington Edge News Release
BLOOMINGTON - The Bloomington Edge led briefly early in the third quarter but fell 57-47 to the Dodge City Law in Champions Professional Indoor Football League play on Saturday night at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.
The only scoring in the first quarter was a 23-yard field goal by Alex Fambrough to give the Law a 3-0 advantage. Dodge City pushed their lead to 16-0 in the second period on a 15-yard scoring catch by Brandon Venson and one-yard keeper by Joshua Floyd, but the Edge countered on the next two possessions with scores from a 13-yard catch by Marcus Lewis and a seven-yard run by LaVaughn Macon to cut the deficit to 16-14 with 1:22 before halftime. The Law used a 13-yard pass to Maurice Young followed by a 22-yard field goal by the Edge's Eric Broughton to set the halftime score at a 23-17 Dodge City lead.
The Edge's only lead came at 24-23 with 11:54 left in the third period on a 15-yard pass to Young, but the Law answered less than two minutes later with a 22-yard scoring strike to Young. The ensuing kickoff bounced off an Edge up-man and back into the Law end zone for a safety to cut the guests' advantage to 30-26, but the Edge came up empty on the possession that followed and the Law extended the lead on a two-yard run by Floyd with 1:37 remaining to put the Edge behind 37-26 heading into the fourth quarter.
The teams traded one-yard scoring runs by the Edge's Andre Raymond and the Law's Floyd early in the final stanza, and the Edge cut the deficit to 44-41 with 8:55 to play on a 22-yard pass from Charles Dowdell to Macon followed by a two-point conversion run by Raymond. A seven-yard carry by Floyd with 3:22 remaining pushed the Law ahead 50-41, and the Edge fumbled the kickoff away to the Law to allow an insurance score on a five-yard run by D.D. Holyfield with 1:45 remaining for a 57-41 lead. The Edge scored two plays into the following possession with 1:20 remaining on a 15-yard pass to De'Andre Eagle to cut the margin to 57-47, but the Law recovered the onside kickoff and kneeled out the clock.
Floyd led the Law with a 15-for-23 night through the air with one interception and three touchdowns for 188 yards while Dowdell was 19-of-27 for the Edge with four touchdowns and no interceptions for 180 yards. Floyd also led the Law on the ground with 65 yards on 13 attempts while Raymond led the Edge rushing attack with 44 yards on 11 carries. For the Law, Young caught six passes for 79 yards and two touchdowns while Lewis caught seven Edge passes for 73 yards and two touchdowns.
The Edge visit Tulsa next Saturday night to face the Oklahoma Defenders before returning home the following Saturday, April 19, for a 7:05 p.m. kick-off against the Sioux City Bandits. For group discounts, call 309-434-2980 and for individual and single-game tickets, visit the U.S. Cellular Coliseum box office or call 309-434-2679. For team information and broadcast links, visit the Edge on Facebook, Twitter or www.bloomingtonedge.com.
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