Lightning earns first win at home

May 7, 2006 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Stockton Lightning News Release


STOCKTON, CA - The Stockton Lightning (2-3) picked up their first home win of the season over the Everett Hawks (0-5) with a 50-40 victory at Stockton Arena in front of 6,141 on Saturday night.

The Lightning opened up the game with a quick touchdown by newcomer OS Atnas Maeko, connecting on a 40-yard strike from QB Josh Blankenship. The Hawks came charging right back at the Lightning to score a touchdown and take the lead with their extra point converted to make the score 7-6.

WR/LB Phil Goodman forced the Hawks to attempt a long field goal on a fourth down which turned into a Lightning touchdown. WR Kenyatte Morgan ran the kick back, breaking four tackles and taking the ball into the end zone, putting the Lightning up 20-7 in the first quarter.

The second quarter did not cool down for the Lightning as they intercepted a long pass from Hawks QB Chris Dixon to take control of the offensive end again. Blankenship completed his third touchdown pass of the half to Robert Means and extended the lead by 20. The Hawks scored a touchdown with 3:18 to go in the first half to keep them in the game with a score of 27-14. K Mark Hickok converted a 31-yard field goal for Stockton to end the first half, and take the lead at 30-14.

The Hawks started the second half strong by taking their first offensive possession and converting it into a touchdown to bring the score to 30-20. Blankenship, after exiting the game with an injury, returned and immediately found Goodman for a long pass with the next play, hiking the lead to 36-20.

Blankenship was named the Schutt Offensive Player of the Game with five touchdown passes. Maeko also had a strong performance in his first game with the team, scoring two touchdowns and 139 yards receiving.



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