Manchester loses to Quad City
June 24, 2005 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Manchester Wolves News Release
On "Not your typical team photo giveaway night," the Manchester Wolves put together a not so typical performance of their own Friday, losing 41-39 to the Quad City Steamwheelers in front of 6,807 fans at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Friday night's game snapped a 10-game winning streak for the Wolves (10-2). Quad City pulled off the upset of the league's top-ranked team to even its record at 6-6
After a back-and-forth affair that the Wolves led most of the night, Quad City's Travis Burns scored from two yards out to give the Steamwheelers a two-point lead, 41-39, with 39 seconds left. Manchester had one last opportunity to put together a game winning drive, but failed to move the ball up the field after three straight incompletions. Quad City took over after Wolves kicker Rick Ehmke missed a go-ahead 46-yard field goal wide left with 13 seconds left in the game.
In defeat, Manchester's J.J. McKelvey earned Offensive Player of the Game honors with eight catches for a game-high 119 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Burns was exceptional for the Steamwheelers, scoring two rushing touchdowns and returning a kickoff 55-yards for a touchdown.
Quad City QB Sam Clemons was 28-of-41 passing for 262 yards and three touchdowns (one INT) on the night. Clemons helped bring his team back from a 12-point second-half deficit to outscore the Wolves 28-14 in the game's final 30 minutes. On the other side, Wolves star signal caller Jake Eaton wasn't his usual self in the first half, throwing a season-high two interceptions. In spite of all the miscues and dropped passes, however, the Wolves still held a 25-13 advantage at the half thanks to four Eaton touchdown tosses. Eaton finished the night with 258 yards in the air with six touchdowns on 23-of-46 attempts.
On the defensive side of the ball, Manchester's William Haith received the ADT Defensive Player of the Game recognition for his 10 tackles (seven solo), one sack, and one pass breakup. Marc Bacote completed the sweep of game awards for the Wolves, earning U.S. Army Ironman of the Game honors after catching five passes for 57 yards and one touchdown, and intercepting a Clemons' pass on defense.
The Wolves will look to bounce back two weeks from Friday when they play Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at home July 8.
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