Prowlers win 59-52 over Norfolk
June 28, 2003 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Greensboro Prowlers News Release
GreensboroâThere were many great performances for the Greensboro Prowlers 59-52 victory over the Norfolk Nighthawks, but two in particular were the showcase. Slover became the Prowlers all-time leader in touchdown passes, surpassing the record previously held by Travis Pender, on his second of eight touchdowns on the evening. As for Sippio, he made six receptions for 134 yards, five kickoff returns with a combined 125 yards, as well as pulling down an interception with a return of 22 yards to lead the Prowlers.
The Prowlers (5-7) began their scoring after a Nighthawks drive that began the game at their own two-yard line. Bobby Sippio pulled down a 15-yard pass from Slover, that tied the Prowlers all-time record with Pender. Andrew Layton then caught a touchdown pass at the 1:45 mark of the first quarter, giving Greensboro a 14-7 lead, as well as setting the record for Caleb Slover.
In the second, Greensboro lost momentum in the second when they allowed two consecutive Nighthawks (6-6) touchdowns by Travis Burns from 39-yards and 7-yards. This gave Norfolk a brief 21-14 lead at the 5:13 mark. Andrew Layton, a two-week veteran of the Prowlers, then responded with his second touchdown of the night on a 2-yard pass from Slover and knotted the game at 21-21 ending the first half.
Greensboro took the first play of the second half to the end zone when Bobby Sippio made a 47-yard touchdown catch and streaked past the Nighthawk defenders to give Greensboro a lead it would never relinquish. Norfolk's Kevin Fuller caught a 15-yard pass from Aaron Sparrow, putting Norfolk within one game of the lead. Greensboro then answered with two consecutive scores, the first coming from Bobby Sippio on a 14-yard pass, and followed by a 21-yard field goal by James Thomas, gave Greensboro a 38-27 lead to end the third quarter.
The Prowlers began the fourth quarter scoring by allowing a field goal, cutting the deficit to eight. Slover and Sippio then got the Prowlers back on track with a 20-yard touchdown connection. Norfolk would then score to cap a five play drive, and Travis Burns cut the lead to 45-38 at 7:19. Prowlers Offensive Specialist David Hill then hauled in a 33-yard grab from Slover, making the lead 52-38. After a second touchdown by Burns in the quarter, Bobby Sippio once again made a big play with a 31-yard touchdown catch, and a the Prowlers lead with one minute remaining. A late Norfolk touchdown, made the final 59-52 in favor of Greensboro.
Greensboro was led on the defensive side of the ball by Michael Posey, who made 8.5 tackles, while Bobby Sippio added six tackles, defended two passes and one interception. Greensboro will go on the road to face the Charleston Swamp Foxes next weekend, with an opportunity to make up more ground on the divisional opponents in a race for the wild card.
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