Sanders passes Wolves past Conquest
Published on May 1, 2004 under arenafootball2 (af2)
Manchester Wolves News Release
The name of the game was accuracy as Chris Sanders led the Manchester Wolves to their first home victory, 51-34, Friday night against the Albany Conquest. The Wolves win came before an enthusiastic crowd of 8,140 at the Verizon Wireless Arena.
Sanders earned Baby Ruth Real Deal Offensive Player of the Game honors after an impressive showing. He completed 17-of-22 passes for 271 yards and accounted for seven touchdowns (4 passing, 3 rushing).
The ADT Defensive Player of the Game Award was split between Manchester's Reggie Robinson and Albany's Rob Green. Robinson earned the defensive achievement by swarming on the Conquest's key players. Robinson also played well on offense, catching a game-high eight passes for 105 yards. Green had seven tackles (four solo, three assisted) and was the key to making Manchester's offense work hard for every touchdown.
The ARMY Ironman of the Game went to Kelvin Fuller of the Wolves. Fuller was not only an offensive contributor (one reception for 30 yards), but he also registered two tackles for a loss of 12 yards and had one sack for a loss of 11 yards.
Other standouts for the Wolves on offense were WR/DB Ryan Soule (three catches, 71 yards, two touchdowns), WR/DB George Williams (three catches, 31 yards, one touchdown) and WR/DB Henry Frazier (two catches, 40 yards, one touchdown).
The Wolves also earned a spot in the af2 history books in the battle, which lasted over three hours. Manchester set a new record for most penalty yards for one team in a game as they were penalized 23 times for 194 yards.
The Wolves next game is Saturday, May 8, on the road in Fayetteville, N.C. against the Cape Fear Wildcats.
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