Saturday Night Recaps
June 2, 2002 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
San Jose 63, BUFFALO 35 (6,714)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Ticker) -- MARK GRIEB threw seven TDs to help the San Jose Sabercats remain the only undefeated team in the league with a 63-35 win at Buffalo.
Grieb completed 25-of-35 passes for 338 yards and found four different receivers for scores to earn game MVP honors for San Jose (7-0). The UC-Davis product posted an early 7-0 lead with a 12-yard strike to JERRY REESE in the first quarter.
Reese connected with Grieb two more times to finish with 8 catches for 111 yards for the Sabercats, who have led after the first quarter in every game this season.
SHALON BAKER caught a 13-yard TD pass to end the third stanza with a 42-21 lead for San Jose. He then recorded his first career rushing TD on a three-yard run in the fourth and on the next possession for Buffalo (3-4), intercepted a JEFF LOOTS pass for a 23-yard score.
Loots, who got the starting nod in place of an injured FRED McNAIR (hamstring), finished 23-for-38 for 271 yards with two TDs and was intercepted twice. BRET COOPER hauled in six catches for 76 yards and a score and LAMONT COOPER extended his touchdown streak to 16 games with a one-yard run to open the fourth quarter
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Toronto 63, NEW YORK 38 (9,734)
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (Ticker) -- CHAD SALISBURY threw for 310 yards and four TDs to lead the Toronto Phantoms to a 63-38 rout of the New York Dragons.
Salisbury completed 25-of-32 passes and connected with LUKE LEVERSON for two fourth-quarter TDs for Toronto (4-3), which posted 21-points in the second and fourth quarters. Leverson earned Ironman honors for the second straight week, finishing with seven catches for 102 yards.
ANTHONY HICKS led the ground attack with six rushes for 20 yards and two TDs and PHIL GLOVER and JERMAINE YOUNGER each had a rushing score for the Phantoms, who snapped a two-game losing streak.
In his AFL debut, DANNY KANELL finished 21-for-41 for 217 yards, five TDs and four interceptions for New York (2-5). MIKE FURREY caught three TD passes and STEVE PAPIN recorded a team-high eight catches for 89 yards and a score for New York.
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Georgia 49, DETROIT 34 (5,498)
DETROIT, Mich. (Ticker) -- DONNIE DAVIS threw for 204 yards and a pair of touchdowns to help the Georgia Force outlast the Detroit Fury, 49-34.
Davis, who was sacked four times in the game, completed 22-of-33 passes, found JARRICK HILLERY seven times for 66 yards and a score and hooked up with TYRONNE JONES for three catches and a touchdown. TRAVIS REECE racked up 21 yards and a TD on six rushes for Georgia (2-5), which snapped a five-game losing skid.
CHARLES PULERI replaced starter DREW MILLER early in the first quarter for the Fury and converted 16-of-35 passes for 266 yards and three scores. He connected with TY GROVESTEEN six times for 117 yards and two touchdowns for Detroit (1-6), which suffered its fourth consecutive loss.
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Dallas 62, LOS ANGELES 55 (12,309)
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Ticker) -- PATRISE ALEXANDER rushed for a six-yard touchdown with 48 seconds left to help the expansion Dallas Desperados produce a 24-point fourth quarter and edge the Los Angeles Avengers, 62-55.
Alexander rushed in a score from two yards out to open the second quarter and began the fourth with a three-yard rushing TD before his late-game heroics for Dallas (3-4).
ANDY KELLY completed 21-of-36 passes for 275 yards and four TDs. He found ANDY MCCULLOUGH five times for 89 yards and three TDs for the Desperados.
TONY GRAZIANI threw 20 passes for 275 yards and seven TDs, including a 14-yard strike to GREG HOPKINS to knot the score at 55-55 for Los Angeles (3-4) with 56 seconds remaining in the game. Hopkins finished with eight catches for 98 yards and four scores for the Avengers, who dropped their first home game this season.
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TODAY'S GAME - QUICK LOOK
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NEW JERSEY AT CHICAGO -- Signal caller BILLY DICKEN leads the Chicago Rush (3-3) against his former coach, FRANK HAEGE, and the New Jersey Gladiators (4-2) this Sunday afternoon at Allstate Arena at 4:30 p.m. (ET). Dicken, with 33 passing touchdowns to his credit this season, won a championship in arenafootball2 under center for Haege in 2000. One year later, current Gladiators' quarterback and Chicago native JAY McDONAGH did the same for Haege and joined his AFL squad in New Jersey. (Fox Sports Chicago)
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