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Sharks Fall to Bossier-Shreveport Battlewings 59-14

April 4, 2009 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Corpus Christi Sharks News Release


Bossier City, LA - The Bossier-Shreveport Battlewings defeated the Corpus Christi Sharks 59-14 on Saturday night at CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana. Trailing after one quarter of play, Bossier-Shreveport scored 53 unanswered points to secure the victory. Corpus Christi's 14 point offensive performance established a new single game low for the franchise. The Battlewings improved their 2009 record to 1-1 while the Sharks fell to 0-2.

The Sharks raced to a 14-6 first quarter lead after scoring on their first two possessions. FB Wallace House's 1 yard touchdown plunge opened the scoring as Corpus Christi drove 39 yards on 6 plays. Nick Gatto's PAT gave Corpus Christi a 7-0 lead. After Battlewings QB Andrico Hines closed the gap to 7-6 by connecting with P.J. Berry on a 21 yard score, Sharks QB Gary Cooper finished off an 8 play 42 yard touchdown drive with a one yard run.

P.J. Berry returned the ensuing kickoff 50 yards for a touchdown which ignited the Battlewings scoring run. Following Berry's return, Bossier-Shreveport took advantage of four Sharks 2nd quarter miscues to take control of the game. Immediately after Corpus Christi botched a FG attempt with a bad snap, Wings RB Jason Schule rushed through the Corpus Christi defense for an 18 yard score. Hines found WR Buchie Ibeh with a 10 yard scoring strike after Bossier-Shreveport recovered a Brandon Hussey fumble. Hines then cashed in on a Cooper fumble, hitting Chavis McCollister with an 8 yard touchdown strike. Roland Cola's 49 yard interception return of a Cooper pass closed out the 2nd half scoring as Bossier-Shreveport enjoyed a 40-14 half time lead.

Hines tossed three 2nd half TD passes to close out the scoring. Ibeh scored his 2nd and 3rd touchdowns of the evening on passes of 13 and 3 yards. Hines also connected with Berry on a 39 yard score.

The Sharks return to American Bank Center on Saturday April 11, 2009 to host the Amarillo Dusters. Kick off is scheduled for 7:05pm. For ticket information call 361-882-9292 or visit www.ccsharks.com.

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