Sharks pull away in the 2nd half to defeat OKC

Published on June 7, 2008 under arenafootball2 (af2)
Corpus Christi Sharks News Release


After early turnovers and untimely mistakes found the Corpus Christi Sharks trailing the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz in the waning seconds of the first half, a 57-yard missed field goal return gave the Sharks a 16-13 halftime lead en route to a 44-26 victory in front of 4,114 fans at the American Bank Center Saturday night.

The Sharks (5-5) reclaimed first place in the Southwest Division of the National Conference with the victory.

After Freddie Rollins 1-yard touchdown run gave Oklahoma City a 26-16 lead with 7:40 remaining in the third quarter the Yard Dawgz (2-8) attempted an onside kick, but touched the ball before it travelled the requisite ten yards, giving the Sharks a first and goal from the Oklahoma City nine yard line and quarterback Fran Johnson connected with Brandon Hussey on a nine yard strike to cut the Sharks deficit to three.

Three plays later Wilbert Martin, a product of Texas A&M-Kingsville and the defensive player of the game, forced a fumble by Yard Dawgz quarterback Ryan Porter and returned it eight yards to give the Sharks the lead for good.

Brandon Hussey led the Sharks with six receptions for 94-yards and two touchdowns.

The Sharks remain at home for a rematch with the Divisional, and regional, rival Austin Wranglers on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. on Radiology Associates Field inside the American Bank Center.

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