Shock trounce Lightning

Published on April 6, 2008 under arenafootball2 (af2)
Stockton Lightning News Release


SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Shock scored a franchise-high 42 points in the first half behind three touchdown receptions by Raul Vijil and sent the Stockton Lightning (1-1) to a 70-12 loss in week 2 of arenafootball2 play from Spokane Tribe Field.

Vijil tallied 6 catches for 99 yards and three touchdown receptions to lead Spokane's receivers. The Lightning were held to a franchise-low 12 points in one game and trailed by a 42-point deficit at halftime.

Vijil opened the game's scoring with a one-yard sneak with 8:50 left in the first and followed up with a four-yard touchdown reception from Jason Murrietta. Vijil's second touchdown pass of the game was issued on the longest scoring bomb of the game, a 42-yard lob from Murrietta with 3:41 left in the first half to put the Lightning in a 35-0 hole.

Following Vijil's 35-yard touchdown reception to begin to scoring in the third quarter, the Lightning finally got on the board on WR Clarence Cunningham's 3-yard run with 5:57 left in the third, notching Cunningham's first touchdown of the season in his season debut for the Lightning. WR Donva Louder scored on a 19-yard strike from Lightning QB Chad Elliott with 2:17 left in the third to cut Spokane's lead to 49-12.

The Lightning fell to a 0-5 lifetime mark against Spokane and were led in the receiving corps by Louder's 10 catches, 97 receiving yards and one touchdown. Elliott finished with a 20-for-39 passing clip, tallying one touchdown and 183 passing yards.

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