Stealth break the Law
April 10, 2004 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Wichita Stealth News Release
Wichita, Kan. - Once again the Stealth held their opponents scoreless in the first half on their way to a 44-22 victory over the Laredo Law in front of 2,451 fans at the Kansas Coliseum. Baby Ruth Real Deal Player of the Game, Anthony Griffin, paced Wichita. Griffin caught three passes for 42 yards receiving and ran the ball three times for 10 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Griffin had two tackles on the night.
The Stealth wasted no time getting to the end zone versus the Law. On the third play of the game, Stealth quarterback Aaron Sparrow found wide receiver/linebacker Christopher Highshaw open for a 40-yard touchdown at the 13:14 mark to put the Stealth up 7-0 in the first. The Stealth defense would then pick up where they left off last week, when they got to law quarterback Josh Rogers twice in the series. The first sack was by offensive/defensive lineman David Hurst and the second was by Christopher Highshaw. This forced the Law to attempt a 64-yard field goal attempt by kicker Brian Hegnauer, which was returned 20-yards by Jonathan Jackson, giving the Stealth great field position at their own 22-yard line. The Stealth would complete the first three passes and cap it off with a seven-yard pass to offensive specialist Jonathan Jackson. Jackson would end the night with four catches for 43 yards and two touchdowns. The Stealth would lead the game 14-0 at the end of the first.
The Stealth would open the second quarter with a 27-yard field goal from kicker Dylan Pohlman, putting the Stealth up 17-0 with 14:54 left in the second. The Stealth defense would continue their hold on the Law the very next series as they forced the Law to attempt a 37-yard field goal, which was returned 19-yards by Jonathan Jackson. The Stealth would drive down the field on two passes to Anthony Griffin from Sparrow, which set up a three-yard run by Griffin putting the Stealth up 24-0 at the end of the second.
The Law would bounce back in the second half, scoring on their first drive on a fullback/linebacker Sedrick Brown run from six yards out. The Stealth would come right back two series later on a 39-yard bomb from Sparrow to Bacote, putting the Stealth ahead 31-7.
The Law would get two more scores in the third, but so would the Stealth. The Stealth would score on another Griffin run, this time from four yards out putting them up 37-16 at the 5:42 mark of the fourth. Then they would get a 13-yard pass from Sparrow to Jackson to make the final margin 44-22.
The Stealth defense held the Law to 197 yards of total offense and got to the Law quarterback eight times. Offensively, the Stealth had 233 total yards. Stealth quarterback Aaron Sparrow was 13-of-24 on the night for 199 yards and four touchdowns. The Stealth improve to 2-0 on the season and the Law fall to 0-2 in their expansion campaign.
Earning game awards on the night were: Marc Bacote, U.S. Army Ironman of the Game. Bacote had two catches for 47 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, he had five tackles (two solo, and six unassisted), one forced fumble, and one and a half sacks. ADT Defensive Player of the Game was Cliff Holloman. Holloman had one and a half tackles and one pass defense.
STEALTH NOTES: The Stealth will hit the road for their first road game of the 2004 season next week when they travel to Peoria, Illinois to take on the Peoria Pirates (1-1).The Stealth defeated the Pirates on April 3, 2004 by a score of 33-13.The Stealth will return home on April 24th to face the Green Bay Blizzard (1-0).Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. and tickets are available by calling the Stealth office at 316.755.3307 or by calling Select-A-Seat at 316.755.SEAT (7328).
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