Steamwheelers Defeat Boise Burn 65-38
April 13, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Quad City Steamwheelers News Release
(Spokane, Wash.) - The Quad City Steamwheelers improved to 3-0 on the season after a convincing 65-38 victory over the Boise Burn in front of 5,673 fans at The MARK of the Quad Cities.
The Steamwheelers jumped on the board first for the third game in a row when wide receiver Kris Peters hauled in a 29-yard pass from quarterback J.J. Raterink on a two play 29-yard drive. After a Boise touchdown to tie the game Raterink found Jesse Schmidt on a 12-yard play to end the first quarter before he hooked up with Thomas Anthony on a 14-yard play to start the second quarter giving the 'Wheelers a 21-7 lead.
After taking a 28-14 lead into the half Jermaine Petty took over for the Steamwheelers. Petty, the U.S. Army Ironman and Olympic Steel Man of the Game, recorded two rushing touchdowns and a safety in the second half to seal the victory for Quad City.
Offensively, Raterink threw for 175 yards and four touchdowns on 17 completions, while backup Matt Pike had 32 yards and a touchdown toss on four completions. Jermaine Petty rushed for two touchdowns for the third game in a row, while netting 17 rushing yards. Wide Receiver Jesse Schmidt led the team in receiving touchdowns with two, while fellow teammate Tom Anthony had a team leading 56 receiving yards.
Defensively, Shonn Bell led the team with six tackles and a fumble recovery, while Kevin Adams recorded two picks. Wide Receiver and linebacker Jack Walker Jr., also returned an 18-yard pick for a touchdown.
For the Burn, quarterback Bart Hendricks tallied a 162 yards and two touchdowns on 14 completions. His backup Dan Beardall finished with 43 yards and two touchdowns on three completions. Wide Receiver Casey Allen led both teams in receiving yards with 120 on nine completions. He also threw for three touchdowns.
On defense, Sullivan Beard finished the game with a game-high nine total tackles, while Tyler Bruhn had the lone Boise pick.
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Record
Boise Burn 7 7 12 12 38 1-1
Quad City Steamwheelers 14 14 14 23 65 3-0
Schutt Offensive Player of the Game: J.J. Raterink (QCS)
ADT Defensive Player of the Game: Kevin Adams (QCS)
U.S. Army Ironman of the Game: Jermaine Petty (QCS)
Cutter's Catch of the Game: Jeff Macrea (QCS) 4th quarter, 56 seconds
Attendance: 5,673
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