Sting Host Home Game Saturday
May 5, 2015 - American Indoor Football (AIF)
Saginaw Sting News Release
Sting fans this Saturday marks our 3rd annual Anti-Bullying night! Any child 18 or under that comes to the game Saturday (beginning at 5PM) will have the opportunity to sign our banner to pledge to help put a STOP to bullying. By doing so the child will receive FREE admission into the game courtesy of Walmart on Bay Road in Saginaw! For more information please contact us at info@saginawsting.com!
Sting 57, Blitz 23: Saginaw rolls past Chicago for third straight win
SAGINAW, MI - Saginaw bucked its trend of slow starts on the road Sunday, May 3 against Chicago when the Sting opened up a 14-0 lead in the first and closed in convincing fashion for a 57-23 win.
With their third straight league win, the Sting improved to 3-2, while the Blitz fell to 4-2.
Saginaw opened the scoring in the first quarter with AJ McKenna connecting on a 17-yard touchdown pass with Daryl Gooden at 6:57 of the quarter, and DeShawn Hayes plunged in from 5 yards out for a 14-0 advantage going into the second quarter.
Julie Harshbarger kicked a 28-yard field goal to get Chicago on the board in the second, but Saginaw answered with a 28-yard touchdown pass from McKenna to CJ Tarver with 6:46 left in the half.
On the ensuing kickoff, Joshua McIntosh launched the kickoff deep into the Chicago end zone. The Blitz failed to return it out of the end zone for a rouge, which awarded a point to the Sting making it 22-3.
The two teams then traded touchdowns in the second half with Bryant Pascascio running in a 1-yard touchdown. Dominique Banks threw a successful two-point conversion to David Brown.
McKenna and Tarver hooked up on another touchdown pass with nine seconds left in the half for a 29-11 lead.
In the third quarter, Dominique Banks threw a pair of touchdown passes to Brian Milles, while McKenna threw a 12-yard scoring strike to Alex Evans.
It was all Saginaw in the fourth with Tarver scoring touchdowns on a pass from McKenna and an interception that he took back 42 yards for a score. Hayes capped off the win with a 1-yard plunge late in the fourth.
Game notes
Tarver recorded two interceptions, which were the only two turnovers of the game.
The Sting outgained Chicago on the ground with 27 yards compared to minus-3 for the Blitz.
Sting highlights
Saginaw's offense rolled again behind McKenna who was 18 of 30 passing for 143 yards and five touchdowns.
Tarver had another impactful performance catching seven passes for 60 yards and three touchdowns, while grabbing two interceptions on defense returning one for a touchdown.
Sting lowlights
Penalties continue to be a problem for Saginaw. The Sting were flagged 10 times against the Blitz for 67 yards.
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