Talons defeat Dusters

Published on March 29, 2008 under arenafootball2 (af2)
Tulsa Talons News Release


The Talons kicked off their ninth season at home Saturday night, hosting the Amarillo Dusters. The reigning ArenaCup Champions dominated the first half keeping the Dusters scoreless. Just over a minute into the game, Tulsa's QB Justin Allgood threw for a 33 Yd pass to Jeff Hughley putting the first points on the board. After a defensive stop, Talons scored once again on a rare nine Yd TD run by Michael Shack. The Talons closed the quarter on another Allgood TD pass, this time to Kellen Allen. (21-0 Talons)

The Allgood to Allen combo struck twice to begin the second quarter putting the Talons up 35-0. Ironman, Delenell Reid made a miraculous interception returning it for 48 Yds just before half time. (42-0 Talons)

Amarillo finally got on the board with a TD pass from Joel Steele to Jim Lukowiak. The dynamic duo of Tulsa's Allgood to Allen closed the third quarter on a six Yd TD pass. (49-6 Talons)

After another Tulsa score, back-up QB Derek Rasmussen entered the game throwing a TD pass on his second career af2 attempt to Jermaine Landrum. Amarillo scored their second and final TD on a missed field goal, by Talons Kicker Luke Phillips. The final score of the game came when Amarillo attempted an on-side kick in which Talons Jermaine Hope recovered and returned it 10 Yds for a TD.

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