Thursday Recap
April 26, 2002 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
TORONTO, Ontario (Ticker) -- CHAD SALISBURY threw for five TDs and CHARLIE DAVIDSON scored twice to help the Toronto Phantoms defeat the Detroit Fury, 50-30, in the first-ever meeting between both teams.
Salisbury, who earned game MVP honors, won his sixth straight regular season start by going 21-for-32 with 283 yards. He hit Davidson with a 35-yard strike in the first quarter and the pair connected again on a 31-yard TD pass in the second stanza. JERMAINE YOUNGER and KEVIN INGRAM each hauled in a TD to give the Phamtons a 22-12 halftime lead.
TY LAW had a 42-yard interception return in the third quarter and DAMIAN HARRELL finished with seven catches for 113 yards and one TD for Toronto, whose defense has held opponents to 33.5 points per game.
Fury QB RICKEY FOGGIE completed 11 passes for 132 yards and two TDs before being replaced by DREW MILLER after the Law interception. CHUCK LEVY collected nine receptions for 96 yards and four TDs for the Fury, which dropped to last place in the Central Division with a 0-2 mark.
SPOTLIGHT PLAYER
A "clutch performer" can be defined as a player who makes plays when it counts or when the game is on the line. San Jose SaberCats' Rookie DS/KR CLEVAN THOMAS took a page from that dictionary in last week's 52-51 victory over rival Arizona. Thomas recorded a game-high 7.5 (7 solo) tackles and had 6 kick returns for 134 yards (including a 25-yard KO return that set up the game-winning TD drive. The key to his performance came late in the fourth quarter when he intercepted SHERDRICK BONNER in endzone with 1:03 left in game to preserve win.
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