Virginia Destroyers Lead Sacramento 7-6 At Halftime
October 7, 2011 - United Football League (UFL 1)
Virginia Destroyers News Release
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA (October 7, 2011) - The Virginia Destroyers took a 7-6 lead over the Sacramento Mountain Lions in the first half of Friday night's United Football League game at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex.
The Destroyers took an early lead with a methodical 12-play, 81-yard drive that ate up almost eight minutes of clock in the first quarter. Quarterback Chris Greisen completed six straight passes and running back Dominic Rhodes ran a half-dozen times, capping the drive with an 8-yard touchdown run. Kicker Gabe Alvarado added the extra point for a 7-0 Destroyers lead.
Sacramento answered in the second quarter on a 23-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback McCleod Bethel-Thompson to wide receiver Aaron Woods in the front left corner of the end zone with just under five minutes left in the half. After a bad snap on the extra point attempt, kicker Jose Martinez hit the crossbar, leaving the Destroyers still holding a narrow 7-6 lead.
The Destroyers were hurt by a pair of turnovers in the second quarter on what started out as big plays. Linebacker Tony Taylor intercepted a pass and ran it back 20 yards before fumbling it back to Sacramento at the end of the return. Later in the quarter, Rhodes busted off a run almost half the length of the field deep into enemy territory, but Mountain Lions cornerback Ronnie Prude punched the ball out of his grasp and the loose ball rolled more than 30 yards into the end zone for a turnover and a touchback.
Destroyers head coach Marty Schottenheimer said at halftime of his team's slim lead: "Believe me, we've got a lot of work to do between now and when we kick it off again."
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