Week 12 Recaps
June 17, 2002 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
Macon Knights (9-2) 48, Jacksonville Tomcats (4-6) 41
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. â A holding penalty nullified RASHARD CASEY's game-tying score and a key fumble added to Jacksonville's woes as Macon edged the Tomcats 48-41 Friday, clinching a playoff spot in the process.
With less than a minute to play, Casey scrambled 11 yards into the end zone for what appeared to be a potential game-tying TD. But on the next play after the holding penalty nullified the score, a Casey fumble contributed to a 16-yard loss. Three consecutive incomplete passes ended the threat and the Knights escaped with a narrow victory.
The Tomcats went into the halftime break with a 29-20 lead after Ironman and ADT Defensive Player of the Game ROBERT POLLARD picked off a JOHN RAYBORN pass and returned it 54 yards for a touchdown. Jacksonville led 35-26 with 12:10 left to play in the third on LAWRENCE PULLEN's 57-yard kickoff return for a score. However, Macon responded with 16 unanswered points, including TD runs of 37 and 11 yards by Ryaborn and JAQUEZ RUMPH, respectively, to take a 42-35 advantage.
Jacksonville pulled to within one on an eight-yard touchdown pass from Casey to JAMES ADDERLY, but game MVP MARTEZ WESLEY hauled in a 32-yard strike from Rayborn to seal the win. Wesley finished the game with eight receptions for 136 yards and three touchdowns. Rayborn passed for 242 yards and three TDs with four interceptions. Casey had four touchdowns and three interceptions with 183 yards through the air. Adderly caught four TD passes, totaling 135 yards on seven receptions.
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Pensacola Barracudas (5-5) 42, Mobile Wizards (0-11) 39
MOBILE, Ala. â A WILL PETTIS 18-yard touchdown reception with just 50 seconds left in the game helped Pensacola squeak by Mobile, 42-39 Friday night.
With the score knotted up 20-20 at halftime, both teams struggled in the third quarter on offense. JASPER PENDERGRASS scored the lone touchdown of the stanza to put the Barracudas ahead 27-20, setting up a frantic final period. Three KENDRICK LEE touchdown receptions in the fourth quarter were not enough to give Mobile its first victory of the season, as Pensacola managed two scores of its own on a 45-yard touchdown pass from CHARLIE PETERSON to JERRIAN JAMES and Pettis' game-clinching catch.
Lee, the game MVP, caught 12 passes for 248 yards (af2 season high and the second-most all-time) and all five of MELVIN HILL's touchdown passes. (Hill finished with 288 passing yards). Lee also had 91 yards on five kickoff returns and two missed field goal returns for 23 yards, giving him a new Wizards' all-purpose record of 362 yards.
Pensacola's MIKE LOVE earned ADT Defensive Player for the Game honors after coming into the game as a reserve and recording two assists and a sack for a nine-yard loss. KEVIN SLUDER was the game Ironman, recording a sack for eight yards and blocking for Peterson, who finished the game with 308 yards passing and five touchdowns. James had 109 receiving yards and a touchdown while Pettis totaled 90 yards with two scores.
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Hawaiian Islanders (2-9) 53, San Diego Riptide (5-6) 34
HONOLULU, Hawaii â Despite generating almost 100 yards more than Hawaii on offense, San Diego was unable to put points on the board as the Islanders capitalized on two Riptide turnovers to earn a 53-34 victory at Neal Blaisdell Arena Friday.
The Islanders jumped ahead 13-0 after Hawaii QB DARNELL ARCENEAUX hit ROBERT KEMFORT on an eight-yard pass and JOSH WHITE rumbled in from 21 yards out after Riptide QB KANE CLAUNCH fumbled on a third-down run. MARK BUTLER grabbed a 21-yard TD pass to put the Riptide on the board late in the first quarter, but the Islanders expanded their lead to 24-7 with three minutes left in the first half, thanks to an Arceneaux nine-yard rush and a field goal.
Hawaii OS MIKE TILLIS, the game's MVP, caught an 18-yard TD pass on fourth down with 13 seconds left in the first half to give the Islanders a 31-14 halftime lead. Tillis ended with 10 receptions for 118 yards and two scores. He also had a 41-yard missed field goal return that set up a field goal.
In the second-half, San Diego pulled within six points, but the Islanders put together a 19-point fourth quarter, including two Arceneaux touchdown runs, that put the game out of reach. DEREK ZOLLER was the named the ADT Defensive Player of the Game after recording 1.5 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble. Hawaii forced three fumbles and recovered two en route to the victory.
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Florida Firecats (6-5) 54, Charleston Swamp Foxes (4-6) 35
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. â Florida forced six turnovers and held Charleston scoreless in the third quarter as the Firecats ended the Swamp Foxes' three-game home winning streak with a 54-35 victory Saturday.
After going into the halftime break with a slim 27-23 lead, Florida came out in the second stanza and stifled the Charleston offense, holding the Swamp Foxes to just 18 yards and no scores in the period. Offensively, the Firecats put 10 points on the board, increasing their lead to 37-23 heading into the fourth quarter. The deficit proved too much for Charleston to overcome.
Game MVP JARROD WARE led the Florida attack. He returned the opening kickoff 57 yards for a touchdown and added another kick return for score on Florida' s next possession. Offensively, he totaled 28 yards receiving on a pair of catches.
MAGIC BENTON led the Firecats in receptions with five catches totaling 37 yards. He added an interception and recovered a late onside kick to earn the game's Ironman award. Defensively, ROY STABLER picked off Charleston QB MIKE BATH twice to earn ADT Defensive Player of the Game honors.
DWAYNE WILMOT led Swamp Fox receivers with seven catches for 79 yards and a score. MICHAEL BROWN added six catches for 62 yards and two touchdowns, and registered a forced fumble and interception defensively.
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Birmingham Steeldogs (4-6) 51, Columbus Wardogs (2-8) 31
COLUMBUS, Ga. â The Birmingham Steeldogs outscored the Columbus Wardogs 19-0 in the fourth quarter to earn a 50-31 victory Saturday and remain within one game of Tennessee Valley in the National Conference Southern Division.
With the score knotted up 31-31 headed into the final period, the game was up for grabs, but two BILLY LUCKIE interceptions quashed the Wardogs hopes for an upset. MONTRESSA KIRBY touchdown passes to WAYNE THOMAS and CEDRICK BUCHANNON plus a Kirby TD run helped Birmingham pull away for the win.
The Steeldogs scored on their first possession of the game on a nine-play, 45-yard drive, finished off by a five-yard CEDRIC BUCHANNON run. The Wardogs answered with a nine-play, 32-yard drive led by QB JEFF WELSH, who received his first af2 start. Welsh capped the drive with a two-yard touchdown run. PHIL TAYLOR caught two first-half TD passes for the Wardogs, with his second one giving Columbus a 31-28 halftime advantage, its last lead of the game.
Game MVP MONTRESSA KIRBY had 215 yards passing and four touchdowns on 18-for-29 passing and one interception. Luckie finished with 109 passing yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. The Wardogs' CLIFTON ROBINSON was the Ironman of the Game with four catches and 51 yards receiving and a touchdown on offense plus 2.5 tackles and an interception on defense.
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Albany Conquest (9-1) 49, New Haven Ninjas (3-7) 46
NEW HAVEN, Conn. â Albany rode RYAN VENA's arm to victory Saturday, as the Conquest fought back from a 40-28 third quarter deficit to stun New Haven 49-46 Saturday and guarantee a place in the playoffs.
As the game's MVP, Vena did not disappoint, engineering a fourth-quarter rally for the Conquest. Vena tossed three touchdown passes as Albany scored three unanswered TDs to erase the 40-28 deficit and take a 49-40 lead with just a minute to play.
The Ninjas refused to quit and, with three seconds remaining on the clock, CHRIS BODEN found ANTHONY COMER for the third time on the night to pull New Haven within three points. Ninja kicker DENNIS WUESTKAMP attempted an onside kick, but ALEX HOUSTON fell on the ball to end the game.
Vena finished the game completing 29-of-44 passes for 282 yards and six touchdowns. JASON MATTES caught two of the final three TD passes for Albany that helped erase the 12-point deficit. New Haven's Comer put in an Ironman performance for the Ninjas, racking up 74 yards receiving and three touchdowns on offense and 5.5 tackles and an eight-yard interception on defense.
HENRY BAKER was the ADT Defensive Player of the Game with 7.0 tackles, one for a loss, a forced fumble and an interception returned for 20 yards.
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Norfolk Nighthawks (4-6) 55, Richmond Speed (8-2) 48
NORFOLK, Va. â Quarterback CHRIS WALLACE ran for the game-winning touchdown with 42 seconds to play to lift the Norfolk Nighthawks past the Richmond Speed 55-48 in front of 3,408 fans in Norfolk Saturday night. It was Norfolk 's fourth straight home victory.
After Wallace put the Nighthawks ahead, TRAVIS BURNS rushed for the two-point conversion to give Norfolk a seven-point advantage. After the kickoff, Richmond started from its own 13-yard line and immediately earned a first down on a DAMON THOMPSON 10-yard reception. On the ensuing play, LASHAWN PUGH sacked BOB BEES for a six-yard loss with just eight seconds remaining. Bees fired an 11-yard pass to RASHARD JOYNER, but Norfolk's CHRIS POINTER blocked Bees' final pass of the game as time expired.
Wallace garnered game MVP honors with five touchdowns (two rushing, three passing) and 190 yards. Richmond's Thompson finished with 327 total yards (163 receiving, 164 on kickoff returns) and was named the game Ironman.
DESMOND WASHINGTON returned a fumble 19 yards for a touchdown to put the Nighthawks up 15-9 in the first quarter. Washington was named ADT Defensive Player of the Game after recording a team-high 6.5 tackles (one for loss) and six pass breakups. ABDUL SHABAZZ-WIGGINS blocked two kicks on the night and recovered one in the end zone for a touchdown as the Nighthawks' special teams produced one of its finest performances of the season.
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Augusta Stallions (9-1) 41, Tallahassee Thunder (6-4) 30
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. â Tallahassee took its first lead of the game with 14:34 left to play and was thinking upset, but two touchdowns in the final five minutes ended those hopes as Augusta won 41-30 and clinched a playoff spot.
The Stallions led 27-18 with five minutes left in the third period, but VIC PENN darted into the end zone to reduce the lead to 27-24 with 1:43 left in the quarter. Penn then guided the Thunder into scoring position once again, with MESIAH PORTER's one-yard run giving Tallahassee its first lead.
Augusta responded and when Gauntt found Lyles for a 25-yard score with 4:17 on the clock, the Stallions were in the lead for good. Dumas then picked off Penn and returned the ball 20 yards for a touchdown to seal the win for Augusta.
Tallahassee's JAMES DICKERSON played on both sides of the ball for the first time since the 2000 season. Dickerson recorded four receptions for 77 yards and one touchdown as well as six tackles in his return to the defense. He was named co-MVP along with Augusta's Lyles, who had only one catch for 25 yards, but it was for the game-winning touchdown.
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Cape Fear Wildcats (8-2) 41, Carolina Rhinos (2-8) 38
GREENVILLE, S.C. â With 12 seconds remaining in the third quarter, Carolina had a 31-20 lead, but a 17-yard touchdown catch by TROY ESPRIT 11 seconds later swung the momentum and sparked a three-score run for Cape Fear that gave the Wildcats a 41-38 victory Saturday. With the victory, Cape Fear moved into a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division after Richmond dropped a 55-48 decision to Norfolk.
MITCHELL GALLOWAY and RICO CANNON scored Cape Fear's two final touchdowns on passes from QB MIKE GLUSKI, who continued his magic in Cape Fear, winning his sixth contest in his sixth start for the Wildcats.
The Rhinos took a 17-0 first-quarter lead on touchdown catches by XANON GLASPER and ROBERT GARTH, as well as a DONNIE PENNINGTON field goal, but Cape Fear rattled off 20 straight points on two SETH GUTZ scoring catches sandwiched around WILMONT PERRY's touchdown run to grab its first advantage with 2:42 left in the first half.
Gluski completed 14 passes for game-highs of 229 yards and four touchdowns to earn MVP accolades. Gutz was the game's Ironman, finishing the day with a game-high 96 yards receiving and two scores.
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Greensboro Prowlers (5-6) 81, Rochester Brigade (3-8) 62
GREENSBORO, N.C. â JOHNNY SMITH earned his first victory as the Prowlers' head coach and did it in style, breaking the team's mark for points scored in a game as Greensboro defeated Rochester 81-62 to end a six-game losing skid.
Greensboro put 28 points on the board in the first quarter, knocking the Brigade out of the game from the get-go. The shootout continued the entire game, with both team's exchanging scores for the duration. Prowler QB CHRIS WEIBEL earned Most Valuable Player honors after completing 22-of-25 passes for 330 yards and nine touchdowns. He finished the first half 10-of-10 for 170 yards and four scoring strikes. Not only was Weibel accurate throughout the game, but he also threw for the most yards and touchdowns in a single game in team history.
Offensive specialist ANTOINE CALLOWAY was the main recipient of Weibel's passes with nine catches for 132 yards and four TDs. Calloway became the first receiver in Prowlers' history to amass 1,000 yards receiving in a single season. Rochester's RODNEY BUSH earned Ironman recognition after catching five passes for 65 yards and one score. He also had three tackles on the night. Greensboro's MARCO McGEE was named the ADT Defensive Player of the Game, finishing with 1.5 tackles and a sack.
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (4-7) 51, Mohegan Wolves (3-8) 26
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. â For the second straight week, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers used a combination of pinpoint passing and defensive pressure to defeat the Mohegan Wolves, this time in a 51-26 romp at the First Union Arena.
The Pioneers dominated the early going and ended the first quarter with a lopsided 28-0 lead. Mohegan regained its poise during the second quarter, however, and managed to cut the lead to 31-12 going into halftime.
In the fourth quarter, Mohegan began to claw its way back into the contest closing the gap to 12 on JEFF COGELL's one-yard run with 14:37 to play. However, the Pioneers bounced back when KEVIN NAGLE scored from eight yards out and ELLY SALAMO hauled in a 12-yard BRYAN SNYDER touchdown pass, making the score 51-26. Salamo's performance earned him the game's Ironman award.
Snyder, who was awarded MVP honors for the second consecutive game, completed 22-of-33 passes for 232 yards and five touchdowns. TERRELL JOHNSON was the ADT Defensive Player of the Game with one tackle, one fumble recovery and an interception. BRANDON BURNSIDE pulled in a game-high 11 catches for 186 yards and three touchdowns for Mohegan.
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Peoria Pirates (9-2) 56, Bakersfield Blitz (6-4) 49
PEORIA, Ill. â WALTER CHURCH connected with WR/LB JERMAINE SHEFFIELD for a 37-yard touchdown with six seconds remaining to give Peoria a come-from-behind 56-49 win over Bakersfield in front of 7,278 fans Saturday night. The victory made Peoria the first National Conference team to clinch a spot in the 2002 playoffs.
Peoria scored with 31 seconds remaining in the game on a nine-yard Church-to-Sheffield pass to make the score 49-48 Bakersfield. But Scott Kurz missed the would-be tying extra point, forcing the Pirates to attempt an onside kick. Peoria's ERIC JOHNSON covered the onsider, leading to Sheffield 's second last-minute score.
After RYAN SLOTH's 56-yard kickoff return put the Blitz on top 21-20 in the second quarter, Bakersfield didn't trail again until allowing the winning TD. The Blitz took its biggest lead at 49-35 on the final play of the third quarter when YORK FRIERSON recovered a fumble in the end zone. But LINCOLN DUPREE returned the ensuing kickoff 52 yards for a touchdown to pull Peoria close and set up the frantic finish.
Peoria OS CORNELL CRAIG, who caught six passes for 82 yards and two touchdowns, also had a kick return TD of 56 yards. Sheffield led the Pirates with six catches for 86 yards and his two scores. Bakersfield's GERRICK BIVINS had game highs with 12 receptions for 132 yards and two TDs.
ADT Defensive Player of the Game KEN BOUIE blocked a field goal attempt early in the fourth quarter and finished with eight tackles and two quarterback sacks. Bakersfield QB CHAD ELLIOTT completed 25-of-40 attempts for 242 yards and four touchdown tosses with one interception. For the second consecutive week, Church was selected the game MVP, passing for 217 yards and five touchdowns with no INTs. Dupree was selected the Ironman of the Game. He had three tackles and two pass deflections, two catches for 16 yards, a pair of two-point conversions and 123 yards on three kickoff returns.
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Quad City Steamwheelers (6-4) 57, Memphis Xplorers (4-7) 47
DESOTO, Miss. â BRENT BROWNER's 45-yard interception return for a touchdown with 40 second left helped Quad City seal a 57-47 win over the Memphis Xplorers in front of 3,467 fans at the DeSoto Civic Center Saturday. Quad City had just taken a 50-47 lead on BRIAN HEGNAUER's 25-yard field goal with 1:04 remaining.
The Steamwheelers, who broke a three-game losing streak while handing Memphis its sixth straight setback, led 32-20 before consecutive TD catches by DEUMAIN REEDER gave the Xplorers their first lead at 33-32 midway through the third quarter. The game seesawed into the fourth period before Quad City took a 47-39 lead on MIKE CAWLEY's one-yard TD run following a CARLOS McNEARY fumble. McNeary redeemed himself with a 45-yard touchdown catch and the tying two-point conversion with 9:48 left, but the Xplorers final rally fell short.
Cawley, signed by the Steamwheelers just this week, completed 22-of-38 passes for 258 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. Memphis QB TIM LESTER threw for 244 yards and five touchdowns, but had two interceptions, both by Browner, the ADT Defensive Player of the Game. Reeder was the Ironman, with six catches for 67 yards and three TDs. Steamwheelers OS IRA GOOCH was named the game MVP, catching 10 passes for 103 yards and two scores, tallying 162 more yards on eight combined returns.
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Tennessee Valley Vipers (9-1) 39, Roanoke Steam (5-6) 35
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. â TRACY KENDALL scored on a three-yard run with 55 seconds left to lead Tennessee Valley to a 39-35 come-from-behind victory over the Roanoke Steam Saturday in front of 4,854 fans.
Kendall moved from wide receiver/linebacker to quarterback after starting Tennessee Valley QB WES COUNTS suffered a broken leg on the seventh play of the game. Kendall rushed for three TDs and threw for two more, totaling 213 yards through the air.
Roanoke led throughout, taking a 35-24 fourth-quarter advantage on MICHAEL THOMAS' 14-yard TD pass to TACOMA FONTAINE. Game MVP REGGIE WORTHY, who caught nine passes for 170 yards and two TDs, brought the Vipers within striking distance at 35-32 with his 16-yard catch with 7:20 left. Penalties on the ensuing drive nullified two apparent Steam touchdowns, and the Vipers started their game-winning march following JOSH JONES' off-target 33-yard field goal attempt. Tennessee Valley never led until Kendall scored his last-minute TD.
Two Roanoke touchdowns came on interception returns, a 50-yarder by JOAQUIN BRADLEY on the play that Counts was injured, and a 10-yarder by CHARVIN CLARK that gave the Steam a 29-15 bulge, its biggest lead of the game.
CALVIN HALL, who replaced Kendall at WR/LB, was named the game's Ironman with three catches for 36 yards and a pass breakup. Vipers DS KELLY SNELL earned ADT Defensive Player of the Game honors with a game-high 6.5 tackles and four pass breakups. Steam QBs Thomas and SEAN PETERSON totaled just 118 yards through the air with three touchdowns, all of them going to Fontaine, who caught six passes overall for 75 yards.
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Tulsa Talons (9-1) 56, Bossier City Battle Wings (6-5) 41
TULSA, Okla. â MITCH ALLNER and SEAN LOVE sparked a second-half rally that lifted the Tulsa Talons to their eighth straight victory, a 56-41 triumph over the Bossier City Battle Wings before 4,992 fans Saturday. In addition to avenging Tulsa's only loss of the season, it was the 17th consecutive regular-season home victory for the Talons, two shy of Quad City's all-time regular-season mark of 19.
Allner was named the Most Valuable Player for the seventh time in the last eight games. He caught seven passes for 94 yards and three touchdowns and added 114 yards on four kickoff returns, highlighted by his sixth kickoff return TD of the season on a 57-yard dash with 5:42 left in the game. Allner finished with 208 all-purpose yards, the sixth time in the last seven contests that he has topped the 200-yard mark.
Love earned Ironman of the Game honors, making four tackles and catching five passes for 89 yards, including a 39-yard scoring strike from ANTHONY BUICH that put Tulsa ahead to stay, 35-34 with 4:35 left in the third quarter. The Talons extended the lead to 49-34 on a 13-yard fumble return TD by CHARLIE HIGGINS and a 19-yard touchdown catch by Allner. After LARRY NIXON's two-yard run pulled Bossier City within 49-41, Allner clinched the win with his 57-yard kickoff return.
Bossier City's KEVIN STEVENSON caught nine passes for 125 yards and three touchdowns and added a season-high 114 kickoff return yards for 239 all-purpose yards. Battle Wings QB SHERARD POTEETE finished 17-of-33 for 273 yards with two interceptions. ITIS ATKINSON was the ADT Defensive Player of the Game with a game-high seven tackles, two pass breakups and a 33-yard interception return.
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Wichita Stealth (4-7) 62, Louisville Fire (1-9) 39
VALLEY CENTER, Kan. â The Wichita Stealth demolished the Louisville Fire 62-39 in front of 4,007 fans Saturday to move two-and-a-half games ahead of the Fire for the final playoff spot in the Midwest Division. The teams meet for the second and final time in Louisville June 29.
Stealth QB RON LOPEZ connected on six of his first eight passes, including a 29-yard touchdown pass to WILLIE GRISSOM 36 seconds into the game. After a PAUL CZERNIAK field goal trimmed the lead to 7-3, the Stealth reeled off 28 consecutive points on two Lopez TD passes to CARL RICHARDSON and one to GREG KYLER, plus a touchdown run by BRUCE HENDERSON, the Ironman of the Game. Wichita twice led by 37 points before two late scores by the Fire.
Lopez ended the evening with 245 yards passing and seven touchdowns to be named the Most Valuable Player of the Game. Grissom led the Stealth receiving corps with seven catches for 58 yards and one touchdown. Richardson, Kyler and XAVIER PATTERSON all caught two touchdown passes each. BRYAN HENDERSON, the ADT Defensive Player of the Game, broke the Stealth's single-season record for sacks with two takedowns of Louisville QB MATT HICKS, moving his season total to 12.
Hicks, the former Stealth QB, was sacked three times and totaled 143 passing yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in his return to Wichita. ANTHONY PAYTON led Louisville with seven catches for 88 yards and a score.
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Fresno Frenzy (4-7) 65, Arkansas Twisters (5-5) 48
FRESNO, Calif. â Fresno racked up 169 yards rushing, a new af2 record for most yards gained on the ground in a single game, as it blew past the Arkansas Twisters 65-48 in front of 4,141 fans at Selland Arena Saturday.
Five different Fresno players had a hand in eclipsing the previous single-game rushing mark of 113 yards (Memphis at Arkansas, 6/23/01). FB/LB CARLOS COX led the way for the Frenzy, setting a team record with 71 rushing yards. Cox also had three tackles and one sack on defense and was named Ironman of the Game. The Frenzy scored five rushing touchdowns, which also is a new team record.
Fresno broke open a 21-21 game by outscoring the Twisters 30-6 from late in the second quarter to early in the fourth. OS LAMONT WEBB had two touchdown catches and a 24-yard TD run during the surge. He scored five touchdowns overall (three receiving, two rushing) and totaled 252 all-purpose yards en route to game MVP honors.
Frenzy QB KENNY ROSE completed 13-of-19 passes with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Arkansas QB RICKY HEBERT passed for 215 yards and five touchdowns with no INTs. LENNIE JOHNSON totaled 69 receiving yards and three TDs and added another score on a 52-yard kickoff return. Fresno DS RAYLON HORN logged six tackles on his way to ADT Defensive Player of the Game honors.
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PLAYOFF QUALIFIERS/SCENARIOS FOR WEEK 13
ALBANY: Clinched playoff berth. Can clinch Northeast Division championship with win at Rochester.
AUGUSTA: Clinched playoff berth.
CAPE FEAR: Can clinch playoff berth with win vs. Greensboro AND loss by Norfolk vs. Charleston AND loss by Roanoke vs. Carolina.
MACON: Clinched playoff berth.
PEORIA: Clinched playoff berth and homefield advantage in first round of playoffs.
RICHMOND: Can clinch playoff berth with win vs. Mohegan AND loss by Norfolk vs. Charleston AND loss by Roanoke vs. Carolina.
TULSA: Can clinch playoff berth with win at Arkansas. Can clinch Central Division championship with win at Arkansas AND loss by Bossier City vs. Wichita.
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THIS WEEK IN af2 HISTORY
6/20/01: Albany, N.Y., joins the list of expansion teams for 2002. 6/22/01: With 2.0 sacks in Week 13, Tallahassee OL/DL ERNEST CERTAIN sets the af2 single-season record for sacks. He finished the season with 20.0.
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