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Wolves Use Early Lead to Cruise Past Pioneers

June 14, 2003 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Mohegan Wolves News Release


The Mohegan Wolves scored the first 21 points of the night against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and never looked back, cruising to a 55-22 home victory against the Pioneers Saturday night at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Wolves third consecutive win upped their overall record to 7-3 on the season. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton dropped to 3-7 with the loss.

FB/LB LAJHON JONES was the main man on offense for Mohegan, scoring three of the team's first four touchdowns en route to earning Game MVP honors. The Wolves leading rusher in 2003 gained 25 yards on six carries and scored twice. Jones also caught a 26-yard touchdown pass. WR/DB ANTHONY COMER and DS ALLISTAIR SEBASTIEN also stood out individually. Comer earned Ironman of the Game accolades for flying all over field on offense against the Pioneers. All totaled, Comer caught four passes for 39 yards, had one rush for a gain of 13 yards, and returned a missed field goal for 10 yards. Sebastien had a big night on defense, returning an interception 30 yards for a touchdown in addition to tallying two tackles. Others recording touchdowns for the Wolves included WR/LB KAZMELL MINOTT (4-yard run), FB/LB RONNIE NICKS (1-yard run) and OS MEL LONG (25-yard reception).

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, which struggled most of the night on offense, was paced by WR/DB Cosmo DeMatteo. DeMatteo caught a team-high five passes for 44 yards and one touchdown. QB Chris Boden had a rough night against Mohegan's pressure defense, completing just 19-of-42 passes for 230 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. .

Mohegan's next game is scheduled for Saturday, June 21 at home against the expansion Cincinnati Swarm.



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