Xplorers Clip The Battle Wings 62-35
May 30, 2003 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Memphis Xplorers News Release
SOUTHAVEN, Miss â Friday night the Memphis Xplorers hammered the Bossier City Battle Wings 62-35 at the DeSoto Civic Center in front of 3,096 fans. The Xplorers have won back-to-back games for the first time in more than a year and improve to 3-5. Special teams accounted for 18 points as the Xplorers closed the game with a 48-13 run to come from behind and run away with the game. The Xplorers travel to Florida on June 7th, then return home on June 14th against the Birmingham Steeldogs. For tickets call 662-280-3737 or go online at www.xplorers af2.com and use the ticketmaster link.
FIRST HALF
The Xplorers fell behind 16-0 early as Battle Wings QB Payton Perrett, who was making his af2 debut, threw a couple of early TD passes. The Xplorers got on the board when Johnny Loper swept the right side and hurdled his way into the end zone from the one yard line to make it 16-6 with 10 minutes to go in the second quarter. Perrett threw a 30 yard TD pass to Shadrick McAfee to make it 22-6, but then the Xplorers exploded. OL/DL Patrick Heard recovered a missed field goal in the endzone to get the Xplorers within 22-14. Perrett answered with another TD pass to make it 29-14 Bossier City. Memphis closed to within seven points when QB Will Burch, who was making his first start of the year for the Xplorers, gunned a five yard strike to WR/LB Adrian Burnette with 19 seconds to go in the half. Bossier City drove to midfield and tried a 33 yard field goal, but OL/DL Joseph Crear blocked the kick attempt and scooped up the ball then returned it for a TD with no time left in the half to stun the Battle Wings. Steven Green added a drop kick PAT to give Memphis a 30-29 lead at halftime
SECOND HALF
The Xplorers came out smoking the in third quarter. Burch connected with Loper who made a leaping catch for an 18 yard TD to make it 36-29 on the opening possession of the third. Then Green added a drop kick field goal worth four points to make it 40-29 with 6 minutes to go in the third. FB/LB Ed Smith chipped in with a one yard TD run and then the special teams went to work again. WR/DB Terrell Adams forced a fumble on the kickoff and OL/DL Kenny Jackson recovered at the Bossier City seven yard line. Burch then found Adams with a TD pass to make it 54-29 with twelve minutes to go in the game. The Xplorers go on to rout the Battle Wings. FINAL SCORE Memphis 62, Bossier City 35.
Score 1 2 3 4 F
Memphis 0 30 18 14 62
Bossier City 10 19 0 6 35
Records
Memphis 3-5
Bossier City 3-6
MVP
Joseph Crear - Memphis
IRONMAN
Ed Smith - Memphis
ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME
Patrick Heard - Memphis
XPLORERS TICKETS
For ticket information and purchases call (662) 280-3737 or go online to www.xplorersaf2.com .
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