Yard Dawgz move to .500 with win
Published on May 29, 2005 under arenafootball2 (af2)
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz News Release
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz got past the Quad City Steamwheelers 56-49, as Al Hunt caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from Craig Strickland with :28 seconds left in the game to move the Yard Dawgz to 4-4 on the season. The Dawgz move into sole possession of third place in the Midwest Division and are only one game out of second place in the division.
The two teams went back and forth in the first half the only difference in the two sides were two missed extra point conversions by the Dawgz and the Steamwheelers getting a 24-yard field goal by Nick Gatto as time expired in the first half, making the score 24-19 in favor of Quad City.
The Dawgz would get their first lead of the game in the third quarter as they scored the first 10 points of the second half. The first score was a 34-yard pass to Brandon Daniels from Strickland and the next was a 28-yard field goal by Jason Ball, giving the Dawgz a 29-24 lead. The Steamwheelers would inch closer to the Dawgz with a 30-yard field goal in the third to pull them to within two points at 29-27.
The fourth quarter was fast and furious for both teams as they combined to put up 49 points in the quarter. The Dawgz would open the scoring as Eric Butler would notch his second touchdown of the night with a one-yard run giving the Dawgz the 36-27 lead with 14:11 left in the game. The Steamwheelers would later tie the game with a 41-yard pass from Sam Clemons to Tim Dodge and they converted the two-point conversion play to tie the game at 42-42. The Dawgz would get the next score on a 32-yard pass from Strickland to Daniels putting them up 49-42 at the 2:09 mark.
The Steamwheelers would not go away though as they tied the game one more time on a 24-yard pass from Clemons to Jack Walker Jr. with :49 seconds in the game, but they could not keep the Dawgz down as Strickland found Hunt for the winning score to give the Dawgz their second consecutive win.
Daniels would finish the night with six catches for 118 yards and three touchdowns to pace the Dawgz. Craig Strickland finished the game 20-of-36 for 317 yards and six touchdowns.
Jarrail Jackson was named Offensive Player of the Game for his performance. Jackson would finish the night with five catches for 77 yards and two touchdowns. Jackson would also add five kickoff returns for 111 yards and two missed field goals for 57 yards.
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