Post by DiamondThief on Apr 7, 2018 19:05:30 GMT -8
FINAL - Storm 45, Danger 37
4/7/18 --
GRAND ISLAND, NE - The Sioux Falls Storm took an early two-touchdown lead and were able to hold off a pesky Nebraska Danger team to capture a 45-37 win in week 7 of the Indoor Football League season tonight at Eihusen Arena.
The Storm improved to 4-1, while the Danger fell to 4-2.
It didn't take long for the Storm to get on the board. Lorenzo Brown's 18-yard strike to Judd Harrold on the first play of the game put the Storm up 7-0 early. The Danger came back, mounting an eight-play, 33-yard drive capped by Jesse Scroggins II's 11-yard toss to Eric Thomas. Brown's 30-yard bomb to Mike Tatum gave the Storm a 14-7 lead with 4:57 left in the opening quarter.
The Storm extended their lead to 21-7 on a 5-yard run from Lyle McCombs mid way through the second quarter. The Danger scored three minutes later on a 13-yard pass from Scroggins to Kenzel Doe. Sioux Falls closed out the second quarter when Brown found Harrold open at the one yard line. Harrold easily stepped into the end zone and the Storm led 28-13 at the half.
The teams traded missed field goals to open the third quarter. Brad Hatfield cut into the Storm's lead when he nailed a 33-yard field goal at the 4:54 mark of the third quarter. The Storm went back up by 15 points when Miles Bergner's 38-yard field goal try hit the right upright and bounced through.
Nebraska scored on a 9-yard pass from Scroggins to Angelo Pease to make the score 31-23. The Danger had lined up to go for a two-point conversion, but were called for a procedure penalty, so they elected to go for Hatfield's extra point. The Storm scored on Tatum's 20-yard touchdown catch from Brown with 9:38 left in the fourth quarter. Scroggins found Thomas for a 5-yard touchdown grab to pull the Danger to within a single score with 8:41 left. After a missed field goal by Bergner which his a speaker in the rafters, the Danger had the ball at their own five yard line. On their first play from scrimmage, Scroggins' pass was tipped and intercepted by the Storm's Jabari Gorman, who returned it 15 yards for the touchdown to put the Danger up 45-30 with 4:30 remaining.
The Danger scored again on Gregory Dent, Jr.'s 25-yard touchdown pass from Scroggins. Sioux Falls recovered the onside kick and were able to run out the clock.
The teams were fairly even in a statistical sense, with the Storm gaining 192 yards of total offense to the Danger's 190. Sioux Falls was flagged 10 ties for 60 yards, while Nebraska had 7 penalties for 65 yards. The key were the three turnovers by the Danger (2 fumbles and an interception) which led to 14 points for the Danger.
Brown went 7 of 13 passing for 125 yards and four touchdowns, and rushed 12 times for 38 yards. McCombs gained 37 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown. Tatum and Harrold had 62 and 60 yards, respectively and each caught a pair of touchdown passes for the Storm. Marlon Moore's 6.5 total tackles led the way for the Storm defense. Gorman's interception came at a pivotal point in the fourth quarter. New Storm defensive lineman Kwame Bell recovered a fumble, as did Chris Martin.
Scroggins completed 12 of 24 passes for 140 yards with 5 touchdowns and an interception, and rushed 7 times for 20 yards. Pease rushed 7 times for 18 yards, and caught 3 passes for 41 yards and a touchdown. Dent hauled in 3 passes for 43 yards and a score, while Kenzel Doe added 3 catches for 35 yards. Thomas, who led the Danger with 2 touchdown receptions to go with his 3 receptions for 21 yards. Myle Tavarres 11 total tackles led the defense. Phillip Lewis recorded 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss. Colton Miles-Nash had a sack and Xzavie Jackson tallied a half sack.
The Storm go on to host the Arizona Rattlers on April 14 with kickoff set for 5:05 p.m. pacific (7:05 p.m. central). The Danger will visit the Iowa Barnstormers on April 14. Kickoff for that one is slated for 5:05 p.m. pacific (7:05 p.m. central).
The Storm improved to 4-1, while the Danger fell to 4-2.
It didn't take long for the Storm to get on the board. Lorenzo Brown's 18-yard strike to Judd Harrold on the first play of the game put the Storm up 7-0 early. The Danger came back, mounting an eight-play, 33-yard drive capped by Jesse Scroggins II's 11-yard toss to Eric Thomas. Brown's 30-yard bomb to Mike Tatum gave the Storm a 14-7 lead with 4:57 left in the opening quarter.
The Storm extended their lead to 21-7 on a 5-yard run from Lyle McCombs mid way through the second quarter. The Danger scored three minutes later on a 13-yard pass from Scroggins to Kenzel Doe. Sioux Falls closed out the second quarter when Brown found Harrold open at the one yard line. Harrold easily stepped into the end zone and the Storm led 28-13 at the half.
The teams traded missed field goals to open the third quarter. Brad Hatfield cut into the Storm's lead when he nailed a 33-yard field goal at the 4:54 mark of the third quarter. The Storm went back up by 15 points when Miles Bergner's 38-yard field goal try hit the right upright and bounced through.
Nebraska scored on a 9-yard pass from Scroggins to Angelo Pease to make the score 31-23. The Danger had lined up to go for a two-point conversion, but were called for a procedure penalty, so they elected to go for Hatfield's extra point. The Storm scored on Tatum's 20-yard touchdown catch from Brown with 9:38 left in the fourth quarter. Scroggins found Thomas for a 5-yard touchdown grab to pull the Danger to within a single score with 8:41 left. After a missed field goal by Bergner which his a speaker in the rafters, the Danger had the ball at their own five yard line. On their first play from scrimmage, Scroggins' pass was tipped and intercepted by the Storm's Jabari Gorman, who returned it 15 yards for the touchdown to put the Danger up 45-30 with 4:30 remaining.
The Danger scored again on Gregory Dent, Jr.'s 25-yard touchdown pass from Scroggins. Sioux Falls recovered the onside kick and were able to run out the clock.
The teams were fairly even in a statistical sense, with the Storm gaining 192 yards of total offense to the Danger's 190. Sioux Falls was flagged 10 ties for 60 yards, while Nebraska had 7 penalties for 65 yards. The key were the three turnovers by the Danger (2 fumbles and an interception) which led to 14 points for the Danger.
Brown went 7 of 13 passing for 125 yards and four touchdowns, and rushed 12 times for 38 yards. McCombs gained 37 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown. Tatum and Harrold had 62 and 60 yards, respectively and each caught a pair of touchdown passes for the Storm. Marlon Moore's 6.5 total tackles led the way for the Storm defense. Gorman's interception came at a pivotal point in the fourth quarter. New Storm defensive lineman Kwame Bell recovered a fumble, as did Chris Martin.
Scroggins completed 12 of 24 passes for 140 yards with 5 touchdowns and an interception, and rushed 7 times for 20 yards. Pease rushed 7 times for 18 yards, and caught 3 passes for 41 yards and a touchdown. Dent hauled in 3 passes for 43 yards and a score, while Kenzel Doe added 3 catches for 35 yards. Thomas, who led the Danger with 2 touchdown receptions to go with his 3 receptions for 21 yards. Myle Tavarres 11 total tackles led the defense. Phillip Lewis recorded 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss. Colton Miles-Nash had a sack and Xzavie Jackson tallied a half sack.
The Storm go on to host the Arizona Rattlers on April 14 with kickoff set for 5:05 p.m. pacific (7:05 p.m. central). The Danger will visit the Iowa Barnstormers on April 14. Kickoff for that one is slated for 5:05 p.m. pacific (7:05 p.m. central).
Both games, as well as all IFL games this season, will be streamed live on the IFL's Official YouTube Channel. SCtoC will present previews of those, and all, games this season. Those previews will be posted on the board of the home team in each game.
- ANM
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