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Shock win on final play

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 13 years, 6 months AGO
| July 17, 2011 9:00 PM

SPOKANE - Randy Hymes caught a 34-yard touchdown pass in the back of the end zone from Kyle Rowley on the game's final play as the Spokane Shock stunned the San Jose SaberCats 63-61 in an Arena Football League game Saturday night before 9,680 at the Spokane Arena.

And, with Tulsa's 85-49 loss to Orlando, the win puts the defending AFL champion Shock (9-8) into the playoffs.

San Jose (7-10) had taken a 61-57 lead with 3.9 seconds left on an 11-yard pass from Mark Grieb to James Roe.

Spokane fell behind 21-6 in the first quarter, but tied the game at 55 on a 1-yard pass from Rowley to Hymes with 1:31 left.

A safety with 58 seconds left put the Shock up 57-55, but San Jose took the lead in the waning seconds.

Kyle Rowley passed for eight touchdowns for Spokane. Mark Grieb threw for seven TDs for San Jose, which whipped the visiting Shock 76-48 in the season opener.

Spokane wraps up the regular season Friday at Jacksonville.

San Jose 21 14 6 20 - 61

Spokane 6 21 7 29 - 63

SJ - James Roe 7 pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick)

Spo - Kyle Rowley 1 run (kick failed)

SJ - Victor James 3 run (Gamboa kick)

SJ - James 5 run (Gamboa kick)

Spo - Randy Hymes 3 pass from Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick)

Spo - Brandon Thompkins 22 pass from Kyle Rowley (Rowan kick)

Spo - Adron Tennell 17 pass from Rowley (Rowan kick)

SJ - James Roe 14 pass from Mark Grieb (Gamboa kick)

SJ - Roe 26 pass from Grieb (klck blocked)

Spo - Tennell 2 pass from Rowley (Rowan kick)

Spo - Thompkins 19 pass from Rowley (kick blocked)

SJ - Marco Thomas 1 pass from Grieb (Gamboa kick)

Spo - Hymes 4 pass from Rowley (Rowan kick)

SJ - Ben Nelson 9 pass from Grieb (Gamboa kick)

Spo - Hymes 1 pass from Rowley (Thompkins run)

Spo - Safety

SJ - Roe 11 pass from Grieb (run failed)

Spo - Hymes 34 pass from Rowley (run failed)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING - SJ, Cook 7-7, James 4-6. Spo, Hymes 1-3, Harrell 1-2, Rowley 1-1.

PASSING - SJ, Grieb 32-44-0-317. Spo, Rowley 24-31-0-281, Meyer 3-4-0-24.

RECEIVING - SJ, Roe 11-132, Nelson 8-103, Thomas 8-36, Lewis 2-31, Cook 2-17, James 1-(minus 4). Spo, Hymes 12-100, Tennell 9-92, Thompkins 4-55, Pino 1-32, Sammons 1-26.

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