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Shock edge top-ranked Rattlers

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 13 years, 8 months AGO
| May 1, 2011 9:00 PM

SPOKANE - The Spokane Shock had to hold on late, but came away with a 70-69 win over the top-ranked and previously unbeaten Arizona Rattlers in front of 10,113 in an Arena Football League game at the Spokane Arena on Saturday night.

Arizona, which trailed 70-57 with 52 seconds remaining, stormed back as quarterback Nick Davila hit Rod Winsor on a 4-yard touchdown pass to cut the deficit to 70-63.

Arizona (6-1) recovered an onside kick with 32 seconds remaining and Davila found Trandon Harvey on a 24 yard pass to get the Rattlers to the Shock 14-yard line.

Davila attempted to complete a pass to Jason Geathers, but Spokane safety Alex Teems was flagged for pass interference, moving the ball to the 4-yard line.

Odie Armstrong pounded the ball in from four yards out, but an attempt for a 2-point conversion was deflected by the Spokane defense.

Arizona recovered another onside kick, but had a 46-yard field goal attempt blocked by Spokane's Khreem Smith to end the contest.

Spokane quarterback Kyle Rowley completed 21 of 31 passes for 219 yards and eight touchdowns. Greg Orton had eight catches for 70 yards and three touchdowns for Spokane (3-4), which travels to the expansion Pittsburgh Power on Saturday.

Arizona 7 21 14 27 - 69

Spokane 7 21 21 21 - 70

Spo - Kyle Rowley 1 run (Taylor Rowan kick)

Ari - Jason Geathers 8 pass from Nick Davila (Joe Schroeder kick)

Ari - Odie Armstrong 1 run (Schroeder kick)

Spo - Greg Orton 4 pass from Rowley (Rowan kick)

Ari - Armstrong 8 run (Schroeder kick)

Spo - Raul Vijil 4 pass from Rowley (Rowan kick)

Ari - Trandon Harvey 13 pass from Davila (Schroeder kick)

Spo - Vijil 25 pass from Rowley (Rowan kick)

Spo - Orton 3 pass from Rowley (Rowan kick)

Ari - Geathers 20 pass from Davila (Schroeder kick)

Spo - Shaun Kauleinamoku 24 pass from Rowley (Rowan kick)

Ari - John Booker 6 pass from Davila (Schroeder kick)

Spo - Vijil 6 pass from Rowley (Rowan kick)

Spo - Vijl 4 pass from Rowley (Rowan kick)

Ari - Harvey 24 pass from Davila (Schroeder kick)

Spo - Orton 11 pass from Rowley (Rowan kick)

Ari - Armstrong 3 run (Schroeder kick)

Spo - Vijil 8 kickoff return (Rowan kick)

Ari - Rod Windsor 4 pass from Davila (Schroeder kick)

Ari - Armstrong 4 run (pass failed)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING - Ari, Armstrong 9-40, Geathers 1-4, Davila 1-(-4). Spo, Harrell 2-9, Rowley 2-1.

PASSING - Ari, Davila, 29-43-0-318. Spo, Rowley, 21-31-1-219.

RECEIVING - Ari, Windsor 16-167, Harvey 7-97, Geathers 4-45, Armstrong 1-3, Booker 1-6. Spo, Orton 8-70, Sammons 6-59, Vijil 5-57, Kauleinamoku 1-24, Ma Sun 1-9.

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