Rowley's 6 TDs lift Shock
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 13 years, 8 months AGO
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Kyle Rowley hit Brandon Thompkins with a 10-yard touchdown pass with 1:48 remaining to clinch the Spokane Shock's 56-48 win over the Jacksonville Sharks in an Arena Football League game on Saturday night before 10,470 at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.
Rowley completed 20 of 26 passes for 218 yards and six touchdowns as the Shock built a 28-7 lead midway through the second quarter.
Jacksonville pulled within 35-28 on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Omar Jacobs to Bobby Sewell early in the third.
Spokane stretched the advantage to 49-28 as Rowley hit Thompkins on a 13-yard pass at the 7:56 mark of the third.
Jacksonville scored 21 straight points, capped by a 5-yard touchdown pass from Jacobs to Jamarko Simmons to pull within 49-48 with 4:53 remaining.
Adron Tennell had eight catches for 117 yards and two touchdowns for Spokane (3-3), which travels to Utah on Friday.
That game, previously scheduled for Saturday, was moved due to the NBA playoffs.
Spokane 21 14 14 7 - 56
Jacksonville 7 14 13 14 - 48
Spo - Andrew Nierman 3 pass from Kyle Rowley (Kenny Spencer kick)
Jack - Vladimir Richar 7 pass from Omar Jacobs (Marco Capozzoli kick)
Spo - Adron Tennell 11 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)
Spo - Freddie Harris 11 interception return (Spencer kick)
Spo - Rowley 1 run (Spencer kick)
Jac - Terrance Smith 13 pass from Jacobs (Capozzoli kick)
Spo - Terrance Sanders 9 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)
Jac - Smith 14 pass from Jacobs (Capozzoli kick)
Jac - Bobby Sewall 37 pass from Jacobs (Capozzoli kick)
Spo - Tennell 26 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)
Spo - Brandon Thompkins 13 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)
Jac - Smith 14 pass from Jacobs (kick failed)
Jac - Jamarko Simmons 5 pass from Jacobs (Smith pass from Jacobs)
Spo - Thompkins 10 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
PASSING - Spo, Rowley, 20-26-0-218. Jac, Jacobs, 37-52-4-371.
RUSHING - Spo, Rowley 2-4, Nierman 1-3. Jac, Holman 2-5, Sewall 1-3, Simmons 3-(-2).
RECEIVING - Spo, Tennell 8-117, Thompkins 4-48, Black 4-23, Nierman 2-8, Sanders 1-9, Ore 1-13. Jac, Simmons 11-112, Sewall 11-107, Smith 10-125, Graves 4-20, Richardson 1-7.