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Shock can't contain Blaze

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 8 months AGO
| May 5, 2012 9:00 PM

SALT LAKE CITY - Tommy Grady completed 26 of 40 passes for 258 yards and 11 touchdowns as the Utah Blaze defeated the Spokane Shock 84-63 in an Arena Football League game at EnergySolutions Arena on Friday night.

Kyle Rowley threw for 352 yards and nine touchdowns for Spokane, seven of which were caught by Brandon Thompkins. Thompkins finished with a game-high 168 yards on 10 catches for Spokane (3-4), which returns home to face New Orleans next Friday at the Spokane Arena.

The Shock showed problems early, racking up 10 penalties in the first half alone and were stopped on three different occasions, once on a failed fourth-down conversion and twice on interceptions by Rowley. The Utah offense continued its high level of production seen in previous games as the Blaze put up 43 points in the first half, led by Grady.

Utah improves to 6-2.

Spokane 14 7 14 28 - 63

Utah 23 20 14 27 - 84

Utah - Safety

Utah - Chris Bocage 7 pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick)

Spo - Brandon Thompkins 33 pass from Kyle Rowley (Kenny Spencer kick)

Utah - Aaron Lesue 29 pass from Grady (Brotzman kick)

Spo - Thompkins 40 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)

Utah - Lesue 16 pass from Grady (Brotzman kick)

Utah - Ben Stallings 10 run (kick failed)

Spo - Thompkins 16 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)

Utah - Shaun Kauleinamoku 11 pass from Grady (Brotzman kick)

Utah - Lesue 12 pass from Grady (Brotzman kick)

Utah - Lesue 8 pass from Grady (Brotzman kick)

Spo - Thompkins 6 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)

Spo - Thompkins 7 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)

Utah - Maurice Bryant 2 pass from Grady (Brotzman kick)

Spo - Thompkins 5 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)

Utah - Lesue 9 pass from Grady (Brotzman kick)

Spo - Steven Black 4 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)

Utah - Kauleinamoku 15 pass from Grady (pass failed)

Spo - Thompkins 29 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)

Utah - Kauleinamoku 9 pass from Grady (Brotzman kick)

Spo - Adron Tennell 9 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)

Utah - Kauleinamoku 7 pass from Grady (Brotzman kick)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING - Spo, Rowley, 24-42-3-352. Utah, Grady, 26-40-1-258.

PASSING - Spo, Nierman 1-0, Rowley 1-(-1). Utah, Stallings 9-21.

RECEIVING - Spo, Thompkins 10-168, Tennell 7-103, Black 4-28, Hills 3-53. Utah, Lesue 11-136, Bocage 7-55, Kauleinamoku 6-56, Bryant 2-11.

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