Shock win third straight
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 8 months AGO
DES MOINES, Iowa - Adron Tennell caught 10 passes for 100 yards and three touchdowns as the Spokane Shock won their third straight game Friday night, beating the Iowa Barnstormers 68-62 in Arena Football League play before 7,698 at Wells Fargo Arena.
Kyle Rowley passed for 239 yards and six touchdowns for Spokane (6-4), which has won five of six games after a 1-3 start.
Defensive back Paul Stephens had an interception and a kick return for a touchdown for the Shock.
J.J. Raterink passed for 323 yards and seven touchdowns for Iowa (4-7). Jesse Schmidt caught 11 passes for 194 yards and six TDs.
Former Barnstormer Patrick Stoudamire sealed the win for the Shock by recovering an onside kick after Iowa had pulled within six points late.
Spokane travels to Chicago on June 3.
Spokane 3 28 17 20 - 68
Iowa 7 13 14 28 - 62
SPO - FG Kenny Spencer 22
IOWA - Jesse Schmidt 29 pass from J.J. Raterink (Craig Camay kick)
SPO - Brandon Thompkins 13 pass from Kyle Rowley (Spencer kick)
SPO - Thompkins 1 run (Spencer kick)
IOWA - Collin Taylor 14 pass from Raterink (kick failed)
SPO - Adron Tennell 4 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)
SPO - Tennell 13 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)
SPO - Thompkins 6 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)
IOWA - Schmidt 32 pass from Raterink (Camay kick)
SPO - FG Spencer 31
IOWA - Schmidt 34 pass from Chris Dieker (Camay kick)
SPO - Paul Stephens 46 kickoff return (Spencer kick)
IOWA - Raterink 1 run (Camay kick)
SPO - Andrew Nierman 1 run (Spencer kick)
IOWA - Schmidt 16 pass from Raterink (Camay kick)
SPO - Tennell 8 pass from Rowley (Spencer kick)
IOWA - Marco Thomas 44 pass from Raterink (Camay kick)
SPO - Thompkins 10 pass from Rowley (kick failed)
IOWA - Schmidt 9 pass from Raterink (Camay kick)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - Spo, Nierman 3-2, Rowley 1-2, Thompkins 4-(minus 4). Iowa, Raterink 3-21.
PASSING - Spo, Rowley 25-38-1-239. Iowa, Raterink 22-36-1-323, Dierker 1-1-0-34.
RECEIVING - Spo, Tennell 10-100, Thompkins 6-56, Black 5-33, Harper 2-17, Sanders 1-19, Ore 1-14. Iowa, Schmidt 9-172, Taylor 8-81, Thomas 4-82.