Shock now 2-0 after another road win
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 11 years, 9 months AGO
ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Spokane Shock took the lead for good with two quick touchdowns in the second quarter, and went on to beat the Chicago Rush 76-61 in Arena Football League play Sunday before 3,108 at Allstate Arena.
Jeffrey Soloman scored on a 2-yard run out of high motion to put Spokane ahead 34-28 late in the second quarter. On the ensuing kickoff, Kenny Spencer kicked one off the bar, Shock defensive back Paul Stephens recovered at the 3-yard line and walked into the end zone to increase the lead to 41-28.
Spokane (2-0) led Chicago (0-2) by as much as 21 points in the second half.
Erik Meyer passed for 314 yards and seven touchdowns for Spokane. Adron Tennell caught three TD passes.
Reggie Gray caught four touchdown passes for Chicago. Carson Coffman passed for 294 yards and seven scores for the Rush.
Spokane travels to Iowa on Friday.
Spokane 20 28 14 14 - 76
Chicago 21 13 7 20 - 61
CHI - J.J. Payne, 2 run (Jose Martinez kick)
SPO - Steven Black 5 pass from Erik Meyer (Kenny Spencer kick)
CHI - Rodney Wright 27 pass from Carson Coffman (Martinez kick)
SPO - Adron Tennell 26 pass from Meyer (Spencer kick)
SPO - Jeffrey Soloman 28 pass from Meyer (kick failed)
CHI - Payne 6 yd run (Martinez kick)
SPO - Terrance Sanders 55 kickoff return (Spencer kick)
CHI - Reggie Gray 2 pass from Coffman (Martinez kick)
SPO - Soloman 2 run (Spencer kick)
SPO - Paul Stephens 3 net recovery (Spencer kick)
CHI - Reggie Gray 9 pass from Coffman (run failed)
SPO - Meyer 1 yd run (Spencer kick)
SPO - Tennell 6 pass from Meyer (Spencer kick)
CHI - Colin Madison 6 pass from Coffman (Martinez kick)
SPO - Kamar Jorden 30 pass from Meyer (Spencer kick)
CHI - Nate Forse 2 pass from Coffman (Martinez kick)
SPO - Soloman 26 pass from Meyer (Spencer kick)
CHI - Gray 12 pass from Coffman (Martinez kick)
SPO - Tennell 6 pass from Meyer (Spencer kick)
CHI - Gray 19 pass from Coffman (run failed)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - Spo, Meyer 4-10, Tennell 1-2, Soloman 2-2. Chi, Payne 5-11, Coffman 1-6.
PASSING - Spo, Meyer 36-34-0-314. Chi, Coffma, 25-39-0-294.
RECEIVING - Spo, Tennell 10-118, Soloman 6-95, Black 6-48, Jorden 3-42, Cave 1-11. Chi, Gray 9-93, Wright 8-128, Forse 5-52, Payne 1-13, Madison 1-6, Johnson 1-2.