After QB Meyer injured, Carter shines for Shock
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 10 years, 8 months AGO
ANAHEIM, Calif. - When quarterback Erik Meyer, the reigning Arena Football League MVP, went down with a shoulder injury in the first half on Sunday, the Spokane Shock were left with no available quarterbacks.
Well, sort of.
Rashaad Carter, who had played quarterback in college, came in and threw two touchdown passes and ran for four more as Spokane pounded the expansion LA KISS 70-21 at the Honda Center.
Spokane (5-2) scored the game's first 28 points against the KISS (2-5). Meyer, who passed for two touchdowns and ran for one, was injured when he was sacked by former Shock linebacker Beau Bell, who slammed his right shoulder to the turf. ESPN2 commentators reported Meyer suffered a broken collarbone.
Carter came on, and threw two touchdown passes late in the first half to give Spokane a 42-14 lead at intermission. Carter threw just seven passes in the game, completing four, for the two touchdowns. He carried the ball 12 times for 46 yards and the four TDs.
The 21 points were the fewest allowed by the Shock in a game in their history. Linebacker Terance Moore led the way with six tackles and an interception, and Jeremy Geathers and James Ruffin each recorded two sacks. Ruffin is now tied with Jon Williams and Bell for the Shock single-season sack record with 8.5.
The Shock play host to the Pittsburgh Power on Friday.
Spokane 14 28 21 7 - 70
LA 0 14 7 0 - 21
First Quarter
Spo - Erik Meyer 4 run (Taylor Rowan kick), 8:35
Spo - Adron Tennell 9 pass from Meyer (Rowan kick), 2:06
Second Quarter
Spo - Tennell 8 pass from Meyer (Rowan kick), 12:32
Spo - Meyer 1 run (Rowan kick), 11:25
LA - Samie Parker 4 pass from J.J. Raterink (Kenny Spencer kick), 2:44
LA - A.J. Cruz 58 field goal return (Spencer kick), :38
Spo - Brandon Thompkins 45 pass from Rashaad Carter (Rowan kick), :31
Spo - Tennell 13 pass from Carter (Rowan kick), :05
Third Quarter
LA - Donovan Morgan 15 pass from Raterink (Spencer kick), 11:42
Spo - Carter 15 run (Rowan kick), 8:37
Spo - Carter 1 run (Rowan kick), 2:10
Spo - Carter 1 run (Rowan kick), :32
Fourth Quarter
Spo - Carter 1 run (Rowan kick), 8:40
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - Spo, Meyer 3-6, Carter 12-46, Tupua 1-(minus 1). LA, Raterink 2-16, Mortensen 1-6.
PASSING - Spo, Meyer 10-17-89, Carter 4-7-73. LA, Raterink 9-30-101, Hansen 3-7-26.
RECEIVING - Spo, Thompkins 7-93, Washington 1-8, Tennell 6-61. LA, Morgan 5-56, Parker 3-14, White 3-41, Mortensen 1-16.