Blog: Strong Side
Final score: 59-55 Billings
Third Quarter, Billings leads 38-35: Two big plays have kept the Grizzlies neck-and neck with the Outlaws.
Antwan Harris gave an encore performance of his improbable kickoff return last week. He once again scooped up the ball in the left corner and darted straight ahead for a touchdown.
Later, wide receiver Keith Smith kept a Fairbanks drive alive with a sliding catch near the Billings 15-yard line that set up a lofter pass to 6-foot-4 receiver Lonnie Sanders in the back of the end zone.
Billings added to their total when Chris Dixon completed a touchdown pass while being knocked down by Grizzlies defensive lineman Aaron Brown and kicker Nathan Parseghian nailed a field goal.
Second quarter Billings leads 28-23: Of course, I make a quip about how easily everyone's getting touchdowns tonight, and suddenly neither team can buy a ticket into the end zone.
Billings quarterback Chris Dixon broke the dry spell with a 3-yard run with 4:30 remaining in the half.
The closest Fairbanks has came to paydirt was a fumble recovery at Billings' 8 yard line that resulted in a 4-and-out that ended with quarterback Justin Rummell getting sacked.
The Grizzlies' only points came from a 23-yard field goal by Brian Stuvek as time expired, which was made possible by a roughing the holder penalty on a 33-yard miss.
First quarter, Billings leads 21-20: The Indoor Football League doesn't have punters, but tonight's game wouldn't need them anyway. Neither team has been stopped on their way to the end zone.
Grizzlies quarterback Justin Rummell faced heavy pressure all quarter, but he was given ample time twice, and both plays resulted in a touchdown. He found Josh Crawford beating his defender down the left sideline at 11:43 and a wide open Lonnie Sanders in the left corner at 6:24.
The Outlaws began by riding the shifty running of Timothy Brown, a 5'10'' back/receiver who juked his way to a 41-yard touchdown. Dynamic quarterback Chris Dixon added two touchdowns with a 5-yard run and a short pass to
Grizzlies running back Antwan Harris had a 26-yard TD run late in the quarter. Fairbanks kicker Brian Stuvek has missed all three of his extra point attempts, which has given Billings the advantage.
quite frankly team played fairly well, wtg stuvek, between stuvek missing 7 extra points and some bad decision from the coach another loss, witch shoulda been a win. Get a new kicker, way in the heck would you kicker the extra point when you know stuvek can not kick go for the 2 point conversion u get it theres 2 point you miss its the same outcome as if stuvek kicks. It is amazing stuvek made that field goal at have time but shoulda went for touchdown
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