PHILADELPHIA
(April 14, 2012) – A second-half comeback sparked the Philadelphia Soul
(4-1) as they defeated league powerhouse, San Jose SaberCats (3-2),
61-55, in front of 9,303 fans at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday
night.
Philadelphia
quarterback Dan Raudabaugh finished by connecting on 18-of-41 passes
for 239 yards, seven touchdowns and no interceptions. Tiger Jones had
seven receptions for 89 yards and four touchdowns, while Derrick Ross
had three touchdowns, rushing for 23 yards and receiving for 39 yards.
Emery Sammons added five receptions for 53 yards and two touchdowns.
Jeff Hughley had four kickoff returns for 59 yards and two receptions
for 40 yards.
Leading
the way defensively was Kent Richardson with 4.0 total tackles and
three interceptions for 37 yards. Rayshaun Kizer had 9.0 tackles while
Bryan Robinson added 5.0 tackles, 2.0 sacks and two forced fumbles – one
on the last play of the game.
San
Jose’s Mark Grieb led the SaberCats by connecting 25-of-47 passes for
333 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions. WR Samora Goodson
had six receptions for 118 yards and two touchdowns. DB Ruschard
Dodd-Masters had four kickoff returns for 114 yards and one touchdown
and Ben Nelson added eight receptions for 96 yards.
San
Jose opened the scoring when Grieb completed a 7-yard pass to James Roe
for the first and only touchdown of the first quarter during San Jose’s
second possession. Nick Pertuit kick for the extra point was good and
the quarter ended with the SaberCats leading 7-0.
The
second quarter, Jones began the second quarter scoring with a 8-yard
catch as he fell over the endzone wall followed by a successful kick by
Phil Marfuggi. San Jose rebutted with a 57-yard kickoff return by
Ruschard Dodd-Masters for a touchdown. Later in the quarter, Robinson
sacked Grieb for a loss of seven yards and fumble recovered by Dustin
Barno. Following this recovery, Raudabaugh completed an 18-yard pass to
Sammons bringing the ball to the 3-yard line where Ross was able to run
it for the touchdown.
San
Jose’s Tommy Taggart ran one yard for a touchdown followed by a 2-yard
touchdown reception by Sammons. Mark Lewis ran a yard for a touchdown
giving San Jose a 28-19 lead. With five seconds on the clock, Ross
caught a short pass from Raudabaugh and ran 39 yards for a touchdown.
The successful kick by Marfuggi ended the first half with San Jose
leading 28-26.
San
Jose began the second half with a 16-yard pass to Mark Grieb and a
failed kick by Pertuit. After being stopped at the line of scrimmage,
second effort allowed Ross into the endzone for a 3-yard touchdown. The
quarter ended with San Jose leading 34-33.
Jones’
three touchdowns in the final quarter gave Philadelphia their first
lead of the game. The Soul outscored the SaberCats 28-21 in the fourth
quarter for a 61-55 win. The victory, coupled with a Chicago loss,
gives the Soul a League-best 4-1 record.
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