Fur flew high in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center as the LA Bayou Beast took a bite out of the Utah Catzz.
A game filled with hard physical football left the Catzz scoreless in the second half. Several of Utah's offensive drives ended in turnovers, including two interceptions by Travis Brown, defensive player of the week, for 27 yards and one by James Gillyard. Jack Phillips opened the turnovers with a 45 yard interception return for a touchdown early in the second quarter.
James Gillyard and Pat Rogers accounted for 9 and 8 tackles, respectively, of the team's 34. Charles Johnson and Franklin Thomas were accredited with one sack each for a total of 16 yards.
Quarterback Melvin Hill passed for 98 yards and ran for one touchdown. He continues to lead the league with a 58.2 completion percentage. Backup Doug Coleman warmly greeted the fans with a 39 yard touchdown pass to Michael Lewis after a long stay on the injured list.
Michael Lewis, who leads the league in yards per reception, took in three receptions for 72 yards and one touchdown. Also contributing on the receiving end were Joe Valencia, who caught three passes for 53 yards, and Derrick Fobb and Byron Allen, who finished with one reception each.
Germaine Williams rushed for 28 yards and pounded in 2 touchdowns before leaving the field. Byron Allen ran in a 2 yard touchdown in the third quarter to complete the night with 36 yards on 6 carries, averaging 6 yards per carry. Melvin Hill and Doug Coleman did the quarterback scramble 5 times and Pat Rogers relieved a fired up Germaine Williams with 2 runs for 10 yards.
Special teams came under close surveillance after they allowed 147 yards in kick-off returns, but Matt Huerkamp impressed the crowd of 4,679 with a beautiful 52-yard field goal which ended the first half.
Utah Catzz 2 14 0 0 16 Louisiana Bayou Beast 6 16 7 14 43 First Quarter LA-11:22-Germaine Williams 1 yd run, 2pt conv. failed 6-0 UT- 6:05-Doug Beech 27 yd field goal 6-2 Second Quarter LA-13:59-Jack Phillips 45 yd interception return, Matt Huerkamp PAT 13-2 UT- 9:27-Joe Borich 1 yd run, Beach PAT 13-9 LA- 2:06-Williams 2 yd run, 2pt conversion failed 19-9 UT- 0:10-Pokey Eckford 13 yd pass from Borich, Beach PAT 19-16 LA- 0:00-Huerkamp 52 yd field goal 22-16 Third Quarter LA-10:52-Byron Allen 2 yd run, Huerkamp PAT 29-16 Fourth Quarter LA-14:47-Melvin Hill 2 yd run, Williams 2 pt run 37-16 LA- 9:30-Michael Lewis 39 yd pass from Hill, Huerkamp PAT failed 43-16 Team Stats Louisiana Utah First Downs 14 10 Rushing 7 3 Passing 7 7 Penalty 0 0 Rushing Attempts 21 13 Yards Rushing 75 26 Net Passing Yards 137 134 Passes Attempted 15 31 Passes Completed 8 11 Had Intercepted 0 4 Total Offensive Plays 36 46 Total Net Yards 212 160 Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-2 0-0 Penalties: Number-Lost 3-9 1-9 Missed Field Goal Returns NA NA Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 2-18 8-147 3rd Down Conversions 2-6 1-7 4th Down Conversions 1-1 2-5 Sacks by: Number-Yards 2-16 0-0 Interception Returns: 4-73 0-0 Possesion Time 30:14 29:46 Fumble Returns 0-0 2-0 Individual Stats Rushing-L-Allen 6-36-1, Williams 7-28-2, Pat Rogers 2-10, Hill 3-8, Michael Lewis 1-(-2), Doug Coleman 2-(-5); U-Derek Black 6-17, Pokey Eckford 4-8, Borich 1-1-1, Shoemaker 2-0 Receiving-L-Lewis 3-72-1, Joe Valencia 3-53, Derrick Fobb 1-12, Byron Allen 1-0; U-Eckford 6-82-1, Greg Hooks 2-26, Terrance Keehan 2-31, Joe Borich 1-11 Passing-L-Hill 6-12-98-0-0, Coleman 2-3-39-1-0; U-Borich 8-23-120-1-3; Shoemaker 2-7-19-0-1, Keehan 1-1-11-0-0 Field Goals-L-Huerkamp 1-2 made 52 missed 35; U-Beach 1-1 made 27 PATS-L-Huerkamp 2-3; U-Beach 2-2 Kickoff Returns-L-Fobb 1-10, Lewis 1-8; U-Tagaloa 6-110, Hooks 1-20, Eckford 1-17 Missed Field Goal Returns-NA Interceptions-L-Travis Brown 2-27, Jack Phillips 1-45-1, James Gillyard 1-2 Tackles-L-Brown 5, Gillyard 9, Phillips 4, Rogers 8, Green 2, Taylor 1, Lee 2, Johnson 3; U-Alexander 5, Hudson 5, McDaniel 4, Tupe 3, Jackson 4, Fonoti 2, #50 1, Carl Silva 1 Fumble Recovery-U-Meservey 2, Jones 1 Sacks-L-Charles Johnson 1-6, Franklin Thomas 1-10 Attendance 4679
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