Post by 50yardfan on Apr 3, 2011 12:35:13 GMT -5
Stampede Post 21-0 Lead Early, But Fall to 0-3
Harrisburg, PA (April 2, 2011): The Harrisburg Stampede squandered a 21-0 first quarter lead to fall to the Richmond Raiders 59-41 Saturday night at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex Equine Arena. The Stampede built an early 21-0 lead with two Kelvin Robinson touchdown passes, a Eugene Goodman scoring run, and three defensive stops in the first quarter. The Raiders got on the scoreboard late in the first quarter on an Aaron Alexander to Antwun Williams touchdown strike and continued to chip away and tied the game 24-24 just before halftime. After a J.R. Cipra uno to open the second half gave the Stampede the lead at 25-24, Richmond took the lead for good at 30-25 on a Alexander to Redd Thompson touchdown toss early in the third quarter. The Raiders continued to build their lead through the second half as Alexander boosted his touchdown totals to three rushing and two passing on the night. Brandon Isaiah also added three rushing scores for the Raiders.
Andre Coles relieved Robinson late in the fourth quarter and led the Stampede on two scoring drives. He tossed a touchdown pass to Collis Martin and then led the Stampede on a late drive and finished it off with a scoring run of his own . He also added two-point conversion tosses, one to Archie Smith and one to Abe Taylor after both touchdowns.
On the night Kelvin Robinson had two touchdown passes and Coles one for the Stampede. Collis Martin had two touchdown receptions for the Stampede and Archie Smith had one. Goodman and Coles both had rushing scores. Will Hines led the Harrisburg defense with two interceptions.
The loss dropped the Stampede to 0-3. They now travel to Charlotte, North Carolina to take on the 0-3 Carolina Speed Friday night at 7:00 PM.
Harrisburg, PA (April 2, 2011): The Harrisburg Stampede squandered a 21-0 first quarter lead to fall to the Richmond Raiders 59-41 Saturday night at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex Equine Arena. The Stampede built an early 21-0 lead with two Kelvin Robinson touchdown passes, a Eugene Goodman scoring run, and three defensive stops in the first quarter. The Raiders got on the scoreboard late in the first quarter on an Aaron Alexander to Antwun Williams touchdown strike and continued to chip away and tied the game 24-24 just before halftime. After a J.R. Cipra uno to open the second half gave the Stampede the lead at 25-24, Richmond took the lead for good at 30-25 on a Alexander to Redd Thompson touchdown toss early in the third quarter. The Raiders continued to build their lead through the second half as Alexander boosted his touchdown totals to three rushing and two passing on the night. Brandon Isaiah also added three rushing scores for the Raiders.
Andre Coles relieved Robinson late in the fourth quarter and led the Stampede on two scoring drives. He tossed a touchdown pass to Collis Martin and then led the Stampede on a late drive and finished it off with a scoring run of his own . He also added two-point conversion tosses, one to Archie Smith and one to Abe Taylor after both touchdowns.
On the night Kelvin Robinson had two touchdown passes and Coles one for the Stampede. Collis Martin had two touchdown receptions for the Stampede and Archie Smith had one. Goodman and Coles both had rushing scores. Will Hines led the Harrisburg defense with two interceptions.
The loss dropped the Stampede to 0-3. They now travel to Charlotte, North Carolina to take on the 0-3 Carolina Speed Friday night at 7:00 PM.