Derailed!
Ice beat Boxcars with late FG, 30-28
Week 6, 2006
 | Boxcars (3-3) | 28 |
 | Ice (4-2) | 30 |
Portland, OR (Ticker) -- LDE
Brian Vanegas returned a blocked punt 20 yards for a score and K
Craig Schanding nailed the 28-yard game-winning field goal with :22 left on the clock to give Oregon a 30-28 victory over Fargo. The victory vaulted the Ice (4-2) into a three-way tie for first in the Ring of Ice Division with Seattle (4-2) and Boise City (4-2).
"This was a real team victory" said QB
Maurice Brown, who had his best start of the season, completing 21 of 37 for 288 yards, 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 pass) and 1 INT. "I think, in the end, it was clear that our team wanted this game more than the other team."
It looked like the Ice were going to run away with it after jumping out to a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter. Fargo's high octane offense, however, finally started hitting on all cylinders and went on a 25-7 run, with Oregon's only score coming when Brian Vanegas returned the blocked punt for a touchdown.
Trailing 28-21 late in the third quarter, the Ice defense finally stepped up, forcing Fargo to punt on three consecutive possessions.
The Ice took advantage, putting together three consecutive scoring drives, all of which ended with Craig Schanding field goals (49, 21, and 28 yards), including the game winner.
Oregon LCB
Orlando Pilcher put to rest any thoughts of a Fargo comeback when he intercepted QB
Dwayne Bridges at the Boxcar 44 with :15 remaining in the game.
Next week, the Ice host the Boise Stampede in a game that could have major playoff implications. Both teams are tied for first in the division and Oregon has a chance to clinch the tie-breaker, having defeated the Stampede 34-28 in Week 1.
Around the League
The Tucson Toros (5-0) and the Huntington Beach Capitalists (5-0) are the CFL's only undefeated teams after each rallied for a late comeback victory in Week 6. The Toros defeated the Las Vegas Rounders 16-13 on a 32-yard field goal as time expired. The Capitalists pulled out a 12-7 victory over the Sacramento Dragons after scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 3:41 left in the game. Huntington Beach travels to Tucson in Week 7 for a showdown of unbeatens.
Box Score
Attendance: 69,700 (73,300)
Weather: 57 degrees, rain.
1Q: 10:00 FAR - Leroy Matthews 30 field goal.
1Q: 03:10 ORE - Maurice Brown 4 run.
1Q: 03:10 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
2Q: 14:03 ORE - Tracey Woolery 1 pass from Maurice Brown.
2Q: 14:03 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
2Q: 10:38 FAR - James Doney 19 pass from Dwayne Bridges.
2Q: 10:38 FAR - Leroy Matthews extra point.
2Q: 02:28 FAR - Leroy Matthews 19 field goal.
3Q: 12:37 ORE - Brian Vanegas 20 blocked punt return.
3Q: 12:37 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
3Q: 06:57 FAR - James Doney 12 pass from Dwayne Bridges.
3Q: 06:57 FAR - Dwayne Bridges pass to Adrian Skaggs for conversion
3Q: 02:12 FAR - Armando Villanueva 1 pass from Dwayne Bridges.
3Q: 02:12 FAR - Leroy Matthews extra point.
4Q: 09:48 ORE - Craig Schanding 49 field goal.
4Q: 02:26 ORE - Craig Schanding 21 field goal.
4Q: 00:22 ORE - Craig Schanding 28 field goal.
Game MVP: FAR 16 Dwayne Bridges
Fargo (ND) 3 10 15 0 - 28
Oregon 7 7 7 9 - 30
Team Statistics FAR ORE
First Downs 22 22
Total Rushes 14 30
Rushing Yards 56 86
Yards Per Carry 4.0 2.8
Pass Attempts 52 37
Completions 30 21
Passing Yards 310 288
Yards Per Attempt 5.9 7.7
Sacked 2 0
Yards Lost 12 0
Interceptions 1 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
Total Plays 68 67
Total Yards 354 374
Yards Per Play 5.2 5.5
3rd Down Plays 5/14 6/14
Avg. YTG on 3rd 5.6 6.4
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/0
Penalties 5 3
Penalty Yards 32 40
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time Of Possession 30:51 29:09
Fargo (ND) Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
31 Barlow 7 16 2.2 7 0
33 Saunders 4 12 3.0 8 0
16 Bridges 2 26 13.0 21 0
29 Bourne 1 2 2.0 2 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
16 Bridges 52 30 310 5.9 25 3 1 2
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
89 Villanueva 7 63 9.0 9 16 1
86 Doney 7 108 15.4 4 25 2
88 Reynolds 5 53 10.6 14 14 0
85 Lonergan 3 25 8.3 14 15 0
33 Saunders 2 28 14.0 6 20 0
29 Bourne 2 9 4.5 11 6 0
87 Skaggs 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
47 Harney 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
31 Barlow 1 3 3.0 1 3 0
81 O'Neill 1 11 11.0 1 11 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
88 Reynolds 3 56 18.6 0
81 O'Neill 1 19 19.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
14 Gandy 6 250 41.6 54 1
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Matthews 2 2 30 2 2
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
20 Paige 7 3 0.0 0 0 0
98 Weinstein 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
25 Murch 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
52 Chapman 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
55 Witten 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
39 Dyer 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
40 Edwards 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
45 Gregory 4 0 0.0 1 9 0
5 Tucker 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Cress 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
92 Black 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
35 Adams 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
85 Lonergan 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
81 O'Neill 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
73 Kaminetzky 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
82 Witt 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
65 Hickman 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
78 Elway 0 2 0.0 0 0 0
90 France 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
65 Hickman 0 0 0 0 1 1
53 Fenton 0 0 0 0 0 1
58 McComas 0 0 0 0 1 0
70 Stackhouse 0 0 0 0 1 0
Oregon Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
29 Woolery 17 45 2.6 7 0
45 Hill 7 28 4.0 9 0
4 Brown 4 6 1.5 4 1
42 Savoy 2 7 3.5 4 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
4 Brown 37 21 288 7.7 28 1 1 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
87 Brunner 7 116 16.5 53 28 0
89 Begin 4 70 17.5 7 25 0
29 Woolery 3 20 6.6 9 15 1
86 Roy 3 38 12.6 3 17 0
82 Williams 1 7 7.0 2 7 0
45 Hill 1 16 16.0 3 16 0
42 Savoy 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
85 Guevara 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
83 Dillon 2 32 16.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
83 Dillon 5 94 18.8 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
7 Shehee 4 184 46.0 65 1
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
1 Schanding 3 4 49 3 3
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
35 Twombly 7 2 0.0 0 0 0
33 Pilcher 5 3 0.0 1 0 0
53 Macaluso 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
30 Reagan 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
50 Pinard 4 1 1.0 0 0 0
51 Beane 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
76 Vanegas 3 0 1.0 0 0 0
26 Lerma 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
95 Molloy 2 4 0.0 0 0 0
31 Eaddy 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
40 Mauro 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
45 Hill 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Woolery 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
42 Savoy 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Flannery 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Funderburk 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
85 Guevara 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Weatherly 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
72 Covey 0 0 0 0 2 0
76 Vanegas 0 0 0 1 0 0
68 Klein 0 0 0 0 1 0
75 Eaddy 0 0 0 0 1 0
73 Wynn 0 0 0 0 1 0