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Oregon stops Express in 35-16 victory
Week 16, 2006
 | Ice (10-5) | 35 |
 | Express (3-12) | 16 |
Memphis, TN (ESPN) – The Oregon Ice overcame cold weather and rain to crush the Memphis Express 35-16, setting the stage for a winner-take-all divisional showdown next week.
The victory kept Oregon tied with Seattle (10-5) and Boise (10-5) atop the Ring of Ice Division. Next week, the Ice host the Thunderbirds in a game that will determine the division championship. An Ice victory will give Oregon its third divisional title in four years. If the Ice lose, the team can still make the playoffs as a wildcard.
To clinch the final wild card spot, Oregon would need a Boise loss coupled with one of the two following scenarios: 1) a Huntington Beach loss; or 2) a Huntington Beach victory and Sacramento loss.
“This is what it’s all about,” said
Thomas Kuhn (18-of-35, 297 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT), who owns a league-leading 109.3 quarterback rating this year. “The playoffs are starting a week early for us.”
For the second consecutive week, the Ice thoroughly dominated an opponent on the road in a game that was over almost before it started.
In the first quarter, Oregon scored touchdowns on its first three possessions. All three drives took a total of 11 plays, lasted just four minutes and 33 seconds, and covered 236 yards.
On Oregon’s first play from scrimmage, running back
Richard Saunders (13 carries, 108 yards) broke a 62-yard run on a counterplay inside left tackle. One play later, Kuhn connected with wide receiver
Alden Roy for a 13-yard touchdown to put the visitors up 7-0.
Oregon’s second drive was highlighted by a 30-yard pass to Roy and a 25-yard run by Saunders to set up Oregon’s second touchdown of the day, giving the Ice a 14-0 lead.
Oregon’s final drive of the first quarter took all of three plays, ending with a 41-yard touchdown pass from Kuhn to wide receiver
Kendrick Dillon. The catch was the longest of Dillon’s career.
When the first quarter finally came to a close, Kuhn was 9-of-9 for 168 yards, 3 TD and 0 INT, and Ice had a 21-0 lead.
Strong Safety
Alphonso Twombly delievered the death knell when he intercepted Memphis quarterback
Joshua Urrutia at the Oregon 7 with 3:55 left in the first half to preserve the 21-0 lead. On the day, Twombly had 12 tackles (8 solo), 3 passes defensed and one interception.
“The rain didn’t really bother me today,” said Twombly, who has a career-high 13 passes defensed this season. “We practiced in rain all week, so I was ready to boogie.”
Now, the Ice will head home for their final regular season game against the Seattle Thunderbirds.
“The Ring of Ice title comes down to one game between the division leaders,” said GM
Grid Iron. “I wouldn’t want it any other way.”
Around the League
New Orleans wide receiver
Ronald Tibbetts set a single-season record when he made 9 catches for 198 yards in the Breakers' (7-8) 24-21 loss to Boise. Tibbetts now has 1,635 yards receiving on the year, breaking the previous record of 1,547 set by
Rueben Albertson in 2004.
Box ScoreAttendance: 64,200 (64,500).
Weather: 39 degrees, rain.
1Q: 11:03 ORE - Alden Roy 13 pass from Thomas Kuhn.
1Q: 11:03 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
1Q: 04:27 ORE - Alden Roy 2 pass from Thomas Kuhn.
1Q: 04:27 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
1Q: 01:29 ORE - Kendrick Dillon 41 pass from Thomas Kuhn.
1Q: 01:29 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
2Q: 00:24 ORE - Teddy Woodard 11 run.
2Q: 00:24 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
3Q: 08:23 MEM - Louis Tubbs 18 field goal.
3Q: 01:24 MEM - Louis Tubbs 45 field goal.
4Q: 09:35 MEM - Damion Tabb 45 pass from Joshua Urrutia.
4Q: 09:35 MEM - Louis Tubbs extra point.
4Q: 05:26 MEM - Louis Tubbs 34 field goal.
4Q: 02:17 ORE - Matt Brunner 7 pass from Thomas Kuhn.
4Q: 02:17 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
Game MVP: ORE 11 Thomas Kuhn
Oregon 21 7 0 7 - 35
Memphis 0 0 6 10 - 16
Team Statistics ORE MEM
First Downs 21 20
Total Rushes 19 35
Rushing Yards 133 115
Yards Per Carry 7.0 3.2
Pass Attempts 36 45
Completions 19 22
Passing Yards 316 313
Yards Per Attempt 8.7 6.9
Sacked 3 2
Yards Lost 18 10
Interceptions 2 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
Total Plays 58 82
Total Yards 431 418
Yards Per Play 7.4 5.0
3rd Down Plays 4/11 6/18
Avg. YTG on 3rd 9.7 7.0
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/2
Penalties 6 8
Penalty Yards 49 45
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 33
Time Of Possession 24:24 35:36
Oregon Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
22 Saunders 13 108 8.3 62 0
39 Woodard 3 14 4.6 11 1
45 Hill 1 3 3.0 3 0
42 Savoy 1 8 8.0 8 0
4 Brown 1 0 0.0 0 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
11 Kuhn 35 18 297 8.4 41 4 2 3
4 Brown 1 1 19 19.0 19 0 0 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
87 Brunner 8 116 14.5 19 27 1
86 Roy 7 111 15.8 19 31 2
83 Dillon 2 62 31.0 4 41 1
89 Begin 1 8 8.0 1 8 0
84 Milford 1 19 19.0 4 19 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
31 Eaddy 1 9 9.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
83 Dillon 4 79 19.7 0
84 Milford 1 13 13.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
7 Shehee 7 307 43.8 60 1
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
1 Schanding 0 0 0 5 5
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
35 Twombly 8 4 0.0 1 17 0
95 Molloy 8 4 0.0 0 0 0
53 Macaluso 7 3 1.0 0 0 0
51 Beane 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
50 Pinard 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
31 Eaddy 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
26 Lerma 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
93 Jimerson 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
33 Pilcher 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
56 Byrne 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
83 Dillon 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
30 Reagan 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
41 Mallard 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Weatherly 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
76 Vanegas 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
23 Huth 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
89 Begin 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
84 Milford 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
45 Hill 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
75 Eaddy 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
46 Clarkson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
54 Ludwig 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
39 Woodard 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
36 Reeves 0 0 0 0 0 1
62 Stallings 0 0 0 0 0 2
54 Ludwig 0 0 0 0 2 0
68 Klein 0 0 0 0 1 0
75 Eaddy 0 0 0 0 1 0
Memphis Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
23 Kramer 22 67 3.0 10 0
45 Dole 9 31 3.4 12 0
13 Urrutia 2 14 7.0 7 0
21 Earp 2 3 1.5 3 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
13 Urrutia 45 22 313 6.9 45 1 1 2
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
83 Mike 7 106 15.1 18 41 0
81 Sauceda 5 56 11.2 5 17 0
80 Tabb 3 66 22.0 4 45 1
89 Holliday 3 23 7.6 1 13 0
84 Huntsman 2 43 21.5 9 27 0
21 Earp 2 19 9.5 18 15 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
36 Hodges 4 30 7.5 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
84 Huntsman 2 49 24.5 0
23 Kramer 2 46 23.0 0
28 Maxwell 1 22 22.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
14 Grays 6 257 42.8 50 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
8 Tubbs 3 4 45 1 1
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
44 Parra 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
24 Murray 5 1 0.0 1 0 0
90 Williams 3 1 1.0 0 0 0
33 Carrillo 3 2 0.0 1 12 0
34 Dalessio 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
97 Edwards 2 1 1.0 0 0 0
96 Winters 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
93 Tobar 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
52 Hollander 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
28 Maxwell 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Robb 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
59 Lee 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
36 Hodges 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
71 Carty 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
58 Dowling 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
26 Davidson 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
84 Huntsman 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Bunker 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
23 Kramer 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
54 Slaughter 0 2 0.0 0 0 0
95 August 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
63 Padilla 0 0 0 0 0 2
55 Kenney 0 0 0 0 3 0
68 Eldredge 0 0 0 0 2 0
76 Cope 0 0 0 0 2 0
73 Cooper 0 0 0 0 1 0