TAMPA-There was not much to write home about in this Week 6 AFL game, but Johnny Quincey and the Tampa Bay Storm would take the win as his three field goals gave them a 9-7 win over the Grand Rapids Rampage.
After a Grand Rapids punt, Tampa Bay would drive 61 yards on 9 plays, and Quincey kicked a 39-yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead with 6:53 to go in the first quarter. After George Tibbs missed a 54-yard field goal attempt, the Storm moved 27 yards on 4 plays, and Quincey scored on a 46-yard field goal to give Tampa Bay a 6-0 lead with 38 seconds remaining in the first.
Early in the second quarter, the Rampage would punt. Then Preacher Kalkman fell on a bad snap on a punt to give Grand Rapids the ball on the Tampa Bay 41-yard line. Tibbs would line up for a 50-yard field goal, and it was blocked by Lando Duckworth. Quincey would later miss a 46-yard attempt. The teams traded punts, and the Rampage looked to score, but Curtis Wayne's long pass was picked off by Allie Navarro in the end zone and returned 19 yards to the Storm 14-yard line.
The Rampage would force a fumble on the second half kickoff, and Ron Hurrison recovered at the Tampa Bay 24-yard line. But Wayne was victimized by the interception again, as Blue Hanan picked Wayne off at the 3. But the Storm went three-and-out, and Kalkman's punt was returned by Nikolai Vilmer for a 53-yard touchdown to give Grand Rapids a 7-6 lead with 11:32 left in the third quarter. The Rampage tried to extend the lead after forcing a Burton Carmon fumble recovered by Ves Gaskins at the Storm 45-yard line. But a fourth-and-1 run by Bobo Cushing from the 15 went nowhere.
The remainder of the game was dominated by punting. Tampa Bay had a chance to score a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, but Willie Zachary's fumble was recovered by Rodd Clift at the Rampage 6-yard line. The Rampage would punt, then the Storm drove 48 yards on 10 plays. Quincey would end the scoring with a 20-yard field goal with 56 seconds remaining to give Tampa Bay the 9-7 win.
Tampa Bay (4-2) gained 342 yards of total offense. The Storm ran for 129 yards on 36 carries. Zachary led the team with 50 yards on 14 carries, and also led with 5 catches for 76 yards. Orval Stanley was 17-of-27 passing for 231 yards and was sacked twice, losing 18 yards. The Storm visit the Albany Firebirds next week.
Grand Rapids (3-3) gained 224 yards of total offense. The Rampage ran for 56 yards on 27 carries. Cushing led the team with 34 yards on 15 carries. Wayne was 14-of-25 passing for 154 yards and 2 INT. He was sacked once, losing 5 yards. Herbert Shipley led the receivers with 5 catches for 36 yards. The Rampage host the Georgia Force next week.
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