WASHINGTON, DC-Corliss Wardell threw three touchdowns in leading the Washington Warthogs to a 27-17 victory over the Seattle Seadogs in a Week 8 CIFL game.
Seattle punted to open the game, and Wardell was intercepted by Hudie Aiken at the Washington 24-yard line. Four plays later, Roman Shoe scored on a 9-yard touchdown run to give the Seadogs a 7-0 lead with 9:41 remaining in the first quarter. The teams would trade punts, and then late in the quarter, Norvel Talie's punt was blocked by Douglas Smothers at the Warthogs 35-yard line. After three plays gained seven yards, Tyne Dill kicked a 45-yard field goal to make it 10-0 with 14:09 to go in the second quarter.
The Warthogs would respond with an 11-play, 80-yard drive, ending with a 14-yard touchdown pass from Wardell to Scooter Womack to make it 10-7 with 10:13 left in the half. Seattle's next drive ended when Curtis Kesterson was picked off by Elvis Fearson who took it 16 yards to the Washington 22-yard line. After the Warthogs went three-and-out, Kesterson fumbled the snap and Don Frey recovered for the Warthogs at the Seadogs 34-yard line. Three plays later, Wardell threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Harrison Crocker to give Washington a 14-10 lead with 4:06 to go in the second quarter. Both teams would punt, then Seattle drove 59 yards on 5 plays. Kesterson finished it off with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Chili Jerris to go up 17-14 with 59 seconds left in the half. The Warthogs then drove 39 yards on 6 plays, and Stephan Hooper kicked a 38-yard field goal with 3 seconds remaining to tie the game at 17 at halftime.
Both teams traded punts to start the third quarter, then the Warthogs moved 62 yards on 9 plays. Hooper finished the drive off with a 35-yard field goal to make it 20-17 with 4:33 left in the third quarter.
After trading punts, the Seadogs were faced with a fourth-and-four at the Warthogs 43-yard line. Mack Ahmad attempted to run for the first down but was stopped well short. Washington then drove 58 yards on 5 plays, and Wardell finished it off with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Hanan to go up 27-17 with 10:43 to go in the fourth quarter.
Washington (4-4) gained 387 yards of total offense. The Warthogs ran for 119 yards on 31 carries, Marshall Garver led the team with 49 yards on 14 carries. Wardell was 17-of-31 passing for 274 yards, 3 TD and 1 INT. He was sacked twice, losing 6 yards. Crocker (59 yards, TD), Archie Colvin (56 yards) and Stanford Wayland (18 yards) each caught 3 passes in the game. The Warthogs will host the Portland Pride next week.
Seattle (5-3) gained 313 yards of total offense. The Seadogs ran for 60 yards on 21 carries. Shoe led the team with 44 yards on 12 carries and a TD. Kesterson was 20-of-33 passing for 213 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT. He was sacked four times, losing 29 yards. Caleb Sifford was 5-of-8 passing for 69 yards and a INT. Trent Dillon led the receivers with 10 catches for 82 yards. The Seadogs conclude their three-game Eastern road trip next week against the Detroit Neon.
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