Jeffrey Giuliani
Tuesday April 30, 2013
Excluding the 1972 Miami Dolphins, it appears that you can’t win them all. The Spokane Shock dropped their first game of the season to the Tampa Bay Storm by a score of 70-62. Although an admirable effort in the second half kept things close, the hole dug by Spokane in the first half was too deep to escape.
Tampa Bay gained control of the contest early. Storm quarterback Adrian McPherson took five minutes off the clock in the game’s opening drive, capping it off with a touchdown. The rowdy Spokane Shock fans expected a quick answer. It didn’t come. Erik Meyer threw his first interception of the season, a ball that bounced around before being corralled by Storm DB Jean Fanor. Tampa Bay would take advantage of the blunder, taking a 14-0 lead late in the 1
Jeffrey Giuliani
Friday August 2, 2013
Thursday evening’s playoff game between the Spokane Shock and Chicago Rush was a tale of two different halves. The first half was a gritty half, with defenses stepping up and quarterbacks getting thrown around like ragdolls. On the flip side, the second half was an offensive shootout, where scoring was effortless and the scoreboard was lighting up like a pinball machine. In the end, it was the Shock who triumphed over the gutsy Rush by a score of 69-47, not at all indicative of how close the game really was.
The first half of action was filled with huge defensive plays. After trading opening possession touchdowns, quarterback Erik Meyer was crushed from behind and fumbled the football. Chicago recovered and scored, taking a 13-7 lead. Spokane would get a chance to retake the lead later after Rush QB Luke Drone was intercepted by Terrance Sanders. But once again, Chicago’s defense held strong and Spokane turned the ball over on downs. With