MADISON 24 MAGIC VALLEY 6

Madison Lionz at Magic Valley Bulldawgs, April 16, 2005

RUPERT – The Madison Lionz controlled the ball and rushed for 163 yards, but it was 3 Troy Dougherty touchdown passes that did the final damage as the Lionz rolled to a 24-6 victory over the Magic Valley Bulldawgs.

The Bulldawgs, who defeated the Vipers of Northern Utah away last week 24-15, were stunned by an active and vastly improved Lionz defense which held the Bulldawgs to 262 yards of total net offense, but more importantly, scoreless for more than 3 quarters in the game.

The Lionz backfield of Kenny Clark (14 rushes, 74 yards) and Shawn Robson (11 carries, 51 yards) helped the Lionz offense control the ball. However, when the Lionz had scoring opportunities, it was former league MVP quarterback, Dougherty that got the ball in the end zone. Dougherty (21-32-0-157-3) found Todd Barber, Buck Mouser and newly acquired tight end and budding star, Nate Brown for short touchdown passes in the game. Mouser, the reigning offensive MVP of the RMFL, who also doubles as the team’s place-kicker, also connected on a 38-yard field goal which was the only scoring in an otherwise scoreless first half.

The Bulldawgs got a boost from the return of star receiver, Cole Meiners who caught 7 Mike Manning passes for 175 yards, including a 75-yard reception midway through the 4^th quarter that finally got the Bulldawgs on the score board. Manning, himself, had a solid performance, passing for 215 yards, the touchdown and only one interception, although he was under constant pressure from a hard-charging Madison pass rush.

The Lionz defense was lead by Irvin Hill (5-1/2 tackles, 2 sacks) and Dustin Simmons (6 tackles) who lead a stifling team effort to shut down a potent Bulldawg attack. The Bulldawgs defense was almost equal to the task, holding down an explosive Lionz offense. Cole Meiners (8 tackles), Lijah Calderwood (7 tackles), and brothers Rick and Jeff May (7 tackles each) headlined the defense.

	1^st Quarter	2^nd Quarter	3^rd Quarter	4^th Quarter	Final
Madison	0	3	14	7	24
Magic Valley	0	0	0	6	6

Scoring Summary:

2^nd Quarter

Madison: Mouser 38-yard field goal 1:08

3^rd Quarter

Madison: Barber 4-yard pass from Dougherty (Mouser kick) 8:57

Madison: Mouser 11-yard pass from Dougherty (Mouser kick) 3:48

4^th Quarter

Madison: N.Brown 11-yard pass from Dougherty (Mouser kick) 6:08

Magic Valley: Meiners 75-yard pass from Manning (pass failed) 5:40

	MADISON		MAGIC VALLEY
First Downs	17		10
Rushes-Yds	33	163	15	62
Passing	21-32-0		9--22--1
Passing Yds.	157		215
Sacked-Yds	1	10	2	15
Net Passing Yds.	147		200
Total Yds.	310		262
Punts - Avg.	1-37.0		3-36.0
Penalties -Yds	8	78	8	90
Fumbles - Lost	3	1	0	0
Individual Stats:
Rushing:
Player -Team	Tot. Att.	Tot. Yds	TD's	2 pts.
Kenny Clark - Madison	14	74
Shawn Robson - Madison	11	51
Andrew Gillespie - Madison	5	28
Troy Dougherty - Madison	3	10
Jeremy Shafer - Magic V.	5	20
Mike Manning - Magic V.	2	15
Mark Anthony - Magic V.	4	15
Lonnie Edwards - Magic V.	3	12
Cole Meiners - Magic V.	1	0
Passing:
Player	Comp.	Att.	Yds	TD's	Int.
Troy Dougherty - Madison	21	32	157	3	0
Mike Manning - Magic V.	9	22	215	1	1
Receiving:
Player	Recepts.	Yards	Td's	2 pts.
Buck Mouser - Madison	5	56	1
Nate Brown - Madison	6	48	1
Todd Barber - Madison	4	31	1
John Clark - Madison	2	16
Andrew Gillespie - Madison	1	6
Shawn Robson - Madison	1	0
Kenny Clark - Madison	1	0
Cole Meiners - Magic V.	7	175	1
Lonnie Edwards - Magic V.	1	20
Rowdy Hakes - Magic V.	1	20
Defense:
Player	Tackles	Sacks	Intercepts	TD's
Dustin Simmons - Madison	6
Irvin Hill - Madison	5.5	2
Greg Givens - Madison	2.5
James VonGunten - Madison	2.5
Josh Huntsman - Madison	2
James Reice - Madison	2
Greg Rammell - Madison	2
James Huml - Madison	2
Benny Walker - Madison	1.5
Roy Withers - Madison	1.5
Kristian Beckett - Madison	1.5
Chris Harris - Madison	1
Todd McMahon - Madison	1
Shawn Robson - Madison	0.5
Damon Thayne - Madison	0.5
Pat Davis - Madison	0.5		1
Nate Blanchard - Madison	0.5
Brandon Jenks - Madison	0.5