Game Summary/Box Score
June 2, 2007 Great Falls Gladiators at Helena Titans @ Vigilante Stadium
HELENA 13 GREAT FALLS 8
HELENA – The Helena Titans took the first
step to getting back into the RMFL playoffs with a hard-fought, defensive
struggle victory over rival Great Falls Gladiators, 13-8.
Titan quarterback, Steve
Kurshner, had another solid game in leading the Titan offense against the #3
ranked AA defense, passing for 159 yards and two touchdowns against no
interceptions as the Titans overcame an early 2-0 deficit to come from behind
and hold on against a Gladiator offense that may have “woke up” in time for a
big show down in Great Falls next week.
After Gladiator defensive
tackle, Dave Moore, broke through and dropped Kurshner for a safety VERY early
in the game, neither team could muster a score until late in the first half
when Kurshner found his new, young, star receiver, A.J. Varela for a 19-yard
touchdown to erase the 2-0 deficit and give the Titans the 7-2 halftime lead… a
lead, however, that would remain precariously in effect for most of the
remainder of the game.
It was not until midway
through the 4th quarter when Kurshner found the teams leading
receiver, Freddie Brown on a big 56-yard pass play that the Titan lead seemed a
bit more comfortable at 13-2.
Gladiator quarterback, Brad
Thurber, in perhaps his best game of the season, would not, however, be
denied. Thurber engineered a last gasp
comeback, that included a 23-yard touchdown toss to Jermaine Saunders with just
under 3 minutes to go in the game to pull the Gladiators to within 13-8. The Titans, however, were able to secure the
ball… and the victory at home and remain alive for a 2007 playoff spot, after
missing the playoffs in 2006.
Great Gladiator defensive
efforts were turned in my Moore, with the sack/safety and Mike Pease, who
recorded 5 tackles and two sacks to keep the Titans in check with only 221
total net yards.
The Titans improving
defense received another solid effort from league-leading tackler, Tiff Meyers,
who recorded another 5 tackles, including two sacks in the game. Bob Anderson lead all tacklers in the game
with 6 and Terry Hiatt recorded two sacks of his own on Thurber as the Titans
held the struggling Gladiator offense to just over 200 net yards.
The Titan victory sets up a
showdown in Great Falls. The winner of that game will enter the 2007 playoffs
as the #3 seed of the Northern Conference.
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Great Falls Gladiators |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
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Helena Titans |
0 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
13 |
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HELANA:
A.J. Varela 19-yard pass from Kurshner (Petroski kick) |
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HELENA:
Freddie Brown 56-yard pass from Kurshner (kick blocked) |
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GREAT FALLS |
HELENA |
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First
Downs |
6 |
15 |
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Rushes-Yds |
28 |
53 |
20 |
82 |
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Passing |
7--18--2 |
13--27--0 |
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Passing
Yds. |
176 |
159 |
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Sacked-Yds |
4 |
25 |
3 |
20 |
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Net
Passing Yds. |
151 |
139 |
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Total
Yds. |
204 |
221 |
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Punts
- Avg. |
6-52-7 |
5-43.0 |
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Penalties
-Yds |
10 |
105 |
10 |
70 |
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Fumbles
- Lost |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Individual
Stats: |
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Rushing: |
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Player
-Team |
Tot.
Att. |
Tot.
Yds |
TD's |
2 pts. |
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Keith
Deboo - Great Falls |
14 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
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Brad
Thurber - Great Falls |
5 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
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Yahreen
Collins - Great Falls |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
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Mike
Pease - Great Falls |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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Derek
Burch - Helena |
13 |
49 |
0 |
0 |
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Luke
Barrett - Helena |
2 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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A.J.
Varela - Helena |
2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
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Steve
Kurshner - Helena |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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Passing: |
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Player |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yds |
TD's |
Int. |
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Brad
Thurber - Great Falls |
7 |
18 |
176 |
1 |
2 |
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Steve
Kurshner - Helena |
13 |
27 |
159 |
2 |
0 |
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Receiving: |
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Player |
Recepts. |
Yards |
Td's |
2 pts. |
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Mike
Tudor - Great Falls |
1 |
77 |
0 |
0 |
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Randy
Standley - Great Falls |
2 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
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Jermaine
Saunders - Great Falls |
2 |
37 |
1 |
0 |
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Tony
Estep - Great Falls |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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Keith
Deboo - Great Falls |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
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Freddie
Brown - Helena |
5 |
134 |
1 |
0 |
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A.J.
Varela - Helena |
2 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
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Derek
Burch -Helena |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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Reggie
Stanfield - Helena |
2 |
-14 |
0 |
0 |
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Defense: |
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Player |
Tackles |
Sacks |
Intercepts |
TD's |
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Mike
Pease - Great Falls |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Dave
Moore - Great Falls |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Steve
Brown - Great Falls |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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David
Craig - Great Falls |
3.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Chris
White - Great Falls |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Lee
Dresch - Great Falls |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Jarhod
Matlock - Great Falls |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Joe Klein
- Great Falls |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Eric
McGowan - Great Falls |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Yahreen
Collins - Great Falls |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Chris
Pattee - Great Falls |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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James
McGriff - Great Falls |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Bob
Anderson - Helena |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Tiff
Meyers - Helena |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Spencer
Steiner - Helena |
5 |
0 |
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