Box Score

Box Score
June 7th, 2003 Idaho Falls Mustangs vs. Pocatello Silverbacks

IDAHO FALLS 32 POCATELLO 14

ARIMO - Cody Jackson completed 13 consecutive passes en route to an almost perfect game at quarterback and rushed for 61 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Idaho Falls Mustangs to a convincing 32-14 playoff victory over the home, Pocatello Silverbacks. Jackson would finish the day completing 17 of 19 passes with one interception and two touchdown passes to Sean Powell to spearhead an inspired Mustang offense that never punted on the day.

Jake Scouten also played big for the Mustangs picking up 71 rushing and 79 receiving yards for a total of 150 total yards by himself. The Mustangs, who averaged just over 6 yards a carry on the ground picked up where they left off on their most recent game at Helena where they averaged better than 9 yards a carry on the ground.

#8 Sean Powell breaks loose for an easy 18-yard touchdown catch late in the second quarter.

Except for a last second let down to end the first half, the Mustang defense played well througout, even after losing reigning RMFL defensive MVP, Ron Childs early in the first half to a minor injury. Bryce Smith stepped up at the linebacking position and recorded 8 tackles. Jason Carlyle returned to the team to record 3-1/2 tackles and Jason Lawson returned from injury to help out as well. Although the Mustangs were unable to sack Silverback quarterback, Jeff Belnap, the Mustang pressure forced Belnap into a sub-par day completing only 10 of 25 passes with one interception, by Sean Powell, who almost returned it the distance. Powell's pick set up Jackson's second touchdown run with 0:35 remaining in the second quarter.

Powell, who caught two touchdown passes on offense, lead a defensive effort to "clamp down" on Silverbacks star receiver, and reigning offensive MVP, Brock Gunter. Gunter did catch 4 passes for 86 yards, however, that was off his pace of over 100 yards a game and he was kept out of the end zone. Stepping up, however, was Silverbacks back-up quarterback, Brad Horsley, who showed perhaps he should have been playing along side of Gunter all along. Horsley caught 3 passes for 85 yards and both Silverback touchdowns. Troy Sutton and Tyler Wheatley who had burned the Mustangs for so many yards in their regular season meeting, were held to a paltry 21 and 6 yards respectively.

The game was marked by a relative infrequency of penalties. Although the Mustangs had a few more penalty yards (40 to 25), they did not pick up their first penalty until there was 3:25 remaining in the third period. Both teams played well, the Mustangs simply played better.

The Silverback defensive effort was lead by the "usual suspects"; Jake Ball had 12-1/2 tackles and Trent Sutton recorded 9 tackles to lead the team. But, the defense simply had no answer for Cody Jackson on the day. Jackson and the Mustang offense simply caught fire at the wrong time... or beit the "right time" if you are a Mustang fan.

The result sets up the first time in team history that the Silverbacks will not be competing in the RMFL Championship. The Mustangs, the reigning RMFL Champions, continue to defend their championship and will continue their quest for an unprecedented third title next week at the Madison Lionz (8-0, 10-0).

Idaho Falls

Pocatello

Scoring Summary:

First Quarter:

Idaho Falls: Jackson 10-yard run (kick failed) 1:15

Second Quarter:

Idaho Falls: Powell 18-yard pass from Jackson (Jackson run) 2:21
Pocatello: Horsley 24-yard pass from Belnap (Belnap kick) 1:45
Idaho Falls: Jackson 10-yard run (kick failed) 0:34
Pocatello: Horsley 40-yard pass from Belnap (Belnap kick) 0:00

Third Quarter:

Idaho Falls: Jackson 2-yard run (run failed) 5:34

Fourth Quarter:

Idaho Falls: Powell 15-yard pass from Jackson (pass failed) 9:56

	Idaho Falls	Pocatello
First Downs	20	13
Rushes, Yards	35-211	23-77
Passes	17-19-1	10-25-1
Passing Yards	238	212
Sacked-Yds Lost	1-9	0-0
Total Net Yards	340	289
Punts, Average	0-0.0	2-40.0
Penalties, Yards	3-40	3-25
Fumbles, Lost	1-0	2-1

Individual Statistics:

Rushing: Idaho Falls - Scouten 12-71, Jackson 11-61, S.Brown 6-49, Cummins 6-30. Pocatello - Belnap 4-32, Troy Sutton 10-21, Anderson 3-19, Wheatley 6-5.

Passing: Idaho Falls - Jackson 17-19-1-238-2. Pocatello - Belnap 10-25-1-212-2.

Receiving: Idaho Falls - Scouten 7-79, S.Brown 1-43, Powell 2-33, Spencer 2-31, Cummins 3-19, Webster 1-17, Cook 1-16. Pocatello - Gunter 4-86, Horsley 3-85, Richardson 1-27, Troy Sutton 2-14.

Tackles: Idaho Falls B. Smith 8, Carlyle 3.5, Holyhoak 3, Chacon 2.5, Hardy 2, Brasier 2, Cook 1.5, Westbrook 1.5, Childs 1.5, Lawson 1.5, Worthington 1, Burch 1, Powell 1, Hudson 1, S.Brown 1/2, Wells 1/2. - Pocatello - Ball 12.5, Trent Sutton 9, Troy Sutton 5, Guardipee 3, O'Hearn 2.5, Fisher 2.5, Howerton 2.5 (1 sack), Wheatley 2, Anderson 2, Samora 2, Gunter 2, Hicks 2, Hancock 1.5, Olsen 1.5, Haworth 1.5, Ketzenberg 1, Palmer 1, Crangle 1.

Interceptions: Idaho Falls - Powell. Pocatello - Hicks.

Missed Field Goals: None.