Box Score
May 11, 2002 Madison Lionz vs. Boise Roughriders

MADISON 25 BOISE 24

BOISE - The Madison Lionz fought back furiously from a 24-6 defecit in the second half to steal a 25-24 victory over the Boise Roughriders in Boise. The Roughriders had two opportunities to score late to re-take the lead after Madison went ahead 25-24. The first opportunity was lost when quarterback, Tom Bennett fumbled the center exchange from Conan Perkins on the Madison 3-yard line, Andrew Ulberg recovered for the Lionz and the Lionz had but to run out the clock. Madison ran three plays to fall 1/2 yard short of a first down at the 15-yard line. The Lionz elected to go for the first down with 8 seconds left rather than risking a punt. Quarterback, Dave Allen's sneak attempt fell short. Boise took possession with just seconds left, however, Jim Slocum's 25-yard field goal attempt sailed just wide. Ulberg lead the Madison defense with 6-1/2 tackles, 1/2 sack and the key fumble recovery. Casey Wittenborn lead the Roughrider defense with 7-1/2 tackles. It was, however, two key defensive plays that swung the momentum of the game. The first, a Donald Nelson interception of a Dave Allen pass and returning it 45 yards for the score putting the Roughriders up 24-6 at the time, apparently putting the game away for Boise. Early in the 4th quarter, however, Madison's Tagg Williams returned the favor, picking off a Tom Bennett pass and returning it 40-yards to get Madison to within a touchdown at 24-18. The Boise offense was proficient as quarterback, Bennett passed for more than 300 yards, including 171 yards on 10 receptions to all-star receiver, Chance Leeds. The Madision offense was once again lead by team leader, Dave Allen who passed for 152 yards and rushed for another 47. The Lionz (5-1) finish the season at home, starting with defending RMFL champion, Pocatello Silverbacks (5-1), a game which could determine the number one playoff seed. The Roughriders (1-4) travel to Snake River (4-1).

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Boise

Scoring Summary:

First Quarter:

Boise: C.Leeds 23-yard pass from Bennett (Slocum kick)

Second Quarter:

Madison: D.Jensen 6-yard pass from D.Allen (kick failed)
Boise: C.Leeds 13-yard pass from Bennett (Slocum kick)
Boise: Slocum 53-yard field goal

Third Quarter:

Boise: D.Nelson 45-yard interception return (Slocum kick)
Madison: Black 12-yard run (kick failed)

Fourth Quarter:

Madison: T.Williams 40-yard interception return (kick failed)
Madison: D.Jensen 3-yard run (Drake kick)

	Madison	Boise
First Downs	15	15
Rushes, Yards	34-175	22-97
Passes	13-22-1	19-35-3
Passing Yards	152	343
Sacked-Yds Lost	2-10	5-28
Total Net Yards	317	412
Punts, Average	4-35.0	4-52.3
Penalties, Yards	9-70	7-75
Fumbles, Lost	2-1	4-3

Individual Statistics:

Rushing: Madison - Black 13-83, D.Allen 10-47, D.Jensen 10-43, Clark 1-2. Boise - Yates 11-49, Lopez 7-30, Wittenborn 3-14, Bennett 1-4.

Passing: Madison - Allen 13-22-1-152-1. Boise - Bennett 19-35-3-343-2.

Receiving: Madison - Clark 5-58, D.Jensen 3-50, Harris 3-25, Bean 1-12, Black 1-7. Boise - C.Leeds 10-171, D.Leeds 6-123, Potteiger 3-36, Yates 1-13.

Tackles: Madison - Landon 9, Ulberg 6.5 (1/2 sack), French 6 (1 sack), Simmons 5, Rammell 4.5, Dye 4, Raass 3.5 (2 sacks), Williams 3, Peach 3, Thompson 2.5 (1.5 sacks), Egan 2.5, Blackburn 2, Hilder 1.5, Davis 1, Baldwin 1, Black 1, Drake 1, Clark 1, Maw 1/2, Lewis 1/2, Jone 1/2. Boise - Wittenborn 7.5, Nelson 5, King 5, Dennison 4.5 (1 sack), Weaver 3, Myers 2.5, Avent 2.5, Brown 2, Hunt 2, Bicandi 2, Coelho 2, Percifield 2, Brantley 2 (1 sack), Jara 2, Lee 2, Martin 1.5, D.Leeds 1.5, Rice 1, Perkins 1, Manderscheid 1, McCurry 1, Dovel 1, Craig 1/2, Janquart 1/2.

Interceptions: Madison - Williams. Boise - Nelson.

Missed Field Goals: Boise - Slocum 35, 25.