Apr 5, 2008 - 3:36 AM
0 shoutsDENVER (Ticker) -- John Dutton passed for eight touchdowns and added a rushing score to lead the Colorado Crush to a 67-54 win over the Los Angeles Avengers on Friday.
Dutton finished 32-for-50 for 334 yards with an interception for the Crush (2-3), who ended a three-game slide. Ben Nelson made 13 catches for 174 yards and five TDs.
With Colorado trailing, 34-28, at halftime, Dutton hooked up with Nelson twice for scores to give the Crush a short-lived 41-34 lead. After the Avengers knotted the game at 41-41, Dutton found Nelson for the third time in the third quarter from 37 yards out to give the Crush the lead for good at 48-41.
Tim Hicks finished 21-for-39 for 295 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions for the Avengers (2-4), who have dropped four straight contests.
From the Bleachers
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LOS ANGELES: 54
COLORADO: 67
Final
Apr 4 11:49 PM -
ARENA
LOS ANGELES 54
COLORADO 67 FINAL
Apr 4 11:49 PM -
ARENA
LOS ANGELES 41
COLORADO 48 END, 3RD QTR
Apr 4 11:48 PM -
ARENA
LOS ANGELES 34
COLORADO 28 HALFTIME
Apr 4 10:39 PM -
LOS ANGELES: 20
COLORADO: 14
End of 1st
Apr 4 10:38 PM -
ARENA
LOS ANGELES 20
COLORADO 14 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Apr 4 10:38 PM
