Jun 3, 2008 - 3:13 AM
DENVER (Ticker) -- Aaron Garcia threw for 298 yards and seven touchdowns as the New York Dragons started out hot and finished strong with a 73-65 victory over the Colorado Crush on Monday night.
Garcia, who also had a rushing score, tossed four TD passes to Jason Willis and two to Kevin Swayne for the Dragons (7-6), who outscored the Crush, 21-7, in the first quarter and by eight points in the fourth.
Swayne caught two touchdown passes in the final period to snap a 52-52 tie and give New York a lead it would not relinquish. Garcia plunged in from 2 yards out to make it 73-59 with 4:05 left to effectively seal the win.
John Dutton threw for 340 yards and eight touchdowns with one interception for Colorado (4-9).
From the Bleachers
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NEW YORK: 73
COLORADO: 65
Final
Jun 3 1:18 AM -
ARENA
NEW YORK 73
COLORADO 65 FINAL
Jun 3 1:18 AM -
ARENA
NEW YORK 52
COLORADO 52 END, 3RD QTR
Jun 3 1:03 AM -
ARENA
NEW YORK 38
COLORADO 31 HALFTIME
Jun 2 11:49 PM -
NEW YORK: 21
COLORADO: 7
End of 1st
Jun 2 11:05 PM -
ARENA
NEW YORK 21
COLORADO 7 END, 1ST QTR
Jun 2 11:05 PM