Jun 15, 2008 - 1:04 AM
DALLAS (Ticker) -- Clint Dolezel threw for five touchdown passes and ran for another, guiding the Dallas Desperados to a 51-49 victory over the New York Dragons on Saturday
Andrae Thurman caught eight passes for 88 yards, including three scoring passes, for Dallas (12-3), which built a 16-point third-quarter lead and withstood a late comeback by the Dragons (8-7).
Josh Hamilton also had a 56-yard kickoff return to open the second half that boosted the Desperados' lead to 38-14.
Aaron Garcia threw four of his five scoring passes in the second half for New York, which pulled to within 44-42 before Dolezel and Thurman hooked up on their final touchdown of the game.
From the Bleachers
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NEW YORK: 49
DALLAS: 51
Final
Jun 14 10:46 PM -
ARENA
NEW YORK 49
DALLAS 51 FINAL
Jun 14 10:46 PM -
ARENA
NEW YORK 35
DALLAS 44 END, 3RD QTR
Jun 14 10:04 PM -
ARENA
NEW YORK 14
DALLAS 31 HALFTIME
Jun 14 9:17 PM -
NEW YORK: 7
DALLAS: 14
End of 1st
Jun 14 8:37 PM -
ARENA
NEW YORK 7
DALLAS 14 END, 1ST QTR
Jun 14 8:37 PM