Jun 22, 2008 - 2:56 AM
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CLEVELAND 47, COLUMBUS 35 -------------------------
CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Raymond Philyaw tossed six touchdown passes as the Cleveland Gladiators gained a postseason berth with a 47-35 triumph over the Columbus Destroyers.
Philyaw completed 20-of-27 passes for 269 yards for Cleveland (9-7).
Randy Hymes, who was making his Arena Football debut, had four catches for 78 yards and three scores.
Matt Nagy completed 24-of-43 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns while C.J. Johnson had 11 catches for 173 yards and a score for Columbus (3-13).
GRAND RAPIDS 86, NEW ORLEANS 70 -------------------------------
NEW ORLEANS (Ticker) -- James MacPherson had 10 touchdowns to lead the Grand Rapids Rampage to an 86-70 triumph over the New Orleans VooDoo on Saturday.
MacPherson tossed seven scores and ran for three more to lead the Rampage (6-10).
Chris Johnson had two touchdown grabs for Grand Rapids, which has won three consecutive contests.
Danny Wimprine completed 27-of-41 passes for 358 yards and eight scores in a losing effort for New Orleans (8-8).
UTAH 62, ARIZONA 45 -------------------
PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Joe Germaine threw for six touchdowns, helping the Utah Blaze record a 62-45 victory over the Arizona Rattlers.
Germaine went 24-for-34 for 324 yards for the Blaze (6-10), who ended their season with a four-game winning streak.
J.J. McKelvey led Utah with 11 receptions for 146 yards and two scores.
Jeff Smoker finished 19-of-35 for 304 yards and five TDs for the Rattlers (8-8), who will host Grand Rapids in the first round of the playoffs. Siaha Burley led his team with nine catches for 146 yards and a score.
COLORADO 51, KANSAS CITY 27 ---------------------------
John Dutton three three touchdowns Saturday, leading the Colorado Crush to a 51-27 drubbing of the Kansas City Brigade.
Dutton completed 28-of-41 passes for 288 yards and connected on scoring passes with Willie Quinnie, Chris Watson and Ben Nelson.
The Crush (6-10) jumped out to a 14-0 lead and held a 30-14 edge at halftime. Colorado, which clinched a playoff berth for a fifth straight season due to a loss by the Los Angeles Avengers (5-11) earlier Saturday, will play a wild card game in Arizona (8-8) next week.
D. Bryant completed 16-of-26 passes for 229 yard and one TD for Kansas City (3-13).
TAMPA BAY 72, LOS ANGELES 47 ----------------------------
TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- Brett Dietz tossed six touchdowns, leading the Tampa Bay Storm to a 72-47 victory over the Los Angeles Avengers.
Dietz completed 27-of-39 passes for 327 yards for the Storm (8-8), who finished their season with a four-game home winning streak.
Lawrence Samuels led Tampa Bay with 11 catches for 99 yards and two touchdowns.
Sonny Cumbie completed 18-of-31 passes for 273 yards and five touchdowns, but also threw two interceptions for the Avengers (5-11), who allowed a league-worst 63 points per game this season.
SAN JOSE 68, GEORGIA 62 -----------------------
SAN JOSE, California (Ticker) -- Mark Grieb tossed nine touchdown passes as the San Jose SaberCats held off the Georgia Force, 68-62.
Grieb found Cleannord Saintil on seven of those scores for the Sabercats (13-5), who outscored the Force, 13-6, in the fourth quarter after trailing by one after three periods.
Grieb, who was 27-for-36 for 354 yards, found Saintil for a 31-yard, go-ahead score with 5:35 left to provide the final margin. Saintil had 12 catches for 155 yards.
