Final
for this game
Dolezel, Armstrong help Desperados remain undefeated
Apr 1, 2007 - 4:38 AM DALLAS (Ticker) -- Clint Dolezel and Anthony Armstrong stepped up to the challenge.Dolezel threw three fourth-quarter touchdowns and Armstrong returned a kickoff for the go-ahead score in the final minute as the Dallas Desperados rallied for a 68-64 victory over the Austin Wranglers.
In the fourth quarter, quarterback Adrian McPerhson's four-yard TD toss to Derrick Lewis gave the Wranglers (1-4) a 57-42 advantage with 12:06 left. McPherhson went 21-of-34 for 293 yards with six TDs.
But Dolezel and Will Pettis hooked up for back-to-back touchdowns as Dallas closed the deficit to 57-56 at the 5:50 mark. Dolezel completed 27-for-37 passes for 348 yard and eight scores.
After Austin's 30-yard score, Dolezel and Pettis connected once again to keep the Desperados (5-0) within striking distance at 64-62 with 1:25 to go.
Armstrong completed the impressive fourth-quarter rally with his game-winning 40-yard kickoff return with 53 seconds left.
- ARENA
AUSTIN 64
DALLAS 68 FINAL
Mar 31 11:03 PM - ARENA
AUSTIN 51
DALLAS 42 END, 3RD QTR
Mar 31 10:21 PM - ARENA
AUSTIN 37
DALLAS 28 HALFTIME
Mar 31 9:43 PM - ARENA
AUSTIN 17
DALLAS 7 END, 1ST QTR
Mar 31 9:02 PM
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