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Dolezel throws for 800th career TD, Desperados beat Soul

Apr 17, 2007 - 5:36 AM DALLAS (Ticker) -- Clint Dolezel threw for five touchdown passes, including the 800th of his career, as the Dallas Desperados posted a 51-41 victory over the Philadelphia Soul.

Dolezel completed 20-of-41 passes for 285 yards and an interception for Dallas, which remained perfect at 7-0.

Duke Pettijohn and Marcus Nash each had one-yard touchdown runs and Willis Marshall added two scoring catches for the Desperados, who trailed by four in the third quarter before Marshall's second score gave Dallas a lead it would not relinquish.

After quarterback Justin Wood hit J.J. McKelvey with a 15-yard scoring pass to give Philadelphia a 27-23 lead 3:43 into the second half, Dolezel connected with Marshall 74 seconds later for his 800th career touchdown pass to help the Desperados regain a three-point lead.

Dolezel tossed a five-yard TD to Will Pettis with 5:27 left in the third quarter, giving Dallas a 37-27 lead, and he found Andrae Thurman from 26 yards out 42 seconds into the final period to give the Desperados their final tally.

Tony Graziana was 4-of-12 for just 52 yards and a scoring toss before Wood took over and went 18-of-37 for 213 yards and four touchdowns. However, Wood was picked off three times for the Soul, who dropped to 4-2.