Final
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Cumbie, Ward lift Avengers over Force
May 20, 2007 - 6:30 AM LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Sonny Cumbie passed for seven touchdowns - four to LaShaun Ward - as the Los Angeles Avengers held off the Georgia Force for a 57-51 triumph.Cumbie completed 23-of-37 for 291 yards. Ward had nine receptions for 141 yards and Robert Quiroga added two receiving scores for the Avengers (6-5), who have won three of their last four contests.
After trailing, 57-30, in the fourth quarter, Georgia nearly came back as Chris Greisen threw three of his six touchdown passes in the last seven minutes of the game.
Greisen completed 32-of-44 passes for 371 yards. His favorite target was Troy Bergeron, who had 14 receptions for 165 yards and two touchdowns.
Derek Lee hauled in 10 catches for 165 yards and two touchdowns and Chris Jackson added eight receptions for 80 yards and two scores for the Force (9-2), who had a five-game winning streak snapped.
- ARENA
GEORGIA 51
LOS ANGELES 57 FINAL
May 20 1:20 AM - ARENA
GEORGIA 30
LOS ANGELES 36 END, 3RD QTR
May 20 12:32 AM - ARENA
GEORGIA 23
LOS ANGELES 23 HALFTIME
May 19 11:46 PM - ARENA
GEORGIA 6
LOS ANGELES 6 END, 1ST QTR
May 19 11:04 PM
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