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Garcia carries Dragons past Soul

May 15, 2007 - 5:13 AM PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Aaron Garcia was locked in on his targets.

Garcia threw five of his season-high eight touchdowns in the first half as the New York Dragons posted a 69-49 victory over the Philadelphia Soul.

Garcia completed 22-of-34 passes for 264 yards, including two first-quarter TDs to wide receiver Mike Horaeck. It was Garcia's third game of the season since returning from a year-long injury.

In the second quarter, Garcia found Chris Anthony in the end zone twice and hit Kevin Swayne for another touchdown as the Dragons took a 48-35 advantage at halftime.

"The game felt good," Garcia said. "We knew we had to work and make them work all four quarters."

Swayne, who returned for a hamstring injury, hauled in nine passes for 83 yards and four TDs.

DeShane Dennis opened the scoring for New York (3-7) with a 57-yard kickoff return with 14:12 remaining.

Justin Wood went 17-of-30 for 204 yards and Charles Pauley had seven catches for 105 yards and two scores for the Soul (4-6).