Final
  for this game

Storm roll past Rampage

Jun 17, 2007 - 4:54 AM GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (Ticker) -- Brett Dietz threw four touchdown passes and Torrance Marshall ran for three scores as the the Tampa Bay Storm topped the Grand Rapids Rampage, 69-40, on Saturday.

Terrill Shaw, Karl Williams, Hank Edwards and Marvin Brown all hauled in touchdown passes for the Storm, who scored the final 28 points of the game en route to the victory.

Tampa Bay (8-7), which had already secured a playoff spot in the National Conference before Saturday's win, never trailed in the game.

Lawrence Samuels caught a team-high nine passes from Dietz, who finished 22-of-37 for 272 yards and an interception.

Playing out the season at this point, Grand Rapids (4-11) was outscored, 31-6, in the second half after trailing by just four points at the half.

Rampage quarterback Adrian McPherson finished 24-of-37 for 297 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Cornelius Bonner lead all receivers with 116 yards receiving and caught two of McPherson's touchdown strikes.








  • ARENA
    TAMPA BAY 69
    GRAND RAPIDS 40 FINAL

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 9:51 PM


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    TAMPA BAY AT GRAND RAPIDS
    NOTE:

    Jun 16 9:51 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 62
    GRAND RAPIDS 40 2:27 LEFT, 4TH QTR

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 9:37 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 55
    GRAND RAPIDS 40 7:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 9:28 PM


  • ARENA
    TAMPA BAY 41
    GRAND RAPIDS 40 2:40 LEFT, 3RD QTR

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 9:06 PM


  • ARENA
    TAMPA BAY 41
    GRAND RAPIDS 34 8:38 LEFT, 3RD QTR

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 8:57 PM


  • ARENA
    TAMPA BAY 38
    GRAND RAPIDS 34 HALFTIME

    Jun 16 8:52 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 38
    GRAND RAPIDS 34 0:10 LEFT, 2ND QTR

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 8:26 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 38
    GRAND RAPIDS 27 0:27 LEFT, 2ND QTR

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 8:21 PM


  • ARENA
    TAMPA BAY 31
    GRAND RAPIDS 27 0:59 LEFT, 2ND QTR

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 8:12 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 31
    GRAND RAPIDS 20 2:41 LEFT, 2ND QTR

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 8:09 PM


  • ARENA
    TAMPA BAY 31
    GRAND RAPIDS 14 5:48 LEFT, 2ND QTR

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 7:58 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 24
    GRAND RAPIDS 14 9:26 LEFT, 2ND QTR

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 7:50 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 17
    GRAND RAPIDS 14 14:16 LEFT, 2ND QTR

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 7:41 PM


  • ARENA
    TAMPA BAY 17
    GRAND RAPIDS 7 END, 1ST QTR

    Jun 16 7:36 PM


  • ARENA
    TAMPA BAY 17
    GRAND RAPIDS 7 3:29 LEFT, 1ST QTR

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 7:30 PM


  • ARENA
    TAMPA BAY 10
    GRAND RAPIDS 7 6:32 LEFT, 1ST QTR

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 7:24 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 10
    GRAND RAPIDS 0 11:32 LEFT, 1ST QTR

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 7:14 PM


  • ARENA
    TAMPA BAY 7
    GRAND RAPIDS 0 14:09 LEFT, 1ST QTR

    Storm vs. RampageJun 16 7:09 PM