Bengals 40 - Cavaliers 6

NORTHWEST FOOTBALL LEAGUE
WEEK 3 ACTION
June 28, 2003

Pierce County Bengals 40 @ Washington Cavaliers 6

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Bengals	6	21	13	0	40
Cavaliers	0	0	0	6	6

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1st Quarter

Bengals: #32 2 yard run (run fail - bad PAT snap)

2nd Quarter

Bengals: Jessie Baines 64 yard punt return (Nathan Turner kick)
Bengals: Travis Thomas 32 yard pass from Nico Wells (Nathan Turner kick)
Bengals: Jessie Baines 18 yard pass from Nico Wells (Nathan Turner kick)

3rd Quarter

Bengals: Paul Snow 4 yard run (kick blocked by Adrian Beck)
Bengals: Lehman Jones 8 yard run (Nathan Turner kick)

4th Quarter

Cavaliers: Jay Schaff 4 yard run (kick blocked by Kelen Brooks)

.	Bengals	Cavaliers
rushing	25 - 139 - 3 (26)	34 - 86 - 1 (17)
passing	13 - 28 - 3 - 217 - 2	5 - 19 - 3 - 52 - 0
sacked	-	-
OFFENSE	53 - 356 - 5	53 - 138 - 1
first downs	15	10
penalties	5 - 39	3 - 44
turnovers	4	4
fumbles-lost	3 - 1	3 - 1
punts	1 - 50	6 - 27.5 (36)
punt returns	2 - 61 - 1 (64)	1 - 23
kick returns	2 - 28 (15)	5 - 114 (36)
int returns	3 - 40 (27)	3 - 41 (20)

Eric Nevils went up the middle into Bengal territory on the Cavs 2nd drive.

Bengal QB Niko Wells threw for over 200 yards and 2 TDs.

In a heated battle for South End supremacy the Pierce County Bengals defeated rival Washington Cavaliers 40-6 at Yelm High School.
The Cavaliers received the first break of the game when safety Adam Stone intercepted a Nico Wells pass deep in Cavalier territory to end a long Bengal drive. The Cavaliers were able to move the ball across midfield on a 17 yard burst up the middle by Eric Nevils, but on the next play Bengal DT Preston Slaughter disrupted a handoff in the Cavalier backfield and LB David Combs recovered at the Bengal 49. Wells went to work hitting Muhammed Arkim for 17 yards and then lofting a 26 yard bomb bomb to Jessie Baines and letting him out-fight the defender for the ball at the Cavalier 10 yard line.

Cavalier cornerback Jeremy Nelson had great coverage on this throw but Jessie Baines somehow came down with the ball.

Bengal RB #32 reaches for paydirt while getting forced out of bounds by a bunch of Cavs.

RB #32 (not on roster) finished the drive with an 8 yard blast up the middle and then scored from 2 yards out on a sweep. He was pushed out short of the goal but had the presence of mind to reach out and break the plane with the ball.

Cav MLB Forrest Bennett returned this interception down to the Bengal 33.

Jesse Baines lulled the Cavs to sleep before returning this punt 64 yards for a score.

The Cavs offense again went 3 and out, but their defense again bailed them out with an interception. This time it was MLB Forrest Bennett who returned the ball down to the Bengal 33 yard line. The Cav offense advanced as far as the 10 before being thwarted. The Bengals responded with a 13 play, 67 yard drive down to the Cavalier 19, but came away empty as Nathan Turner's 37 yard field goal attempt went wide right.
Things went from bad to worse for the Cavs as their offense went 3 and out again. Bryan Hooper got off a towering 36 yard punt that took an enormous bounce. Bengal return man Jessie Baines just calmly stood there with a couple of Cavaliers waiting for the ball to come down. The wait lulled the Cavs to sleep and when the ball finally came down to Baines, he took off breaking and eluding tacklers for 64 yards. Nathan Turner's PAT put the Bengals up 13-0.

Travis Thomas caught this short pass across the middle and outran the Cav defense to the endzone.

This pass bounced off the hand of the Cavaler receiver to safety Kellen Brooks who returned it down to the Cavs 20.

A 31 yard return by Steve Arnett set up the Cavs at their own 28. On first down the Cavalier QB underthrew a receiver who was behind the Bengal defense and safety Kellen Brooks was there for the interception. The Bengals took over at midfield and needed just 4 plays to capitalize, with Wells hitting Travis Thomas across the middle for a 32 yard score.
On the Cavs first play from scrimmage another Kellen Brooks interception set up Bengal offense at the Cavalier 20. This time Wells hit a wide open Jessie Baines on a fade for the easy score with just seconds left in the first half.. In just 9 plays the score had gone from 6-0 to 27-0.

After Brooks 2nd interception, Wells found Baines in his usual position, wide open behind the Cavalier defense, for an easy score.

Paul Snow bulled thru a crack in the Cavalier defense for a 4 yard score early in the 3rd qtr..

Lehman Jones hops a would-be-tackler into the endzone for an 8 yard score.

The Cavs opened the 2nd half with two more 3 and out series. Each time short punts set up the Bengals close to midfield. They cashed in both times. Paul Snow finished a 3 play, 51 yard drive with a 4 yard run. Lehman Jones galloped into the endzone from 8 yards out to culminate a 6 play, 43 yard drive which extended the Bengal lead 40-0.

Jay Schaff stretches out for a score early in the 4th quarter.

The Cavaliers finally got their offense on track as the 3rd quarter ended. They went on a 13 play, 70 yard drive to avoid the shutout. The Bengal defense nearly kept the Cavs out of the endzone. They stuffed the Cavs on 3 straight plays and turned a 1st and goal at the 2 into a 4th and goal at the 4. RB Jay Schaff bounced off a Bengal tackler at the 3 and fell forward, holding the ball out at the last second to break the plane. The Cavaliers rushed 11 times for 39 yards on the drive.

The Bengals gave the Cavs 3 more opportunites via a botched punt snap, an interception at the Cavalier 3, and a fumbled punt return, but the Cavs were unable to capitalize on the opportunities.

Rushing: attempts-yards-TDs (long)
Bengals: Lehman Jones 12-94-1 (26), Nico Wells 4-21 (12), #32 5-20-1 (9), Paul Snow 3-6-1, Omar Wright 1- -2
Cavaliers: Jay Schaff 7-33-1 (10), Eric Nevils 8-26 (17), Steve Arnett 10-17 (6), Barry White 2-15 (9), Joe Winther 3-5 (5), Frank Duran 2- -2 (0), Elton Hoard 2- -7

Passing: completions-attempts-interceptions-yards-TDs
Bengals: Nico Wells 13 - 28 - 3 - 217 - 2
Cavaliers: Steve Arnett 4-11-1-53-0, Frank Duran 1-8-2- -1-0

Receiving: catches-yards-TDs (long)
Bengals: Jessie Baines 7-130-1 (25), Travis Thomas 3-53-1 (32), #84 1-25, Muhammed Arkin 1-6, Paul Snow 1-3
Cavaliers: Frank Duran 3-44 (23), Ben Vargas 1-9, Rikki Reid 1- -1

Kick returns: #-yards-TDs (long)
Bengals: Tyson Montgomery 1-15, Jesse Baines 1-13
Cavaliers: Steve Arnett 2-65 (31), Jeremy Nelson 3-49 (26)

Punt returns: #-yards-TDs (long)
Bengals: Jesse Baines 1-64-1, Sio Fakatoufifita 1- -3
Cavaliers: Bryan Hooper 1-23

Punting: #-yards avg/net avg (long) inside 20-touchbacks
Bengals: Paul Snow 1-50 50.0/27.0 (50) 0-0
Cavaliers: Bryan Hooper 6-171 27.5/16.3 (36) 0-0

Interceptions #-yards-TDs (long)
Bengals: Kelen Brooks 2- 13 (10) Monty Karessa 1-27
Cavaliers: Adam Stone 1-5, Forest Bennett 1-20, Robert Baldwin 1-6, Jeremy Stone 0-11 (lateral)

***defense: T-Tackles, A-Assists. L-Tackles for Loss, S-Sacks, P-QB Pressures, FF-Forced Fumbles
FR-Fumbles Recovered, I-Passes Intercepted, D-Passes Defensed, B-blocked kicks, TD-touchdown***

Bengals	T	A	L	S	P	FF	FR	I	D	B	TD
2 Ronnie Knighton	2	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
4 Joe Jordan	2	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
7 Donald Marco	2	1	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
10 Monty Karessa	5	3	2	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.
16 Daniel Hunter	1	2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
23 Preston Slaughter	1	4	2	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.
24 Jerry Broughton	4	.	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
30 Kellen Brooks	3	.	.	.	1	.	.	2	.	1	.
41 Ben Snell	2	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	.
47 Sio Fakatoufifita	2	3	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
50 Koolau Baker	2	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
55 Junior Tenuvasa	9	3	1	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.
56 David Combs	3	2	1	.	4	.	1	.	.	.	.
58 Eric Webster	1	5	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
86 Alex Ismall	2	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
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Cavaliers	T	A	L	S	P	FF	FR	I	D	B	TD
00 Kirt Fain	3	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
4 Jeremy Nelson	5	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	.	.
7 Adrian Beck	2	2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	.
8 Adam Stone	2	1	1	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.
10 Steve Arnett	2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
19 Robert Baldwin	4	1	.	.	.	.	.	1	1	.	.
25 Mike Rosa	1	1	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
26 James King	4	2	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
33 Chris Cook	1	.	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
34 Dan Kisner	3	2	.	.	1	1	.	.	.	.	.
44 Forrest Bennett	4	.	.	.	2	.	.	1	.	.	.
52 Jeff Cole	1	.	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
88 Kory McElravy	1	1	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
94 Erik Olson	.	3	.	.	2	.	.	.	.	.	.
99 Tony Gelsomino	2	.	1	.	1	1	.	.	.	.	.
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Offensive player of the game:
Bengal receiver Jesse Baines: 7 catches - 130 yards - 1 TD

Defensive player of the game:
Junior Tenuvasa: 12 tackles
Kellen Brooks: 2 interceptions

Special Teams player of the game: Bengal kicker Nathan Turner: deep kickoffs kept the Cavs offense pinned in their own end. His 7 kickoffs averaged 69 yards, and 5 times the Cavs started inside their own 20.

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