ARENA FOOTBALL: AVENGERS COME UP SHORT AGAINST K.C.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services KANSAS CITY Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo. - Chris Sanders threw seven touchdown passes - five to Aaron Boone Aaron John Boone (born March 9, 1973 in La Mesa, California) is a major league third baseman who plays for the Florida Marlins. He also played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians. - to help the Kansas City Brigade The Kansas City Brigade is a team from the Arena Football League. The team was established before the 2006 season. The team's head coach is former Kansas City Chiefs strong safety Kevin Porter. beat the Avengers 62-45 Sunday in an Arena Football League game. Sanders was 26 of 32 for 265yards, and also ran for 11yards and a score for the Brigade (2-9). Boone had 13receptions for 157 yards. Sonny Cumbie Sonny Cumbie (born August 8, 1981, in Abilene, Texas) is an Arena Football League quarterback for the Los Angeles Avengers. High School Years Cumbie attended Snyder High School in Snyder, Texas, and was a three-sport letterman in football, basketball, and threw sixtouchdown passes for the Avengers (3-8). "We're just talking about trying to win a game right now," Avengers head coach Ed Hodgkiss Ed Hodgkiss is an Arena Football League coach for the Los Angeles Avengers. He has a career record of 52-42, including a 0-4 mark in the postseason. External links
• said. "We just need to play well. The playoffs are far away from us right now." After taking a 35-34 third-quarter lead, the Avengers gave up a 28-3 run. "I know some guys are down," Avengers wide receiver Kevin Ingram said. "We felt good before the game, feeling like were going to play hard and get a win. You know, one win can turn it around. There's some things we have to fix. ... Hopefully something can happen and we can flick a switch and turn it on." Ingram had eight receptions for 77 yards and four touchdowns to raise his team-leading total to 23. |
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