AVENGERS GO ON RAMPAGE OF THEIR OWN.Byline: JUSTIN FRANK Special to the Daily News Grand Rapids' Timon Marshall Timon Marshall (born on August 7, 1979) is an American football player, who currently plays for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. Before signing with the Bears, he attended Ottawa University, and eventually played for the Grand Rapids Rampage in the Arena Football did all he could to squash any momentum the Avengers gathered Saturday at Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. . Whether it was turning a short screen pass into a long touchdown, recovering a teammate's fumble in the end zone or returning a kickoff for a score. Despite Marshall's efforts, the Avengers scored four touchdowns in a span of four minutes to turn an 18-point halftime deficit into a 51-49 lead at the end of the third quarter. The Avengers emerged with their first lead of the game when 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 connected with Robert Quiroga Robert Quiroga (10 October 1969 in San Antonio, Texas - 16 August 2004 in San Antonio) was the International Boxing Federation Super flyweight champion from 1990 to 1993. Quiroga successfully defended his title five times and retired in 1995. He finished with 20-2 with 11 KO's. on a 6-yard score to give Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. the 51-49 advantage. Avengers linebacker Rob Turner placed a solid, timely hit into the chest of Ronney Daniels, who coughed of the ball at the 3-yard line. As the ball rolled into the end zone, a pile of players scrambled to ball, only to have Marshall emerge from the bottom holding the ball in the air with both hands. Previously, Cumbie connected with Quiroga on a 7-yard touchdown pass with one second remaining in the first half, giving the Avengers what appeared to be some much-needed momentum. But on the ensuing kickoff, Remy Hamilton's kick bounced off the net and into the hands of Marshall, who, after making a few cuts, found himself sprinting down the sidelines for a 56-yard touchdown to give Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, a 42-24 halftime advantage. Beside Marshall, the Rampage also got strong play out of quarterback Chad Salisbury, who completed 14 of 17 passes for 155 yards in the first half to help the Rampage build their lead. The Avengers struck quickly to start the second half when Cumbie found Rob Turner with a 9-yard lob (1) See BLOB. (2) (Line Of Business) Refers to people, job titles and product lines, all of which pertain to a specific product or service area of the business. pass in the left corner of the end zone to cut Grand Rapids' lead to 42-31. Cumbie completed 11 of his 17 first-half pass attempts for 137 yards and touchdown. Marshall made five catches for 71 yards and two touchdowns and returned four kickoffs for 123 yards and another score. Turnovers turn into losses: The Avengers had committed 15 turnovers on the season. Fourteen of the miscues have come in the team's four losses, while only three have come in their three wins. justin.frank@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Avengers' Kevin Ingram Kevin Ingram (born June 19, 1977) is an Arena Football League wide receiver/defensive back for the Los Angeles Avengers. High school career At Harry S. Truman High School in Levittown, Pennsylvania, Kevin Ingram was a two-time All-League performer as both a wide receiver , left, looks for running room as Grand Rapids' Chuck Wesley defends. Edna T. Simpson/Daily News |
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