AVENGERS SACKED IN ARENA LEAGUE DEBUT G. RAPIDS 51, AVENGERS 31.Byline: Daily News 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, , Mich. - Rampage quarterback Craig Kusick Craig Robert Kusick (September 30 1948 – September 27 2006) was an American first baseman and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played nearly his entire career from 1973 to 1979 for the Minnesota Twins. threw for five touchdowns and sparked a 27-point scoring run during the second and third quarters to hand the Avengers a 51-31 loss in their Arena Football League regular-season debut Saturday night. Kusick completed 20 of 35 passes for 268 yards and was intercepted just once as the Rampage won before 8,192 in VanAndel Arena. The Avengers, who won two exhibition games leading into their opener, held a 10-3 lead after Kyle Pooler's 50-yard field goal with 12:09 to play in the first half. But the Rampage finished the second quarter on a 20-0 run with two Kusick TD passes and two field goals by Brian Gowins, the second from 31 yards out as time ran out. Avengers quarterback Scott Semptimphelter completed 17 of 36 passes for 174 yards and three touchdowns. He took all the snaps as Todd Marinovich Todd Marvin Marinovich (born July 4, 1969 in San Leandro, California) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League. His career also included stints in the Canadian Football League and Arena Football League. , who recently had a tryout with the NFL's San Diego Chargers
Semptimphelter connected on a 9-yard TD pass to Anthony Rice in the first quarter for a 7-3 lead. He also completed a 16-yard TD pass to Chris Jackson Chris Jackson may refer to:
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