Explosion knock off Northern Kentucky, knock out Lorenzen
By Erie Times-News, Pa. | |
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The defending league champion Explosion (1-0) took the lead for good on Stokes' second touchdown with 5 minutes, 42 seconds to play in the third quarter and spoiled the home debut of Lorenzen, the former Kentucky star who won a Super Bowl ring with the
Lorenzen was carried off the field at
A crowd of 2,221 turned out to watch an expected showdown between Lorenzen, the CIFL's headliner, and a re-tooled Explosion secondary.
Maurice Jones intercepted Lorenzen to stop an early drive, and the Explosion then knocked Lorenzen out of the game on a hard second-quarter tackle.
Still, the River Monsters stayed in it behind backup QB
The Explosion responded with a long drive ending in Stokes' 2-yard run, and Smetanka sealed it with TD passes of 9 yards and 34 yards to Mastromatto, a 5-foot 6-inch, 160-pound wide receiver from
The Explosion will meet the Marion Blue Racers next Sunday at
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