August 12,2017
Arena Football League Championship Game will be held at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, August 26
PHILADELPHIA— The Philadelphia Soul defeated the Baltimore Brigade, with the finalscore of 69-54 in front of 9,287 fans at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday night. With
this victory, the Soul will host ArenaBowl XXX at the Wells Fargo
Center on Saturday, August 26 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at www.philadelphiasoul.com/arenabowl or at the Wells Fargo Center Box Office.
The
Soul will face the winner of Monday night’s match-up between the Tampa
Bay Storm and Cleveland Gladiators. Riding a 17-home game win streak,
the Soul will be playing for their third championship since joining the
league in 2004 and defending their 2016 championship title. Details
regarding events surrounding ArenaBowl XXX will be announced early next
week.
“I’m
proud of all this team has accomplished this season,” said Soul head
coach Clint Dolezel. “We have worked very hard to get to this point and
I’m excited to defend the title once again.”
Soul
WR Darius Reynolds led the receivers with nine receptions for 171 yards
and six touchdowns. WR Darius Prince added four receptions for 76
yards and one touchdown, while WR Shaun Kauleinamoku tallied eight
receptions for 66 yards and one touchdown. Baltimore WR Brandon
Thompkins recorded eight receptions for 153 yards and one touchdown.
Philadelphia
QB Dan Raudabaugh completed 23-of-35 passes for 324 yards and nine
touchdowns. Baltimore QB Shane Boyd completed 21-of-33 passes for 324
yards and seven touchdowns.
The Brigade won the coin toss
and elected to kick off. The Soul started off quickly with a 24-yard
pass from Raudabaugh to Reynolds for the first touchdown of the night.
The Brigade responded as Boyd connected with Reggie Gray for a 9-yard
touchdown but the extra point was no good. With 10:09 to play in first
quarter, the Soul led 7-6. Kauleinamoku caught his first touchdown of
the night on a 4-yard pass from Raudabaugh and the Soul extended the
lead 13-6. Boyd found Gray once again for a 12-yard touchdown. The PAT
was good and at the first quarter came to a close with the score tied,
13-13.
Reynolds started off the
second quarter with a 33-yard touchdown catch from Raudabaugh.
Trevino’s kick was good and with the Soul stretched their lead 20-13.
The Brigade responded when Boyd found Brandon Collins for a 37-yard
touchdown. With 10:32 remaining in the first half, the score was again
tied 20-20. Prince caught his first touchdown for the Soul on a 45-yard
pass from Raudabaugh and the Soul regained the lead 27-20. Baltimore
was unable to complete the first down, and the Soul took possession with
4:04 to play in the first half. Raudabaugh found TE Michael Simons for
a 5-yard touchdown and with the made extra point the Soul kept their
lead 34-20. Boyd’s pass was intercepted by Soul DB James Romain and the
Soul gained possession to end the first half.
The Brigade kicked off the
second half with a 16-yard touchdown pass from Boyd to Collins. The
kick was no good and with 12:22 to play in the third quarter, the Soul
remained in the lead 34-26. Raudabaugh’s pass was blocked and recovered
by Brigade DB Varmah Sonie and the team capitalized with a 1-yard
rushing touchdown by Boyd. With just under 10 minutes to play in the
quarter, the Brigade closed the gap 34-33. Reynolds caught his third
touchdown of the night on a 36-yard pass from Raudabaugh and with the
extra point, the Soul kept their lead 41-33. Baltimore quickly
responded with a 47-yard touchdown by Gray and with 6:59 to play in the
third, the Soul remained in the lead 41-40. To close out the third
quarter, Raudabaugh connected with Reynolds again for a 10-yard
touchdown and the Soul led 48-40.
To begin the final quarter of
play, Boyd passed to WR Brandon Thompkins for his first touchdown of the
night. With 13:33 remaining in the game, the Soul held onto their lead
48-47. Benson ran in his first touchdown of the night on a 3-yard
rush. With 7:01 to play, the Soul stretched the lead 55-47. The
Brigade were unable to complete the first down and the Soul gained
possession with 4:10 to play in the game. Raudabaugh found Reynolds for
his XX touchdown of the night. The PAT was good and with less than a
minute to go, the Soul remained in the lead 62-47. The Brigade
continued the fight with a 6-yard touchdown pass from Boyd to Gray.
Extra point was good and with 27 seconds to play, the score was 62-54.
The Soul finalized the game when Raudabaugh found Reynolds for his sixth
touchdown of the night. With the made extra point, the Soul defeated
the Baltimore Brigade 69-54.
Offensive Player of the Game: Philadelphia WR Darius Reynolds
Defensive Player of the Game: Philadelphia DB James Romain
MVP of the Game: Philadelphia QB Dan Raudabaugh
ABOUT PHILADELPHIA SOUL
The
2016 World Champion Philadelphia Soul are in their 12th season in the
Arena Football League. In the first 11 seasons, the Soul have won four
Division Championships, four Conference Championships and two World
Championships. Since the inaugural season in 2004, the Soul are the
winningest professional sports team in Philadelphia. Season memberships
and Group tickets for the Soul’s upcoming 2017 season are on sale now.
For tickets, contact the Soul sales department at (215) 253-4900 ext.
3, or request contact from a Soul representative by filling out the form
on www.philadelphiasoul.com. Follow the Soul on Facebook at facebook.com/soul and Twitter at twitter.com/soulfootball.
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