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Shock opens season with easy win

Posted by Vince

March 31, 2007 6:43 p.m. • 0 comments

SHOCK

Isn’t af2 football supposed to be an offensive show?

Not Saturday. At least not against the Spokane defense. That defense, paced by Rob Keefe’s two interceptions, allowed the Adam Shackleford era to open on a positive note, 51-35 against the Stockton Lightning before a sellout crowd at the Arena.

There was little electricity for Stockton’s offense, as the Shock led 20-0 early in the second quarter, 30-14 at the half and 37-14 at the end of three quarters. Stockton didn’t score in the second half until there was 6:41 left, on Kenyatte Morgan’s 34-yard touchdown reception. Morgan finished with three touchdowns.

But that was matched by the three scoring tosses of Andrico Hines, making his first start at quarterback for Spokane. Hines not only threw for the three scores, but also ran for two more. He was 20 of 30 passing for nearly 200 yards.