RECORD SETTING DAY FOR SHOCKERS IN WIN

May 19, 2007 Lacey, WA 

Pat Hutnik set a new Northwest region PAT record by nailing 15 of 15 extra points while the Shockers set a new points record with 105 topping the 2004 total of 99 set by the Eastside Hawks.

Bad luck and bad bounces coupled with a sky-high Shocker team kept the Dragons from becoming a threat as the game featured mostly Shocker reserves.

Terrell Smith, Corey LaDay and Theo Holman combined for 7 rushing touchdowns while Bobby Poeltl touched the ball 4 times and scored 4 touchdowns.  Reserve fullback David Gutierrez saw his most action of the season and capitalized with his first TD of the season.  Gutierrez, a Fort Lewis soldier, missed 4 games early in the season while training in Georgia and cornerback Ryan Kalalau returned from a broken thumb to see his first action in weeks.  The Shockers special teams were truly special as Poeltl returned two punts for touchdowns and Shane Henderson and Bryan Hooper each scored on their own returns.  The officials ran the clock during the second half and the South Sound offense snapped the ball just twice in the fourth quarter when Corey LaDay broke loose around left end for a 50-yard touchdown run, his third of the day, and Hooper and Henderson returned their two punts returns for touchdowns.

Quarterbacks John Stewart and Chris Gore combined to throw just 5 passes on the day for 28 yards with Stewart completing 3 of 3 for 2 touchdowns to Poeltl.  Stewart played sparingly in the first quarter before the game was turned over to Gore.

When asked about the final score a Shocker coach commented, "We (Shockers) never tried to run the score up, the players just kept playing hard.  By the time we snapped the ball for the seventh time on offense it was 42-0.  You have to play the game and not lay down.  It is more disrespectful to the Dragons to play soft and go half speed.  We didn't blitz or throw bombs trying to run the score up and we went to our depth early, it's just one of those match ups that happen in football.  The Dragons are a gritty bunch that just love to play football, the final score of a game like this really doesn't matter, it's about having some fun and working on getting better while these players are still able to play this great game."

Randy Worrell introduced injured Dragon Bobby McClain who flipped the coin as an honorary captain at midfield before the game.  Donations were presented to McClain and his wife to help with medical costs for his upcoming neck surgery.

The Shockers have a week off before traveling to Bellingham for a 6 PM match up with the Northwest Avalanche on June 2.

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