Hawks 45 - Rifles 7

North American Football League

2004 WESTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
October 30, 2004

Eastside Hawks 45 - Springfield Rifles 7

.	..1..	..2..	..3..	..4..	..T..
Rifles	0	0	7	0	7
Hawks	14	14	7	10	45

.	Hawks	Rifles
rushing	36 - 275 - 2 (41)	19 - 75 - 0 (14)
passing	9 - 19 - 0 - 194 - 4	12 - 31 - 2 - 152 - 1
sacked	1 - - 9	2- - 17
OFFENSE	56 - 460 - 6	51 - 210 - 1
first downs	16	11
penalties	15 - 100	5 - 56
turnovers	0	2
fumbles-lost	4 - 0	2 - 0
punts	2 - 29.0 (33)	5 - 29.4 (38)
punt returns	3 - 148 - 0	1 - 9
kick returns	2 - 48 (27)	7 - 211 (45)
int returns	2 - 38 (27)	-

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1st Quarter

Hawks (9:32): Syii Tucker 3 yard pass from Chris Dixon (Craig Hawley kick)
Hawks (2:02): Chris Dixon 1 yard sneak (Craig Hawley kick)

2nd Quarter

Hawks (1:53): Antonio Chandler 16 yard pass from Chris Dixon (Craig Hawley pass fail - bad PAT snap)
Hawks (:05): Jimmy McCollum 22 yard pass from Chris Dixon (Syii Tucker pass from Chris Dixon)

3rd Quarter

Hawks (5:42): Chris Dixon 14 yard scramble (Craig Hawley kick)
Rifles (1:35): Marcus Londn 36 yard pass from Brett Mitchell (Chris Shirato kick)

4th Quarter

Hawks (14:52): Antonio Chandler 32 yard pass from Chris Dixon (Craig Hawley kick)
Hawks (9:42): Craig Hawley 49 yard field goal

Rushing: attempts-yards-TDs (long)
Hawks: EJ Ash 18-175 (41), Chris Dixon 7-42-2 (14), Kevin Prosser 7-40 (27), Tim Reese 3-17 (14), Antonio Chandler 1- -9
Rifles: Mike Mayfield 12-35 (10), Brett Mitchell 3-27 (11), Morris Cannon 4-13 (14)

Passing: completions-attempts-interceptions-yards-TDs
Hawks: Chris Dixon 9-18-0-194-4, Craig Hawley 0-1-0-0-0
Rifles: Brett Mitchell 12-31-2-152-1

Receiving: catches-yards-TDs (long)
Hawks: Antonio Chandler 2-48-2 (32), Brian Carter 2-25 (16), Derrick Smith 1-65, Mikal Akbar 1-33, Jimmy McCollum 1-22-1,
Kevin Prosser 1-8, Syii Tucker 1-3-1
Rifles: Landon Rose 3-44 (24), David White 3-11 (5), Marcus London 2-44-1 (36), Otis Brown 2-31 (18), Mike Burris 1-13,
Morris Cannon 1-9

Kick returns: #-yards-TDs (long)
Hawks: Jimmy McCollum 1-27, Terrance Ivory 1-23
Rifles: #3 4-112 (37), Shem Johnson 3-99 (45)

Punt returns: #--yards-TDs (long)
Hawks: Terrance Ivory 1-14 (2 muffs)
Rifles: #3 1- 9

Punting: #-yards avg/net avg (long) inside 20-touchbacks
Hawks: Jose Moreno 2-58 29.0/24.5 (33) 0-0
Rifles: 5-147 29.4/27.0 (38) 0-0

Interceptions: #-yards-TDs (long)
Hawks: Terrance Ivory 1-27, Milton Meyers 1-11
Rifles: none

Sacks:
Hawks: Misionare Toilolo 1, Jackie Triplett 1
Rifles: Michael Fox 1

***defense: T-Tackles, A-Assists. L-Tackles for Loss, S-Sacks, P-QB Pressures, FF-Forced Fumbles
FR-Fumbles Recovered, I-Passes Intercepted, D-Passes Defensed, B-blocked kicks, TD-touchdown***

Hawks	T	A	L	S	P	FF	FR	I	D	B	TD
1 Milton Myers	3	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.
2 Antonio Chandler	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	.
3 Terrance Ivory	2	2	1	.	.	.	.	1	1	.	.
4 Cedric Mars	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	.	.
6 Derrick Smith	1	.	.	.	.	1	1	.	.	.	.
12 Brian Carter	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
15 Josh Kidd	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
16 John Fisher	4	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
26 Kevin Prosser	2	2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
28 Joel Robnett	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
33 Lavelle Bogan	3	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	.
34 Paul Snow	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
38 Misionare Toilolo	.	2	1	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	.
41 Craog Hawley	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
42 Mark Riley	4	2	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
43 Ted Wedell	3	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	.
55 Aaron Wardrip	6	.	2	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	.
56 Jeremiah Pharms	4	2	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
71 Reggie Hargrove	1	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
74 Garland Bryant	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
75 Marvin Smith	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
78 Kirk Williams	1	1	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
85 Shay Dean	1	1	1	.	2	.	.	.	.	.	.
89 Kaelon Kuro	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
90 Jackie Triplett	.	1	.	1	6	.	.	.	.	.	.
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Rifles	T	A	L	S	P	FF	FR	I	D	B	TD
1 Willie Jenkins	2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
3	2	1	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
4 Terrence Christian	.	1	.	.	2	.	.	.	.	.	.
5 Shem Johnson	2	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	3	.	.
7 Mike Guidry	7	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.
10 Willie Parks	3	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
12 Brett Mitchell	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
33 David White	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.	.
37 Alex Maldonado	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.	.
38 BarryHoward	8	.	5	.	2	.	.	.	.	.	.
44 PJ Stewart	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
46 Marcus Macintosh	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
52 Rod Pickett	4	5	3	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
54 Anthony Teal	2	2	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
56 Michael Fox	1	1	.	1	3	.	.	.	.	.	.
57 Ramon Bates	1	.	.	.	2	.	.	.	.	.	.
60 Kharim Strayhorn	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
61 Larry Giles	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
84 Otis Brown	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
86	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
87 Marvin Mallory	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
88 Mickey Beagle	2	2	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
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110) Behind the block of LG Jason Mackintosh, EJ Ash swept around the left end and down the sideline for 18 yards before stepping out at the 14.

113) On 1st and goal from the 3, Chris Dixon hit TE Syii Tucker at the goal line to put the Hawks on the board.

The Eastside Hawks overcame a three week layoff to win the North American Football League Western Division Championship and move on to the NAFL National Championship to be played November 13th at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

Disaster nearly struck the Rifles on the opening kickoff as #3 was stripped by Derrick Smith. Alex Maldonado recovered for the Rifles at the 28. Two Mike Mayfield runs netted 4 yards and then QB Brett Mitchell tried to connect with WR Landon Rose on a quick slant but threw the ball slightly behind him and it went incomplete. The Rifle punt was partially blocked by Antonio Chandler and bounced out of bounds just across midfield.

The Hawks went right to work with RB EJ Ash gaining 4 yards on first down, and QB Chris Dixon throwing a deep out to WR Brian Carter for 16 more. Three consecutive runs by Ash gained 18, 9 and 2 yards, setting up first and goal from the 3. Dixon hit TE Syii Tucker at that goal line for the score.

115) Mike Mayfield swept around left end for 4 yards.

116) QB Brett Mitchell spun out of the grasp of DE Jackie Triplett and then rolled right and found Otis Brown open down the middle for an 18 yard gain.

A 28 yard return straight up the middle by #3 gave the Rifles a first and 10 at their own 36. Mayfield took a toss around right end for 4 yards. Mitchell dropped back and barely avoided DE Jackie Triplett, then rolled to his right and found Otis Brown open down the middle for 18 yards. A quick hitch to Mike Burris gained 4 more, and then on a sweep left, DB Joel Robnett met the much larger Mayfield behind the line of scrimmage. Robnett got the worst of the collision but still managed to bring Mayfield down for a loss of a yard. A dropped pass on 3rd down forced the Rifle punt team back on the field. Hawk returner Terrance Ivory fielded the punt at the 10 and returned it out to the 24 before being caught from behind in traffic.

120) Terrance Ivory side-stepped this would be tackler on his 14 yard punt return.

121) OG Chris Johnson drove a Rifle defender deep into the secondary allowing EJ Ash to cut back and head up the sideline for a 41 yard gain.

125) Dixon hit Mikal Akbar down the middle for a 33 yard gain that set up 1 and goal at the 2.

Starting from their own 24, the Hawk offense went right to work. Dixon dropped back to pass on first down and then handed to Ash on the draw. Ash went up the middle untouched, cut back behind the block of Chris Johnson and was off to the races. DB Michael Guidry saved the TD by catching Ash from behind at the Rifle 35. Two plays later Dixon found a wide open Antonio Chandler streaking down the right sideline behind the Rifle secondary. Dixon hit him inside the 5, but the ball was slightly underthrown forcing Chandler to reach back for it, and the ball came out as he hit the ground. No matter, Dixon's offensive line was giving him so much time that the game may have seemed like a 7-on-7 passing drill. On the very next play Dixon stood tall in and threw a 33 yard strike down the middle to WR Mikal Akbar. Guidry again saved the TD, stopping Akbar at the 2.

126) Fullbacks Greg Paribello (left) and Paul Snow (right) allowed EJ Ash (#8 center) to literally jog into the endzone from 2 yards out - but the play was nullified by a penalty.

128) QB Chris Dixon takes off on a 10 yard scramble up the middle.

Ash swept left and coasted into the endzone behind his fullbacks on the very next play, but the score was nullified by a holding penalty. On 1st down from the 12, Ash cut back into one of his linemen and was stopped for no gain by Michael Fox and Rod Picket. On 2nd and goal from the 12, Chris Dixon dropped back to pass but couldn't find an open receiver so he tucked the ball and took off. He ran through the tackle of DT Warren Cliff, juked MLB Barry Howard at the 8 but ran right into the grasp of LB Rod Pickett at the 5. He was able to spin out and power his way back to the 2 yard line before Pickett could drag him down.

130) QB Chris Dixon was initially stopped on this 4th down QB sneak but was able to slide to his left behind his linemen and push across the goal line.

The Hawks tried Ash off left tackle again but Pickett stopped him at the 1. On 4th down from the 1 the Hawks tried a QB sneak. Noseguard Chris Warren, along with linebackers Rod Pickett (#52) and Anthony Teal (#54), did not give an inch to the Hawks interior line, but Dixon was able to slide to down the line to his left where he found a crack and bulled his way just over the goal line. Craig Hawley's PAT put the Hawks up 14-0 with 2:02 left in the first quarter.

133) MLB Aaron Wardrip deflected this pass away from intended receiver Otis Brown.

134) Reggie Hargrove just missed getting a sack.

Hawley boomed the ensuing kickoff 3 yards deep into the endzone where it was taken for a touchback. Mayfield could only gain a yard off right tackle before being stopped by Mark Riley and Kaelon Kurp. On 2nd down Mitchell had plenty of time to throw and sent a bullet down the middle but MLB Aaron Wardrip was there to knock the ball away. With DE Reggie Hargrove breathing down his neck, Mitchell's 3rd down pass was incomplete. The Rifles boomed a 38 yard punt that was muffed by the Hawk return man but special teams ace Derrick Smith was there to recover for the Hawks at their own 41.

.2ND QUARTER

136) Chris Dixon fired a stirke deep down the middle to Josh Brranch but the ball was just out of reach

204) Center Josh Ketzenburg springs Ash for a 28 yard gain.

The Hawks immediately went for the quick strike. Dixon faked the handoff to Ash and bootlegged to left which gave him plenty of time to set his feet and throw deep down the middle to Josh Branch streaking behind the Rifle secondary. The throw was a bit long and went off Branch's fingertips at the Rifle 25. The first quarter ended with Ash sweeping right for 3 yards before receiving a violent hit courtesy of DB Willie Parks. The short run put Ash's totals at 8 carries for 78 yards. On the first play of the 2nd quarter, Dixon threw a deep out to Brian Carter. The defender arrived early and was hit with a 21 yard pass-interference penalty, giving the Hawks a first down at the Rifle 38. Ash was

208) Ramon Bates and Anthony Teal forced Dixon to scramble for a 5 yard gain.

wrapped up in the backfield for a 5 yard loss by MLB Barry Howard on 1st down. Two plays later, on 3rd and 15, he went untouched up the through the line and then beat the defense to the corner. A wicked stiff-arm laid out one defender before he was stopped by two others. The 28 yard run put him over 100 for the game. The Rifle defense stepped up with LB Anthony Teal spiinning Ash backwards on first down. Teal didn't make the tackle but delayed Ash long enough for Shem Johnson, Mickey Beagle and Rod Pickett for stop Ash for a 2 yard loss. Pressure from Michael Fox, Ramon Bates and Anthony Teal forced Dixon to scramble for short gains on 2nd and 3rd down. Craig Hawley came on to attempt a 34 yard field goal but the snap was a bit low. Holder Derrick Smith got a hold of the ball and took off but was immediately underbut by Shem Johnson. As he was going down, Smith did a no-look pitch back to Hawley, who rolled left with Johnson in his face, and threw a one-hop pass to Kevin Prosser.

212) Mike Mayfield up the middle for 8 yards.

213) MLB Aaron Wardrip catches Mayfield in the backfield.

Taking over at their own 16 with 11:10 remaining in the first half, the Rifles went to work. Mike Mayfield ripped off runs of 5 and 8 yards right through the heart of the Hawk defense. A 3rd attempt was stuffed for no gain by MLB Aaron Wardrip and DT Reggie Hargrove. On 2nd and 10, Mitchell hit TE Mike Burris across the middle for 13 yards and another first down. Morris Cannon swept right but was nailed for a 3 yard loss by LB Mark Riley and CB Terrance Ivory. Mitchell went to Marcus London on the quick out but the DB Joel Robnett was there to knock the ball away. Robnett was called for pass-interference. It was only a 3 yard penalty but gave the Rifles an automatic first down. The drive stalled from there and the Rifles were forced to punt from midfield with 5:50 remaining inthe half.

221) FB Greg Paribello (left) and John Romero (right) spring EJ Ash (center) for an 18 yard gain.

227) Chris Dixon (right) had plenty of time to find Antonio Chandler open in the end zone.

The Hawk returner muffed another punt but was able to cover it at the Hawk 10. Ash and Kevin Prosser combined to rip off 4 consecutive runs of 18, 27, 9 and 21 yards, moving the ball deep into Rifle territory. On the last run, Michael Guidry caught Ash from behind at the 20 and knocked the ball loose but it bounced out of bounds at the 16. Ash was stopped for no gain so the Hawks went to the air, with Dixon finding Antonio Chandler in the endzone. Holder Derrick Smith had to go way up to get a high snap, but was able to get it down in time for Hawley to boot it through. A penalty nullified the PAT moved the attempt back 10 yards, and this time the snap was behind Smith and it was all he could do to just fall on the ball. With 1:53 left in the half, Hawks 20 - Rifles 0.

230) Shem Johnson, center, returned kick into Hawk territory before being caught from behind by Kevin Prosser.

231) Misionare Toilolo knocked the ball loose while sacking Mitchell. David White (#33) recovered for the Rifles.

Shem Johnson returned the ensuing kickoff 45 yard through the heart of the Hawk coverage before being brought down by Kevin Prosser. On first down from the Hawk 45, Mitchell dropped back to pass but had to step up to avoid DE Jackie Triplett coming from the backside. He moved right into the grasp of LB Misionare Toilolo, who knocked the ball loose as he was bringing Mitchell down.

234) Brett Mitchell gained 8 yards on the QB draw.

FB David White recovered for the

238) Terrance Ivory stepped in front of a Rifle receiver and was off to the races.

Rifles. More pressure from Triplett forced an incompletion on 2nd down. Mitchell gained 8 yards on a QB draw, and a 5-yard facemask penalty on the play brought up 3rd and 4. Mitchell overthrew Landon Rose, and the Hawks punt return team trotted on the field. They were caught by surprise when the Rifle offense remained. Mitchell threw a strike to an open receiver but he dropped the ball. In the confusion, the Hawks had too many men on the field giving the Rifles a first down at the Hawk 34. Another dropped pass brought up 2nd and 10. Consecutive drops on the left caused Mitchell to throw to the right side. CB Terrance Ivory jumped in front of the receiver and returned the ball 27 yards before being brought down by Mitchell.

241) Chris Dixon once again had plenty of time and found McCollum all alone in the endzone.

Dixon bootlegged and found TE Syii Tucker for the 2 pt. conversion.

Dixon connected with Brian Carter for 9 yards, and then scrambled for 12 and a first down. Then, with 7 seconds left in the half, he connected with a WIDE open Jimmy McCollum in the back corner of the endzone. They Hawks went for 2 and Dixon faked the handoff to Ash and then rolled right and found Syii Tucker for the conversion.

The Rifles got another long kickoff return, this time 37 yards out near midfield by #3, but time expired during the runback.

FIRST HALF STATS

.	Hawks	Rifles
rushing	20 - 203 - 1 (41)	11 - 29 - 0 (8)
passing	6 - 11 - 0 - 89 - 3	4 - 12 - 1 - 40 - 0
sacked	-	1 - - 8
OFFENSE	31 - 293 - 4	24 - 61 - 0
first downs	11	5
penalties	8 - 43	2 - 26
turnovers	0	1
fumbles-lost	3 - 0	2 - 0
punts	-	5 - 31.3 (38)
punt returns	1 - 14	-
kick returns	-	4 - 134 (45)
int returns	1 - 27	-

3RD QUARTER

303) Barry Howard tripped up EJ Ash for a 2 yard loss.

304) Chris Dixon slipped while trying to evade the rush of DE Michael Fox and was downed for a sack.

Jimmy McCollum returned the 2nd half kickoff 27 yards out to the 37. EJ Ash gained 2 yards on first down, but abruptly lost them on 2nd. On 3rd and 10, Dixon slipped while trying to step up and avoid DE Michael Fox. Fox touched him down for a 9 yard loss. The punt snap short hopped to punter Jose Moreno and he had to hurry to get off a high punt that was downed at the Hawk 48.

Mike Mayfield broke the tackle of Mark Riley on his way to a 10 yard gain.

309 left) Brett Mitchell was able to avoid Jeremiah Pharms but was blindsided by Jackie Triplett. 310 right) Cedric Mars knocked away this 3rd down pass intended for Landon Rose.

Runs of 10 and 3 yards by Mike Mayfield moved the ball down to the 35. On 2nd and 7, Mitchell stepped up to avoid the of Jeremiah Pharms only to be caught from behind by Jackie Triplett for a 9 yard loss. On 3rd down, CB Cedric Mars stepped in front of Landon Rose to knock away Mitchell's pass. A short Rifle punt was downed at the Hawk 22.

312) Barry Howard slipped under the lineman to submarine Ash for a loss.

313) With the only rusher within 5 yards getting knocked on his backside by guard Jesse Duncan, Dixon had plenty of time to wait for Derrick Smith to get behind the Rifle secondary for a 65 yard gain.

The Hawk drive started with MLB Barry Howard submarining Ash for a yard loss. On 2nd down, Dixon dropped back and heaved one down the middle to WR Derrick Smith. Smith caught the ball at the 32 and made it down to the 13 before being drug down from behind by Guidry. Ash swept left for 6 yards but a personal foul on the Hawks pushed them back out to the 22. Dixon hit Kevin Prosser for 8 yards, bringing up 3rd and 11. Dixon dropped back and for what might have been the first time all game, the Rifles defensive front put good pressure on him. DT Larry Giles forced him to pull the ball down and run. Cliff Warren got a hold of him at the 16, but a quick change of direction caused Warren to lose his grip. Dixon ran through the tackle of Shem Johnson at the 13. Barry Howard was closing quickly closing from behind, but he was taken out by Willie Park's missed tackle at the 12. Dixon headed straight upfield and submarined into the endzone under LBs Rod Pickett and Anthony Teal. Dixon's 2nd rushing TD, combined with Hawley's PAT, put the Hawks up 35-0.

316) Chris Dixon broke several tackles on this 14 yard scramble to the endzone.

322 left) Jackie Triplett's quick swim move left the OT no choice but to grab jersey on this incomplete pass. 326 right) Terrance Ivory nearly intercepted this overthrown pass.

329) Mitchell found Marcus London between 2 defenders from 36 yards out for the Rifles only touchdown.

A 23 yard return by Shem Johnson started the Rifles at their own 33 with just over 5:00 remaining in the 3rd quarter. Passes to Otis Brown, David White and Landon Rose covered 13, 4, and 16 yards, moving the Rifles down to the Hawk 34. Pressure from DE Jackie Triplett caused back to back incompletions. On the latter play, the OT tackled Triplett rather than let him get to Mitchell. Mitchell scrambled down the left sideline for a 29 yard TD, but the last 19 yards were nullified by a holding penalty. Three plays and three penalties later, Mitchell found time to throw and hit Marcus London between two defenders from 36 yards out to get the Rifles on the board with 1:35 remaining in the 3rd quarter.

332) EJ Ash gets outside for 32 yards on the last play of the 3rd quarter. This run, his final carry of the game, put his rushing total at 175 yards on 18 carries.

401) Chris Dixon (right) rolled out and found Antonio Chandler (left) open in the endzone.

A short kickoff and 21 yard return by Terrance Ivory started the Hawks at their 45. The exchange from Ash to Antonio Chandler on a reverse was mishandled and Chandler covered the ball for a 9 yard loss. Ash swept left for 32 yards, giving the Hawks a first down at the Rifle 32. On the first play of the 4th quarter, Dixon rolled out and threw back down the middle to Antonio Chandler who was wide open running a crossing route a yard deep in the endzone. Hawley's PAT put the Hawks up 42-7.

4TH QUARTER

404) Safety Milton Myers intercepted a pass early in the 4th quarter to set up the Hawks final points.

406) Kevin Prosser leaps a would-be tackler on his way to an 8 yard gain.

On the Rifles' 2nd play from scrimmage, safety Milton Myers stepped in front of a Brett Mitchell pass and returned the ball down to the 39 before being stopped by Otis Brown. Kevin Prosser runs of 8 and 2 yards got 4 more downs for the Hawks. The Hawks went with the option but MLB Barry Howard anticipated the pitch from Dixon and nailed Brown for a 7 yard loss. On 3rd and 17 Dixon threw long to Jimmy McCollum but Shem Johnson was there to knock the ball away. With 9:42 remaining in the game, Craig Hawley came on to boot a 49 yard field goal that was good by 10 yards.

412) Shem Johnson nearly intercepted this long pass intended for Jimmy McCollum. 413) Craig Hawley's 49 yard FG had plenty of distance.

419) Landon Rose couldn't come down with this pass in the endzone.

422) A hard landing courtesy of LB Lavelle Bogan separated Mike Burris from the ball on 4th and 3.

Johnson's 31 yard return set up the Rifle offense at their 41. Forced out of the pocket by Cornelius Winesberry and Garland Bryant, Mitchell scrambled for 8 yards. Two plays later Morris Cannon went up the middle for 11 yards and a first down. Mitchell then hit Landon Rose down the middle for 24 yards, moving the Rifles down to the 13. Mitchell just missed Rose in the endzone on the next play. An 8 yard pass to Marcus London set up 3rd and 2 at the 5. The Rifles called on Morris Cannon up the middle but he was stuffed for a loss by Jeremiah Pharms, Shay Dean and Misionare Toilolo. On 4th and 3 Mitchell hit Mike Burris in the back of the endzone but he couldn't hold on as he landed, and the Rifles turned the ball over on downs.

426) Dixon barely had time to throw the ball away due to pressure from Barry Howard and Michael Fox.

428) Mitchell scrambled away from Shay Dean and fired into the endzone, but the ball was knocked away by LB Ted Wedell.

Starting at their own 6, the Hawks couldn't move the ball. Kevin Prosser was dropped for a 4 yard loss by Barry Howard and Rod Pickett. Barry Howard blitzed on 3rd down forcing Dixon to roll right into the path of Michael Fox. Dixon barely unloaded the ball before being hit. The Hawks ended up punting from their own 2. #3 fielded the punt at the 35 and returned the ball down to the 26. A facemask penalty on the return moved it down to the 13, and 2 incompletions later another penalty on the Hawks moved the ball to the 4.

430) MLB Aaron Wardrip stuffs Mike Mayfield for a 2 yard loss.

432) On 3rd and goal Mitchell (left) had great protection and found Marvin Mallory (right) in the endzone, but CB Cedric Mars broke up the pass.

Two runs by Mike Mayfield netted a yard. On 3rd down Mitchell found Marvin Mallory in the endzone, but the pass was broken up. Pressure by Shay Dean and Kirk Williams on 4th down forced Mitchell to misfire on 4th down and the Rifles turned the ball over on downs again. Brett Mitchell threw 3 touchdown passes in the 4th quarter, but his receivers didn't catch any of them. Not to be outdone, the Rifle DBs dropped 3 easy interceptions during the 2nd half.

435) FB Tim Reese heads up the middle. He kept his legs churning while several Rifle defenders were more intent on stripping the ball than tackling him.

Three runs by Tim Reese netted 27 yards and then Chris Dixon took a knee to run out the clock. Final score: Hawks 45 - Rifles 7.

The Hawks now travel to Orlando, Florida, to play the Central Penn Piranha in the 2004 NAFL Championship Game on November 13.

Drive summary

Team	plays	yards	result	key
1st Quarter
Rifles	3	4	punt	Mike Mayfield 2 carries - 4 yards, punt partially blocked by Antonio Chandler
Hawks	6	52	TD	EJ Ash 4 carries - 33 yards
Rifles	5	25	punt	Otis Brown 18 yard catch
Hawks	8	86	TD	EJ Ash 41 yard run, Mikal Akbar 33 yard catch, Chris Dixon QB sneak for TD on 4th and 1
Rifles	3	1	punt	.
2nd Quarter
Hawks	9	30	FGA	21 yard PI penalty on Rifles, bad snap on 34 yard FG attempt
Rifles	8	31	punt	.
Hawks	6	95	TD	EJ Ash 3 carries - 43 yards, Kevin Prosser 2 carries - 36 yards, bad PAT snap
Rifles	6	-2	int	10 yard sack, Two 5 yard Hawk penalties give Rifles 1st down @ Hawk 34
Hawks	3	43	TD	Dixon 12 yard scramble out of bounds, Jimmy McCollum all alone in endzone, Dixon pass to Syii Tucker for 2 point conversion
3rd Quarter
Hawks	3	-9	punt	Michael Fox sack on 3rd and 10
Rifles	4	4	punt	Mayfield 10 yard run, Toilolo/Triplett 9 yard sack, Cedric Mars knocking 3rd down pass away from Rose
Hawks	5	92	TD	65 yard bomb to Derrick Smith, Chris Dixon 14 yard tackle breaking TD scramble up the middle on 3rd and 11
Rifles	9	81	TD	Otis Brown 13 yard reception, Landon Rose 16 yard reception, Hawks 5 yard encroachment penalty on 3rd and 5 at Hawk 28, 36 yard TD strike down the middle to London
Hawks	3	55	TD	EJ Ash 32 yard run, 32 yard TD pass to Antonio Chandler
4th Quarter
Rifles	2	9	Int	Morris Cannon 9 yard reception, Milton Myers int returned to Rifle 39
Hawks	6	8	FG	Kevin Prosser 3 carries - 8 yards, Shem Johnson knocking away 2 passes, 49 yard field goal
Rifles	8	53	downs	Cannon 11 yard run, Landon 24 yard catch, LaVelle Bogan's hit caused Mike Burris to drop the ball in the endzone on 4th and 3 from the 6.
Hawks	3	-4	punt	Prosser stuff for 4 yard loss on 2nd down by Barry Howard and Rod Pickett, Howard and Michael Fox forcing Dixon to throw the ball away on 3rd down from the 2
Rifles	6	1	downs	facemask penalty on punt return moved the ball down to the 13, then 9 yard PI penalty gave Rifles 1st down at Hawk 4. Two Mayfield runs netted 1 yard, Cedric Mars knocked away 3rd down pass, and Kirk Williams pressured Mitchell into 4th down incompletion.
Hawks	5	26	game	Tim Reese 3 carries - 27 yards