Box Score The Knight Hawks defeated the San Antonio Gunslingers, 55-27, at Lee's Family Forum on Saturday evening.
KEY STATS OF THE GAME
#12
James Ceasar: Recorded two interceptions in the first quarter
#2
Ja'Rome Johnson: Threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more, totaling 212 all-purpose yards
#6
Antonio Wimbush: Ran for a career-high four rushing touchdowns to go with 110 rushing yards.
#17 –
CJ Jefferson: Caught his first touchdown catch as a Knight Hawk.
#4 –
Quentin Randolph: Caught one touchdown pass and had 55 receiving yards.
#15 –
Rome Weber: Recorded his first interception as a Knight Hawk.
NOTES
The first half was all Vegas as they established dominance on both sides of the ball early.
Vegas found the endzone four times.
Ja'Rome Johnson had one rushing score, and
Antonio Wimbush found the endzone twice.
CJ Jefferson caught his first touchdown as a Knight Hawk.
Vegas racked up 27 first half points and 138 total yards of offense through 30 minutes.
James Ceasar picked off San Antonio's Zach Reader twice in the first quarter.
Although the Knight Hawks defense held San Antonio to just five total yards of offense, they still squeezed out 14-points before the end of the half.
The second half started where the first half left off as
Quentin Randolph secured a touchdown catch, raising the Vegas lead to 34-14.
There were then three rushing scores, all by quarterbacks. San Antonio's Guy Meyers notched two short-yardage TDs and
Ja'Rome Johnson ran in for his second of the game. This raised the score to 41-27 going into the fourth quarter.
Wimbush recorded his third rushing touchdown halfway through the fourth quarter giving Vegas a 21-point lead.
Rome Weber secured his first interception of the year on the following drive, picking off Guy Meyers.
This set up Vegas in good field position, allowing Wimbush to run in for his fourth score of the night.
The score read 55-27 for Vegas as the clock ran out, securing the Knight Hawks' third straight win and second on home turf.
NEXT TIME OUT
The Vegas Knight Hawks will head to Pheonix, Arizona for the first time this season to take on the defending IFL champion Arizona Rattlers. The game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. PT kickoff at Desert Diamond Arena
TICKETS
Tickets are still available for Vegas' next home game on Saturday, May 31 against the Arizona Rattlers. The Knight Hawks will be celebrating Kids Day and the first 1,500 fans 14 and under will get a free youth football jersey.
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