Box Score The Knight Hawk fell to the Bay Area Panthers, 55-54, on Friday night at the SAP Center in San Jose, California.
KEY STATS OF THE GAME
#0
Maurice Jackson – 1 Sack
#1
Bryce Hampton – 1 Onside Kick Recovery
#2
Ja'Rome Johnson – 46 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing Touchdowns
#4
Quentin Randolph – 42 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving Touchdown
#6
Antonio Wimbush – 1 Receiving Touchdown, 1 Rushing Touchdown
#7
CJ Windham Jr. – 2 Receiving Touchdowns
#10
Jayden De Laura – 2 Passing Touchdowns
#23
Ben Derby – 1 Deuce
#38
Cameron Bright – 10 tackles, 2 TFL
NOTES
Bay Area took an early 14-0 lead with rushing touchdowns on back-to-back drives.
At 13:37 in the second quarter,
Jayden De Laura's pass to
CJ Windham Jr. cut the deficit in half, 14-7.
Three minutes later, Bay Area answered, pushing their lead back up to 20-7.
At 6:51 in the second,
Antonio Wimbush caught a deep ball and fought his way to the endzone, shrinking the Panther lead, 20-14.
With 75 seconds left in the half, Bay Area marched down the field and retook a two-score lead, 28-14.
Ja'Rome Johnson ran in his first score of the game and brought the Bay Area lead back down to 28-21 at the half.
On the opening drive of the second half,
Antonio Wimbush recorded his second score of the game, this time on the ground to get Vegas within one point of tying the game. A botched snap on the PAT held the game at 28-27 Panthers.
Ben Derby then gave Vegas the lead, 29-28, by scoring a deuce on the ensuing kickoff.
The lead was short lived however as Bay Area retook a five-point lead two minutes later. These would be the final points scored in the third frame as the teams then traded scoreless drives.
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Bay Area increased their lead to 41-29 on a quarterback keeper.
The combination of De Laura and Johnson at quarterback marched Vegas down the field, eventually seeing Johnson score his second rushing score of the night. At the 7:48 mark of the fourth, Bay area led 41-36.
Both teams then traded touchdowns and the lead on four straight drives raising the score up to 55-48 for Bay Area with 36 seconds left in the contest.
Windham caught a jump ball with no time remaining on the clock to bring Vegas within one point. A failed two-point attempt secured the Panther victory, 55-54.
NEXT TIME OUT
Next Saturday, the Knight Hawks will be back at home to take on the Northern Arizona Wranglers for the final time this season. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. PT.
TICKETS
Tickets are still available for Vegas' next home game on Saturday, July 19 against the Northern Arizona Wranglers. The Knight Hawks will be celebrating Christmas in July where the first 1500 fans will receive a VKH ornament.
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