Knights Dethroned

The Xpress had their second game of season and just like the first game the Xpress came away with a win. The game with the Killeen Knights was a game that had a lot of hard hitting, Turnovers, Rushing T.D., and Passing T.D's. The scoring started fast, the first play of the first series for the Knights ended in a T.D. for for the Xpress. L.B. Quentin Sarpy stripped the ball from the Knights running back and returned it 37 yards for the first Xpress T.D. Nestor Cadenas extra point was good, and just like that the Xpress were up 7-0. The Knights took the second series and marched down the field on an 8 play 62 yard drive for a T.D. and they were down 7-6. The Xpress first offensive series did not mount any positive yards, the Knights took their second series down the field after intercepting a Nelson pass that was intended for Manning. Six plays later the Knights QB hooked up on a 28 yard T.D. pass right over the outreached arms of corner back Wisner Derosier, and at the half the Xpress were down 13-7. But in football their is always a first half and a second half, and the Xpress owned the second half. The Xpress got it together the train started rolling. The Defense turned up the heat and started forcing turnovers to give the Xpress offense extra chances to get the high scoring offense on track. with the Xpress down 13-7 the Xpress defense forced a fumble and 5 plays later FB Mack Harris scored with a 1 yard plunge, the extra point was blocked and that made the score 13-13. The next offensive series for the Knights ended when DB Chris Hicks forced a fumble at the Xpress 22 yard line Nelson hooked up with Manning on a 77 yard completion down to the 1, 3 plays later Harris scored again and the Xpress were up 19-13. The Xpress defense kept the Knights offense off balance and the Xpress offense went back to work this time with rookie QB James Chism leading the way, Chism hooked up with wide out Michael Cotton on a 30 yard completion and the Xpress came away with 3 points and made the Score 22-13. The Knights would not quit the next possession ended with a 9 play 73 yard dive for a T.D. the extra point was no good and with little over 6 mins to go in the game the Xpress were leading 22-19. After the Knights defense forced the Xpress to punt, the Knights took over at their own 42 yard line, 2 plays later the Xpress defense forced another fumble this time Strong side LB Stanley Sterns took the ball 41 yards for the final Xpress T.D. and with the Cadenas kick the final score 29-19. Xpress have win number 2. The Xpress have a bye 3/13/10 and will travel to Port City to face a strong Jaguars team that were the 2008 T.U.F.L. Champion.