Bandits dominate Spartans, tie defensive record

Bandits 59, Spartans 6

Coming off an unexpected bye week, the Bandits showed no signs of rust as they pounced on the Augusta Spartans early, had a 38-0 halftime lead, and tied a league record by only allowing six points. The defense frustrated Spartans QB Anthony Young, who many in the Spartans camp compare to Michael Vick for his quickness and mobility, allowing him to scramble for just 36 yards and sacking him four times and intercepting him once before he left the game with an injury. Spartans coach Bubba Diggs remarked that Young sometimes tried to do too much running and that he'd prefer Young to stay in the pocket more. Diggs also said, upon learning that Will Burch was the Bandits' backup, that Burch could come start for him immediately. For his part, Burch did get into the game for the last two possessions and threw a touchdown pass.

Player of the Game: Robbie Jenkins, who completed 15 of 26 passes for 231 yards and 6 TDs. Jenkins also showed some elusiveness of his own, scrambling for a first down on one occasion and dodging pressure long enough to find Brandon Isaiah open for a short pass that Isaiah took 36 yards for the score.

Offensive Stars: Bryan Still, who caught 7 passes for 117 yards and three scores; Redd Thompson, who also caught 7 passes for 123 yards and three TDs.

Defensive Stars: Lawrence Lewis, who recorded three sacks to bring his total for the season to 9, and also harassed Marvin Stone into an intentional grounding penalty that resulted in a safety; Shannon Davis, who returned an interception 15 yards for a touchdown.

Other Links:	Times-Dispatch writeup
	Bandits website recap

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