The Tucson Sugar Skulls led by 17 points in the fourth quarter, but an epic collapse allowed the San Diego Strike Force to rally back.
Given a chance for their first-ever winning record beyond the season opener, the Sugar Skulls fumbled away a three-possession lead and lost their home opener.
Offensively, the Sugar Skulls rode the shoulders of All-IFL running back Mike Jones, who rushed for 86 yards and five touchdowns, and quarterback Daquan Neal. The former IFL Offensive MVP completed 10 of 12 passes for 150 yards and three touchdowns. He was also intercepted twice — one was a pick-six to begin the second half.
To end the first quarter, Neal connected with wide receiver Carrington Thompson for a 17-yard touchdown to take a 20-16 lead. An interception by San Diego defensive back David Haney made the score 40-37, but a 33-yard touchdown by Jones, a missed field goal by San Diego and a Neal rushing touchdown subsequent to a 45-yard completion to Thompson made it a two-possession game. Jones scored his final touchdown of the night with 11:18 left in the fourth quarter, giving Tucson a 60-43 lead.
“We have to make stops. We have to make two or three stops. We just have to play defense and we didn’t play defense the entire night. We played defense and it didn’t get the job done. … That’s the problem: We didn’t man up,” said Wooten.
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