Week 1 Recap
Defense Wins the Week
Fargo Invaders 29 – Northland Bulls 21
The Invaders defense forced 6 turnovers & Josh Gatlin had a 102-yard Interception Return for TD just before halftime which would prove to seal the victory in Hudson, WI. Lezan Tahir nailed 3 FG’s (29, 44, 27 yds), as the Bulls Defense held Fargo to just 163 yards including just 5 yards rushing. Northland converted 7/16 on 3rd down while earning 23 First Downs and holding the ball for almost 37 minutes of the game (23:09 for Fargo).
Fargo moves to (1-0; 4-0) and Northland drops to (0-1; 1-2)
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St Paul Pioneers 28 – Sioux City Stampede 0
Sioux City defense was able to hold St Paul to just 200 yards offense, but the Stampede were outdone by the opportunistic Pioneer defense. Pioneers defense pitched a shutout in Sioux City, while also scoring on a Fumble Recovery TD & a Blocked Punt Return TD. St Paul added scores through the air and on the ground.
St Paul moves to (1-0; 3-1) and Sioux City drops to (0-1; 2-2)
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