EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Wally Richardson threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Zola Davis in the corner of the end zone with nine seconds left Saturday night, giving the New York/New Jersey Hitmen a 16-15 victory over the Memphis Maniax in the XFL.
It was the second TD hookup of the night for the Richardson and Davis, who combined for a 9-yarder to the third quarter after Memphis had taken a 15-3 lead.
The Hitmen (3-4), who overcame three quarters of turnovers, penalties and missed opportunities, drove downfield 64 yards in nine plays for the win.
After a scoreless first quarter, Leo Araguz’ 27-yard field goal in the opening seconds of the second gave the Hitmen a brief lead, but Jim Druckenmiller drove Memphis (3-4) 59 yards for a 6-3 lead on a 5-yard TD pass to Mark Thomas.
Druckenmiller hit Daryl Hobbs for a 6-yard TD at 13:10, and Jeff Hall connected with a 41-yard field goal with 3 seconds left in the half to send the Maniax to the locker room with a 15-3 lead.
Attendance on a rainy night was listed as 15,781 at Giants Stadium.
Memphis 15 New York/New Jersey 16 – Final
Summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Memphis 0 15 0 0 15
New York/New Jersey 0 3 7 6 16
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
None
Second Quarter
Nyn – Fg, Leo Araguz 27 Yd, 0:21. Drive: 11 Plays, 69 Yards In 7:24. Key Plays: Richardson 12-Yard pass To Dar Dar To New York 44; Richardson 16-Yard pass To Archie To Memphis 37. Nynj 3-0
Mem – Td, Mark Thomas 5 yd pass From Jim Druckenmiller (Pat Failed), 8:12. Drive: 13 Plays, 74 Yards In 8:03. Key Plays: Moss 8-Yard run To New York 36; Druckenmiller 13-Yard pass To Jordan To New York 23. Memphis 6-3
Mem – Td, Daryl Hobbs 6 yd pass From Jim Druckenmiller (Pat Failed), 13:10. Drive: 6 Plays, 64 Yards In 2:16. Key Plays: Moss 9-Yard run To New York 33; Moss 18-Yard run To New York 6. Memphis 12-3
Mem – Fg, Jeff Hall 41 Yd, 14:57. Drive: 6 Plays, 25 Yards In 1:01. Key Plays: Druckenmiller 7-Yard run To New York 41; Druckenmiller 11-Yard Run To New York 28. Memphis 15-3
Third Quarter
Nyn – Td, Zola Davis 9 yd pass From Wally Richardson (Wally Richardson pass To Ryan Collins For Converison), 12:56. Drive: 5 Plays, 35 Yards In 3:14. Key Plays: Aska 16-Yard run To Memphis 19; Aska 8-Yard run To Memphis 11. Memphis 15-10
Fourth Quarter
Nyn – Td, Zola Davis 2 yd pass From Wally Richardson (Pat Failed), 14:51. Drive: 9 Plays, 64 Yards In 1:49. Key Plays: Richardson 16-Yard pass To Davis To Memphis 48; Richardson 13-Yard pass To Dicosmo To Memphis 35; Richardson 13-Yard Pass To Davis To Memphis 16. Nynj 16-15Att: 22,269
Nynj rushing :
Joe Aska 9-42, Wally Richardson 3-17, Dino Philyaw 5-12, Leo Araguz 1-7, Mike Archie 2-6, Michael Blair 1-1, Charles Puleri 1-minus 13.
Memphis passing :
Jim Druckenmiller 10-26 for 89 yards, 1 INT, 2 TD.
Nynj passing :
Wally Richardson 22-35 for 195 yards, 1 INT, 2 TD, Kirby Dar Dar 0-1 for 0 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD, Mike Archie 0-1 for 0 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD.
Memphis receiving :
Charles Jordan 4-42, Daryl Hobbs 3-20, Keith Crawford 1-17, Mark Thomas 1-5, Brent Moss 1-5.
Nynj receiving :
Zola Davis 7-74, Kirby Dar Dar 5-58, Mike Archie 5-38, Anthony Dicosmo 3-24, Michael Blair 1-4, Joe Aska 1-minus 3.
Memphis tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial) :
Marcus Wimberly 7-2-0, Richard Hogans 5-3-1, Rico Clark 4-4-0, John Williams 3-3-0, Jack Kellogg 3-3-0, Shante Carver 1-4-0, Kevin Cobb 2-2-0, Dj Cooper 1-2-0, Paris Lenon 1-2-0, Keith Crawford 2-0-0, Patrick Sapp 2-0-0, Leonta Rheams 1-0-0, Caspor Stiles 1-0-0, Mark Thomas 0-1-0, Corey Sawyer 0-1-0, Tyrone Bell 0-1-0.
Nynj tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial) :
Ron Merkerson 8-1-0, Bernard Russ 4-1-1, Tyree Talton 3-2-0, Christian Maumalanga 4-0-1, Ben Hanks 3-0-0, Damen Wheeler 3-0-0, Joey Eloms 2-1-0, Vernon Crawford 1-2-0, James Cotton 1-2-0, Brad Trout 2-0-0, Joe Aska 2-0-0, Dwayne Sabb 1-0-0, Marcus Hinton 1-0-0, Lamont Bryant 0-1-0, Mark Tate 0-1-0, Butler Bynote 0-1-0, Mike Archie 0-1-0, Michael Blair 0-1-0.
Interceptions :
Memphis (Jack Kellogg 1 for 28 yards); Nynj (Donnie Caldwell 1 for 11 yards).
Officials :
Referee-Randy Christal, Umpire-John Bradley, Head linesman-Karl Logan, Line judge-Ken Rivera, Back judge-Craig Battaglia, Side judge-Gary Cavaletto, Field judge-Rg Detiller.
