MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Druckenmiller threw three touchdown passes as the Memphis Maniax beat the Los Angeles Xtreme 27-12 on Sunday in the XFL.
The Maniax (4-5) beat the Western Division-leading Xtreme (6-3) for the second time this season. Los Angeles had won four straight following an 18-12 loss to Memphis on Feb. 25.
Druckenmiller connected with Beau Morgan on a 7-yard scoring pass to give Memphis a 20-6 early in the third quarter, and put the game out of reach with a 28-yard TD pass to Daryl Hobbs with just over 10 minutes to play.
Ketric Sanford ran for 82 yards for Memphis, including a 30-yard scoring run that gave Memphis a 13-0 lead. The Maniax opened the scoring on Druckenmiller’s 22-yard TD pass to Charles Jordan following Corey Sawyer’s interception.
Los Angeles’ Saladin McCullough scored on a 14-yard run late in the third quarter, and Jose Cortez made two field goals.
SUMMARY
XFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
LOS ANGELES 0 6 6 0 12
MEMPHIS 13 0 7 7 27 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: MEM - TD, CHARLES JORDAN 22 YD PASS FROM JIM
DRUCKENMILLER (CONVERISON FAILED), 5:48. Drive:
2 plays, 22 yards in 1:22. Key plays: Sawyer
17-yard interception return to Los Angeles 23.
MEMPHIS 6-0
MEM - TD, KETRIC SANFORD 22 YD RUN (JIM DRUCKENMILLER
PASS TO DARYL HOBBS FOR CONVERISON), 13:41.
Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards in 2:40. Key plays:
Clark 32-yard return of Maddox interception to
the Memphis 43; Drunckenmiller 13-yard pass to
Hobbs to Los Angeles 30. MEMPHIS 13-0
2ND QUARTER: LOS - FG, JOSE CORTEZ 31 YD, 4:37. Drive: 11 plays, 56
yards in 5:56. Key plays: Maddox 12-yard pass
to Copeland on 3rd-and-6 to Memphis 45; Maddox
15-yard pass to Copeland on 3rd-and-1 to
Memphis 19. MEMPHIS 13-3
LOS - FG, JOSE CORTEZ 25 YD, 14:56. Drive: 9 plays, 30
yards in 1:12. MEMPHIS 13-6
3RD QUARTER: MEM - TD, BEAU MORGAN 7 YD PASS FROM JIM DRUCKENMILLER
(KETRIC SANFORD RUN FOR CONVERISON), 7:49.
Drive: 66 plays, 9 yards in 5:33. MEMPHIS 20-6
LOS - TD, SALADIN MCCULLOUGH 14 YD RUN (CONVERISON
FAILED), 14:43. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards in
6:54. Key plays: Maddox 32 -yard pass to
Copeland to Memphis 39. MEMPHIS 20-12
4TH QUARTER: MEM - TD, DARYL HOBBS 28 YD PASS FROM JIM DRUCKENMILLER
(KETRIC SANFORD RUN FOR CONVERISON), 4:59.
Drive: 80 plays, 7 yards in 5:16. Key plays:
28-yard rush by Sandford to Memphis 47. 9-yard
rush by Sanford to Los Angeles 36. 10-yard
rush by Druckenmiller to Los Angeles 26.
MEMPHIS 27-12
TEAM STATISTICS
LOS MEM
-------- --------
FIRST DOWNS 14 17
Rushing 5 6
Passing 8 10
Penalty 1 1
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0 0-0
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0 0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS 187 321
Total plays 58 46
Average gain 3.2 7.0
NET YARDS RUSHING 37 171
Rushes 18 22
Average per rush 2.1 7.8
NET YARDS PASSING 150 150
Completed-attempted 17-39 14-23
Yards per pass 3.8 6.3
Sacked-yards lost 1-5 1-11
Had intercepted 3 0
PUNTS-AVERAGE 5-40.6 2-33.5
RETURN YARDAGE 124 128
Punts-returns 2-15 4-30
Kickoffs-returns 5-109 2-37
Interceptions-returns 0-0 3-61
PENALTIES-YARDS 7-91 7-61
FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 2-2
TIME OF POSSESSION 30:52 29:08
PLAYER STATISTICS
Missed field goals: None.
Los Angeles rushing: Saladin Mccullough 16-44, Scott Milanovich
2-minus 7.
Memphis rushing: Ketric Sanford 9-82, Jim Druckenmiller 4-65, Beau
Morgan 9-24.
Los Angeles passing: Tommy Maddox 17-38 for 155 yards, 2 INT, 0 TD,
Scott Milanovich 0-1 for 0 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD.
Memphis passing: Jim Druckenmiller 13-19 for 146 yards, 0 INT, 3 TD,
Marcus Crandell 1-4 for 15 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD.
Los Angeles receiving: Jeremaine Copeland 6-60, Damon Gibson 3-29,
Damon Dunn 2-27, Latario Rachal 2-20, Darnell Mcdonald 2-10, Saladin
Mccullough 2-9.
Memphis receiving: Daryl Hobbs 5-61, Charles Jordan 4-56, Beau Morgan
3-19, Keith Crawford 1-15, Jahine Arnold 1-10.
A: 21,191.
