Arena Football Returns with 61-43 Rush Victory
Written by Nolan Thomas, Friday April 02 2010
After a year off, Arena Football has returned. The 2010 season opened on Friday night with the Chicago Rush defeating the Iowa Barnstormers 61-43 at Wells Fargo Arena in
The Rush opened up the scoring with an interception return of a pass by Barnstormers, quarterback Brian Villanueva, who started the game but was replaced by Ryan Vena after going 3-6 with 2 interceptions. Vena did much better going 18-40 for 245 yards and 4 touchdowns, but he did have 3 interceptions.
The Iowa Barnstormers is the team that former quarterback Kurt Warner got his start with before staring in the NFL.
However the Rush defense held tough in the game and shut out the Barnstormers in both the first and the third quarters.
Rush quarterback Russ Michna was 18-28 for 261 yards and 6 touchdowns with 1 interception on a pass that should have been caught by his receiver. Samie Parker led the Rush in receiving with 6 receptions for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns. Kenny Higgins also had two TD grabs for the Rush.
The Rush did have a few problems with the center exchange as Michna lost 3 fumbles which helped the Barnstormers stay in the game and keep it as close as it was.
The Rush is the preseason No. 1 favorites in the Arena Football League according to the Writers Association Top 8 Poll.
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