February 18, 20197 yr Wow!!! What a game. Twice the Commanders had a twelve point lead, only to see the Apollos 20 straight points and hang on for the 37-29 win. The biggest difference in this one was inconsistent QB play by San Antonio and a secondary that forgot to show up in this one. The Commanders led 12-0 after one quarter. Kenneth Farrow, II (Houston) had a touchdown run and Evan Rodriguez (Temple) (Had a one yard touchdown catch. Farrow ended the day with just 13 carries and 74 yards. This was just an one point game at the half with the Commanders leading 18-17. De'Veon Smith (Mich) had a one yard score for the Apollos and he converted the two point conversion on another run. 12-8 Commanders at this point. Nick Rose (Texas) hit a 50 yard field goal to make it a 15-8 game. Elliott Fry (South Carolina) connected on a 35 yard field goal and we had a 15-11 game. Garrett Gilbert (SMU) hit Charles Johnson (Grand Valley State) for a 21 yard score, to make it a 17-15 game, with Orlando leading. Gilbert 19-28, 393 yards and 2 TD'S. Johnson 7 catches, 192 yards and 1 TD. Rose would hit a 38 yarder to make it a 18-17 score. The second half was action packed, with the teams combining to score 31 points. In the third quarter alone there was 14 points scored, with 11 coming from the Commanders. Rose hit a 37 yard field goal to make it 21-17 Commanders. Joey Mbu (Houston) scooped up a fumble and rambled in from 8 yards out, then Woodside hit Rodriguez to make it a 29-17 game. The Commanders would not score again. The final score in the third was on a Frye 24 yard, to make it a 29-20 game. Orlando (2-0) would score the next 17 points to post the 37-29 win over San Antonio (1-1) Gilbert hit Jalin Marshall (Ohio State) for a 23 yard touchdown to make it 29-26. Fry hit a 47 yard field goal and this was a 32-29 game. Keith Reaser (Florida Atlantic) picked off a weak Woodside pass and returned it 38 yards for the score. After Gilbert hit Rannell Hall (UCF) on the two point conversion, we had a 37-29 game.
February 18, 20197 yr I watched this one as well. Very entertaining game. It was fun watching Spurrier back on the sidelines.
February 19, 20197 yr After being born and raised an Orlando Apollo’s fan, I can confidently say this may be our year.
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