EASTERN CONFERENCE
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( 16-1 ) Louisville Thoroughbreds - 17 ( 10-7 ) New Orleans Nightmare - 7
Louisville, Kentucky: Bo Levi Mitchell threw for 205 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Louisville Thoroughbreds defeated the New Orleans Nightmare 17-7 in a Eastern Conference Semi Final contest before a packed house at PaPa John's Cardinal Stadium Sunday afternoon.
Mitchell completed 15 of 21 passes and was sacked once. Ray Rice was held to 32 yards on 14 carries. Josh Stewart had 5 receptions for 85 yards and a score. Paul Turner caught 2 passes for 40 yards and a touchdown. EJ Bibbs caught 4 passes for 40 yards for the Thoroughbreds.
The Nightmare were led by quarterback Colby Cameron who completed 24 of 35 passes for 203 yards, plus ran for 33 yards and a touchdown on 6 carries. He was sacked twice. Jerome Messum ran 13 times for 45 yards.
Louisville jumped on top with 11:01 in the first stanza, as Bo Levi Mitchell threw a 28 yard touchdown pass to Paul Turner, giving the Thoroughbreds a 7-0 lead.
With 10:49 remaining after a New Orleans fumble, Bo Levi Mitchell hit Josh Stewart for a 15 yard touchdown stretching the Thoroughbreds lead to 14-0. That is were it stood at the half.
Louisville made it 17-0 as Josh Brown kicked a 34 yard field goal with 14:57 remaining in the game. New Orleans got on the board with 1:54 remaining as Colby Cameron ran in from 6 yards out making the final score 17-7 Louisville.
Louisville will meet the Dallas Outlaws in the Eastern Conference Championship next week at PaPa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
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( 13-4 ) Chicago Stags - 37 ( 9-8 ) Michigan Panthers - 6
Chicago, Illinois: Alfred Morris ran for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns on 31 carries in leading the Chicago Stags to a 37-6 demolition of the Michigan Panthers Sunday evening. With the victory, the Stags advance to the Western Conference Championship Game against the Utah Mammoths here next week.
Brandon Doughty completed 19 of 25 passes for 238 yards and 2 touchdowns. Marcus Murphy ran for a score while rushing for 23 yards on six carries. Willie Snead caught 6 passes for 93 yards and a touchdown. Gator Hoskins had 5 catches for 64 yards and a touchdown. Jelani Jenkins led the Stags defense with 7 tackles, 1 pass deflection and 2 stuffs.
The Panthers do little offensively held to only 89 yards net offense, compared to 407 net yards for the Stags.
Brandon Doughty got things going by throwing a 23 yard touchdown pass to Willie Snead completing a 7 play 71 yard drive, taking 4:26 off the clock. A Nick Pertuit extra point made the score 7-0 Stags. With 2:21 remaining in the first quarter, Nick Pertuit converted on a 22 yard field goal giving the Stags a 10-0 lead.
With 12:02 remaining, Alfred Morris powered in from 2 yards out completing a 10 play, 63 yard drive. A Nick Pruitt extra point made it 17-0 Stags.
Michigan got on the board with 10:23 in the second quarter as Jaden Oberkrom kicked a 52 yard field goal making the score Stags - 17 Panthers - 3. Stags extended their lead to 23-3 as Alfred Morris ran for his second touchdown of the evening with 3:50 remaining in the first half. The extra point was no good.
Panthers kicker Jaden Oberkrom made the score 23-6 with a 42 yard field goal with 8:05 remaining in the third quarter. Then with 26 seconds left in the third, Marcus Murphy ran in from 8 yards out finishing a 11 play, 67 yard drive that took 7:32 off the clock to put the Stags up 30-6. Chicago rounded out the scoring as Brandon Doughty hit Gator Hoskins for a 13 yard touchdown pass with 3:35 remaining. The final score; Stags- 37 Panthers -6.
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