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6-0 lead, Ed Morgan adding the point
after. Coventry couldn’t respond as
London brought the house on an all out
blitz, sacking Lorne Sam and forcing
a fumble on the Jets’ two yard line.
Vince Brown knifed through to drop
Boyle for a six yard loss before Jon
Dwyer followed up with a 12 yarder.
Adam Biggs broke up a third down
pass to force London into a 37 yard
field goal attempt. Morgan went for the
fake though making it down to the Jets
one where Biggs made a touchdown
saving tackle. The Jets were in a hole
but still just seven points down.
Sam missed an open Jeremy Simms
on first down when he was wide open.
The two did hook up on second down
to give Coventry some breathing
room for the punt as Sam struggled to
establish his offence. The Jets defence
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was looking strong but Rowelle
Blenman left with a pulled hamstring.
Sam got his hands back on the ball but
the rain was starting to come down
as he completed consecutive passes
to Simms and Courtney Pope. Cohen
scored his 101st touchdown on Sam’s
20 yard pass and Steel’s kick tied the
score at 7-7 early in the second period.
Percival’s long kick off return put
the Blitz back in position to score
and Gareth Dauley obliged with a 20
yard run to restore the seven point
advantage. Simms’ 20 yard kick
off return set the Jets back up near
midfield but the pacey receiver needed
to carried from the pitch as Sam
headed back out. Coventry escaped
more damage as Charles Bradley
missed the chance for a pick six. It
wouldn’t be long though until there
was a turnover, Sam’s pass popping
out of the hands of Kofi Campbell and
into those of Fabrizio Garguilo who
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