The London Blitz America Football club start season by thrashing the Sussex Thunders 55-0
Published: 9 July, 2010
THE London Blitz American Football Club continued their unbeaten start to the season on Saturday when they thumped the Sussex Thunder 55-0.
The Finsbury Park-based side took the lead when quarterback Fred Boyle found rookie wide receiver Robert Araujo in the end zone.
Kicker Ed Morgan added the point after to give the Blitz a 7-0 lead.
Boyle helped the Blitz extend their lead when he picked out wide receiver Michael Casper for another touchdown.
Morgan again added the point after to open up a 14-point lead.
Linebackers Charles Bradley and Leon Williams and wide receiver Alex Gillespie scored a touchdown each as the Blitz ran riot.
Fellow quarterback Nathaniel Wilson threw the first touchdown pass of his career, finding wide receiver and team captain Rod Bradley in the corner of the end zone with a 38-yard pass.
Rod and Matt Brooks both ran the ball into the end zone again, and with Morgan completing seven of the eight extra point kicks the Blitz completed a resounding victory.