FOOTBALL SaberCats, Storm gain triumphs
The Dragons and Admirals posted wins in NFL Europe.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Kevin McKenzie tied an AFL record with six touchdowns, as the defending-champion San Jose SaberCats beat Georgia, 69-48, on Saturday in a quarterfinal playoff game of the Arena Football League.
McKenzie caught three passes for 91 yards and three touchdowns, ran twice for 2 yards and two TDs, and returned two kickoffs for 75 yards and one TD.
Mark Grieb went 18-of-23 for 318 yards and four touchdowns with one interception for the SaberCats. Leon Murray went 21-of-38 for 203 yards and five touchdowns for the Force.
Storm 52, Fury 48
TAMPA, Fla. -- John Kaleo threw six touchdown passes as the Tampa Bay Storm beat the Detroit Fury in a quarterfinal game of the Arena Football League.
Kaleo was 20-of-32 for 269 yards. Freddie Solomon caught eight passes for 141 yards and three touchdowns.
Tampa Bay's Andy Kelly was 25-of-33 for 238 yards and four touchdowns. Marcus Nash caught seven passes for 84 yards and three touchdowns.
NFL Europe
BARCELONA, Spain -- Craig Nall was 14-for-16 for 207 yards and two touchdowns as the Scottish Claymores beat the Barcelona Dragons, 45-7, in NFL Europe to improve to 5-4.
Maurice Hicks ran for 77 yards on 11 carries, and Ken Simonton added 56 yards on 13 carries and caught five passes for 83 yards.
Admirals 51, Thunder 43
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Matthew Hatchette returned a punt 101 yards for a touchdown as the Amsterdam Admirals beat Berlin in the highest-scoring game in NFL Europe's history.
Hatchette also caught two 10-yard touchdown passes and finished with six catches for 81 yards. Shaun Hill was 23-of-34 for 313 yards and also had two short TD runs for the Admirals (4-5).
Phil Stambaugh was 25-of-31 for 287 yards and four TDs for the Thunder (2-7).
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