Conference Semifinals, 2028

played in Tucson, AZ

62 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

El Paso Rockets	7	0	0	0	-	7
Tucson Toros	0	14	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:21 ELP - Bernie Gerber 2 run (Rickey Welbourn extra point)
2Q: 11:58 TUC - Broderick Murray 32 fumble return (Norm Doman extra point)
2Q: 02:14 TUC - Graham Barrett 2 run (Norm Doman extra point)
3Q: 10:39 TUC - Juan Walker 10 run (Norm Doman extra point)
4Q: 02:26 TUC - Norm Doman 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:21 ELP - Bernie Gerber 2 run (Rickey Welbourn extra point)
2Q: 11:58 TUC - Broderick Murray 32 fumble return (Norm Doman extra point)
2Q: 02:14 TUC - Graham Barrett 2 run (Norm Doman extra point)
3Q: 10:39 TUC - Juan Walker 10 run (Norm Doman extra point)
4Q: 02:26 TUC - Norm Doman 31 field goal

Team Statistics ELP TUC
Record 11-7 14-3
First Downs 13 22
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 207 322
- Offensive Plays 61 61
- Yards per Play 3.39 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 77 129
- Rushing Attempts 23 29
- Yards per Rush 3.35 4.45
Net Passing Yards 130 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 151 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 3.42 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/46 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 6/82
Kick Returns/Yards 5/81 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 43
Time of Possession 29:23 30:37

Team Statistics	ELP	TUC
Record	11-7	14-3
First Downs	13	22
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	207	322
- Offensive Plays	61	61
- Yards per Play	3.39	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	77	129
- Rushing Attempts	23	29
- Yards per Rush	3.35	4.45
Net Passing Yards	130	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	151	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	3.42	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/46	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	6/82
Kick Returns/Yards	5/81	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 43
Time of Possession	29:23	30:37

Drive Charts

El Paso Rockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:49	OWN 11	14	89	Touchdown
1	4:21	2:28	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
2	13:06	1:15	OWN 20	3	12	Fumble
2	11:51	3:21	OWN 30	4	5	Punt
2	7:04	1:42	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	2:08	2:08	OWN 17	7	28	Half
3	10:32	2:22	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	6:19	1:37	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	3:05	1:05	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	13:45	2:51	OWN 10	6	16	Punt
4	8:11	3:06	OWN 30	7	-1	Downs
4	2:21	0:44	OWN 23	4	8	Downs

Tucson Toros
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:11	2:50	OWN 29	4	20	Punt
1	1:53	3:47	OWN 28	7	36	Punt
2	8:30	1:26	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
2	5:22	3:14	OWN 49	9	51	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:28	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	8:10	1:51	OPP 40	5	-1	Punt
3	4:42	1:37	OWN 43	3	-2	Punt
3	2:00	3:15	OPP 49	8	39	Fumble
4	10:54	2:43	OWN 22	6	55	Missed FG
4	5:05	2:44	OPP 29	5	15	Field Goal
4	1:37	1:37	OPP 31	3	11	Game

Game MVP: Jay Turnbull, Tucson Toros

Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bernie Gerber	11	29	2.64	9	0	1
Wendell Mathews	5	31	6.20	9	0	0
Levon Stinemetz	4	16	4.00	12	1	0
Chris Beyer	2	7	3.50	6	0	0
Carlton Talley	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0

Tucson	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Juan Walker	14	60	4.29	21	2	1
Graham Barrett	12	55	4.58	13	3	1
Eugene Paulk	2	15	7.50	8	0	0
Don Robbins	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wendell Mathews	34	20	151	4/21	0	18	0	69.6

Tucson	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eugene Paulk	29	18	215	3/22	0	32	0	84.7

Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Tony Abercrombie	8	11	76	9.50	22	18
FB Chris Beyer	3	3	16	5.33	6	12
WR Alex Jennings	2	4	20	10.00	7	17
RB Carlton Talley	2	2	19	9.50	8	10
WR Kendrick Becker	2	4	1	0.50	0	1
WR Josh Sullivan	1	3	4	4.00	2	4
WR R.J. Poston	1	4	6	6.00	8	6
WR Perry Alameda	1	1	9	9.00	1	9
RB Bernie Gerber	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Tucson	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kennedy Welch	5	7	53	10.60	9	17
WR Emmanuel Harmon	4	4	57	14.25	11	20
RB Juan Walker	2	5	16	8.00	9	13
TE Bernard Zimmerman	2	3	18	9.00	1	11
WR Christian Burgess	2	2	21	10.50	0	15
WR Josh Kennedy	1	4	32	32.00	12	32
RB Richie Morehead	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Kenneth Fisher	1	3	12	12.00	0	12

Interception Statistics

El Paso	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tucson	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

El Paso	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Abercrombie	1	0	0
Matthew Grant	0	1	0
Claude Blanchard	0	0	1

Tucson	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eugene Paulk	1	0	0	0
Broderick Murray	0	1	0	1
Dexter Barber	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

El Paso	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Henry Magro	7	313	44.7	33.0	58	0

Tucson	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaun Farley	5	243	48.6	28.6	59	0

Kicking Statistics

El Paso	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Welbourn	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Tucson	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Doman	1/2	0/1	0/0	31	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tucson	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ellis Donaldson	6	82	13.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Perry Alameda	4	71	17.8	0
R.J. Poston	1	10	10.0	0

Tucson	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Paolini	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

El Paso	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lee Welborn	6	1	0.0	23	28
ILB Walter Josephson	6	0	0.0	21	30
OLB Paul Dunn	5	1	0.0	21	22
DT Matthew Grant	4	4	1.5	27	25
DE Claude Blanchard	3	1	1.5	13	18
CB Buddy Thomson	3	1	0.0	12	17
OLB Casey Heap	3	0	0.0	8	9
S Tracy Fitzgerald	2	1	0.0	21	24
CB Todd Lehmann	2	1	0.0	24	23
ILB Blaine Coons	2	1	0.0	8	2
OLB Wesley Dotson	2	0	0.0	19	21
DE Everett Pullen	2	0	0.0	16	24
CB Billy Joe Russell	2	0	0.0	19	18
DT Jimmy Duran	1	2	0.0	14	17
DT Sam Hernandez	1	1	0.0	17	21
DE Al Batson	1	1	0.0	16	14
OLB Clarence Vartanian	1	1	0.0	6	3
CB Omar Goodwin	1	0	0.0	11	16

Tucson	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Orlando Bernard	7	2	0.5	21	29
S Tommy Bueno	6	3	0.0	18	31
S Karl Paolini	5	1	0.0	19	27
DT Jay Turnbull	3	0	1.5	20	24
DT Nick Baniewicz	3	3	1.0	21	37
ILB Dexter Barber	3	3	0.0	22	31
S Broderick Murray	3	0	0.0	6	16
DE Monty Kerchner	2	1	1.0	18	32
OLB Don Reid	2	1	0.0	3	12
CB Reidel Udeze	2	1	0.0	9	18
CB Ellis Donaldson	2	0	0.0	17	28
CB Jamal Dawson	2	0	0.0	20	29
CB Ronnie Dixon	1	1	0.0	6	10
DT Travis Mota	1	1	0.0	3	6
OLB Leon Jenkins	1	1	0.0	7	12
DE Jon Lowther	1	1	0.0	15	17
CB Archie Perkins	1	0	0.0	15	27

Pass Rush Statistics

El Paso	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Claude Blanchard	1.5	1	0	0	18
DT Matthew Grant	1.5	0	0	1	25
DE Everett Pullen	0.0	0	1	0	24

Tucson	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jay Turnbull	1.5	0	0	0	24
DT Nick Baniewicz	1.0	1	2	5	37
DE Monty Kerchner	1.0	0	2	2	32
OLB Orlando Bernard	0.5	0	0	0	29
DE Rusty Chandler	0.0	0	2	1	25
DE Jon Lowther	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

El Paso	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Casey Heap	3	0	9
S Lee Welborn	3	0	28
CB Buddy Thomson	3	0	17
CB Billy Joe Russell	2	2	18
OLB Paul Dunn	2	0	22
OLB Wesley Dotson	1	1	21
ILB Walter Josephson	1	1	30
S Tracy Fitzgerald	1	0	24
OLB Clarence Vartanian	1	0	3
CB Omar Goodwin	1	0	16
ILB Blaine Coons	0	1	2

Tucson	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Orlando Bernard	5	0	29
ILB Dexter Barber	3	0	31
CB Jamal Dawson	2	1	29
OLB Don Reid	2	0	12
S Broderick Murray	2	0	16
S Tommy Bueno	1	1	31
CB Ronnie Dixon	1	0	10
DT Nick Baniewicz	1	0	37
OLB Leon Jenkins	1	0	12
CB Ellis Donaldson	1	0	28
CB Reidel Udeze	1	0	18
CB Archie Perkins	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

El Paso	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marco Enriquez	1	3	18	0	30
Archie Nixon	1	1	18	1	28
Gus Mason	1	1	5	0	8
Glenn Lester	1	1	5	0	10
Chris Beyer	1	1	13	0	19
Monty Monroe	0	4	20	0	28
Louie Martin	0	3	18	1	32
Ernie Hayes	0	2	22	0	37
Richard Ellwood	0	1	8	0	4
Heath Anthony	0	1	5	0	6
Adrian Laventure	0	0	3	2	10

Tucson	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Stoy	2	8	0	22	0	20
Marlon Grier	2	5	0	28	3	31
D.J. Scott	2	5	0	24	0	30
Richie Ponko	2	4	1	23	0	27
Sammy Browning	1	3	0	26	0	31
Alex Kluttz	0	1	0	6	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

El Paso	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Beyer	2	14
Levon Stinemetz	1	19
Josh Sullivan	1	16
R.J. Poston	1	8
Derrick Fiala	1	8
Alex Jennings	1	7

Tucson	Tackles	STPlays
C.J. Ipock	3	14
Graham Barrett	1	21
Emmanuel Harmon	1	1

Participation

El Paso	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wendell Mathews	23	38	---	---	---	61
Ernie Hayes	22	37	---	---	---	59
Matthew Grant	---	---	27	25	3	55
Louie Martin	18	32	---	---	4	54
Walter Josephson	---	---	21	30	3	54
Lee Welborn	---	---	23	28	2	53
Tony Abercrombie	16	31	---	---	5	52
Tracy Fitzgerald	---	---	21	24	4	49
Monty Monroe	20	28	---	---	---	48
Todd Lehmann	---	---	24	23	1	48
Marco Enriquez	18	30	---	---	---	48
Paul Dunn	---	---	21	22	4	47
Archie Nixon	18	28	---	---	---	46
Chris Beyer	13	19	---	---	14	46
Perry Alameda	14	27	---	---	5	46
Josh Sullivan	8	19	---	---	16	43
Wesley Dotson	---	---	19	21	3	43
Alex Jennings	15	21	---	---	7	43
Everett Pullen	---	---	16	24	1	41
Sam Hernandez	---	---	17	21	2	40
Kendrick Becker	13	22	---	---	5	40
Omar Goodwin	---	---	11	16	11	38
Billy Joe Russell	---	---	19	18	1	38
Buddy Thomson	---	---	12	17	8	37
Bernie Gerber	17	19	---	---	---	36
Casey Heap	---	---	8	9	17	34
Claude Blanchard	---	---	13	18	2	33
Jimmy Duran	---	---	14	17	1	32
Al Batson	---	---	16	14	2	32
Levon Stinemetz	4	8	---	---	19	31
Derrick Fiala	---	---	10	12	8	30
Wes Legins	---	---	13	8	7	28
Richard Ellwood	8	4	---	---	14	26
Carlton Talley	4	13	---	---	8	25
Glenn Lester	5	10	---	---	7	22
Adrian Laventure	3	10	---	---	7	20
Gus Mason	5	8	---	---	7	20
R.J. Poston	3	7	---	---	8	18
Blaine Coons	---	---	8	2	4	14
Heath Anthony	5	6	---	---	3	14
Clarence Vartanian	---	---	6	3	2	11
Morris Jensen	1	1	---	---	7	9
Henry Magro	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rickey Welbourn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Howie Rodgers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Greg Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tucson	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marlon Grier	28	31	---	---	6	65
Eugene Paulk	28	32	---	---	2	62
Sammy Browning	26	31	---	---	4	61
Nick Baniewicz	---	---	21	37	---	58
D.J. Scott	24	30	---	---	---	54
Dexter Barber	---	---	22	31	1	54
Ellis Donaldson	---	---	17	28	8	53
Archie Perkins	---	---	15	27	10	52
Tommy Bueno	---	---	18	31	1	50
Richie Ponko	23	27	---	---	---	50
Monty Kerchner	---	---	18	32	---	50
Orlando Bernard	---	---	21	29	---	50
Graham Barrett	14	14	---	---	21	49
Jamal Dawson	---	---	20	29	---	49
Karl Paolini	---	---	19	27	2	48
Josh Kennedy	14	18	---	---	15	47
Jay Turnbull	---	---	20	24	1	45
Kennedy Welch	20	21	---	---	2	43
Brian Stoy	22	20	---	---	---	42
Kenneth Fisher	18	18	---	---	5	41
Emmanuel Harmon	19	20	---	---	1	40
Rusty Chandler	---	---	11	25	2	38
Jon Lowther	---	---	15	17	6	38
Alonzo Mathis	14	11	---	---	13	38
Bernard Zimmerman	10	13	---	---	12	35
Juan Walker	15	18	---	---	---	33
Reidel Udeze	---	---	9	18	6	33
Ronnie Dixon	---	---	6	10	15	31
Don Reid	---	---	3	12	16	31
Broderick Murray	---	---	6	16	9	31
Christian Burgess	13	13	---	---	4	30
Mitchell Francis	8	12	---	---	7	27
Richie Morehead	7	12	---	---	7	26
Leon Jenkins	---	---	7	12	3	22
Alex Kluttz	6	5	---	---	7	18
C.J. Ipock	1	2	---	---	14	17
Travis Mota	---	---	3	6	5	14
Perry Artis	5	2	---	---	7	14
Sammie Kroinek	---	---	0	5	6	11
Norm Doman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mickey Norris	3	2	---	---	1	6
Shaun Farley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Isaac Farquhar	---	---	2	2	---	4
Don Robbins	1	0	---	---	---	1
Marvin Reese	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Hjelmar	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	14	2.3
Middle	12	61	5.1
Right	5	2	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	44	6.3
Middle	10	30	3.0
Right	11	56	5.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wendell Mathews	34	20	0	1	2	3	7	8	0

Tucson	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eugene Paulk	29	18	2	1	3	5	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	70	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	67	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	40	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	95	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	52	26.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Tony Abercrombie	11	8	1	76	31
WR Alex Jennings	4	2	0	20	21
WR Kendrick Becker	4	2	0	1	22
WR R.J. Poston	4	1	0	6	7
WR Josh Sullivan	3	1	0	4	19
FB Chris Beyer	3	3	0	16	19
RB Carlton Talley	2	2	0	19	13
RB Bernie Gerber	2	0	1	0	19
WR Perry Alameda	1	1	0	9	27

Tucson	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kennedy Welch	7	5	1	53	0	21
RB Juan Walker	5	2	1	16	0	18
WR Josh Kennedy	4	1	0	32	1	18
WR Emmanuel Harmon	4	4	0	57	1	20
TE Bernard Zimmerman	3	2	0	18	0	13
TE Kenneth Fisher	3	1	1	12	0	18
WR Christian Burgess	2	2	0	21	0	13
RB Richie Morehead	1	1	0	6	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernie Gerber	1	2	2.00	2.64
Chris Beyer	1	1	1.00	3.50

Tucson	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Juan Walker	4	15	3.75	4.29
Graham Barrett	2	3	1.50	4.58
Don Robbins	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wendell Mathews	2	1	17	8.50	4.44

Tucson	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eugene Paulk	3	1	7	2.33	7.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Jennings	1	1	17	17.00	5.00
WR R.J. Poston	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Tucson	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Juan Walker	1	0	0	0.00	3.20
TE Bernard Zimmerman	1	1	7	7.00	6.00
TE Kenneth Fisher	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Rushes	Conversions
Bernie Gerber	2	2
Wendell Mathews	1	0
Carlton Talley	1	0

Tucson	Rushes	Conversions
Juan Walker	3	0
Graham Barrett	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	10	6	4

Tucson	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eugene Paulk	4	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tony Abercrombie	3	1	0
WR Alex Jennings	2	2	2
RB Carlton Talley	2	2	2
WR Kendrick Becker	2	1	0
WR R.J. Poston	1	0	0

Tucson	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Juan Walker	1	0	0
TE Bernard Zimmerman	1	0	0
TE Kenneth Fisher	1	1	1
WR Kennedy Welch	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,200 (25,300)
End Zone 15,600 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,000 (16,100)
Club Seats 18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,200 (25,300)
End Zone	15,600 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,000 (16,100)
Club Seats	18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (9,900)