The Bismarck Bucks scored 10 unanswered points in the middle portion of the game to beat the Green Bay Blizzard Sunday afternoon at the Resch Center 26-23.
The game was a back and forth affair outside of that Bucks run with Blizzard quarterback Torrance Gibson opening the game and closing the game with touchdown passes to Dez Stewart. He threw another one late in the third to end his day 7/20 passing for 105 yards. The difference came in the kicking game where the Bucks' Edward Vander, who was 2 for 3 for field goals compared to 1 for 2 for the Blizzard's Nick Jaworski.
The Blizzard will return the favor on March 27th when they travel to Bismarck to face the Bucks.
1st11:10GBB - Stewart, Dez 15 yd pass from Gibson, Torranc (Jaworski, Nick kick) 3 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:5007
1st03:29BIS - Brunner, John 11 yd pass from Tolbert, Tahj (Vander, Edward kick) 9 plays, 29 yards, TOP 6:2977
2nd08:23GBB - Jaworski, Nick 33 yd field goal 9 plays, 29 yards, TOP 6:27710
2nd05:25BIS - Brunner, John 10 yd pass from Tolbert, Tahj (Vander, Edward kick blocked) 4 plays, 21 yards, TOP 3:421310
2nd00:00BIS - Vander, Edward 16 yd field goal 8 plays, 27 yards, TOP 4:351610
3rd03:57BIS - Brown, Rob 28 yd pass from Tolbert, Tahj (Vander, Edward kick) 1 plays, 28 yards, TOP 0:182310
3rd01:25GBB - Stewart, Dez 13 yd pass from Gibson, Torranc (Jaworski, Nick kick) 3 plays, 30 yards, TOP 1:572317
4th09:09BIS - Vander, Edward 31 yd field goal 10 plays, 21 yards, TOP 6:412617
4th00:00GBB - Stewart, Dez 10 yd pass from Gibson, Torranc ( ) 10 plays, 45 yards, TOP 0:5026232623