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BEMIDJI AT NEBRASKA GAME RECAP
Bemidji’s defense can’t handle Sewell and the Nebraska offense.
Grand Island, Neb. – The Nebraska Danger improved their record to 7-1 as they defeated the now 2-6 Bemidji Axemen 74-55.The
Axemen introduce some new offensive players tonightthat helped put up 55 points versus the number two defense in the IFL but the
Axemen defense couldn’thold up.
The Danger were led on offense by Jameel Sewell who did damage in both the air and on the ground.Sewell was 12 -24 for 120
passing yards and sixtouchdowns passes along with rushing for 71 yards on nine rushes and scrambling for one touchdown.
Waymon James scored the other rushing touchdown while rushing for 17 yards. Troy Evans led Nebraska with six receptions for 67
yards and three touchdowns.Kayne Farquharson scored two receiving touchdowns on 15 yards. Isaiah Scott returned an interception
for a 35-yard touchdown and the Danger defense forced two fumbles along with blocking one kick and one safety. Nebraska kicker
Brendan Hanaphywas 2-3 including a 43-yard field goal.
The new look Bemidji offense putup 55 points on 325 total yards on the second ranked defense in the IFL. New Axemen quarterback
Dante Perez had an impressive debutby completing 25 passes on 38 attempts for 274 yards and seven passing touchdowns.Perez
also rushed for 29 yards on six attempts while starting running back Mulku Kalokoh had 28 yards on eight attempts and one
touchdown. Another new addition to the team, wide receiver DJ Foster,broughtin six passes for 53 yards and three touchdowns.
Ryan Balentine who was back at wide receiver, broughtin eightreceptions for 87 yards and two touchdowns while Josh Jarboe also
had 87 receiving yards on six receptions and broughtin one touchdown. Middle linebacker Jory Johnson intercepted one pass for 16
yards while defensive back Larry Miller Jr. led the Axemen defense with 10 tackles .
Next week the Danger hostthe Billings Wolves on Saturday while the Axemen return home to hostthe Green Bay Blizzard.
Axemen Highlights:
 6-yard touchdown pass from Perez to Foster.
 5-yard touchdown pass from Perez to Foster.
 4-yard touchdown pass from Perez to Foster.
 7-yard touchdown pass from Perez to Balentine.
 1-yard touchdown run by Kalokoh.
 23-yard touchdown pass from Perezto Lailson.
 6-yard touchdown pass from Perez to Jarboe.
 15-yard touchdown pass from Perezto Balentine.
Danger Highlights:
 11-yard touchdown pass from Sewell to Evans.
 10-yard touchdown run by James.
 9-yard touchdown pass from Sewell to Farquharson.
 21-yard touchdown pass from Sewell to Tillery.
 43-yard field goal by Hanaphy.

2.  40-yard field goal by Hanaphy.
 6-yard touchdown pass from Sewell to Farquharson.
 35-yard interception for a touchdown by Scott.
 7-yard touchdown pass from Sewell to Evans.
 3-yard touchdown run by Sewell.
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The Bemidji Axemen are a second-year franchise playing in the Indoor Football League. The Axemen player their games on Palace Casino Field at the Sanford Center. For more
information on the team, visit www.bemidjiaxemen.com.
The Indoor Football League (www.goifl.com) is a 10-team league with franchises in 9 states. The league holds a 14-game regular season schedule that runs February through June. The
IFL's playoffs culminate in July with the IFL United Bowl.
The Sanford Center opened on October 15, 2010. It has a full arena seating capacity of 6,500 and is home ice for the Bemidji State University Beavers Hockey program. The attached
George M. Neilson Convention Center features four break-out rooms with a combined space of 4,000 square feet facing Lake Bemidji and a grand ballroom space of 10,000 sq. feet.