Shawn's Mighty Assassins Romp Over ZFL All Stars 45-24 in Impressive Birthday Bowl XXXIII Victory!

(Hurricane, Utah) Coach Shawn Spendlove showed that his Assassins were ready to rumble when they marched 85 yards in the first twelve plays to grab a quick 7-0 lead in Birthday Bowl XXXIII, held on Sunday January 31st at warm and friendly Spendlove Place. The well prepared Assassins continued to roll good and played tough defense rolling out to a 21-0 halftime lead over Couch Doug Spendlove's Zion Football League All Stars. In the second half the ZFL All Stars, led by Stoner Star Tony Iverson, started to roll a comeback. Tony rolled for a 85 yard TD kick-off return and threw a 38 yard TD short pass to pull the ZFL All Stars to within 35-24 in the middle of the fourth quarter. The Assassins then stormed to two scores in the final six plays to seal the historic win.
Kathy and Doug were again gracious hosts and provided a most excellent feast of red and green enchiladas. In addition to all the great food, Little Hussy Stadium was decked out for ZFL glory, with posterboards, ribbons, and other sweet decorations creating an exciting venue for the league's oldest annual contest. Indeed a large appreciative crowd enjoyed a beautiful sunny day at welcoming Spendlove Place.
Birthday Bowl Notes
The Assassins rushed for four touchdowns, the second best in the Birthday Bowl's 33 year history*…Stoner Star Tony Iverson gained over 200 return yards in the second half…Shawn's Assassins rolled for 31 first downs compared to 16 for the Zion Football League All Stars…Tony's 85 yard TD kick-off return ties him with ZFL legend Kirk Gifford (Ravens) for the 5th longest TD Kick-off return in Birthday Bowl history …* The most rushing touchdowns in a Birthday Bowl came in 2004 when the CFL North Stars ran for five touchdowns in their 42-41 meltdown of the CFL South Stars in Birthday Bowl XXVII…