The Sioux Falls Storm scored 26 unanswered points to defeat the Green Bay Blizzard 61-42 in the Indoor Football League’s United Conference championship for a second straight season on Saturday.
The Blizzard (12-4) led three times and scored on its first eight possessions before Xavier Jordan returned a Donovan Porterie interception 10 yards for a touchdown to give the Storm a 48-36 lead with 1 minute, 24 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
After making his first five field-goal attempts of the game, Green Bay kicker Adrian Trevino then missed a 52-yarder and the Blizzard was stopped on downs on its next drive while Sioux Falls (16-0) scored TDs.
Not including its kneel down at the end of the game, the Storm scored TDs on eight of its 10 offensive possessions. Quarterback Chris Dixon completed 14 of 20 passes for 231 yards with five TDs and added two more scores on the ground.
Blizzard running back La’Ron Council rushed for 83 yards on 24 carries and had two scores, including one on the opening drive of the second half that gave Green Bay a 33-28 lead. Porterie was 12 of 22 for 165 yards with a passing and rushing TD.
The Blizzard, who has lost in a conference championship four of the past six seasons, stopped the Storm on back-to-back series in the first half with a fumble recovery on a kick return and a long missed field goal to stay within 28-26 at the half.
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