Rhett Bomar throws for 75 yards in Senior Bowl
1/24/2009 1:00:00 AM | Football
Former Sam Houston State quarterback Rhett Bomar completed six of 11 passes for 78 yards including a game-long play of 41 yards to Juaquin Iglesias in the Under Armour Senior Bowl from the stands at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
Bomar was one of three quarterbacks to play for the North squad. The South won the game 35-18.
The South set the tone early, scoring on their second possession of the ballgame after a 16 play, 80 yard drive that was capped off by a four-yard touchdown run by former Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson. Wilson, who was named the Under Armour Offensive Player of the Game, finished the night 7-of-13 for 56 yards passing and 17 yards rushing.
Louie Sakoda's 38 yard field goal in the second quarter cut the South's lead to four, but a pair of one yard touchdown runs by Quinn Johnson and Andre Brown put the South up 21-3 at the half. Brown, a former standout at NC State, was named the Most Outstanding Player on the South team following the victory.
Jeremiah Johnson's four-yard touchdown catch from another Southland Conference quarterback, Nathan Brown of Central Arkansas, gave the North new life at the end of the half, as they trailed 21-10 going into the break.
The South stymied that momentum however midway through the third quarter when White threw a perfect pass to former Ole Miss wide receiver Mike Wallace in the corner of the end zone to give the home team a 28-10 lead. The North showed life again early in the fourth quarter on Eric Kettani's one yard plunge and a two point conversion from Jeremiah Johnson, bringing them within 10 points (28-18) early in the fourth quarter.
The win was the South's second straight in the series and they now lead the North 29-25-1.
