Sharks win National Arena League Championship with help from Rattlers

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The Jacksonville Sharks defeated the Columbus Lions 27-21 in the National Arena League Championship to win the championship trophy in front of 9,730 fans. Rattlers Damien Fleming, Peter Tulloch, and Terry Johnson are all members the now-NAL Champion franchise.

The first points on the board went to the Sharks as Derrick Ross found the endzone on a short run from the goal line. Micheaux Robinson had a huge interception at the goal line as Columbus tried to retaliate.

Before the half, the Sharks pulled out an incredible never-before-seen play, where Damien Fleming tossed the ball back to Mo Williams who delivered a perfect pass to Mo Ruffins right into the endzone. With two missed field goals by the Lions in the last minute of the half, the Sharks successfully shut out Columbus from scoring in the first two quarters and led 13-0 going into halftime.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Lions scored their first points with a touchdown from Mason Espinosa to Tristan Purifoy. Damien Fleming went down hard and was replaced by Jason Boltus. The Sharks struck back towards the end of the third quarter with a short pass to Mo Williams from Bolus to allow the Sharks to go up 20-7.

Columbus made a run to catch up, scoring a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. It was later retaliated by Devin Wilson. Columbus came back and scored again to make the score a close 27-21. In the final minute, the Lions were driving down the field to score and potentially win the game. With four seconds left and less than ten yards to go, they fumbled and it was recovered by Jermiah Price to give the Sharks the ball and win the game with the most exciting finish of the season.
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