BOISE -- The Boise defense picked off Tri-Cities quarterback Colin Drafts five times and Burn quarterback Taylor Tharp threw for six touchdowns and set the team record in passing yards (2,682) as the Burn swept the four-game series with the Fever 63-21 on Saturday night.
Ernie James set the tone early for Boise (12-2), picking off Drafts on the opening drive. The Burn would capitalize on a Tharp to Jomo Wilson 27-yard TD, giving Boise an early 7-0 lead. This would be the start of a career game for Wilson.
Wilson, who had eight catches for 84 yards and three touchdowns, gave Boise a 16-0 lead at the end of the first quarter with an 18-yard touchdown catch.
The Burn outscored the Fever 20-7 in the second quarter.
Following a Finas Rabb touchdown for the Fever (2-12), Casey Allen found the end zone from 14 yards out.
On the ensuing kickoff, Terrance Sanders, who has a league-best seven kickoff return for TD, recovered a loose ball off the net for the score and a 29-7 lead. Marcis Fennell, in for an injured Damian Walker, capped off the first half with his first rushing TD of the year as the Burn took a
36-7 lead into the break.
Rabb finished with 10 catches for 73 yards and two touchdowns. Drafts completed 21 of 46 passes for just 136 yards. He also ran for a 1-yard touchdown.
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