Boones A-Blaze

Receiver Aaron Boone, who played his college ball at Kentucky, broke one team record and tied another in last night's 69-62 win against the Spokane Shock. Boone became the all-time leader in receiving yards, surpassing Siaha Burley, and tied Burley's record for most touchdown catches. He is drawing plenty of attention for his record-setting performance, but he's not the only Boone catching passes from Tommy Grady this season. Aaron's younger (and larger) brother Jason, a 6'5", 300 lb. offensive lineman sporting the unusual number 8 in order to be pass-eligible, has also caught a few balls. He doesn't have Aaron's (#1) gaudy numbers (57 catches, 699 yards, 16 TDs in five games), but he has caught 6 passes for 41 yards, including a TD in the season opener. The big fella is displaying some versatility, filling a similar role that Ed Ta'amu played last year for the AFL champion Shock.

Fellow ProUte Tommy Grady is off to a big start, completing 138 of 215 throws for 1,532 yards and 33 TDs with only 4 INTs. Gabe Long has posted 10 tackles and 2 sacks for the Blaze defense, while Corey Dodds remains on injured reserve. The Blaze are 3-2 on the season, already an improvement over last season's 2-14 record. One can only wonder how good they would be if they added a third Boone: Aaron and Jason's brother Jesse, who is Long's teammate on the Las Vegas Locos of the UFL.