WEBSTER CITY - Draped in towels that had been dunked in ice water, the Midwest Rampage players were exhausted, sore and probably a little dehydrated as they exited Stampede Stadium on Saturday.

But they were happy. Boy, were they happy.

The Rampage (3-5) overcame a heat index that reached triple digits and the negative memories that came with three straight losses to pound the Quad City Stallions, 33-6, on a steamy afternoon in which fans adorned bright orange T-shirts to support the home team.

Kevin Kannuan and Jake Thoma both hurdled the 100-yard mark rushing and for the first time this season the Rampage forced more turnovers than it committed (2-1). Kannuan churned out 118 yards on just 11 carries and Thoma gained 101 yards on 19 totes.

"Before the game we said we wanted to take care of the ball, play as a team and finish four quarters, and we did that," Rampage starting middle linebacker and team president John Elkin said. "And make no mistake, Quad City is a good team, but I think we kept our focus longer than they did."

Elkin had eight tackles and an interception that set up one of the five Rampage touchdowns. He enters the final week of the regular season with 83 tackles to lead the World Football League.

Andy Sowle was in on a team-high nine stops. Jared Bell had two sacks, and Bret Hilpipre recovered a fumble.

The Stallions (4-4) - winners of three straight games prior to Saturday - drove 94 yards and scored on their first drive of the game, but gained just 49 yards the remainder of the game.

A 1-yard touchdown run by Thoma early in the second quarter tied the game at 6, and a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback Dan Schaa to receivers Nate Treibel (15 yards) and Andrew Goeb (55 yards) gave the Rampage a 19-6 halftime lead.

Schaa and Thoma tacked on matching 2-yard touchdown runs in the second half. Thoma's second plunge into the end zone was the culmination of a 96-yard drive. The Rampage took over at the Stallions' 4 after the defensive unit stopped Quad City on fourth-and-one.

Schaa put the ball in the air only five times, completing three for 90 yards. Goeb finished with two catches for 75 yards.

The Rampage will take this weekend off, and then will return to Stampede Stadium on Saturday, July 10 to face the Bridge City Knights at 5:30 p.m.

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