October 24, 2005
LAURIER POSTS SECOND STRAIGHT PERFECT SEASON
Laurier 47 Guelph 26
The Laurier Golden Hawks (8-0), capped an undefeated season with a
dominating 47-26 victory over the surging Guelph Gryphons (3-4-0-1), before
approximately 2000 fans at Guelph’s Alumni stadium on Saturday.
The Golden Hawks, ranked third in the nation, opened the scoring with a
28-yard Brian Devlin field goal on their first possession of the game.
Guelph managed to contain the Laurier offense until 4:18 of the second
quarter, when Golden Hawk running back Nick Cameron pulled down a 23-yard
Ryan Pyear pass for a touchdown, increasing their lead to 10-0.
Guelph pulled within 3 points when defensive back Andrew Oosterhuis
recovered a Laurier fumble and completed an 11 yard TD run, making it 10-7
at 7:14 of the second quarter. It would be the closest the Gryphons would
get on the day. The Laurier offense exploded for 34 consecutive points in
the second and third quarters, putting the game well out of reach, and
allowing them to rest several starters for the playoffs.
The Laurier defense was outstanding -- consistently breaking through the
Gryphon offensive line, sacking rookie quarterback Justin Dunk six times and
pressuring him into throwing four interceptions. Laurier also stifled
Guelph’s ground game, holding them to a season-low 26 yards on 14 carries.
However, Guelph made things respectable by scoring 19 points in the fourth
quarter on some excellent passing by Dunk, who was 14-27 for 358 yards with
a touchdown. Dunk continued to click with Gryphon receiver Jeff Keegan who
caught 5 passes for 202 yards, including a 99-yard touchdown reception in
the 4th quarter.
This was a day of milestones for graduating Laurier players. Quarterback
Ryan Pyear went 19-28 for 262 yards, including the five touchdown passes he
needed to tie Western’s Chris Hessel for second on the OUA career list with
62. The 155 rushing yards by running rack Nick Cameron gave him 1025 yards
on the year, the third highest season total ever for a Laurier player.
Kicker Brian Devlin converted 19 points, bringing his career points total to
263, making him the all time points leader for the Golden Hawks.
While Guelph may have lost the game, their momentum coming into the day was
enough to carry them into the playoffs – a remarkable achievement
considering that they started the season with three consecutive losses, and
turned things around using a rookie quarterback. Next week the Gryphons
will travel to face Ottawa in the first round of the playoffs for the second
straight year, while Laurier will use a bye week to get some much needed
rest before the OUA semi-finals on November 5th.
(Source: Kyle Rodriguez, University of Guelph)
Western 50 Queen’s 29
Andy Fantuz became the all-time Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) career receptions leader Saturday in a 50-29 Western win over the Queen’s Golden Gaels at TD Waterhouse Stadium in Ontario University Athletics (OUA) football action.
The fourth receiver, who already holds the CIS career mark for receiving yards and touchdown receptions, hauled in five passes for 111 yards and a touchdown on a day celebrating the All-Canadian. On what may have been his last regular season game as a Western Mustang, Fantuz was feted with his very own bobblehead which was delivered to the first 1,000 fans in attendance for the 2005 regular season finale.
Fantuz now has 189 career receptions, 4,123 career receiving yards and 41 career touchdown receptions.
Michael Faulds completed 15 of 26 pass attempts for 262 yards and a touchdown for the Mustangs, while Randy McCauley led the ground attack with 128 yards and two touchdowns on 16 rushes.
The Mustangs and Golden Gaels were tied 20-20 at the half but Western responded with 21 straight points in the third quarter, out-scoring Queen’s 31-9 in the second half.
Queen’s quarterback Danny Brannagan passed for 275 yards, with three touchdowns and three interceptions. Brad Smith had 153 yards receiving for the Golden Gaels, with two touchdowns.
As a result of the win, the Mustangs host an OUA semi-final game on Saturday, November 5 against a yet to be determined opponent.
(Source: University of Western Ontario Sports Information)
Ottawa 48 York 3
Brandon Weekes caught five passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns, while rookie running back DeVaughan Harper rushed for 116 yards to lead the No. 6 Ottawa Gee-Gees to a
38-3 victory over the host York Lions on Saturday.
With the victory, Ottawa (6-2-0-0) clinches third spot in the OUA and will host the Guelph Gryphons (3-4-0-1) in the quarterfinals next Sunday. York (3-5-0-0) misses the playoffs for
the first time since 2000.
The Gee-Gees, who led 5-3 after the opening frame, broke the game open by scoring a pair of majors in the second quarter. David Crane recorded the game's first touchdown on an 85-yard
punt return before quarterback Josh Sacobie connected with JP Asselin for a seven-yard touchdown strike with two minutes remaining in the half.
In the final quarter, Sacobie would throw touchdown passes to Weekes from 10 and 20 yards. Ottawa's Ara Tchobanian had field goals of 34 and 32 yards, while York's Mark Simone
scored his team's only points on a 21-yard field goal in the first quarter.
Sacobie, the OUA's top passer, finished the day 15-of-28 for 230 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. York quarterback Bart Zemanek, who set new team records for
completions and attempts in a season, was 12-of-21 for 139 yards. Lions' running back Bryan Wheatle ran for 108 yards on 18 carries.
York's Greg Maciaszczyk recorded a game-high seven tackles. Ottawa's Jason Peterson had six tackles, while Cheelor Lindor recorded five tackles and two sacks.
(Source: York University Sports Information)
Windsor 49 Waterloo 18
The Windsor Lancers solidified themselves a berth in the OUA postseason with a convincing 49-18 win over the Waterloo Warriors.
The Lancers got off to a quick start as they built a 17-0 first quarter lead and never looked back. The second quarter was all Windsor as they scored three more times to take a 38-0 lead to the dressing room. Windsor quarterback Joshua Duguay threw TD passes of 4 and 27 yards to wide-out Arjei Franklin. Lancer running back Daryl Stephenson also scored in the second on a 1-yard plunge.
Waterloo could not generate any offence in the first half as quarterback Jon Morbey was 6-20 for 38 yards. Waterloo offence was held to only 42 total yards.
In the second half, Waterloo began to mount a small comeback as Morbey completed a 4 yard TD pass to Darren Shock to put the Warriors on the board. The score was set-up by a 57 yard run by Travis Gellatly. After the Warriors added a field goal, Morbey hooked up with Shock once again for a 42 yard TD to close the gap to 39-17 after three quarters.
But any hopes of a comeback were quickly put to rest as the Lancers kicked their ground game into high gear in the fourth. C.J. Mwalwanda scored on a 7-yard run capping a 55 yard drive. On the drive, Mwalwanda carried the ball 8 times for all 55 yards.
Windsor QB Joshua Duguay finished the day 12-17 for 201 yards and 3 touchdowns. The running duo of Daryl Stephenson and C.J. Mwalwanda rushed for 289 yards against the Warriors. Stephenson finished the day with 112 yards on 17 carries and Mwalwanda rushed for 177 yards on 18 carries.
For Waterloo, QB Jon Morbey was 10-29 for 109 yards in the air. Travis Gellatly surpassed the 100 yard mark rushing 15 times for 134 yards. Darren Shock caught 4 passes for 64 yards and 2 TD’s while Loren Sexton hauled in two passes for 15 yards.
(Source: University of Waterloo Sports Information)
McMaster 64 Toronto 13
The McMaster Marauders survived through tough weather and a sloppy Varsity Stadium field to defeat the Varsity Blues 63-13 and clinch a home-playoff date this Saturday.
Fifth-year receiver Vaughan Swart put the exclamation point on his fine career with five catches for 169 yards and two touchdowns. His fifth and final catch was the 151st of his career, making him the career leader in that category at McMaster, passing Ryan Janzen (1996-2000). With his two touchdown scores, Swart also set the new school record for career receiving touchdowns. With 19 touchdowns, Swart passed Clorindo Grilli's (1981-1985) mark of 17. Swart finished the season with 39 catches for 804 yards (3rd in
CIS) and four touchdowns. His 804 receiving yards was the second highest single-season total in Mac history, behind Janzen's 1034 yards in 2000.
Also setting school records on Saturday was rookie running back Jordan Kozina. Kozina rushed 20 times for 283 yards and two touchdowns against Toronto and finished the season with 1188 yards on 157 carries with seven touchdowns. His final yardage put him second in the country (Daryl Stephenson, Windsor, 1306 yards) and was the second highest rushing total by a rookie in the CIS (Daryl Stephenson, Windsor 2004 - 1192 yards). Even though he did not win the country rushing title, Kozina's 7.6 average yards per carry is higher than any other runner in the country with over 100 carries. The Brantford, ON native--who had already set the school record for rookie rushing yards in a season--tied the McMaster record for rookie rushing touchdowns in a season (Marcus Jack, 1999; Kojo Aidoo, 1998). Kozina also became only the fourth running back in school history to accumulate over 1000 rushing yards in a season, joining recent Mac greats Kojo Aidoo, Kyle Pyear, and Jesse Lumsden.
Quarterback Adam Archibald had an efficient day against U of T, and showed no ill effects from the injury that sidelined him for over three weeks earlier in the year. He completed 16 of 24 passes for 369 yards, and six touchdowns. Archibald finished the year completing 78 of 153 passes (51%) for 1491 yards, 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions--amazing numbers considering the third-year Kingston, ON native only played in four and a half games in 2005. His 15 touchdowns is the third-highest total in Mac history behind Hec Creighton winners Ben Chapdelaine (18, 2000) and Phil Scarfone (16, 1984).
Archibald's averages of 19.1 yards per completion, 298.2 yards per game, and three touchdowns per game all rank him at the top of the list amongst CIS quarterbacks.
Wide receiver Jon Behie caught five passes for 109 yards and three touchdowns. Playing only three games at wideout, and with half of his catches resulting in touchdowns, Behie had an outstanding year for McMaster, finishing the year with 12 catches for 217 yards and six touchdowns (4th in OUA). He also completed 57 of 113 passes for 903 yards, five touchdowns and four interceptions in his three games at quarterback.
As a team, McMaster finished the year averaging 300 passing yards per game, tops in the country, as well as 194 rushing yards per game. Their total output (494 ypg) ranks them second in the province and country behind Western.
Middle linebacker Jason Pottinger had 3.5 tackles against the Blues and led Mac with 38 tackles on the season. Linebacker Eugene Boakye had two tackles, one pass defensed and an interception against Toronto and finished the season with 32.5 tackles in only five games. Halfback Byron Dinter also had two tackles and an interception against Toronto, and finished the year with 27 tackles and four interceptions (2nd in OUA, 5th in CIS).
University of Toronto quarterback Mark Stinson battled tough conditions and a tough Mac defence to complete 7 of 17 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown. Stinson also rushed four times for 35 yards.
Running back Mark Gaudett--one of Toronto's bright spots this season--rushed 11 times for 33 yards and finished the year with 685 yards and five touchdowns, ranking him fifth in the OUA.
Linebacker Templar Iga had 7.5 tackles against Mac and finished the year as Toronto's leading tackler with 55 tackles.
(Source: Chris Black, McMaster University Sports Information)
The Laurier Golden Hawks (8-0), capped an undefeated season with a
dominating 47-26 victory over the surging Guelph Gryphons (3-4-0-1), before
approximately 2000 fans at Guelph’s Alumni stadium on Saturday.
The Golden Hawks, ranked third in the nation, opened the scoring with a
28-yard Brian Devlin field goal on their first possession of the game.
Guelph managed to contain the Laurier offense until 4:18 of the second
quarter, when Golden Hawk running back Nick Cameron pulled down a 23-yard
Ryan Pyear pass for a touchdown, increasing their lead to 10-0.
Guelph pulled within 3 points when defensive back Andrew Oosterhuis
recovered a Laurier fumble and completed an 11 yard TD run, making it 10-7
at 7:14 of the second quarter. It would be the closest the Gryphons would
get on the day. The Laurier offense exploded for 34 consecutive points in
the second and third quarters, putting the game well out of reach, and
allowing them to rest several starters for the playoffs.
The Laurier defense was outstanding -- consistently breaking through the
Gryphon offensive line, sacking rookie quarterback Justin Dunk six times and
pressuring him into throwing four interceptions. Laurier also stifled
Guelph’s ground game, holding them to a season-low 26 yards on 14 carries.
However, Guelph made things respectable by scoring 19 points in the fourth
quarter on some excellent passing by Dunk, who was 14-27 for 358 yards with
a touchdown. Dunk continued to click with Gryphon receiver Jeff Keegan who
caught 5 passes for 202 yards, including a 99-yard touchdown reception in
the 4th quarter.
This was a day of milestones for graduating Laurier players. Quarterback
Ryan Pyear went 19-28 for 262 yards, including the five touchdown passes he
needed to tie Western’s Chris Hessel for second on the OUA career list with
62. The 155 rushing yards by running rack Nick Cameron gave him 1025 yards
on the year, the third highest season total ever for a Laurier player.
Kicker Brian Devlin converted 19 points, bringing his career points total to
263, making him the all time points leader for the Golden Hawks.
While Guelph may have lost the game, their momentum coming into the day was
enough to carry them into the playoffs – a remarkable achievement
considering that they started the season with three consecutive losses, and
turned things around using a rookie quarterback. Next week the Gryphons
will travel to face Ottawa in the first round of the playoffs for the second
straight year, while Laurier will use a bye week to get some much needed
rest before the OUA semi-finals on November 5th.
(Source: Kyle Rodriguez, University of Guelph)
Western 50 Queen’s 29
Andy Fantuz became the all-time Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) career receptions leader Saturday in a 50-29 Western win over the Queen’s Golden Gaels at TD Waterhouse Stadium in Ontario University Athletics (OUA) football action.
The fourth receiver, who already holds the CIS career mark for receiving yards and touchdown receptions, hauled in five passes for 111 yards and a touchdown on a day celebrating the All-Canadian. On what may have been his last regular season game as a Western Mustang, Fantuz was feted with his very own bobblehead which was delivered to the first 1,000 fans in attendance for the 2005 regular season finale.
Fantuz now has 189 career receptions, 4,123 career receiving yards and 41 career touchdown receptions.
Michael Faulds completed 15 of 26 pass attempts for 262 yards and a touchdown for the Mustangs, while Randy McCauley led the ground attack with 128 yards and two touchdowns on 16 rushes.
The Mustangs and Golden Gaels were tied 20-20 at the half but Western responded with 21 straight points in the third quarter, out-scoring Queen’s 31-9 in the second half.
Queen’s quarterback Danny Brannagan passed for 275 yards, with three touchdowns and three interceptions. Brad Smith had 153 yards receiving for the Golden Gaels, with two touchdowns.
As a result of the win, the Mustangs host an OUA semi-final game on Saturday, November 5 against a yet to be determined opponent.
(Source: University of Western Ontario Sports Information)
Ottawa 48 York 3
Brandon Weekes caught five passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns, while rookie running back DeVaughan Harper rushed for 116 yards to lead the No. 6 Ottawa Gee-Gees to a
38-3 victory over the host York Lions on Saturday.
With the victory, Ottawa (6-2-0-0) clinches third spot in the OUA and will host the Guelph Gryphons (3-4-0-1) in the quarterfinals next Sunday. York (3-5-0-0) misses the playoffs for
the first time since 2000.
The Gee-Gees, who led 5-3 after the opening frame, broke the game open by scoring a pair of majors in the second quarter. David Crane recorded the game's first touchdown on an 85-yard
punt return before quarterback Josh Sacobie connected with JP Asselin for a seven-yard touchdown strike with two minutes remaining in the half.
In the final quarter, Sacobie would throw touchdown passes to Weekes from 10 and 20 yards. Ottawa's Ara Tchobanian had field goals of 34 and 32 yards, while York's Mark Simone
scored his team's only points on a 21-yard field goal in the first quarter.
Sacobie, the OUA's top passer, finished the day 15-of-28 for 230 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. York quarterback Bart Zemanek, who set new team records for
completions and attempts in a season, was 12-of-21 for 139 yards. Lions' running back Bryan Wheatle ran for 108 yards on 18 carries.
York's Greg Maciaszczyk recorded a game-high seven tackles. Ottawa's Jason Peterson had six tackles, while Cheelor Lindor recorded five tackles and two sacks.
(Source: York University Sports Information)
Windsor 49 Waterloo 18
The Windsor Lancers solidified themselves a berth in the OUA postseason with a convincing 49-18 win over the Waterloo Warriors.
The Lancers got off to a quick start as they built a 17-0 first quarter lead and never looked back. The second quarter was all Windsor as they scored three more times to take a 38-0 lead to the dressing room. Windsor quarterback Joshua Duguay threw TD passes of 4 and 27 yards to wide-out Arjei Franklin. Lancer running back Daryl Stephenson also scored in the second on a 1-yard plunge.
Waterloo could not generate any offence in the first half as quarterback Jon Morbey was 6-20 for 38 yards. Waterloo offence was held to only 42 total yards.
In the second half, Waterloo began to mount a small comeback as Morbey completed a 4 yard TD pass to Darren Shock to put the Warriors on the board. The score was set-up by a 57 yard run by Travis Gellatly. After the Warriors added a field goal, Morbey hooked up with Shock once again for a 42 yard TD to close the gap to 39-17 after three quarters.
But any hopes of a comeback were quickly put to rest as the Lancers kicked their ground game into high gear in the fourth. C.J. Mwalwanda scored on a 7-yard run capping a 55 yard drive. On the drive, Mwalwanda carried the ball 8 times for all 55 yards.
Windsor QB Joshua Duguay finished the day 12-17 for 201 yards and 3 touchdowns. The running duo of Daryl Stephenson and C.J. Mwalwanda rushed for 289 yards against the Warriors. Stephenson finished the day with 112 yards on 17 carries and Mwalwanda rushed for 177 yards on 18 carries.
For Waterloo, QB Jon Morbey was 10-29 for 109 yards in the air. Travis Gellatly surpassed the 100 yard mark rushing 15 times for 134 yards. Darren Shock caught 4 passes for 64 yards and 2 TD’s while Loren Sexton hauled in two passes for 15 yards.
(Source: University of Waterloo Sports Information)
McMaster 64 Toronto 13
The McMaster Marauders survived through tough weather and a sloppy Varsity Stadium field to defeat the Varsity Blues 63-13 and clinch a home-playoff date this Saturday.
Fifth-year receiver Vaughan Swart put the exclamation point on his fine career with five catches for 169 yards and two touchdowns. His fifth and final catch was the 151st of his career, making him the career leader in that category at McMaster, passing Ryan Janzen (1996-2000). With his two touchdown scores, Swart also set the new school record for career receiving touchdowns. With 19 touchdowns, Swart passed Clorindo Grilli's (1981-1985) mark of 17. Swart finished the season with 39 catches for 804 yards (3rd in
CIS) and four touchdowns. His 804 receiving yards was the second highest single-season total in Mac history, behind Janzen's 1034 yards in 2000.
Also setting school records on Saturday was rookie running back Jordan Kozina. Kozina rushed 20 times for 283 yards and two touchdowns against Toronto and finished the season with 1188 yards on 157 carries with seven touchdowns. His final yardage put him second in the country (Daryl Stephenson, Windsor, 1306 yards) and was the second highest rushing total by a rookie in the CIS (Daryl Stephenson, Windsor 2004 - 1192 yards). Even though he did not win the country rushing title, Kozina's 7.6 average yards per carry is higher than any other runner in the country with over 100 carries. The Brantford, ON native--who had already set the school record for rookie rushing yards in a season--tied the McMaster record for rookie rushing touchdowns in a season (Marcus Jack, 1999; Kojo Aidoo, 1998). Kozina also became only the fourth running back in school history to accumulate over 1000 rushing yards in a season, joining recent Mac greats Kojo Aidoo, Kyle Pyear, and Jesse Lumsden.
Quarterback Adam Archibald had an efficient day against U of T, and showed no ill effects from the injury that sidelined him for over three weeks earlier in the year. He completed 16 of 24 passes for 369 yards, and six touchdowns. Archibald finished the year completing 78 of 153 passes (51%) for 1491 yards, 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions--amazing numbers considering the third-year Kingston, ON native only played in four and a half games in 2005. His 15 touchdowns is the third-highest total in Mac history behind Hec Creighton winners Ben Chapdelaine (18, 2000) and Phil Scarfone (16, 1984).
Archibald's averages of 19.1 yards per completion, 298.2 yards per game, and three touchdowns per game all rank him at the top of the list amongst CIS quarterbacks.
Wide receiver Jon Behie caught five passes for 109 yards and three touchdowns. Playing only three games at wideout, and with half of his catches resulting in touchdowns, Behie had an outstanding year for McMaster, finishing the year with 12 catches for 217 yards and six touchdowns (4th in OUA). He also completed 57 of 113 passes for 903 yards, five touchdowns and four interceptions in his three games at quarterback.
As a team, McMaster finished the year averaging 300 passing yards per game, tops in the country, as well as 194 rushing yards per game. Their total output (494 ypg) ranks them second in the province and country behind Western.
Middle linebacker Jason Pottinger had 3.5 tackles against the Blues and led Mac with 38 tackles on the season. Linebacker Eugene Boakye had two tackles, one pass defensed and an interception against Toronto and finished the season with 32.5 tackles in only five games. Halfback Byron Dinter also had two tackles and an interception against Toronto, and finished the year with 27 tackles and four interceptions (2nd in OUA, 5th in CIS).
University of Toronto quarterback Mark Stinson battled tough conditions and a tough Mac defence to complete 7 of 17 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown. Stinson also rushed four times for 35 yards.
Running back Mark Gaudett--one of Toronto's bright spots this season--rushed 11 times for 33 yards and finished the year with 685 yards and five touchdowns, ranking him fifth in the OUA.
Linebacker Templar Iga had 7.5 tackles against Mac and finished the year as Toronto's leading tackler with 55 tackles.
(Source: Chris Black, McMaster University Sports Information)
