October 9, 2006
LAURIER KNOCKS OFF NO. 3 MCMASTER
Laurier 31 McMaster 12
HAMILTON - The #7 nationally ranked Laurier Golden Hawks defeated the #3 McMaster Marauders this afternoon at Ivor Wynne Stadium 31-11 on a beautiful day.
Early in the first quarter with the wind to their backs, McMaster took a roughing the passer penalty that led, 4 plays later, to a Laurier 22-yard touchdown by receiver Will Northcote (Barrie, ON). The touchdown would be the team's first of four which would be unanswered.
Ryan Lynch (Waterloo, ON) picked up his second touchdown of the season as well as 22 carries for 154 yards. Andrew Baechler (Ayr, ON) picked up his sixth major of the year as well. Finally Anthony Maggiacomo (Cambridge, ON) picked up the Hawks first defensive touchdown of the season off of a 50-yard interception return.
McMaster Quarterback, Adam Archibald (Kingston, ON) threw four interceptions in the first half, completing only 6 of 17 passes for 94 yards and was pulled from the game at half-time due to injury. McMaster fifth year receiver, Jon Behie (Burlington, ON) caught two passes for 23 yards and also came out of the game at the half.
Wilfrid Laurier took a 28-0 lead into the dressing room at the mid-point and cruised to the victory.
Golden Hawk Quarterback, Jamie Partington (Stoney Creek, ON), the Score television network's pick for player of the game, completed 18-29 passes for 287 yards and 2 touchdowns. Six Laurier receivers caught passes with receiver, Josh Bishop (Mississauga, ON) snaring 4 passes for 70 yards. Fullback Peter Quinney (Belleville, ON) and receiver, Dante Luciani each finished the game with 4 catches for 66 yards.
First year Marauder Quarterback, Ryan Fanthom, (London, ON) in relief of the injured, Archibald impressed completing 11 of 14 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, Jesse Alexander (Kitchener, ON) had 10 solo tackles, 3 assisted tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Fellow linebacker and Kitchener native, Luke Pinder (Kitchener) had eight solo tackles, an assisted tackle and a fumble recovery for the Golden Hawks.
The McMaster defence saw first year safety, Bryan Gauer, (Mississauga, ON) starting in place of the injured, two-time OUA All-Star, Jesse Card, lead the team with 6 solo tackles, an assisted tackle and an interception. Cornerback, Kesrick Wainwright (Toronto, ON) contributed five solo tackles, two assisted tackles and an interception.
Wilfrid Laurier (5-1) will take on the University of Toronto (0-5) next weekend and University stadium in Kitchener-Waterloo.
McMaster (5-1) will travel to London to face Offensive Coordinator and former McMaster head coach, Greg Marshall and the University of Western Ontario Mustangs (3-2).
Scoring Summary
MCM 0-0-3-9 = 12
WLU 7-21-3-0 = 31
First Quarter
WLU - 6:54 TD Will Northcote from Jamie Partington, 22-yard pass (Convert - C. Mamo)
Second Quarter
WLU - 2:38 TD Ryan Lynch, 1 yard run (Convert - C. Mamo)
WLU - 6:36 TD Andy Baechler from Jamie Partington, 7-yard pass (Convert - C. Mamo)
WLU - 14:08 TD Anthony Maggiacomo, 50-yard interception return (Convert - C. Mamo)
Third Quarter
WLU - 4:53 FG Chris Mamo, 35-yard
MCM - 10:51 FG Pauolo Faiazza, 32-yard
Fourth Quarter
MCM - 6:21 SINGLE Brien Chamney, 27-yard conceded punt in the end zone
MCM - 9:40 TD Jordan Kozina from Ryan Fantham, 47-yard pass (Convert - M. Bradwell from R. Fantham, 10 yard pass)
(Source: Ari Grossman, Laurier Sports Information.)
Ottawa 34 Queen's 13
KINGSTON - Josh Sacobie passed for 291 yards and three touchdowns as the fifth ranked uOttawa Gee-Gees cruised past the Queen's University Golden Gaels 34-13 Saturday afternoon in OUA football action at Richardson Stadium.
The third year pivot completed 18 of 30 passes and for the second consecutive game avoided throwing an interception as the Gee-Gees racked up 438 yards in total offence.
The Gaels offence sputtered on Saturday, accumulating just 201-yards including 79 on the ground. Queen's starting quarterback Dan Brannagan went 11 of 29 for 59-yards, while Ibrahim Zylstra came on in relief, passing for 88-yards on four completions including a 22-yard touchdown strike to Brad Smith in the final 90-seconds of the game.
Ottawa's special teams proved to be particularly important on Saturday, as Ara Tchobanian consistently pinned the Gaels inside their 10-yard line with his punts. He averaged 40.6-yards per punt, which set the stage for four safeties during the contest. He would also boot a pair of field goals from 36 and 40 yards, his two longest of the season.
The Gaels took an early 3-0 lead on Ryan Elger's first field goal of the day, but Sacobie hooked up with Wayne Desmond on a 49-yard touchdown pass less than three minutes later to give the Gee-Gees the lead for good.
After a pair of safeties and a Queen's field goal, Sacobie ended the first half with yet another final play, hail-mary touchdown pass, this time hooking up with David Crane from 43-yards out. It is the third time this year that Sacobie has finished the half by throwing a last-second bomb for a major.
Ottawa would score another touchdown late in the third quarter before netting a pair of safeties and field goals in the final 15-minutes.
On the defensive side of the ball Mike Cornell has a huge game for Ottawa, twice sacking Brannagan.
With the victory, the Gee-Gees improve their record to 5-1 and move into a three-way tie for first place with the Laurier Golden Hawks and McMaster Marauders with just two games remaining in the regular season. Ottawa will wrap up the home portion of the 2006 campaign next Saturday afternoon when the Gee-Gees host the Waterloo Warriors (2-4) at 2 p.m. as apart of NCAFA Day. The game will be broadcast live on the internet at www.geegees.ca and on a tape-delay on Rogers Television 22 at 8 p.m.
Scoring by Quarter
Queen's 3-3-0-7=13
Ottawa 7-11-6-10=34
1st Quarter
QUE - FG Elger 47-yards 7:31
OTT - TD Desmond 49-yard pass from Sacobie (Tchobanian convert) 10:29
2nd Quarter
OTT - Safety Elger conceded 6:31
OTT - Safety Elger conceded 13:03
QUE - FG Elger 39-yards 14:38
OTT - TD Crane 43-yard pass from Sacobie (Tchobanian convert) 15:00
3rd Quarter
OTT - TD Nicolson 2-yard pass from Sacobie (Convert fails) 13:21
4th Quarter
OTT - Safety Elger conceded 2:31
OTT - Safety Elger conceded 4:46
OTT - FG Tchobanian 40-yards 6:29
OTT - FG Tchobanian 36-yards 12:30
QUE - TD Smith 23-yard pass from Zylstra (Elger convert) 13:24
(Source: John Bower, Ottawa Sports Information.)
Western 44 Toronto 21
TORONTO - TORONTO - The Western Mustangs improved to 4-2 with a 44-21 over the Toronto Varsity Blues (0-6) at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough on Saturday afternoon.
Western never trailed en route to victory, opening the scoring just minutes into the game on a Jay Akindolire touchdown run.
The Mustangs' offensive line played extremely well by opening up holes for their running backs, especially in the second quarter in which Western outscored Toronto 24-7.
Western got a pair of touchdowns from D.J. Bennett and single rushing touchdowns from Randy McAuley and Akindolire. Ryan Clutterbuck had the lone receiving touchdown for the Mustangs early in the third quarter. Derek Schiavone continued his strong play with three field goals, five converts and a strong day punting.
Toronto's touchdowns were scored by Mike Tully, Tyler Daly and Mark Stinson.
The scoring started for Western on their second offensive drive, with excellent field position on Toronto's 40-yard-line. The Mustangs capitalized for their first of five touchdowns with the good field position, led by its potent three-pronged running game.
Bennett and McAuley each carried the ball twice to set up a second and goal play, which Akindolire capped off with a one-yard touchdown run.
Despite an 83-yard return for Toronto on the ensuing kickoff, Toronto quarterback David Hamilton was intercepted by Mustangs' DB Cory McNair.
It was a sign of a long day to come for Toronto.
Early in the second quarter, Bennett scored Western's second touchdown on a one-yard-dash after the offensive line created a huge hole for a 14-7 lead.
But Western got a scare when Anthony Adderley fumbled a Michael Faulds' pass and Varsity Blues' DB Mike Tutty intercepted and returned the ball 20 yards for a touchdown. Toronto pulled with 7 points, with the Mustangs only leading 14-7; it was the closest Toronto would come within Western for the rest of the contest.
Schiavone kicked a 22-yard field goal with four minutes left in the half to give Western a 17-7 lead. Then, a minute later, after a 38-yard-run from Bennett, McAuley charged in a touchdown for 62 yards to give the Mustangs a 24-7 lead.
On the final play of the first half, Western extended its lead to 31-7 after Bennett scampered in untouched for his second tally of the day, a six-yard touchdown sprint out of the power formation.
Western outran Toronto 267 yards to 21 in the opening half - 128 of those yards were courtesy of McAuley.
On Western's first drive of the second half, tight end Ryan Clutterbuck took a Michael Faulds' pass in the corner of the end-zone for on play action for a 38-7 lead. Another Schiavone field goal later in the quarter made it 41-7 Western.
Schiavone kicked his third field goal of the day - a 10-yarder - midway through the fourth quarter for a 44-7 lead.
Western QB Michael Faulds threw for 1 touchdown and 1 interception. In the first half, he was 9/18. Mustangs' backup QB and freshman Hayden Marks came in late in the fourth quarter throwing no touchdowns and no interceptions.
Late in the fourth, with many of the reserves on the field for Western, Tyler Daly scored a touchdown on a nice pass from Hamilton, wide open in the end-zone. Then Hamilton hit Mark Stinson for a score in the final minute to make the final tally 44-21.
NOTES: Varsity Blues' head coach Steve Howlett was off the sidelines and in the stands serving a suspension for his involvement in a Sept. 30 altercation at the conclusion of the Toronto-York game... Western hosts McMaster next Saturday at 2 p.m. in what will be Larry Haylor's final regular season home game and Greg Marshall's first game against his old squad... It's Randy McAuley Jack-in-the-Box Day! The first 1,200 fans will receive a limited edition Randy McAuley Jack-in-the-Box! Check www.westernmustangs.ca for details throughout the week.
SCORING SUMMARY
Western 7 - 24 - 10 - 3 = 44
Toronto 0 - 7 - 0 - 14 = 21
(Source: Andy Watson, Western Sports Information.)
Guelph 45 Waterloo 23
WATERLOO - CIS passing yards leader Justin Dunk added 352 yards to his season totals along with four touchdowns as the Gryphons overcame an early deficit for a 45-23 road win over the hometown Warriors.
Dunk has thrown for 1791 yards and 12 majors in six outings this fall.
Waterloo opened a 9-0 lead after one quarter on Alex Balloway's four-yard rush and a sack in the end zone for a safety.
The Gryphons came back to lead at the break 20-16 after Graham Dorey returned an interception 85 yards to set up Dunk's three-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Keegan with five seconds left in the half. Guelph added two unanswered touchdowns in the third quarter and did not look back.
Guelph (2-4) hosts Windsor (3-2) next Saturday, while Waterloo (2-4) travels to Ottawa to face the No. 5 Gee-Gees (5-1).
(Source: Guelph Sports Information.)
Windsor 41 York 28
WINDSOR - Led by Daryl Stephenson's 247 yards and 4 touchdowns, the Lancer Football team got back on track tonight as they defeated the visiting York Lions 41-28 at the University of Windsor Stadium. The Lancers are now 4-2 on the season.
The Lancers got on the board first with Stephenson's first run of the game, a nine yard sprint just four minutes into the first quarter. The Lions came back five minutes later on a score by Ricardo Hudson to tie the game at seven. Another Stephenson touchdown for 59 yards and Kevin Reider's two extra points put the Lancers up 15-7 heading into the second quarter.
York answered with a two yard run by QB Bart Zemanek to start the second quarter; however the extra point attempt was unsuccessful clanking off the left upright.
Stephenson added another run to his highlight reel with a 41 yard dash into the end zone for his third TD of the night. Before the half was out, York added a 28 yard field goal making the score 22-16 at the halfway mark.
The second half was riddled with penalties including a rough play penalty to York's Jamie Smyth, disqualifying him from the game in the third quarter.
The second half saw Stephenson score for his fourth TD of the night on a 64 yard run in the third quarter. The Lancers also saw Glenn Mackay catch a 15 yard pass, diving into the corner of the end zone to secure the Lancers victory.
With Stephenson's 247 yards, he now reclaims the top spot on the CIS rushing leader board with 886 yards.
The Lancers were led on defense by Tyler Horricks with 3 tackles, 2 assists, a sack and a batted ball. Also, Oliver Clovis contributed 3 tackles, 1 assist, a sack and an interception.
For York, Zemanek went 26 for 47, for 266 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, Brian Zuzek had 5 tackles and two assists.
Windsor will travel to Guelph next Saturday to take on the Gryphons LIVE on The Score Network at 2:00pm.
(Source: Elisa Mitton, Windsor Sports Information.)
(Photo: Laurier dfensive back Josh Maltin lines up a McMaster player in the Hawks' convincing 31-12 win over the No. 3 Marauders Saturday.)
HAMILTON - The #7 nationally ranked Laurier Golden Hawks defeated the #3 McMaster Marauders this afternoon at Ivor Wynne Stadium 31-11 on a beautiful day.
Early in the first quarter with the wind to their backs, McMaster took a roughing the passer penalty that led, 4 plays later, to a Laurier 22-yard touchdown by receiver Will Northcote (Barrie, ON). The touchdown would be the team's first of four which would be unanswered.
Ryan Lynch (Waterloo, ON) picked up his second touchdown of the season as well as 22 carries for 154 yards. Andrew Baechler (Ayr, ON) picked up his sixth major of the year as well. Finally Anthony Maggiacomo (Cambridge, ON) picked up the Hawks first defensive touchdown of the season off of a 50-yard interception return.
McMaster Quarterback, Adam Archibald (Kingston, ON) threw four interceptions in the first half, completing only 6 of 17 passes for 94 yards and was pulled from the game at half-time due to injury. McMaster fifth year receiver, Jon Behie (Burlington, ON) caught two passes for 23 yards and also came out of the game at the half.
Wilfrid Laurier took a 28-0 lead into the dressing room at the mid-point and cruised to the victory.
Golden Hawk Quarterback, Jamie Partington (Stoney Creek, ON), the Score television network's pick for player of the game, completed 18-29 passes for 287 yards and 2 touchdowns. Six Laurier receivers caught passes with receiver, Josh Bishop (Mississauga, ON) snaring 4 passes for 70 yards. Fullback Peter Quinney (Belleville, ON) and receiver, Dante Luciani each finished the game with 4 catches for 66 yards.
First year Marauder Quarterback, Ryan Fanthom, (London, ON) in relief of the injured, Archibald impressed completing 11 of 14 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, Jesse Alexander (Kitchener, ON) had 10 solo tackles, 3 assisted tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Fellow linebacker and Kitchener native, Luke Pinder (Kitchener) had eight solo tackles, an assisted tackle and a fumble recovery for the Golden Hawks.
The McMaster defence saw first year safety, Bryan Gauer, (Mississauga, ON) starting in place of the injured, two-time OUA All-Star, Jesse Card, lead the team with 6 solo tackles, an assisted tackle and an interception. Cornerback, Kesrick Wainwright (Toronto, ON) contributed five solo tackles, two assisted tackles and an interception.
Wilfrid Laurier (5-1) will take on the University of Toronto (0-5) next weekend and University stadium in Kitchener-Waterloo.
McMaster (5-1) will travel to London to face Offensive Coordinator and former McMaster head coach, Greg Marshall and the University of Western Ontario Mustangs (3-2).
Scoring Summary
MCM 0-0-3-9 = 12
WLU 7-21-3-0 = 31
First Quarter
WLU - 6:54 TD Will Northcote from Jamie Partington, 22-yard pass (Convert - C. Mamo)
Second Quarter
WLU - 2:38 TD Ryan Lynch, 1 yard run (Convert - C. Mamo)
WLU - 6:36 TD Andy Baechler from Jamie Partington, 7-yard pass (Convert - C. Mamo)
WLU - 14:08 TD Anthony Maggiacomo, 50-yard interception return (Convert - C. Mamo)
Third Quarter
WLU - 4:53 FG Chris Mamo, 35-yard
MCM - 10:51 FG Pauolo Faiazza, 32-yard
Fourth Quarter
MCM - 6:21 SINGLE Brien Chamney, 27-yard conceded punt in the end zone
MCM - 9:40 TD Jordan Kozina from Ryan Fantham, 47-yard pass (Convert - M. Bradwell from R. Fantham, 10 yard pass)
(Source: Ari Grossman, Laurier Sports Information.)
Ottawa 34 Queen's 13
KINGSTON - Josh Sacobie passed for 291 yards and three touchdowns as the fifth ranked uOttawa Gee-Gees cruised past the Queen's University Golden Gaels 34-13 Saturday afternoon in OUA football action at Richardson Stadium.
The third year pivot completed 18 of 30 passes and for the second consecutive game avoided throwing an interception as the Gee-Gees racked up 438 yards in total offence.
The Gaels offence sputtered on Saturday, accumulating just 201-yards including 79 on the ground. Queen's starting quarterback Dan Brannagan went 11 of 29 for 59-yards, while Ibrahim Zylstra came on in relief, passing for 88-yards on four completions including a 22-yard touchdown strike to Brad Smith in the final 90-seconds of the game.
Ottawa's special teams proved to be particularly important on Saturday, as Ara Tchobanian consistently pinned the Gaels inside their 10-yard line with his punts. He averaged 40.6-yards per punt, which set the stage for four safeties during the contest. He would also boot a pair of field goals from 36 and 40 yards, his two longest of the season.
The Gaels took an early 3-0 lead on Ryan Elger's first field goal of the day, but Sacobie hooked up with Wayne Desmond on a 49-yard touchdown pass less than three minutes later to give the Gee-Gees the lead for good.
After a pair of safeties and a Queen's field goal, Sacobie ended the first half with yet another final play, hail-mary touchdown pass, this time hooking up with David Crane from 43-yards out. It is the third time this year that Sacobie has finished the half by throwing a last-second bomb for a major.
Ottawa would score another touchdown late in the third quarter before netting a pair of safeties and field goals in the final 15-minutes.
On the defensive side of the ball Mike Cornell has a huge game for Ottawa, twice sacking Brannagan.
With the victory, the Gee-Gees improve their record to 5-1 and move into a three-way tie for first place with the Laurier Golden Hawks and McMaster Marauders with just two games remaining in the regular season. Ottawa will wrap up the home portion of the 2006 campaign next Saturday afternoon when the Gee-Gees host the Waterloo Warriors (2-4) at 2 p.m. as apart of NCAFA Day. The game will be broadcast live on the internet at www.geegees.ca and on a tape-delay on Rogers Television 22 at 8 p.m.
Scoring by Quarter
Queen's 3-3-0-7=13
Ottawa 7-11-6-10=34
1st Quarter
QUE - FG Elger 47-yards 7:31
OTT - TD Desmond 49-yard pass from Sacobie (Tchobanian convert) 10:29
2nd Quarter
OTT - Safety Elger conceded 6:31
OTT - Safety Elger conceded 13:03
QUE - FG Elger 39-yards 14:38
OTT - TD Crane 43-yard pass from Sacobie (Tchobanian convert) 15:00
3rd Quarter
OTT - TD Nicolson 2-yard pass from Sacobie (Convert fails) 13:21
4th Quarter
OTT - Safety Elger conceded 2:31
OTT - Safety Elger conceded 4:46
OTT - FG Tchobanian 40-yards 6:29
OTT - FG Tchobanian 36-yards 12:30
QUE - TD Smith 23-yard pass from Zylstra (Elger convert) 13:24
(Source: John Bower, Ottawa Sports Information.)
Western 44 Toronto 21
TORONTO - TORONTO - The Western Mustangs improved to 4-2 with a 44-21 over the Toronto Varsity Blues (0-6) at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough on Saturday afternoon.
Western never trailed en route to victory, opening the scoring just minutes into the game on a Jay Akindolire touchdown run.
The Mustangs' offensive line played extremely well by opening up holes for their running backs, especially in the second quarter in which Western outscored Toronto 24-7.
Western got a pair of touchdowns from D.J. Bennett and single rushing touchdowns from Randy McAuley and Akindolire. Ryan Clutterbuck had the lone receiving touchdown for the Mustangs early in the third quarter. Derek Schiavone continued his strong play with three field goals, five converts and a strong day punting.
Toronto's touchdowns were scored by Mike Tully, Tyler Daly and Mark Stinson.
The scoring started for Western on their second offensive drive, with excellent field position on Toronto's 40-yard-line. The Mustangs capitalized for their first of five touchdowns with the good field position, led by its potent three-pronged running game.
Bennett and McAuley each carried the ball twice to set up a second and goal play, which Akindolire capped off with a one-yard touchdown run.
Despite an 83-yard return for Toronto on the ensuing kickoff, Toronto quarterback David Hamilton was intercepted by Mustangs' DB Cory McNair.
It was a sign of a long day to come for Toronto.
Early in the second quarter, Bennett scored Western's second touchdown on a one-yard-dash after the offensive line created a huge hole for a 14-7 lead.
But Western got a scare when Anthony Adderley fumbled a Michael Faulds' pass and Varsity Blues' DB Mike Tutty intercepted and returned the ball 20 yards for a touchdown. Toronto pulled with 7 points, with the Mustangs only leading 14-7; it was the closest Toronto would come within Western for the rest of the contest.
Schiavone kicked a 22-yard field goal with four minutes left in the half to give Western a 17-7 lead. Then, a minute later, after a 38-yard-run from Bennett, McAuley charged in a touchdown for 62 yards to give the Mustangs a 24-7 lead.
On the final play of the first half, Western extended its lead to 31-7 after Bennett scampered in untouched for his second tally of the day, a six-yard touchdown sprint out of the power formation.
Western outran Toronto 267 yards to 21 in the opening half - 128 of those yards were courtesy of McAuley.
On Western's first drive of the second half, tight end Ryan Clutterbuck took a Michael Faulds' pass in the corner of the end-zone for on play action for a 38-7 lead. Another Schiavone field goal later in the quarter made it 41-7 Western.
Schiavone kicked his third field goal of the day - a 10-yarder - midway through the fourth quarter for a 44-7 lead.
Western QB Michael Faulds threw for 1 touchdown and 1 interception. In the first half, he was 9/18. Mustangs' backup QB and freshman Hayden Marks came in late in the fourth quarter throwing no touchdowns and no interceptions.
Late in the fourth, with many of the reserves on the field for Western, Tyler Daly scored a touchdown on a nice pass from Hamilton, wide open in the end-zone. Then Hamilton hit Mark Stinson for a score in the final minute to make the final tally 44-21.
NOTES: Varsity Blues' head coach Steve Howlett was off the sidelines and in the stands serving a suspension for his involvement in a Sept. 30 altercation at the conclusion of the Toronto-York game... Western hosts McMaster next Saturday at 2 p.m. in what will be Larry Haylor's final regular season home game and Greg Marshall's first game against his old squad... It's Randy McAuley Jack-in-the-Box Day! The first 1,200 fans will receive a limited edition Randy McAuley Jack-in-the-Box! Check www.westernmustangs.ca for details throughout the week.
SCORING SUMMARY
Western 7 - 24 - 10 - 3 = 44
Toronto 0 - 7 - 0 - 14 = 21
(Source: Andy Watson, Western Sports Information.)
Guelph 45 Waterloo 23
WATERLOO - CIS passing yards leader Justin Dunk added 352 yards to his season totals along with four touchdowns as the Gryphons overcame an early deficit for a 45-23 road win over the hometown Warriors.
Dunk has thrown for 1791 yards and 12 majors in six outings this fall.
Waterloo opened a 9-0 lead after one quarter on Alex Balloway's four-yard rush and a sack in the end zone for a safety.
The Gryphons came back to lead at the break 20-16 after Graham Dorey returned an interception 85 yards to set up Dunk's three-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Keegan with five seconds left in the half. Guelph added two unanswered touchdowns in the third quarter and did not look back.
Guelph (2-4) hosts Windsor (3-2) next Saturday, while Waterloo (2-4) travels to Ottawa to face the No. 5 Gee-Gees (5-1).
(Source: Guelph Sports Information.)
Windsor 41 York 28
WINDSOR - Led by Daryl Stephenson's 247 yards and 4 touchdowns, the Lancer Football team got back on track tonight as they defeated the visiting York Lions 41-28 at the University of Windsor Stadium. The Lancers are now 4-2 on the season.
The Lancers got on the board first with Stephenson's first run of the game, a nine yard sprint just four minutes into the first quarter. The Lions came back five minutes later on a score by Ricardo Hudson to tie the game at seven. Another Stephenson touchdown for 59 yards and Kevin Reider's two extra points put the Lancers up 15-7 heading into the second quarter.
York answered with a two yard run by QB Bart Zemanek to start the second quarter; however the extra point attempt was unsuccessful clanking off the left upright.
Stephenson added another run to his highlight reel with a 41 yard dash into the end zone for his third TD of the night. Before the half was out, York added a 28 yard field goal making the score 22-16 at the halfway mark.
The second half was riddled with penalties including a rough play penalty to York's Jamie Smyth, disqualifying him from the game in the third quarter.
The second half saw Stephenson score for his fourth TD of the night on a 64 yard run in the third quarter. The Lancers also saw Glenn Mackay catch a 15 yard pass, diving into the corner of the end zone to secure the Lancers victory.
With Stephenson's 247 yards, he now reclaims the top spot on the CIS rushing leader board with 886 yards.
The Lancers were led on defense by Tyler Horricks with 3 tackles, 2 assists, a sack and a batted ball. Also, Oliver Clovis contributed 3 tackles, 1 assist, a sack and an interception.
For York, Zemanek went 26 for 47, for 266 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, Brian Zuzek had 5 tackles and two assists.
Windsor will travel to Guelph next Saturday to take on the Gryphons LIVE on The Score Network at 2:00pm.
(Source: Elisa Mitton, Windsor Sports Information.)
(Photo: Laurier dfensive back Josh Maltin lines up a McMaster player in the Hawks' convincing 31-12 win over the No. 3 Marauders Saturday.)
