September 13, 2008
OUA FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
LONDON, Ont. - A strong first quarter lifted the No. 4 Western Mustangs to a 49-3 win over the Waterloo Warriors at TD Waterhouse Stadium on Sept. 13 in front of 3,304 loyal, rain-soaked fans.
With the win, Western improves to 3-0. Waterloo falls to 1-2.
Western quarterback Michael Faulds threw 22 of 35 with three touchdowns and 290 yards as the Mustangs scored 14 first-quarter points - their first points in the opening 15 minutes this season.
Two Mustangs ran for over 50 yards - John Leckie (Georgetown, Ont.) ran 15 times for 89 yards, while Nathan Riva (LaSalle, Ont.) ran eight times for 72 yards.
Leckie had four catches for 75 yards for 158 total yards.
Vaughn Martin (London, Ont.), a defensive end, scored a Western offensive touchdown from two yards out on the ground, while Faulds (Eden Mills, Ont.) also scored once on the ground.
Nick Pasic a rookie receiver from London, Ont., caught five passes for 102 yards and a touchdown, while fellow rookie receiver Nick Trevail caught five passes for 40 yards and one touchdown.
Pasic was thrilled with the performance.
"I've been asking a lot of questions trying to keep getting better," said Pasic, who came to Western originally intending to be a quarterback. "I didn't think I was cutting it at quarterback so... I was encouraged to make the change."
It paid off. He looked like a savvy veteran and held onto the ball despite taking heavy hits.
"I taped my fingers like (former Oakland Raider) Tim Brown," Pasic said. "I couldn't use a towel because it got too wet and was really heavy hitting against my leg."
"I'm just grateful to get the opportunity and thankful to be able to help the team."
Western was dominant on special teams with sophomore kicker Darryl Wheeler (Hamilton, Ont.) kicking for 252 total punting yards. He also kicked five field goals.
Safety Craig Butler (London, Ont.) who filled in for injured starting safety Matt Carapella, had one return for 56 yards that set up a Mustang touchdown.
Waterloo totalled just 168 yards of total offence. Sophomore kicker/punter Dave Sevigny (Peterborough, Ont.) was busy, he punted the ball 17 times for 572 yards.
Warriors backup quarterback Luke Balch came in relief of starting quarterback Evan Martin (Kitchener, Ont.), who was 9 of 25 for 86 yards, in the second half. The London, Ont., native was 5 of 10 for 62 yards.
The Mustangs received the opening kickoff and started with good field position at their own 39 yard line.
With a heavy rain warning in effect, with between 40 and 80 mm expected, both teams struggled on their opening possession going two and out. It was a trend throughout much of the game with many dropped passes and fumbled kick and punt returns.
Following strong running from Leckie, Pasic picked up three consecutive first downs with great inside catches, before Trevail capped off the drive with a great catch on a high seven-yard strike from Faulds.
Western earned a 7-0 lead at 9:50 of the opening quarter.
Butler had a huge 57-yard punt return before Faulds connected with Leckie for a 35-yard touchdown to extend the lead to 14-0 with just under seven minutes left in the first.
Not only did the Mustangs score 14 first-quarter points, they combined for 119 yards of total offence early on.
With the rain pounding down on the brave faithful fans at TD Waterhouse Stadium, several near touchdown passes were dropped by Jesse Bellamy (Guelph, Ont.) on consecutive drives. The rain was wreaking havoc for the players.
The lead could have been bigger.
Early in the second quarter, Wheeler booted a 29-yard field goal to extend the lead to 17-0.
After a big block from Martin on a Leckie run, the defensive end, who is often used in red-zone situations leapt in to score a touchdown on second down from two yards out to give Western the 24-0 cushion.
"He has been blocking so well, I told him we'd make it up to him by giving him a chance to run," said head coach Greg Marshall.
Faulds threw his first interception of the season - after throwing a career-high 15 in 2007 - with 4:30 left in the second quarter as Waterloo's Mitch Nicholson (Grand Haven, Mich.) jumped in front of a well-thrown ball to give Waterloo possession near midfield.
After a controversial pass interference call, Sevigny kicked a 29-yard field goal to make it 24-3 for Western with 2:19 left in the half. It was Waterloo's only scoring play of the day.
Late in the half, Zach Bull (Port Colborne, Ont.) began to get involved with nice, short hook and slant patterns to get the ball inside Waterloo territory. Leckie than ran the ball to the Waterloo 28-yard line. Bellamy finally got back into his reliable rhythm, on a short screen pass to get the ball inside the red zone with just under 30 seconds left.
Leckie then got the ball to the 11-yard line with 19 seconds left on a screen pass and ran the ball to the Waterloo three-yard line. He capped off the drive with a touchdown-run to give Western the 30-3 lead.
Wheeler appeared to score on the two-point convert, but the referee ruled him down before the ball crossed the line.
Western led 30-3 at the half.
Early in the third quarter, Pasic pulled in a 41-yard Faulds pass to extend the lead to 37-3.
Wheeler added four field goals in the second half. Many second-string players for Western saw the field in the fourth quarter, including Donnie Marshall at quarterback, the eldest son of head coach Greg Marshall.
The young Marshall got his first snap early in the fourth quarter with 13:40 remaining, an incomplete pass attempt deep to Bull.
Marshall was 2 of 5 for 61 yards in his fourth-quarter debut.
Source: Mustangs Athletics
NO. 5 QUEEN's 41, LAURIER 7
KINGSTON, Ont. - Dee Sterling (Kingston, Ont.) had 5.5 sacks in a 41-7 Queen's romp over Wilfrid Laurier at Richardson Stadium in Kingston on Saturday.
Sterling broke a team record with his 5.5 sacks surpassing Jim Aru and Marc Mitchell who both had four in a single game. He fell a half sack short from tying Scott McCuaig's (University of British Columbia) performance of six sacks last season. Overall Queen's recorded an impressive nine sacks.
"Laurier has a young offensive line and we took advantage," said Sterling. "We were completely prepared for this game in every aspect. It has been five years since we beat them; we fought hard and deserved this win."
The victory marks the first time Queen's has beaten Laurier since 2003 and this is Laurier's biggest loss since 1997 when the Golden Hawks fell 47-6 to the Waterloo Warriors.
Dan Brannagan (Burlington, Ont.) maintained his nation leading pace throwing for 438 yards with three touchdowns. His longest pass came on a 64-yard reception from Scott Valberg (Kingston, Ont.) who converted it for a touchdown in the third quarter. Valberg had his best game in a Queen's uniform catching six receptions for 193-yards with two touchdowns.
Mike Giffin (Kingston, Ont.) passed the 100-yard mark for a 13th consecutive time during the regular season posting 115 yards on 25 carries. With it he also became the first player in Queen's history to post 18 games of 100 yards or more in rushing ending a 23-year record held by Larry Mohr who played from 1980-1985.
Giffin also posted a touchdown and now leads the CIS in touchdowns with four and rushing with 472 yards.
Laurier only gained 41 yards rushing and 121 yards passing with Queen's playing stifling defence. With the Gaels nine total sacks, Wilfrid Laurier posted under 100 yards total offence. They lost 63-yards on quarterback sacks. In total 11 of Laurier's 25 drives were for negative yards.
The Golden Hawks main highlight came when Shamawd Chambers (Markham, Ont.) caught a 43-yard pass reception from Luke Thompson (London, Ont.) to make the score 18-7 at the 14:20 mark of the second quarter. From that point on it was all Queen's with Valberg scoring twice and Scott Stinson (North Bay, Ont.) recording a touchdown mid-way through the third quarter.
Source: Gaels Athletics
TORONTO 58, YORK 7
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues football team defeated the York Lions 58-7, claiming their first Argo Cup in 12 years in the 37th annual Red and Blue Bowl on Saturday afternoon at Varsity Centre.
Varsity Blues quarterback David Hamilton (Mississauga, Ont.) connected with teammate Mark Stinson (Calgary, Alta.) for two touchdowns in the first seven minutes of the game, including a 79-yard toss-and-catch.
"Our seniors played well, in particular, Hamilton and Stinson," said Varsity Blues football head coach Greg DeLaval. "They really stepped up and our defence really shut them down."
Fifth-year receiver Cory Kennedy (Metcalfe, Ont.) added another major on a 50-yard reception before York could get on the scoreboard. Starting quarterback Nick Coutu (St. Catharines, Ont.) ran six yards for what would be the Lions only score of the game.
Blues kicker Andrew Lomasney (Toronto, Ont.) continued to shine in his rookie season, kicking three field goals in the second quarter, including a 35-yarder to putting the Blues up 30-7 at the half.
Michael Prempeh (Toronto, Ont.) was on the receiving end of a Hamilton 19-yard pass for his first touchdown of the season, while Earl Johnson (Baltimore, MD) connected with second-year quarterback George Gretes (Toronto, Ont.) on an eight-yard pass for another Blues score. Stinson added his third touchdown of the afternoon with a three-yard run halfway through the third quarter.
Kennedy rounded out the scoring with a fumble recovery for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, increasing the Blues lead to 58-7. The Blues have not recorded a win of this magnitude since they defeated the Laurentian Voyageurs 63-0 on September 18, 1971.
"[It is] very satisfying that we put a game together where everything clicked," said Kennedy. "We were a better team today and we took care of business."
Co-players of the game recipients, Hamilton and Stinson continued to impress throughout the second half. Hamilton threw 465 yards, going 22-of-32 with four touchdowns, while Stinson tallied a total of 208 yards receiving.
Lincoln Bryan (Toronto, Ont.) and Steve Persa (Aurora, Ont.) led the Blues defensively with five solo tackles apiece. Persa also recorded a team-high two sacks.
Source: Varsity Blues Athletics
NO. 6 OTTAWA 22, MCMASTER 19
HAMILTON, Ont. - McMaster (0-3) celebrated the grand opening of Ron Joyce Stadium coming up just short in a 22-19 loss to the No. 6 ranked University of Ottawa Gee Gees (2-1).
The game marked the return to the McMaster campus after playing at Ivor Wynne stadium for the past three seasons, while the stadium was under construction.
Ron Joyce, the founder of Tim Horton’s was present for the pre-game ceremonies, which included a performance by the McMaster University choir and a spectacular pyrotechnics display.
In the first quarter, McMaster kicker Andy Waugh (Perth, Ont.) kicked a 20 yard field goal at the 6:51 mark to score the first points on Les Prince Field and giving the Marauders a 3-0. The crowd of over 4,000 who watched the game in the pouring rain sounded their approval.
After 30 minutes of play the University of Ottawa took a 12-10 lead into the half as the Burlington Teen tour band played.
In the third quarter, Josh Sacobie (Fredericton, N.B.), who is pursuing the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) career passing record held by McMaster’s Ben Chapdelaine (1997-2001) would hook up with Acadia University transfer, Ivan Birungi (Pickering, Ont.) on a 43 yard pass before leaving the game with an apparent ankle injury to widen the University of Ottawa lead 19-10. Birungi would finish the game with a game high 7 receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown.
With the Gee Gees leading 22-11 with under five minutes in the game, McMaster second year running back Joey Nemet (Burlington, Ont.) rambled for a two yard score to close the gap to 22-19.
With under a minute in the game, the Marauders would drive the ball to the University of Ottawa 45 yard line, before turning the ball over on downs.
McMaster quarterback, Ryan Fantham (London, Ont.) had an excellent game completing 16 of 27 passes for 269 yards and a touchdown.
Matthew Perressini (Hannon, Ont.) had 5 receptions for 66 yards. Receiver Kevin D’Hollander (London, Ont.) finished the game with 46 yards receiving on a single reception resulting in a first quarter touchdown.
Sacobie completed 19 of 32 passes for 288 yards, 2 touchdowns but threw 2 interceptions.
Fifth year senior Justin Wood-Roy (Morin Heights, Que.) had 4 receptions for 86 yards for the Gee-Gees.
Defensively, McMaster’s Ryan Chmielewski (St. Catharines, Ont.) had a game high 8 tackles and added an interception. Daniel Baronas (St. Catherines, Ont.) playing in his first game for the Marauders had 6 tackles. Justin Vince (London, Ont.) had 4 tackles and a sack. Byron Metcalfe (Pickering, Ont.) had 3 tackles and an exciting interception
and 51-yard return.
The University of Ottawa’s Michael Cornell (Hamilton, Ont.) had 6 tackles. Tyler Dawe (Rockwood, Ont.) and Maxime Bedard (Granby, Que.) each had 4 tackles for the Garnet and Grey.
(With notes from Dan Carle, University of Ottawa Sports Information)
Source: Marauders Athletics
With the win, Western improves to 3-0. Waterloo falls to 1-2.
Western quarterback Michael Faulds threw 22 of 35 with three touchdowns and 290 yards as the Mustangs scored 14 first-quarter points - their first points in the opening 15 minutes this season.
Two Mustangs ran for over 50 yards - John Leckie (Georgetown, Ont.) ran 15 times for 89 yards, while Nathan Riva (LaSalle, Ont.) ran eight times for 72 yards.
Leckie had four catches for 75 yards for 158 total yards.
Vaughn Martin (London, Ont.), a defensive end, scored a Western offensive touchdown from two yards out on the ground, while Faulds (Eden Mills, Ont.) also scored once on the ground.
Nick Pasic a rookie receiver from London, Ont., caught five passes for 102 yards and a touchdown, while fellow rookie receiver Nick Trevail caught five passes for 40 yards and one touchdown.
Pasic was thrilled with the performance.
"I've been asking a lot of questions trying to keep getting better," said Pasic, who came to Western originally intending to be a quarterback. "I didn't think I was cutting it at quarterback so... I was encouraged to make the change."
It paid off. He looked like a savvy veteran and held onto the ball despite taking heavy hits.
"I taped my fingers like (former Oakland Raider) Tim Brown," Pasic said. "I couldn't use a towel because it got too wet and was really heavy hitting against my leg."
"I'm just grateful to get the opportunity and thankful to be able to help the team."
Western was dominant on special teams with sophomore kicker Darryl Wheeler (Hamilton, Ont.) kicking for 252 total punting yards. He also kicked five field goals.
Safety Craig Butler (London, Ont.) who filled in for injured starting safety Matt Carapella, had one return for 56 yards that set up a Mustang touchdown.
Waterloo totalled just 168 yards of total offence. Sophomore kicker/punter Dave Sevigny (Peterborough, Ont.) was busy, he punted the ball 17 times for 572 yards.
Warriors backup quarterback Luke Balch came in relief of starting quarterback Evan Martin (Kitchener, Ont.), who was 9 of 25 for 86 yards, in the second half. The London, Ont., native was 5 of 10 for 62 yards.
The Mustangs received the opening kickoff and started with good field position at their own 39 yard line.
With a heavy rain warning in effect, with between 40 and 80 mm expected, both teams struggled on their opening possession going two and out. It was a trend throughout much of the game with many dropped passes and fumbled kick and punt returns.
Following strong running from Leckie, Pasic picked up three consecutive first downs with great inside catches, before Trevail capped off the drive with a great catch on a high seven-yard strike from Faulds.
Western earned a 7-0 lead at 9:50 of the opening quarter.
Butler had a huge 57-yard punt return before Faulds connected with Leckie for a 35-yard touchdown to extend the lead to 14-0 with just under seven minutes left in the first.
Not only did the Mustangs score 14 first-quarter points, they combined for 119 yards of total offence early on.
With the rain pounding down on the brave faithful fans at TD Waterhouse Stadium, several near touchdown passes were dropped by Jesse Bellamy (Guelph, Ont.) on consecutive drives. The rain was wreaking havoc for the players.
The lead could have been bigger.
Early in the second quarter, Wheeler booted a 29-yard field goal to extend the lead to 17-0.
After a big block from Martin on a Leckie run, the defensive end, who is often used in red-zone situations leapt in to score a touchdown on second down from two yards out to give Western the 24-0 cushion.
"He has been blocking so well, I told him we'd make it up to him by giving him a chance to run," said head coach Greg Marshall.
Faulds threw his first interception of the season - after throwing a career-high 15 in 2007 - with 4:30 left in the second quarter as Waterloo's Mitch Nicholson (Grand Haven, Mich.) jumped in front of a well-thrown ball to give Waterloo possession near midfield.
After a controversial pass interference call, Sevigny kicked a 29-yard field goal to make it 24-3 for Western with 2:19 left in the half. It was Waterloo's only scoring play of the day.
Late in the half, Zach Bull (Port Colborne, Ont.) began to get involved with nice, short hook and slant patterns to get the ball inside Waterloo territory. Leckie than ran the ball to the Waterloo 28-yard line. Bellamy finally got back into his reliable rhythm, on a short screen pass to get the ball inside the red zone with just under 30 seconds left.
Leckie then got the ball to the 11-yard line with 19 seconds left on a screen pass and ran the ball to the Waterloo three-yard line. He capped off the drive with a touchdown-run to give Western the 30-3 lead.
Wheeler appeared to score on the two-point convert, but the referee ruled him down before the ball crossed the line.
Western led 30-3 at the half.
Early in the third quarter, Pasic pulled in a 41-yard Faulds pass to extend the lead to 37-3.
Wheeler added four field goals in the second half. Many second-string players for Western saw the field in the fourth quarter, including Donnie Marshall at quarterback, the eldest son of head coach Greg Marshall.
The young Marshall got his first snap early in the fourth quarter with 13:40 remaining, an incomplete pass attempt deep to Bull.
Marshall was 2 of 5 for 61 yards in his fourth-quarter debut.
Source: Mustangs Athletics
NO. 5 QUEEN's 41, LAURIER 7
KINGSTON, Ont. - Dee Sterling (Kingston, Ont.) had 5.5 sacks in a 41-7 Queen's romp over Wilfrid Laurier at Richardson Stadium in Kingston on Saturday.
Sterling broke a team record with his 5.5 sacks surpassing Jim Aru and Marc Mitchell who both had four in a single game. He fell a half sack short from tying Scott McCuaig's (University of British Columbia) performance of six sacks last season. Overall Queen's recorded an impressive nine sacks.
"Laurier has a young offensive line and we took advantage," said Sterling. "We were completely prepared for this game in every aspect. It has been five years since we beat them; we fought hard and deserved this win."
The victory marks the first time Queen's has beaten Laurier since 2003 and this is Laurier's biggest loss since 1997 when the Golden Hawks fell 47-6 to the Waterloo Warriors.
Dan Brannagan (Burlington, Ont.) maintained his nation leading pace throwing for 438 yards with three touchdowns. His longest pass came on a 64-yard reception from Scott Valberg (Kingston, Ont.) who converted it for a touchdown in the third quarter. Valberg had his best game in a Queen's uniform catching six receptions for 193-yards with two touchdowns.
Mike Giffin (Kingston, Ont.) passed the 100-yard mark for a 13th consecutive time during the regular season posting 115 yards on 25 carries. With it he also became the first player in Queen's history to post 18 games of 100 yards or more in rushing ending a 23-year record held by Larry Mohr who played from 1980-1985.
Giffin also posted a touchdown and now leads the CIS in touchdowns with four and rushing with 472 yards.
Laurier only gained 41 yards rushing and 121 yards passing with Queen's playing stifling defence. With the Gaels nine total sacks, Wilfrid Laurier posted under 100 yards total offence. They lost 63-yards on quarterback sacks. In total 11 of Laurier's 25 drives were for negative yards.
The Golden Hawks main highlight came when Shamawd Chambers (Markham, Ont.) caught a 43-yard pass reception from Luke Thompson (London, Ont.) to make the score 18-7 at the 14:20 mark of the second quarter. From that point on it was all Queen's with Valberg scoring twice and Scott Stinson (North Bay, Ont.) recording a touchdown mid-way through the third quarter.
Source: Gaels Athletics
TORONTO 58, YORK 7
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues football team defeated the York Lions 58-7, claiming their first Argo Cup in 12 years in the 37th annual Red and Blue Bowl on Saturday afternoon at Varsity Centre.
Varsity Blues quarterback David Hamilton (Mississauga, Ont.) connected with teammate Mark Stinson (Calgary, Alta.) for two touchdowns in the first seven minutes of the game, including a 79-yard toss-and-catch.
"Our seniors played well, in particular, Hamilton and Stinson," said Varsity Blues football head coach Greg DeLaval. "They really stepped up and our defence really shut them down."
Fifth-year receiver Cory Kennedy (Metcalfe, Ont.) added another major on a 50-yard reception before York could get on the scoreboard. Starting quarterback Nick Coutu (St. Catharines, Ont.) ran six yards for what would be the Lions only score of the game.
Blues kicker Andrew Lomasney (Toronto, Ont.) continued to shine in his rookie season, kicking three field goals in the second quarter, including a 35-yarder to putting the Blues up 30-7 at the half.
Michael Prempeh (Toronto, Ont.) was on the receiving end of a Hamilton 19-yard pass for his first touchdown of the season, while Earl Johnson (Baltimore, MD) connected with second-year quarterback George Gretes (Toronto, Ont.) on an eight-yard pass for another Blues score. Stinson added his third touchdown of the afternoon with a three-yard run halfway through the third quarter.
Kennedy rounded out the scoring with a fumble recovery for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, increasing the Blues lead to 58-7. The Blues have not recorded a win of this magnitude since they defeated the Laurentian Voyageurs 63-0 on September 18, 1971.
"[It is] very satisfying that we put a game together where everything clicked," said Kennedy. "We were a better team today and we took care of business."
Co-players of the game recipients, Hamilton and Stinson continued to impress throughout the second half. Hamilton threw 465 yards, going 22-of-32 with four touchdowns, while Stinson tallied a total of 208 yards receiving.
Lincoln Bryan (Toronto, Ont.) and Steve Persa (Aurora, Ont.) led the Blues defensively with five solo tackles apiece. Persa also recorded a team-high two sacks.
Source: Varsity Blues Athletics
NO. 6 OTTAWA 22, MCMASTER 19
HAMILTON, Ont. - McMaster (0-3) celebrated the grand opening of Ron Joyce Stadium coming up just short in a 22-19 loss to the No. 6 ranked University of Ottawa Gee Gees (2-1).
The game marked the return to the McMaster campus after playing at Ivor Wynne stadium for the past three seasons, while the stadium was under construction.
Ron Joyce, the founder of Tim Horton’s was present for the pre-game ceremonies, which included a performance by the McMaster University choir and a spectacular pyrotechnics display.
In the first quarter, McMaster kicker Andy Waugh (Perth, Ont.) kicked a 20 yard field goal at the 6:51 mark to score the first points on Les Prince Field and giving the Marauders a 3-0. The crowd of over 4,000 who watched the game in the pouring rain sounded their approval.
After 30 minutes of play the University of Ottawa took a 12-10 lead into the half as the Burlington Teen tour band played.
In the third quarter, Josh Sacobie (Fredericton, N.B.), who is pursuing the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) career passing record held by McMaster’s Ben Chapdelaine (1997-2001) would hook up with Acadia University transfer, Ivan Birungi (Pickering, Ont.) on a 43 yard pass before leaving the game with an apparent ankle injury to widen the University of Ottawa lead 19-10. Birungi would finish the game with a game high 7 receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown.
With the Gee Gees leading 22-11 with under five minutes in the game, McMaster second year running back Joey Nemet (Burlington, Ont.) rambled for a two yard score to close the gap to 22-19.
With under a minute in the game, the Marauders would drive the ball to the University of Ottawa 45 yard line, before turning the ball over on downs.
McMaster quarterback, Ryan Fantham (London, Ont.) had an excellent game completing 16 of 27 passes for 269 yards and a touchdown.
Matthew Perressini (Hannon, Ont.) had 5 receptions for 66 yards. Receiver Kevin D’Hollander (London, Ont.) finished the game with 46 yards receiving on a single reception resulting in a first quarter touchdown.
Sacobie completed 19 of 32 passes for 288 yards, 2 touchdowns but threw 2 interceptions.
Fifth year senior Justin Wood-Roy (Morin Heights, Que.) had 4 receptions for 86 yards for the Gee-Gees.
Defensively, McMaster’s Ryan Chmielewski (St. Catharines, Ont.) had a game high 8 tackles and added an interception. Daniel Baronas (St. Catherines, Ont.) playing in his first game for the Marauders had 6 tackles. Justin Vince (London, Ont.) had 4 tackles and a sack. Byron Metcalfe (Pickering, Ont.) had 3 tackles and an exciting interception
and 51-yard return.
The University of Ottawa’s Michael Cornell (Hamilton, Ont.) had 6 tackles. Tyler Dawe (Rockwood, Ont.) and Maxime Bedard (Granby, Que.) each had 4 tackles for the Garnet and Grey.
(With notes from Dan Carle, University of Ottawa Sports Information)
Source: Marauders Athletics
