October 16, 2010
Laurier Golden over Gaels 44-23
The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (3-4) scored six majors and a rouge in for 43 points in the second quarter en-route to 44-23 win over the Queen's Gaels (2-5)
Laurier quarterback Shane Kelly of Basking Ridge, N.J. led the offence throwing for 253 yards and going 20-30 and three TD's. His favourite target was All-Canadian receiver Dustin Zender of Waterloo, Ont. who scored touchdowns on both his receptions. Alex Anthony of Victoria B.C. picked up the other score through the air and led the Hawks in receiving with 65 yards.
"We've got a lot of good athletes here," said manager of football operations and head coach Gary Jeffries. "When we step up and our kids play to their ability, we can put these things away."
Laurier's special teams had a strong outing, giving the purple and gold excellent field position in the second quarter. They created two of the three turnovers that led directly to majors. The Gaels fumbled on a punt return, and after a penalty, left the Hawks at the 1-yard line. Isaac Dell of Niagara Falls, Ont. punched in his first of two to get the ball rolling.
Queen's struggled with their special teams after a short punt that left the Hawks on the Gaels 32-yard line. Laurier ate up the short field and Rashad La Touche of Whitby, Ont. scored the Hawks second major of the game to take the lead. La Touche was also a key on specials, as one of the two players who forced a fumble. The other was linebacker Giancarlo Rapanaro of Niagara Falls, Ont.
Laurier didn’t look back from there. The purple and gold scored on each of their next four possessions.
"Our specials were outstanding, our cover teams created turnovers and we certainly took advantage of that," continued Jeffries.
Late in the match the Gaels' Ryan Granberg of Sherwood Park, Alta. picked up 107 rushing yards to lead all players on the ground. At pivot position, Queen's struggled with both Justin Chapdelaine of Abbotsford, Ont. and Billy McPhee of Burlington, Ont. seeing the field. The former went 9-for-16 with two interceptions, while the latter was 3-for-10 and one pick.
"It's a great luxury to have a defence like ours," said Shane Kelly. "Cause you know they are going to contain the other teams offence."
On defence Laurier was led by Mitchell Bosch of Langley B.C. with 6.5 tackles (six solo, one assisted). Following Bosch were Carlos Naranjo of Whitby, Ont. with five solo tackles and Giancarlo Rapanaro of Niagara Falls, Ont. with five (four solo, two assisted).
For the Gaels, Geoff Mohtadi of Calgary, Alta. led the way with 6.5 tackles (five solo, three assisted). He was followed by OUA leading tackler Sam Sabourin of Stittsville, Ont. with 4.5 (four solo, one assisted) and Josh Sultana who had 4.5 (four solo, one assisted). Paul Hutchinson of Hamilton, Ont. picked up the lone interception for the Gaels.
Source: Hawks Athletics
Laurier quarterback Shane Kelly of Basking Ridge, N.J. led the offence throwing for 253 yards and going 20-30 and three TD's. His favourite target was All-Canadian receiver Dustin Zender of Waterloo, Ont. who scored touchdowns on both his receptions. Alex Anthony of Victoria B.C. picked up the other score through the air and led the Hawks in receiving with 65 yards.
"We've got a lot of good athletes here," said manager of football operations and head coach Gary Jeffries. "When we step up and our kids play to their ability, we can put these things away."
Laurier's special teams had a strong outing, giving the purple and gold excellent field position in the second quarter. They created two of the three turnovers that led directly to majors. The Gaels fumbled on a punt return, and after a penalty, left the Hawks at the 1-yard line. Isaac Dell of Niagara Falls, Ont. punched in his first of two to get the ball rolling.
Queen's struggled with their special teams after a short punt that left the Hawks on the Gaels 32-yard line. Laurier ate up the short field and Rashad La Touche of Whitby, Ont. scored the Hawks second major of the game to take the lead. La Touche was also a key on specials, as one of the two players who forced a fumble. The other was linebacker Giancarlo Rapanaro of Niagara Falls, Ont.
Laurier didn’t look back from there. The purple and gold scored on each of their next four possessions.
"Our specials were outstanding, our cover teams created turnovers and we certainly took advantage of that," continued Jeffries.
Late in the match the Gaels' Ryan Granberg of Sherwood Park, Alta. picked up 107 rushing yards to lead all players on the ground. At pivot position, Queen's struggled with both Justin Chapdelaine of Abbotsford, Ont. and Billy McPhee of Burlington, Ont. seeing the field. The former went 9-for-16 with two interceptions, while the latter was 3-for-10 and one pick.
"It's a great luxury to have a defence like ours," said Shane Kelly. "Cause you know they are going to contain the other teams offence."
On defence Laurier was led by Mitchell Bosch of Langley B.C. with 6.5 tackles (six solo, one assisted). Following Bosch were Carlos Naranjo of Whitby, Ont. with five solo tackles and Giancarlo Rapanaro of Niagara Falls, Ont. with five (four solo, two assisted).
For the Gaels, Geoff Mohtadi of Calgary, Alta. led the way with 6.5 tackles (five solo, three assisted). He was followed by OUA leading tackler Sam Sabourin of Stittsville, Ont. with 4.5 (four solo, one assisted) and Josh Sultana who had 4.5 (four solo, one assisted). Paul Hutchinson of Hamilton, Ont. picked up the lone interception for the Gaels.
Source: Hawks Athletics
