September 10, 2007
NO.7 LAURIER KNOCKS OFF NO.9 LANCERS WHILE WESTERN STARTS SEASON 0-2
Laurier 48, Windsor 17
A Kevin Reider (Markham, Ontario) field goal at 1:40 into the first quarter gave the No.9 Lancers a 3-0 lead, but that would be the only lead they would see in the game as the No. 7 Golden Hawks came roaring back to take the win 48-17 this past weekend at Knight-Newbrough Field.
Laurier did a phenomenal job defensively keeping 2006 Hec Crighton winner Daryl Stephenson (London, Ontario) to just 42 yards on 11 attempts and no touchdowns.
Golden Hawks pivot Ian Noble (West Vancouver, British Columbia) had a near perfect night completing 25 from 29 attempts for 385 yards and two touchdowns. The single-game performance puts him ahead of Ryan Pyear (329), Adam Lane (312) in the record books and behind athletes Bill Kubas (480) and Kevin MacDonald (500). Last weeks OUA Athlete of the Week, Ryan Lynch (Waterloo, Ontario) also kept up his stride rushing for 147 yards on 26 attempts for three touchdowns.
Week three sees the No.7 Golden Hawks travel to Toronto for a Friday night match up against the Varsity Blues, while the No.9 Lancers host Waterloo at home.
McMaster 22, Western 15
At the first University Rush game of the season presented by Pizza Pizza in Hamilton, Mike Bradwell (Toronto, Ontario) caught three touchdown passes from Adam Archibald (Kingston, Ontario) as the No. 10 McMaster Marauders took a 22-15 win over the Western Mustangs, putting Western in a tough 0-2 position heading into week three, while spoiling Western head coach Greg Marshall's return to the Steel City.
Archibald and Bradwell connected for a 48-yard scoring play with 29 seconds left in the third quarter, 48 seconds after Western kicker Derek Schiavone (Port Colborne, Ontario) brought the Mustangs back to within one point, at 16-15, with his second field goal of the afternoon.
Archibald, the fifth year quarter back was 19-of-28 for 289 yards, three majors and two interceptions on the day, while Bradwell finished with 209 yards on nine catches, including a spectacular 101-yard TD reception with 50 seconds left in the first half.
Quarterback Michael Faulds (Eden Mills, Ontario) was outstanding for the Mustangs in the losing cause tallying 426 yards through the air on 26-of-40 passing. He threw one touchdown and one interception.
No. 10 McMaster (1-1) visits Queen's (2-0) next Saturday. Western (0-2) hosts No. 3 Ottawa (2-0) featured on The Score Television Network as part of the 2007 University Rush line up Saturday night. The 7:00pm start time will be the first time a University Rush game will take place under the lights.
Waterloo 18, York 15
Waterloo head coach Dennis McPhee brought his team to 2-0 as the hometown Warriors edged the York Lions 18-15 for the first time since a 3-0 start in their 1998 campaign.
With the game tied at 8-8 going into the final quarter, Ian Nichol (Kitchener, Ontario) sent the Warriors ahead 11-8 with a field goal and quarterback Evan Martin (Kitchener, Ontario) connected with Ray Nattress (Mississauga, Ontario) for a 39-yard scoring play with 4:59 left on the clock to open an 18-8 lead.
Cameron Worsley (Toronto, Ontario) brought York back to within three points with a 16-yard TD catch, his second of the afternoon, with under two minutes remaining, but it proved too little to late for the Lions. Worlsey finished with 139 yards on four receptions.
Martin completed 18 of 31 passes for 228 yards and two touchdowns, but was intercepted three times. On York's side of the ball, quarterback Michael Hyatt (Montreal, Quebec) threw for 213 yards on 16 attempts including one touchdown.
Waterloo (2-0) visits No. 9 Windsor next Saturday while York (0-2) hosts Guelph (0-2).
Queen's 26, Guelph 14
The Queen's Golden Gaels scored 21 unanswered points in the final 20 minutes of play, topping the Guelph Gryphons 26-14 at Richardson Stadium in Kingston, on Sunday.
Late in the third quarter with the Gaels down 14-5 to the Gryphons, Gaels quarterback Danny Brannagan (Burlington, Ont), started the 21 point onslaught by connecting on a 79-yard bomb to second-year slot back Devon Sheahan (Kingston, Ont) making the score 14-12.
On the Gaels ensuing possession, fourth-year running back Mike Giffin (Kingston, Ont) broke through for a 32-yard run and a few plays later topped the drive with a two-yard touchdown run that put the Gaels up 19-14. After that Queen's never looked back with Brannagan connecting with Rob Bagg (Kingston, Ont) down the middle for a 35-yard touchdown to make the score 26-14.
Brannagan completed 15 passes for a total of 231 yards and two touchdowns on the day.
For Guelph 2006 OUA Rookie of the Year Nick FitzGibbon (Puslinch, Ont) was held to just 29 yards on 12 carries but also caught four passes for 44 yards. Justin Dunk (Guelph, Ontario) was 15 for 38, 225 yards passing, a touchdown and one interception.
Queen's will have another tough match up when they face No.10 McMaster next weekend, while the Gryphons continue on the road against the York Lions.
Ottawa 50, Toronto 7
Runningback Justin Hammond (Waterdown, Ontario) had three touchdown rushes in the fourth quarter and fifth-year kicker Ara Tchobanian (Ottawa, Ontario) was flawless with five field goals as the No.3 Ottawa Gee-Gees defeated the Toronto Varsity Blues 50-7 this past Saturday.
Gee-Gees quarterback Josh Sacobie (Fredricton, New Brunswick) hit Justin Wood-Roy (Morin Heights, Quebec) from six yards and second-year receiver Cyril Adjeity (Ottawa, Ontario) from 15 yards in a 23-point second quarter which saw Tchobanian contribute four field goals leading to a 26-7 half time lead.
Fourth year quarterback, Sacobie finished with 18 completions on 28 attempts for 273 yards and no interceptions before he was replaced by rookie backup Bradley Sinopoli (Peterborough, Ontario) in the fourth quarter.
Toronto hosts No. 7 Laurier next Friday while No. 3 Ottawa travels to Western for a Saturday match up of University Rush football on The Score Television Network.
A Kevin Reider (Markham, Ontario) field goal at 1:40 into the first quarter gave the No.9 Lancers a 3-0 lead, but that would be the only lead they would see in the game as the No. 7 Golden Hawks came roaring back to take the win 48-17 this past weekend at Knight-Newbrough Field.
Laurier did a phenomenal job defensively keeping 2006 Hec Crighton winner Daryl Stephenson (London, Ontario) to just 42 yards on 11 attempts and no touchdowns.
Golden Hawks pivot Ian Noble (West Vancouver, British Columbia) had a near perfect night completing 25 from 29 attempts for 385 yards and two touchdowns. The single-game performance puts him ahead of Ryan Pyear (329), Adam Lane (312) in the record books and behind athletes Bill Kubas (480) and Kevin MacDonald (500). Last weeks OUA Athlete of the Week, Ryan Lynch (Waterloo, Ontario) also kept up his stride rushing for 147 yards on 26 attempts for three touchdowns.
Week three sees the No.7 Golden Hawks travel to Toronto for a Friday night match up against the Varsity Blues, while the No.9 Lancers host Waterloo at home.
McMaster 22, Western 15
At the first University Rush game of the season presented by Pizza Pizza in Hamilton, Mike Bradwell (Toronto, Ontario) caught three touchdown passes from Adam Archibald (Kingston, Ontario) as the No. 10 McMaster Marauders took a 22-15 win over the Western Mustangs, putting Western in a tough 0-2 position heading into week three, while spoiling Western head coach Greg Marshall's return to the Steel City.
Archibald and Bradwell connected for a 48-yard scoring play with 29 seconds left in the third quarter, 48 seconds after Western kicker Derek Schiavone (Port Colborne, Ontario) brought the Mustangs back to within one point, at 16-15, with his second field goal of the afternoon.
Archibald, the fifth year quarter back was 19-of-28 for 289 yards, three majors and two interceptions on the day, while Bradwell finished with 209 yards on nine catches, including a spectacular 101-yard TD reception with 50 seconds left in the first half.
Quarterback Michael Faulds (Eden Mills, Ontario) was outstanding for the Mustangs in the losing cause tallying 426 yards through the air on 26-of-40 passing. He threw one touchdown and one interception.
No. 10 McMaster (1-1) visits Queen's (2-0) next Saturday. Western (0-2) hosts No. 3 Ottawa (2-0) featured on The Score Television Network as part of the 2007 University Rush line up Saturday night. The 7:00pm start time will be the first time a University Rush game will take place under the lights.
Waterloo 18, York 15
Waterloo head coach Dennis McPhee brought his team to 2-0 as the hometown Warriors edged the York Lions 18-15 for the first time since a 3-0 start in their 1998 campaign.
With the game tied at 8-8 going into the final quarter, Ian Nichol (Kitchener, Ontario) sent the Warriors ahead 11-8 with a field goal and quarterback Evan Martin (Kitchener, Ontario) connected with Ray Nattress (Mississauga, Ontario) for a 39-yard scoring play with 4:59 left on the clock to open an 18-8 lead.
Cameron Worsley (Toronto, Ontario) brought York back to within three points with a 16-yard TD catch, his second of the afternoon, with under two minutes remaining, but it proved too little to late for the Lions. Worlsey finished with 139 yards on four receptions.
Martin completed 18 of 31 passes for 228 yards and two touchdowns, but was intercepted three times. On York's side of the ball, quarterback Michael Hyatt (Montreal, Quebec) threw for 213 yards on 16 attempts including one touchdown.
Waterloo (2-0) visits No. 9 Windsor next Saturday while York (0-2) hosts Guelph (0-2).
Queen's 26, Guelph 14
The Queen's Golden Gaels scored 21 unanswered points in the final 20 minutes of play, topping the Guelph Gryphons 26-14 at Richardson Stadium in Kingston, on Sunday.
Late in the third quarter with the Gaels down 14-5 to the Gryphons, Gaels quarterback Danny Brannagan (Burlington, Ont), started the 21 point onslaught by connecting on a 79-yard bomb to second-year slot back Devon Sheahan (Kingston, Ont) making the score 14-12.
On the Gaels ensuing possession, fourth-year running back Mike Giffin (Kingston, Ont) broke through for a 32-yard run and a few plays later topped the drive with a two-yard touchdown run that put the Gaels up 19-14. After that Queen's never looked back with Brannagan connecting with Rob Bagg (Kingston, Ont) down the middle for a 35-yard touchdown to make the score 26-14.
Brannagan completed 15 passes for a total of 231 yards and two touchdowns on the day.
For Guelph 2006 OUA Rookie of the Year Nick FitzGibbon (Puslinch, Ont) was held to just 29 yards on 12 carries but also caught four passes for 44 yards. Justin Dunk (Guelph, Ontario) was 15 for 38, 225 yards passing, a touchdown and one interception.
Queen's will have another tough match up when they face No.10 McMaster next weekend, while the Gryphons continue on the road against the York Lions.
Ottawa 50, Toronto 7
Runningback Justin Hammond (Waterdown, Ontario) had three touchdown rushes in the fourth quarter and fifth-year kicker Ara Tchobanian (Ottawa, Ontario) was flawless with five field goals as the No.3 Ottawa Gee-Gees defeated the Toronto Varsity Blues 50-7 this past Saturday.
Gee-Gees quarterback Josh Sacobie (Fredricton, New Brunswick) hit Justin Wood-Roy (Morin Heights, Quebec) from six yards and second-year receiver Cyril Adjeity (Ottawa, Ontario) from 15 yards in a 23-point second quarter which saw Tchobanian contribute four field goals leading to a 26-7 half time lead.
Fourth year quarterback, Sacobie finished with 18 completions on 28 attempts for 273 yards and no interceptions before he was replaced by rookie backup Bradley Sinopoli (Peterborough, Ontario) in the fourth quarter.
Toronto hosts No. 7 Laurier next Friday while No. 3 Ottawa travels to Western for a Saturday match up of University Rush football on The Score Television Network.
