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2002 Season
November 10
N.B.
Final
Simonds
Junior Seabees 15 MacNaughton Junior Highlanders 8
November 3
N.B. Semi-Final
MacNaughton Junior Highlanders 24 Oromocto Junior Blues 22
This entertaining game
played on a frozen, wind swept field, brings to mind the old saying, "It
ain't over until it's over". This game would appear to be decided two times
before the outcome was finally determined.
MacNaughton received the
opening kickoff and was forced to punt. Eric Smith returned it 50 yards for the
touchdown and Jory Smith booted the convert to put the Blues ahead 8-0. The
Highlanders responded with a long grinding drive into the wind that that
consumed most of the remainder of the first quarter and resulted in a 5 yard
touchdown run that narrowed the score to 8-6.
In the second quarter,
with the wind at their backs, MacNaughton completed a long pass and run play
that took the ball to the Blues 5 yard line. From there the Highlanders would
score the go ahead touchdown that put them ahead 12-8 at halftime.
The Blues played the
third quarter going into the wind but were still able to put together a rather
unusual drive. A fake punt, a roughing the kicker call and two punts recovered
by an onside player moved the ball to the Highlander 25 yard line. From there
Mike Levandier scored on a slotback reverse play to give the Blues a 14-12 lead.
The convert was missed and this would prove to be very costly.
In the fourth quarter
MacNaugton was again able to mount a touchdown drive against the wind. Special
teams once more played a major role as a fake punt resulted in a 40 yard run all
the way down to the Oromocto 10 yard line. From there a quarterback keeper put
the Highlanders up 18-14.
With a little over three
minutes remaining in the game and the Blues mounting their own drive an errant
Oromocto pass was picked off and returned 50 yards by the Highlanders for a six
pointer and a 24-14 lead. So it appeared the game was over.
MacNaughton kicked
off and on the second play from scrimmage Blues speedster Eric Smith busted
loose up the middle for a 60 yard touchdown ramble. Jory Smith added the convert
to narrow the gap to 24-22. Oromocto's missed convert on its second touchdown
loomed large.
The Blues tried a
short kickoff and successfully recovered the ball on the Highlanders 45 yard
line. From there an Eric Smith sweep took them to the 25 yard line. With just
over a minute left Oromocto was first and ten on the MacNaughton 10 yard line
when they fumbled and the Highlanders recovered. For a second time the game
appeared to be over.
Oromocto's used
it's two timeouts to stop the clock and the defence forced the Highlander's to
turn the ball over on downs on their 25 yard line with 30 seconds remaining.
However, the Highlander defence stiffened and the Blues were forced to go for a
30 yard field goal on the last play of the game. The kick was short leaving
MacNaughton to escape with the narrow victory.
N.B. Semi-Final
Simonds Junior
Seabees 15 Hampton Junior Huskies 6
October 27
Capital Area
Final
Oromocto Junior Blues 29 Fredericton Junior
Black Kats 11
The
Blues opened the scoring in a the first quarter on a single from an Eric Smith
punt. The Black Kats took the lead after a long drive resulted in a 15 yard
David Skillen field goal. Eric Smith's 30 yard run around the right end for a
touchdown put Oromocto up 7-3 late in the sercond quarter. With only three
seconds on the clock in the first half Kats QB Ryley Boldon found Andrew Hubbard
on a 30 yard touchdown pass. David Skillen added the convert to put Fredericton
up 11-7 at halftime.
In the third
quarter the Blues mounted a long drive all the way to the Black Kats one yard
line only to be denied by a goal line stand. Fredericton would give up a safety
on the ensuing series to bring the score to 11-9 early in the fourth quarter.
There was no more
scoring until there was less than 7 minutes remaining in the game. Korey
MacKenzie picked off an errant Black Kats pass and returned it 50 yards for the
go ahead touchdown. The Blues lead 15-11. With less than three minutes remaining
Eric Smith ran back a punt 50 yards to put the Blues up 21-11.
With
less than a minute remaining in the game the Kats turned the ball over on downs
deep in their own end. The Blues would capitalize one more time with Mike
Levandier scoring the touchdown and Jory Smith adding the convert.
October 20
Capital Area
Semi-Final
Oromocto Junior Blues 42 Leo Hayes Junior
Lions 0
Eric Smith scored two
touchdowns with Corey Quinn, Jory Smith , Mike Levandier and Korey MacKenzie
adding one each. Jory Smith added three converts.
October 13
Fredericton Junior Black Kats 25 Simonds Junior Seabees 0
Jared Connors rushed for three
touchdowns and punted for a single to lead the Kats to victory. David Skillen
converted all three touchdowns
Leo
Hayes Junior Lions 14 Kennebecasis Valley Junior Crusaders 12
Mike McCarthy rushed for
one touchdown and Geoff Oliver recovered a blocked punt for another as the Lions
picked up their first win of the season. Matt McCoy added a convert.
Oromocto Junior Blues 18 Saint John Central Outlaws 1
Brian Von Richter, Eric Smith and
Jory Smith all rushed for Blues TD's.
October 6
Saint John Central Outlaws 28 Leo Hayes Junior Lions 0
The winless Lions woes continued
with another lopsided loss.
Fredericton Junior Black Kats 32 Harbour View Junior Vikings 0
David Skillen opened the scoring
on a 25 yard rush. Brandon Treadwell returned an interception 30 yards for the
Kats second touchdown. Andrew Robertson hooked up with Ethan McClellan on
a 25 yard halfback option pass for the third Fredericton TD. Ryley Boldon
recovered a fumbled punt for the Kats final major. David Skillen converted all
four scores.
Oromocto
Junior Blues 65 Kennebecasis Valley Junior Crusaders 0
Eric Smith lead the Blues attack with
six touchdowns, four of which were punt returns. Keegan Foley, Jory Smith and
Korey MacKenzie had one touchdown each. Jory Smith booted five converts and
rushed for another.
October 2
Fredericton Junior Black Kats 19 Oromocto Junior Blues 0
It was the Ethan McClellan show. First
he took a 20 yard pass from quarterback Ryley Boldon and outraced a gang of
Blues defenders 60 yards for a touchdown. Later he returned a punt 40 yards to
the Blues 20 yard line. A few plays later Jared Connors banged in from the one
yard line.
Davis Skillen converted both touchdowns as
well as adding a 15 yard field goal.
September 29 Fredericton
Junior Black Kats 71 Kennebecasis Valley Junior Crusaders 0
In the Kats lopsided win Jared Connors
scored three touchdowns with Jarrett Blackmore and Andrew Hubbard adding two
apiece. David Skillen and Francis Beaulieu added one each. Skillen converted
eight of the nine touchdowns. Jared Connors booted a single.
Harbour View Junior Vikings 12 Leo Hayes Junior Lions 6
Mike McCarthy scored the Lions
touchdown.
Hampton Junior Huskies 14 Oromocto Junior Blues 13
Hampton scored the winning touchdown
with lees than three minutes left in the game to hand the Blues a heartbreaking
one point loss. Mike Lavandier and Eric Smith scored the Blues TD's. Smith added
a single on a punt.
September 25
4th Annual North-South Bowl Game
Fredericton Junior Black Kats 22 Leo Hayes Junior Lions 0
Justin Conn opened the
scoring by picking off a Lions pass and returning it 30 yards for the touchdown.
David Skillen booted the convert. Later the Kats capped a 80 yard drive with
Andrew Robertson's 2 yard run for the score. Skillen added the convert to put
the Kats up 16-0 at halftime. Jared Connors scored Fredericton's final touchdown
on a 3 yard run.
September 22
Oromocto Junior Blues 24 Simonds Junior Seabees 8
Eric Smith ran for three touchdowns and
Justin Lapointe returned an interception for the other Blues major.
Hampton Huskies 24 Leo Hayes Junior Lions 6
Mike McCarthy returned a kickoff 80
yards to account for the Lions only score.
Fredericton Junior Black Kats 17 Saint John Central Outlaws 0
David Skillen had a touchdown, two
converts and a single. Jared Connors added a touchdown.
September 18
Oromocto Junior Blues 42 Leo Hayes Junior Lions 6
The Lions took the
opening kickoff and put together a 70 yard ten minute drive that was capped by
Mike Carten's 10 yard touchdown run. The Blues defence would not let the Lions
near their goal line again.
Eric Smith paced the Blues with two touchdowns
with Korey MacKenzie, Jory Smith , Brian Von Richter and Peter Jones adding one
apiece. Jory Smith was good on three of six convert attempts.
September 15
Oromocto Junior Blues 23 Harbour View Junior Vikings 0
Eric
Smith scored two touchdowns to lead the Blues attack. Mike Levandier had the
other major and Jory Smith chipped in two converts and a single.
Simonds Junior Seabees 39 Leo Hayes Junior Lions 0
The Lions continually shot
themselves in the foot with penalties in the lopsided loss.
Fredericton Junior Black Kats 11 Hampton Junior Huskies 0
Andrew Hubbard scored the Kats major while David Skillen added a convert and
a 35 yard field goal.
September 11
Oromocto Junior Blues 0 Leo Hayes Junior Lions 0
In a game played in
a driving rain neither team could mount enough offence to score.
September 8 Fredericton
Junior Black Kats 34 Leo Hayes Junior Lions 0
Jared
Connors returned the opening kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown. Jerrett Blackmore
swept into the end zone from 20 yards out for the Black Kats second major. Bobby
McIntyre picked off a Lions pass and returned it 50 yards for the third
Fredericton touchdown. Connors would score the fourth Black Kats touchdown on a
20 yard run. David Skillen converted all four touchdowns as well as adding two
singles on kickoffs.
September 4 Fredericton
Junior Black Kats 15 Oromocto Junior Blues 0
Jerrett Blackmore opened the scoring on a 15 yard touchdown run.
He also ran in the convert to put the Kats up 7-0. Ryley Boldon threw a one yard
touchdown pass to Jared Connors for the other Fredericton touchdown. David
Skillen added the two point conversion.
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