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November 20
Maritime Final
Hampton Junior Huskies 27 Truro Freightliners 6
NB Telegraph-Journal |
Football
As published on page D4 on November 24, 2005
FOOTBALL
Bantam Huskies cop Maritime championship
(Photo
submitted)
The Hampton Huskies defeated Truro, N.S. for the
Maritime bantam football championship over the weekend. |
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Telegraph-Journal
The Hampton Jr. Huskies traveled to Halifax and came back with the Fundy
Minor Football Association's first Maritime bantam football championship
since 1967.
The Huskies beat the previously undefeated Nova Scotia champions, the
Truro Freightliners, 27-6 in the championship game at the Saint Mary's
University Huskies Stadium to capture the title.
Tight end Matt Henderson scored three touchdowns for the Huskies, two on
receptions from quarterback Eoin MacIntyre in the first quarter and
another on a fumble recovery in the fourth.
Running back Marcel Rochon was a major force as well, leading the
offence and rumbling in for a TD in the second quarter.
MacIntyre kicked an extra point and ran for a two-point convert to round
out the scoring.
The Huskies defence was also solid, allowing just one Truro major in the
fourth quarter. Hampton, who actually lost to the Moncton Highlanders in
the provincial final, are the first FMFA team to win the Maritime crown
since Canada's centennial year.
November 13
New Brunswick Final
Moncton Junior Highlanders 8 Hampton Junior Huskies 6
The
Bantam Provincial Final was held in Hampton this afternoon and what a
game it was !!
Hampton scored in the first quarter , a 26 yard TD by
Todd Floyd which went unconverted. There was no scoring in the second
or third quarters as the teams fought back and forth. In the 4th, the
Highlanders marched deep into the Huskies end of the field, only to
have Husky Clint McGregor recover a Moncton fumble. With 22 seconds
remaining, the Highlanders fired off a "Hail Mary" which was
caught on the Husky 1 yard line and with no time remaining on the
clock Dylan Hollohan plunged into the Husky end zone to tie the
score at 6 - 6. Highlanders kicker Thomas Brady cooley kicked the
convert through for a 8 - 6 win.
With the victory the
Highlanders won the right to play in the Maritime final on Nov. 20 in
Halifax. However Moncton has declined the invitation. Consequently the
Huskies will now play the Truro Freightliners for the Ed Edmonds Cup
at Huskies Stadium in Halifax at 1 pm.
November 6
New Brunswick Semi-Final
Moncton Junior Highlanders 20 Oromocto Junior Blues 15
(2OT)
Dylan Hollohan was a one man wrecking crew in leading the Highlanders to
an exciting double overtime victory over the Blues.
Oromocto took the opening kickoff and drove to the Moncton 30 yard line
before being forced to punt. Hollohan fielded the punt in his own end
zone and then raced 110 yards for six points. Geoff Gerhart kicked the
convert to put the Highlanders ahead 8-0.
The
Blues once again mounted a drive but stalled at the Moncton 20 yard line
where they elected to try a field goal. The kick was wide but the
Highlander returner fumbled the ball in his own end zone. The Blues
Mykel Warford recovered the fumble for a touchdown. The convert was no
good leaving Moncton ahead 8-6 after one quarter.
In
the second quarter Oromocto gambled on third down on its own 35 and
turned the ball over to the Highlanders. From there the Highlanders used
the running of Hollohan to drive to the Blues 3 yard line. Hollohan
would score from there. The convert was no good and the score was 14-6
at the half.
After a
scoreless third quarter, Oromocto went to the air. Jordan Heather hooked
up with Mitchell Dingley on a 30 yard pass and run play to the Moncton 5
yard line. Two plays later Tyler Patten bulled into the end zone
to make it 14-12. Patten then kicked the convert to knot the score at
14.
With less than a
minute remaining the Highlanders had the ball on the Blues 15 yard line
and attempted to punt for a single to win the game. However the Blues
defence rose up and blocked the punt to force overtime.
In the first
overtime shootout Oromocto's Seth Gillan got loose down the left
sideline and went in for the major. However an offside negated the play
and the teams remained tied at 14 after the first overtime.
In the second
shootout the Blues marched to the Moncton 10 yard line where they opted
to punt for a single to go ahead 15-14. The Highlanders countered in
their end of the shootout by moving the ball to the Blues 20 yard line.
From there on second and 10, Moncton QB Scott Kelly launched a pass to
Hollohan at the Oromocto 5 yard line. The Blues defenders in the area
misjudged the pass. It ended up in Hollohan's arms and he ran unimpeded
into the end zone to give the Highlanders the 20-15 2OT victory.
Moncton advances
to the provincial Bantam final next Sunday against the Hampton Junior
Huskies. That game will be a 1 p.m. start at Hampton High School.
October 30
Capital Area Championship
Oromocto Junior Blues 12 Fredericton Junior Black Kats 6
Devin Kearny's 40 yard touchdown run staked the Kats to a 6-0 halftime
lead.
In the third quarter the Blues drove deep in Fredericton territory on
two occasions but only came away with one safety conceded by the Kats to
narrow the score to 6-2. The same thing happened in the fourth quarter
and once more Fredericton conceded a safety to make the score 6-4.
Finally with only three minutes left the Blues got a 3 yard touchdown
run from Tyler Patten and a convert from Seth Gillan to put them up
12-6.
The Kats would come close to regaining the lead when QB Elliott Carr
found Brett Lockard for a 55 yard pass and run play to the Blues 5 yard
line. However, an offside on another Kats player negated the play and
the Kats would not get that close to the Blues goal line again.
October 23
Capital Area Semi-Final
Fredericton Junior Black Kats 36 Northside Junior Lions
0
Devin Kearny paced the Kats with three touchdowns. Elliott Carr added
two more. Zach Cann kicked three converts.
October 19
Oromocto Junior Blues 34 Fredericton Junior Black Kats 0
Seth Gillan lead the Blues with
two touchdowns. Blues QB Jordan Heather hooked up with Mykel Warford for
the one Oromocto major while Jordan Gardiner and Heather each rushed for
six points. Warford also added two converts.
October 12
7th Annual North-South Bowl Game
Fredericton Junior Black Kats 20 Northside Junior Lions
0
The Lions took the opening kickoff and drove all the way down to the
Kats three yard line before failing to score on a third down gamble.
From there the Kats advanced as far as their own 40 yard line before
Devin Kearny broke loose for a 70 yard touchdown run. Zach Cann added
the convert to give Fredericton an 8-0 lead at the half.
The Junior Kats would get second half touchdowns from Kearny and Cann to
seal the win. With this victory they won their sixth consecutive
North-South Bowl and lead the series 6-1 since its inception in 1999.
October 5
Oromocto Junior Blues 20 Northside Junior Lions 8
Seth Gillan lead the Blues with
two touchdowns and a convert. Blues QB Jordan Heather hooked up with
Chris Hillier for the other Oromocto major.
Ricardo Funes had the Lions TD on a pass
from Brandon Vrolyk. Tommy Broad kicked the convert.
October 2
Oromocto Junior Blues 34 Northside Junior Lions 8
Seth Gillan lead the Blues with
three touchdowns and two converts. Mitchell Dingley and Mykel Warford
scored the other Blues TD's.
Ricardo Funes had the Lions TD on a pass
from Brandon Vrolyk. Tommy Broad kicked the convert.
September 28
Oromocto Junior Blues 31 Northside Junior Lions 0
Jordan Gardiner rushed for three
Blues TD's. Jordan Heather added another. Seth Gillan kicked two
converts and ran for a third. The Lions conceded a safety.
September 25
Fredericton Junior Black Kats 30 Oromocto Junior Blues 20
Elliott Carr rushed for one Kats
touchdown and passed to Ryan Downe for two others. Carr also connected
with Brett Lockhart for six points. Zack Cann added three converts.
Jordan Gardiner rushed for two Blues TD's.
Jordan Heather hooked up with Chris Hillier for a touchdown. Seth Gillan
added a convert.
September 21
Fredericton Junior Black Kats 22 Northside Junior Lions 6
Elliott Carr rushed for one
touchdown and passed to Ryan Downe for another in the Kats win. Devin
Kearny had the other Fredericton major. Zack Cann added two converts.
Tommy Broad's scintillating 108 yard
touchdown run accounted for the Lions scoring. Brendan Cornford had two
interceptions.
September 14
Fredericton Junior Black Kats 37 Northside Junior Lions 0
Elliott Carr, Zack Cann, Ryan
Downe and Devin Kearny each scored one TD for the Kats. Cann added four
converts and a single. The Kats defence scored two safeties.
September 11
Oromocto Junior Blues 22 Fredericton Junior Black Kats 0
Oromocto quarterback Jordan
Heather ran 70 yards for one touchdown and passed 30 yards to Mykel
Warford for another to lead the Blues to victory. Jordan Gardiner had
the other TD. Seth Gillan added a kicked convert and the Blues defence
recorded a safety.
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