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Manager:  Kelly Murdock

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Oromocto Junior Blues Football

2002 Schedule

Playoffs 

Capital Area Minor Football Association
Bantam Game Summaries (Ages 14-15)

                                                  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.