Week 1

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        Saint John        8

Capital Area    6

        Moncton          0

        Capital Area    0 (F)

Week 2

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        Capital Area   0 (F)

         Moncton         1

         Saint John      1

        Capital Area    0 (F)

         Moncton         0

        Saint John      31

Week 3

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Week 4

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          Moncton          6

         Saint John      12

         Moncton          0

Week 5

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          Saint John     11

         Moncton         8

          Capital Area 14

         Saint John    28

          Moncton         0

Week 6

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Moncton   8

Capital Area  24

Moncton  0 (F)

Week 7

      League Semi-Final

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Mon., Aug.  6

Moncton   0

Oromocto

Burchill Trophy Game

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Mon., Aug.  6

Saint John  1

Capital Area  9

Oromocto

4:00 P.M

F  =  Game Forfeited

New Brunswick Football Conference
2001 Season Game Summaries

Week 7- August 6   

Burchill Trophy Game

                                       Capital Area Gladiators 9  Saint John Wanderers 1

          The Gladiators and Wanderers hooked up in a classic battle between two unyielding defences. Neither team's offence could sustain a drive. At halftime the two teams were locked in a scoreless stalemate.
            By the third quarter the wind had picked up to the point where it became a factor in the game. Reese Roche's 60 yard punt bounced out the back of the Gladiators' end zone giving the Wanderers a single point and what appeared to be enough points for a victory.
            In the fourth quarter the Gladiators, with the wind at their back, began to push Saint John back into their own end. Finally, with less than 5 minutes remaining in the game, Gladiator quarterback Allison Brooks hooked up with Andrew Fisher on 40 yard touchdown pass. Jeff Taylor added the 2 point conversion. Capital Area added a single by Dave Pepin and the defence did the rest as the Gladiators laid claim to the Burchill Trophy.

                                    
                                                          League Semi-Final

                                              Saint John Wanderers  40  Moncton Maroonz  0

           The Wanderers scored early and often in quickly disposing of the Maroonz. Quarterback Shawn MacAulay's 65 yard touchdown pass to Tyrell Sparks and another 10 yard strike to Mike O'Reilly in the first quarter staked Saint John to a 16-0 first quarter lead.
           In the second quarter Aiden McCormack had a 30 yard run for a major and Jon Haines scampered 70 yards for another. By halftime the Wanderers were up 32-0.
           Kevin Muise would add a 45 yard touchdown ramble in the third quarter to close out the scoring. Ron Manning successfully converted all five touchdowns.   
 

Week 6- July 29   

                                       Capital Area Gladiators 24  Moncton Maroonz 8

          The Gladiators opened the scoring late in the first quarter when Eric Neilson returned a punt 100 yards for a touchdown. Moncton would go ahead in the second when quarterback Dave LeBlanc hit Gaetan Beaulieu on a 40 yard touchdown pass. Mark Crandall booted the 2 point conversion. 
           Capital Area regained the lead just before halftime as quarterback Allison Brooks hooked up with Pat Dollimore on a 40 yard touchdown pass and run play.
           In the third quarter Brooks culminated a long drive by throwing a 6 yard touchdown pass to Jeff Taylor. Taylor would close out the scoring with a 20 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

                                    
                                   Saint John Wanderers  1  Moncton Maroonz 0 (Forfeit)

             The Maroonz were forced to forfeit their game against Saint John due to a shortage of players caused by injuries during their first game against Capital Area.                          

Capital Area Gladiators 16  Saint John Wanderers  8

           In the game that would decide first place, Capital Area opened the scoring in the first quarter on Jeff Taylor's circus catch of Allison Brooks' 20 yard pass. Danny Gibson booted the 2 point conversion.
           The Gladiators added to their lead in the second quarter when Brooks found Andrew Fisher with a two yard touchdown strike. Gibson again kicked a two pint conversion to give the Gladiators a 16-0 halftime lead.
           Saint John was finally able to mount a drive late in the fourth quarter, capping it with Shawn MacAulay's 20 yard touchdown pass to Reese Roche. Ron Manning added the 2 point conversion.
           The Gladiator offence was able to put together a string of first downs and run out the clock.  
 

Week 5- July 22   

                                       Capital Area Gladiators 14  Saint John Wanderers 11

          On their first possession the Gladiators fumbled the ball on their own 5 yard line. After holding the Wanderers out of the end zone for 4 plays an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty set Saint John up again, first and goal on the Capital Area 2 yard line. Still the Gladiator defence would not yield and Saint John was forced to settle for Ron Manning's 10 yard field goal.
          Capital Area moved ahead in the second quarter when quarterback Pat Dollimore hit Jeff Taylor on a 30 yard touchdown pass. Saint John would regain the lead in the third on quarterback Shawn MacAulay's 10 yard pass to Tyrell Sparks. Ron Manning booted the 2 point conversion.
           With time ticking away in the fourth quarter the Gladiators started a drive on their own 30 and methodically marched the ball down the field. On the last play of the game Dollimore passed to Danny Gibson for the game winning touchdown. Jeff  Taylor booted the 2 point conversion.

                                    
                                   Capital Area Gladiators  14  Moncton Maroonz 8

             The Gladiators opened the scoring in the second quarter when quarterback Pat Dollimore hooked up with Jeff Taylor on a 45 yard touchdown pass. In the third quarter Andrew Fisher's one yard plunge and Jeff Taylor's 2 point conversion increased the Capital Area lead to 14-0.   
             Moncton answered back late in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Dave LeBlanc hit Gaetan Beaulieu on a 60 yard pass play that took the ball down to the Gladiator 5 yard line. Three plays later Mark Crandall banged over from the one yard line. LeBlanc kicked a two point conversion to close out the scoring.                          

Saint John Wanderers  28  Moncton  Maroonz  0

           Saint John got on the board early in the second quarter on Jon Haines one yard plunge. Haines would add another touchdown on a 5 yard run in the third quarter. Manning booted the 2 point conversion. Marcus Whittingham's 40 yard interception return for a touchdown upped the Wanderers' lead by six more. Manning added a two point conversion.
           Kevin Muise's 20 yard touchdown ramble completed the scoring.

Week 4- July 15   

                                       Saint John Wanderers 12  Moncton Maroonz  6

          The Maroonz opened the scoring in the second quarter when Jan Wicherek scored on a 10 yard sweep. The Wanderers knotted the score in the third on Kevin Muise's  40 yard  ramble. Saint John mounted a long drive in the final minutes of the fourth quarter capped by Shawn MacAulay's 5 yard touchdown pass to Reese Roche.  

                                    
                                   Capital Area Gladiators  21 Saint John Wanderers  0

             The Gladiators wasted no time getting on the board. Allison Brooks hit Alex Rose on a 50 yard touchdown pass early in the first quarter. Brooks rushed for the one point conversion.  In the second tailback David MacDonald broke loose on a 55 yard touchdown romp. He also caught a pass from Allison Brooks for the one point conversion.
              In the fourth quarter Brooks hit Jeff Taylor with a 20 yard touchdown pass and then threw to David MacDonald for the one point conversion. The Wanderers would drive the length of the field in the game's closing minutes only to run out of time with the ball on the Gladiator 3 yard line.              

Capital Area Gladiators 14  Moncton Maroonz  0

           The Gladiators jumped out to a 7-0 first quarter lead. A 60 yard drive set up David MacDonald's 5 yard touchdown run. Allison Brooks ran in the one point conversion. 
            In the fourth quarter Brooks passed to Jeff Taylor for a 25 yard touchdown. Danny Gibson ran in the one point conversion. The Maroonz mounted a long drive late in the fourth quarter only to fail on a fourth down gamble on the Gladiators 15 yard line with less than a minute to go in the game.

Week 3- July 8   

                                   Saint John Wanderers 14  Moncton Maroonz  6

          The Wanderers opened the scoring in the third quarter.  After Stew Kincide recovered a fumble deep in Moncton's end, Phil Reid banged in from the 10 yard line. Moncton knotted the score in the fourth quarter when Don Martin scored on a 35 yard pass from Gilles Gagnon.
          Saint John answered back with a long drive capped by Kevin Muise's  15 yard touchdown run. Ron Manning booted the two point conversion.  

                                 
Capital Area Gladiators 25  Moncton Maroonz  0

           The Gladiators jumped out to a quick 12-0 lead when quarterback Allison Brooks threw two first quarter touchdown passes, 60 yards to Alex Rose and 10 yards to Jeff Taylor. 
              In the third quarter Capital Area kept the ball on the ground. Kirk White rambled for a 50 yard major and  David MacDonald had a 10 yard touchdown run. Allison Brooks added a one point conversion on a 5 yard run.

                                Capital Area Gladiators  6 Saint John Wanderers  2

             This game featured a battle of two very tenacious defenses. The Gladiator defensive unit stopped Saint John's long drive inside the Capital Area 5 yard line late in the first quarter when Jeff Taylor picked off a Wanderers pass.   
             In the third quarter the Wanderers made a goal line stand of their own, stopping the Gladiators four times inside the 5 yard line.
             Alex Rose broke the tie late in the third quarter by returning a Saint John punt 70 yards for the game's only major score.
             The Wanderers responded by driving the length of the field only to be stopped short on a fourth and one gamble on the Gladiators three yard line. Capital Area conceded a safety in the game's dying seconds.            

Editorial Note: 51 year old Norm Seguin came out of retirement (he last played in 1973) and took a regular turn as a Defensive Tackle for the Capital Area Gladiators in both of their games . Norm subsequently retired again after claiming that he had set a record as the oldest football player in Canadian history !
                                
                                                          Week 2- July 2 

                                      Moncton Maroonz 1 Capital Area Gladiators 0 (Forfeit)

           Due to vacations, injuries and unexplained no shows the Gladiators were unable to field a team. Moncton was awarded a 1-0 victory. 

                                      Saint John Wanderers 1 Capital Area Gladiators  0 (Forfeit)

             Due to vacations, injuries and unexplained no shows the Gladiators were unable to field a team. Saint John was awarded a 1-0 victory.                                            
  

                                      Saint John Wanderers 31 Moncton Maroonz  0

          The Wanderers opened the scoring in the first quarter when Allan Spencer recovered a Maroonz fumble in the end zone. Ron Manning was good on the two point kicked conversion. Later in the first Jon Haines rumbled 25 yards to leave Saint John up 14-0 at the end of the first quarter.
           Haines added another major in the second quarter on a 20 yard run to give the Wanderers a 20-0 halftime lead.
           Quarterback Shawn MacAulay added the final Saint John six pointer on a 30 yard scramble in the third quarter. Ron Manning booted the convert and added a 10 yard field goal to put the Wanderers up 31-0 at three quarter time.
           The Maroonz finally got their offence going in the fourth quarter, successfully moving the ball on three  separate drives. They got as close as the Saint John 5 yard line on one occasion but were unable to punch the ball into the end zone. 

            Week 1- June 24  

                                       Saint John Wanderers 8 Capital Area Gladiators  6

           Gladiator quarterback Allison Brooks hooked up with Pat Dollimore on a 40 yard pass and run play to stake Capital Area to 6-0 halftime lead. Wanderers pivot Shawn MacAulay evened the score with a 40 yard scamper in the third quarter and Ron Manning kicked a two point conversion for the lead. The Gladiators had a touchdown called back on a holding call late in the fourth quarter.

                                        Saint John Wanderers 17 Moncton Maroonz  0

           34 year old Aiden McCormack, playing in his first ever football game reeled off a 35 yard touchdown run to pace the Wanderers to victory. Jon Haines rushed for the other six pointer on a 40 yard ramble. Ron Manning added a pair of two point kicked converts. The Saint John defence was perfect in this game, holding the Maroonz to only three first downs.

                               Moncton Maroonz 1 Capital Area Gladiators 0 (Forfeit)

          The Maroonz were awarded a single point victory over the Gladiators when the Capital Area team was unable to field a team for the final game of the day. During a one hour delay in the Saint John-Moncton game, due to thunder and lightning, a number of Gladiators were misinformed that no more play would take place that day. Their departure left Capital Area with an insufficient number of bodies to play.