GAME SUMMARY BELOW BY JOHN METCALFE
Kiwanis Field in St. Catharines was the location of the 2015 Ontario Prospect Challenge (OPC) junior varsity game with Team West squaring off against Team Halton-Peel.
2014 MVP Jaden Bailey hit the field running, showing his speed and agility for Team Halton-Peel.
Matthew Dahmer substituted in as quarterback for Team West with 3:31 on the clock in the first quarter.
In the first quarter, Team West conceded a safety to Team Halton-Peel to open the scoring.
Before the half, both teams exchanged touchdowns. Team West pivot Zach Beno connected with Dylan Wilkins for a 15 yard major. However, the conversion attempt was blocked. Soon after, Kurtis Rourke found Nick Mardner for a 30 yard score but Team Halton-Peel’s could not convert on the two point attempt.
At halftime, Team West held on to a slim 8-6 lead over Team Halton-Peel.
In the second half, it was all Team West as Beno connected with Riley Boersma twice and Wilkins for the second time in the game to give them the 27-8 victory. Team Halton Peel’s Bailey racked up 99 yards on 14 carries to lead all rushers. Wilkins tallied two majors and amassed 86 total receviing yards while Boersma had two touchdowns and 55 receiving yards. Defensively, Team Halton-Peel’s Jake Robertson registered two tackles and recorded a sack.
“The second half we really shined,” said MVP Xenith Helmet Defensive Player of the Game Ryan Isenor.
In his postgame comments, Baron RIngs MVP Player of the Game Zach Beno, savoured the opportunity to play against the best of the best from the province.
“It was awesome competing against the best guys in Ontario,” added Beno.
GAME SUMMARY (BY JOHN METCALFE):
2015 Ontario Prospect Challenge
Junior Varsity Game Summary
Halton Peel 8 vs. West 27
Qtr. Team Time Play Convert Running
1st HP 5:00 Safety touch, conceded n/a HP 2-0
2nd W 12:12 Dylan Wilkins from Zach Beno, 15 yds. blocked W 6-2
2nd HP 14:43 Nick Mardner from Kurtis Rourke, 30 yds. 2 pt. no good HP 8-6
3rd W 2:23 Riley Boersma from Zach Beno, 40 yds. Ryan Isenor W 13-2
3rd W 11:30 Dylan Wilkins from Zach Beno, 46 yds. Ryan Isenor W 20-8
4th W 10:11 Riley Boersma from Zach Beno, 12 yds. Ryan Isenor W 27-8
TEAM STATS
Halton Peel West
Rushing (att.-yds.) 28-167 16-98
Passing Yards 109 183
– Team Losses -20 -15
Net Offence 256 266
First Downs 12 14
Return Yards 71 129
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-2
Interceptions by 0 1
Penalties-Yards 5-40 5-45
INDIVIDUAL STATS
HALTON PEEL WEST
Rushing (atts.-yds.) Jaden Bailey 14-99 Chase Brown 5-53
Zaid Malik 4-27 Jason Lefkas 7-32
John Nikolovski 4-14 Wyatt Flagg 1-8
Kevin Wong 2-13 Oliver Muembi 2-3
Kurtis Rourke 1-7 Zack Beno 1-2
Lucas Scully 3-7
Receiving (cat.-yds.) Nick Mardner 4-42, td Dylan Wilkins 3-86, 2 tds
Michael Lehmann 6-36 Riley Boersma 3-55, td
Noah Griffith 1-16 Xavier Masotti 2-22
Zaid Malik 1-10 Cole Burniston 1-13
Nathan Langley 2-8 Mark Randazzo 2-7
Passing Kurtis Rourke 5-10-1-0-60 Zach Beno 7-14-3-0-155
(comp.-atts.-tds-int-yds) Austin Reid 7-9-0-1-40 Matt Dahmer 4-5-0-0-28
Kevin Wong 2-3-0-0-7
Defence Matt McBain – 3 tackles Jackson Maves – 3 tackles
Jake Roberston – 2 tackles, sack Nolan Smith – 3 tackles
Ryan Isenor – 2 tackles, tackle for loss, int.
Game Awards
Baron Rings M.V.P. Zach Beno – West
Big Kahuna Offensive Player Jaden Bailey – Halton Peel
Xenith Helmets Defensive Player Ryan Isenor – West
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