2015 Football Canada Cup Day 2 Recaps – ALL ARTICLES PROVIDED BY FOOTBALL CANADA
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Quebec-Blue edge defending champions Ontario to capture gold on home soil
Quebec-Blue defeated defending champion, Ontario 15-12 in the gold medal game at the 2015 Football Canada Cup from CĆ©gep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieuās Alphonse-Desjardins Stadium in Quebec.
The matchup pitted defending champion Ontario against the hostās top team, Quebec-Blue.
Quebec-Blue drew first blood on a 72-yard touchdown pass as quarterback Ezechiel Tieide found Vincent Forbes-Mombleau all alone following a missed Ontario coverage assignment.
Starting at their own 3-yard line, Quebec elected to play it safe and give up a safety to put Ontario on the board 7-2.
To start the second half, Ontario elected an on-side kick which they recovered near their opponentās 40-yard line. They capitalized on the momentum swing with a 37-yard Gabriel Siemieniec field goal to narrow the Quebec lead 7-5.
Following the field goal Ontario continued to build momentum as linebacker Nathaniel Edwards stepped in front of a Tieide pass to start Ontario at the Quebec 33-yard line. Ontario capitalized on the turnover as a 1-yard #CFC100 Dominic Mandalfino run gave the defending champions a 12-7 lead midway through the third quarter.
Driving from their own 31-yard line, Quebec was determined to retake the lead. An eight play drive culminated with a 15-yard Samuel Makwanda touchdown catch to bring Quebec ahead by two, 14-12.
A Denzel Gendron-Muscadin forced fumble following a big hit on Ontario quarterback Connor Carusello gave Quebec great field position at their opponentās 30-yard line. Ontarioās defence held strong, forcing a 31-yard Mathieu Blanchette field goal attempt which missed but went through the end zone for a single, increasing the Quebec advantage to three, 15-12.
With two minutes left to play, Ontario took over at their own 22-yard line looking to even the score. Ontario drove to the Quebec 50-yard line where they faced a critical 3rd down and 6 with 42 seconds to play. Quebecās defence held strong forcing a turnover on downs.
With 24-seconds left to play Ontario would receive one final offensive series however they were unable to reach field goal range.
QUOTES:
āThe kids played well and the kids played hard. I was proud of the way our kids played football. I thought we represented the province incredibly well and hung in there. It didnāt turn out the way we wanted it to turn out but I was proud of our kids.ā
On the loud hometown crowd
āI didnāt really worry about the crowd. Itās a tough atmosphere to play here, thatās for sure.ā
-Glen Mills
On the gold medal game
āI thought the kids played extremely well. It was a hard fought game. Ontario gave us everything we could handle. It was one of those 12 round fights that went right to the bell.ā
On winning Canada Cup on Quebec soil
āI was fortunate to have won in Quebec before in Sherbrooke. This one being a head coach and leading these kids has been a great experience and I think for these kids to play in front of their family and friends is an amazing feeling.ā
On the game winning score
āThe kids answered the bell. We talked about it on the bench that weāve got to go out and get a drive together and get a touchdown so that we can get a lead back. It just goes to show that these kids just didnāt give up; they believed in what they could do and they went down there and did it.ā
On Samuel Makwanda and his game winning touchdown catch
āSam is an all-around football player. He was a leader on this team. Heās done it before and had been through the heartache of loosing and coming back and the kids rallying around him and getting that win. Itās an onus on those kids that had been here before and had felt defeat before. It just goes to show that if you put everything together and get your minds right, you can achieve great things.ā
On recovering from a third place loss in 2014
āThe goal was to put last year behind us and start fresh. This is the 2015 edition; thatās something we talk about every time we do this. Theyāre unique and theyāre never going to be together after this. You have to play together for that three games and itās something special. They have to buy-in and thatās what they did.ā
On Quebec finishing top of the consolation bracket as well
āI think thatās amazing. Iāve always said that Quebec could put two teams together and compete very well. I think it goes to show that our province is blooming in amateur football. Theyāre well coached at all levels. It just goes to show that our sport is very healthy here and itās going to continue to get better.ā
-Brad Collinson, Quebec-Blue Head Coach
Players of the game | ||
Quebec-Blue | Ontario | |
Defensive | #9 Denzel Gendron-Muscadin, DB | #9 Nathaniel Edwards, LB |
Offensive | #84Ā Vincent Forbes-Mombleau, REC | #11 Connor Carusello, QB |
Tournament MVPs | ||
Winner | Provincial team | |
Offensive | #14 Mason Nyhus, QB | Saskatchewan |
Defensive | #22 Kaylyn Smith St-Cyr, DB | Quebec-Blue |
Special Teams | #12 Vincent Blanchard, K | Quebec-White |
Quickie Statistics (Final)
Quebec Bleu vs Ontario (2015-07-19 at Saint-Jean, Qc)
QCB ONT
Score 15 12
FIRST DOWNS 14 16
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 23-110 30-101
PASSING YDS (NET) 155 121
Passes Att-Comp-Int 15-8-1 20-13-0
Team Losses -10 -1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 38-255 51-221
Fumble Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards 6-41 4-12
Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-42 3-62
Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-12
Punts (Number-Avg) 7-33.3 9-36.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 15-122 13-125
Possession Time 20:44 27:13
Third-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 1-1
Quebec Bleu Ontario
Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
Samuel Makwanda 15 75 7 68 0 26 4.5
Ezechiel Tieide 5 29 0 29 0 10 5.8
Alex Daigneault 3 14 1 13 0 9 4.3
Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
Jevante Stanley 24 97 23 74 0 18 3.1
Con. Carusello 5 26 0 26 0 11 5.2
Dom. Mandalfino 1 1 0 1 1 1 1.0
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack
Ezechiel Tieide 8-15-1 155 2 72 0
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack
Con. Carusello 13-20-0 121 0 21 1
Receiving No. Yards TD Long
Jeffers. Pierre 3 23 0 14
Vinc. Forbes-M. 2 104 1 72
Samuel Makwanda 2 22 1 15
Mat. Blanchette 1 6 0 6
Receiving No. Yards TD Long
Gordon Lam 4 52 0 21
Brandon Metz 4 22 0 8
Dom. Mandalfino 2 21 0 14
Mitchell Raper 1 13 0 13
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
Mat. Blanchette 7 233 33.3 45 2 0
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
Gab. Siemieniec 9 327 36.3 56 2 0
Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long
Carl Chabot 5 36 0 17
F. Lussier-Roy 1 5 0 5
Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long
Brandon Metz 3 14 0 8
Gordon Lam 1 -2 0 0
Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long
K. Smith St-Cyr 1 0 0 0
Carl Chabot 1 42 0 42
Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long
Brandon Metz 2 46 0 27
Ademak. Ireyomi 1 16 0 16
Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL
C-E. Bouchard 8-1 8.5 0.0 4.0
D. Gendron-Mus. 5-1 5.5 1.0 1.0
Alec Poirier 4-3 5.5 0.0 0.0
P-Gab. Germain 5-0 5.0 0.0 0.0
Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL
Daniel Metcalfe 5-1 5.5 0.0 0.5
Dominic Ciraco 3-2 4.0 0.0 0.5
Nathan. Edwards 3-0 3.0 0.0 1.0
Kev. Acheampong 2-1 2.5 0.0 0.5
Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H
1st 07:48 QCB – Vinc. Forbes-M. 72 yd pass from Ezechiel Tieide (Mat. Blanchette kick), 1-72 0:25 7 – 0
2nd 03:44 ONT – TEAM safety 7 – 2
3rd 02:53 ONT – Gab. Siemieniec 37 yd field goal, 5-18 2:50 7 – 5
05:41 ONT – Dom. Mandalfino 1 yd run (Gab. Siemieniec kick), 3-33 1:36 7 – 12
10:04 QCB – Samuel Makwanda 15 yd pass from Ezechiel Tieide (Mat. Blanchette kick), 7-79 4:11 14 – 12
4th 06:31 QCB – Mat. Blanchette 21 rouge 15 – 12
Saskatchewan captures bronze in comeback victory over Alberta
Saskatchewan defeated Alberta 22-9 to capture bronze on Sunday July 19 at the 2015 Football Canada Cup from CĆ©gep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieuās Alphonse-Desjardins Stadium in Quebec.
Both teams capitalized on mental mistakes and turnovers, leading to the majority of the gameās points.
First Alberta linebacker Joseph Dutton recovered a Sask fumble deep inside enemy territory. Alberta took advantage as #CFC100 kicker Desmond Catellier nailed a 17-yard field goal to give the wild rose province an early 3-0 lead.
The score remained unchanged until the dying minutes of the opening quarter when the game was delayed due to a lightning storm.
Coming out of the delay Saskatchewan was determined to tie the game before its midpoint. Starting at their own 40-yard line, Sask drove downfield to the Alberta 30. With zeros on the clock Alex Lenius drilled a field goal to tie the game 3-3.
Saskatchewan pulled ahead following a big break on their punt which was touched by an Alberta player and recovered at their opponentās 16-yard line. With a short field, Sask took advantage as Kyle Borsa ran it in for the major to give the green and white a 10-3 lead.
Saskās lead was extended 12-3 as Alberta conceded two points in the end zone.
Saskatchewan continued to roll offensively as a drive that began at their own 45-yard line culminated with a 2-yard Josh Ewaynchuna touchdown run to widen the green and white advantage 18-3 to end the third quarter.
With just under a minute to play in the final quarter, Alberta added a touchdown on a 15-yard Catellier quarterback keeper to narrow the Sask advantage 22-9. Albertaās 2-point attempt was broken up by up by Logan Bitz.
Alberta was unable to recover the on-side kick attempt ending the comeback.
QUOTES:
On jumping out to an early lead, then watching Sask claw back
āItās been kind of like that the last two games. We play well early but couldnāt take advantage of getting some major scores early; I thought we could have been up 14-0 but we were only up 3-0. Then the rain delay, both teams had to go through that. [After the delay] offensively we couldnāt get it together and our defence got a little tired out. They made some great plays in the second half that they did not make in the first. Thatās really the story of the tournament for us.ā
On the weather delay
āThey had to do it and we had to do it too. I think it was just a matter of the momentum shifted right after that. They came out and got a field goal with a minute left before the half and the momentum shifted. We could just couldnāt get it back. Kudos to Saskatchewan.ā
-Bryan Brandford, Alberta Head Coach
On Saskās performance
āIām really happy with the result. Weāve got a great group of resilient players who battled through this entire tournament. Iām really happy that they were able to walk away with a medal.ā
On tieing the game heading into halftime
āThat was a big break for us. Our players did a really great job of being able to focus during that time and understand that they still had some work to do during the other half of the game. We were looking for points at the end of the half to help us and carry momentum on we needed to win.ā
On adjustments Sask made during the weather delay
āOur coordinators talked to the guys and we had a little bit more of an opportunity to shore some things up and tighten some areas that they might try to exploit a bit. I canāt say anything but great things about our staff. They had these guys prepared for every game out here and I think itās a great group of coaches and Iām pleased to have them as my coaching staff.ā
On the difference in todayās game
āI thought our guys were really physical today, they were all over Alberta. It was just a matter of us getting a few breaks which we did. This group of players is pretty special and weāve done some great things throughout the tournament and Iām really happy for them.ā
-Kyle Stroeder, Saskatchewan Head Coach
Players of the game | ||
Alberta | Saskatchewan | |
Defensive | #82 Jacob Izquierdo, REC | #14 Mason Nyhus, QB |
Offensive | #22 Matthew Lucyshun, DB | #45 Davin Williamson, LB |
Quickie Statistics (Final)
Alberta vs Saskatchewan (Jul 19, 2015 at Saint-Jean, Qc)
ALB SAS
Score 9 22
FIRST DOWNS 11 14
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 16-59 21-38
PASSING YDS (NET) 151 210
Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-12-1 25-13-0
Team Losses -69 -12
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 50-141 48-236
Fumble Returns-Yards 2-0 1-0
Punt Returns-Yards 11-68 9-70
Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-44 5-93
Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0
Punts (Number-Avg) 8-39.2 12-39.2
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2
Penalties-Yards 5-45 6-55
Possession Time 21:43 26:13
Third-Down Conversions 1 of 5 1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 2-2
Alberta Saskatchewan
Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
Desm. Catellier 5 27 3 24 1 15 4.8
Tadiwan. Siwira 3 18 0 18 0 12 6.0
Jacob Izquierdo 4 21 8 13 0 18 3.2
Dan. Blackmore 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0
Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
Josh. Ewanchyna 9 26 6 20 1 7 2.2
Kyle Borsa 9 28 17 11 1 16 1.2
Brayden Wagg 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0
Mason Nyhus 2 1 0 1 0 1 0.5
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack
Desm. Catellier 12-28-1 151 0 35 6
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack
Mason Nyhus 13-25-0 210 0 28 2
Receiving No. Yards TD Long
Jacob Izquierdo 6 93 0 35
Ethan Kimura 1 23 0 23
David Mueller 1 15 0 15
Dan. Blackmore 1 7 0 7
Receiving No. Yards TD Long
Finley Easton 4 66 0 28
Ben Getzlaf 3 30 0 15
Carter Norrish 2 35 0 22
Michael Scraper 2 34 0 26
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
Justin Sambu 8 314 39.2 56 0 0
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
Eric Despins 12 470 39.2 47 4 0
Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long
Brandt Burzuk 9 68 0 12
Landon Rose 1 0 0 0
Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long
Kyle Borsa 9 70 0 35
Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long
Jacob Izquierdo 3 44 0 23
Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long
Kyle Borsa 3 70 0 31
Avery Pierce 1 32 0 32
Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL
Matt. Lucyshun 3-2 4.0 0.0 1.0
Daniel Teitz 3-1 3.5 1.0 2.0
W. Kuyvenhoven 3-1 3.5 0.0 0.0
Noah McDonough 3-0 3.0 1.0 1.0
Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL
Logan Bitz 5-1 5.5 0.0 0.0
Brand.McKimmon 5-0 5.0 2.0 2.0
Nicolas Cross 3-2 4.0 0.0 0.0
Kyle Newton 3-2 4.0 2.5 3.5
Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H
1st 08:41 ALB – Desm. Catellier 17 yd field goal, 3-1 1:01 3 – 0
2nd 12:00 SAS – Alexand. Lenius 37 yd field goal, 5-36 0:32 3 – 3
3rd 03:58 SAS – Kyle Borsa 16 yd run (Alexand. Lenius kick), 1-16 0:17 3 – 10
08:27 SAS – TEAM safety 3 – 12
12:00 SAS – Josh. Ewanchyna 2 yd run (Alexand. Lenius kick), 7-65 3:24 3 – 19
4th 03:57 SAS – TEAM safety 3 – 21
10:17 SAS – Eric Despins 0 rouge 3 – 22
11:04 ALB – Desm. Catellier 15 yd run (Desm. Catellier pass failed), 5-75 0:47 9 – 22
Quebec-White flexes its offensive muscle in fifth place game
Quebec-White captured 5th place at the 2015 Football Canada Cup on Sunday July 19 win a 51-0 win over Nova Scotia at the 2015 Football Canada Cup from CĆ©gep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieuās Alphonse-Desjardins Stadium in Quebec. With the win Quebec-White improved to a 2-1 tournament record, overcoming an opening day loss.
The host provinceās second team came out of the gate early and often, putting up 50 points in the first half.
Quebec got out of the gates on their second possession as quarterback Philip Charpentier connected with Jacob Doucet-Bruyere who maintained his focus to bring in the 30-yard touchdown pass despite the ball being tipped by the secondary.
Down by 7 and facing 3rd down and 1 at their own 45-yard line, Nova Scotia elected to keep their offense on the field however Quebecās defense held strong, forcing a loss of downs. The host province capitalized on the field position once again, culminating with a 37-yard Maxime Gareau touchdown run.
Gareau reached the end zone again to open the second quarter scoring, this time on a 47-yard touchdown run to give Quebec a 21 point advantage.
Quebec continued to seize momentum on their opponentās next drive as Louis-Philippe Leclerc blocked and recovered a Nova Scotia punt attempt at the 1-yard line. Joanik Masse took full advantage, running it in to widen the advantage to 35.
Mobile quarterback Guillaume Renaud-Demoulin added his second rushing touchdown of the half followed by quarterback Philip Charpentierās second touchdown strike, this time to William Marchant to give Quebec a 50 point halftime advantage.
A Vincent Blanchard rouge supplied the only scoring of the second half to make the final score 51-0.
QUOTES:
On Nova Scotiaās loss
āOverall itās a little disappointing. We came out pretty aggressive early; kicked on-side and did some things both defensively and offensively but overall we just didnāt execute. There were little assignments within the play that we had opportunities or we were in position but we really couldnāt execute or finish the play. They were able to jump out early on us and Iām a little bit disappointed in the way we responded. We have little bit of a depth issue right now and from a conditioning and a strength standpoint to play in our third game against a real quality opponent, weāre just not there right now. As a program weāve got to make sure weāre taking steps to address this and just get better. Overall Iām proud of the kids; they had a good tournament. Weāve just got to build the infrastructure of our program so that we can compete at a higher level moving forward.ā
On the early turnover on downs which led to the 2nd Quebec touchdown
āThat was probably an early point in the game that really turned the momentum.Ā We really struggled to get it back, if we ever did get it back. Third and one with reasonable field position and in Canadian football with a yard off [the defence] you feel like you can get it. For whatever reason, we were unable to execute but hats off to Quebec.ā
On the value of the tournament
āFrom a discipline standpoint and intensity and focus for the most part they did a great job for the last 14 days. To be coached by an all CIS coaching staff is big for these kids. You look at how much theyāve developed from when we first got them defensively, offensively and on special teams theyāve just improved so much and theyāve responded to the coaching which they can take back from this tournament. But also just the quality of opponent they faced. This would have been the best football these kids have ever played. A quality opponent in three straight games was great and you get better in football from playing quality opponents. A lot of these kids should return to their local programs as leaders and impact players and will certainly be ready to move forward in their career and try to make the next step.ā
-Steve Snyder, Nova Scotia Head Coach
āIām pretty happy with the effort these guys have given. Our goal today was to come out of the gate really fast. We felt [that] if we could set the tone and the pace we thought we could do what we intended to do and that was get the win.ā
On why he a quick start was so important
āI feel like it wakes us up. When we start fast our guys get live and start playing. When they start slow, they start having a bit of doubt. I wanted these guys to play fast but to play fast we need results early on.ā
On finishing with a 2-1 record
āWe finished with a positive record so weāre really happy about that. The kids are really happy; theyāll go home knowing they did what they intended to do which was win. Weāre really happy about winning two games, especially the last two.ā
-Fabrice Raymond, Quebec-White Head Coach
Players of the game | ||
Quebec-White | Nova Scotia | |
Defensive | #97 CƩdric ThƩriault, DL | #33 Max Gallant, LB |
Offensive | #15 Philip Charpentier, QB | #84 Marko Xidos, REC |
Quickie Statistics (Final)
Quebec Blanc vs Nova Scotia (2015-07-19 at Saint-Jean, Qc)
QCW NSC
Score 51 0
FIRST DOWNS 11 4
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 6-117 15-27
PASSING YDS (NET) 174 81
Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-13-0 18-12-1
Team Losses -24 -2
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 25-267 34-106
Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards 2-44 3-13
Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-0 7-121
Interception Returns-Yards 1-32 0-0
Punts (Number-Avg) 4-42.8 9-21.8
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 6-58 6-40
Possession Time 19:04 28:52
Third-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 0-0
Quebec Blanc Nova Scotia
Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
Maxime Gareau 2 84 0 84 2 47 42.0
Guill. Renaud-D 2 25 0 25 2 18 12.5
Joanik Masse 2 8 0 8 1 7 4.0
Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
Adam Bennett 11 26 4 22 0 9 2.0
Luke Oulton 3 7 2 5 0 6 1.7
Monecko Clayton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack
P. Charpentier 9-12-0 170 2 42 0
Guill. Renaud-D 4-5-0 4 0 12 0
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack
Monecko Clayton 7-12-1 48 0 12 1
Blake Thompson 5-6-0 33 0 8 0
Receiving No. Yards TD Long
Will. Marchand 5 96 1 42
Jacob Salvail 4 36 0 18
Ph. Di Quinzio 2 22 0 22
Jacob Doucet-B. 2 20 1 30
Receiving No. Yards TD Long
Luke Oulton 6 33 0 8
Marko Xidos 5 36 0 10
Ben Gallant 1 12 0 12
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
Vinc. Blanchard 4 171 42.8 45 0 0
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
Nick Liberatore 9 196 21.8 44 0 0
Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long
Jacob Salvail 2 44 0 33
Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long
Luke Oulton 2 13 0 9
Adam Bennett 1 0 0 0
Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long
Maxime Gareau 1 0 0 0
Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long
Marko Xidos 4 72 0 23
Adam Bennett 2 39 0 20
Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL
Ced. Theriault 5-2 6.0 0.0 1.0
Vincy Biande 4-1 4.5 1.0 1.0
Anthony Boone 3-3 4.5 0.0 0.5
Olivier Fortier 2-3 3.5 0.0 0.0
Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL
Max Gallant 4-0 4.0 0.0 0.0
Jacob Morgan 2-0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Tyler Ball 2-0 2.0 0.0 1.0
Jamil Saoud 2-0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H
1st 03:29 QCW – Jacob Doucet-B. 30 yd pass from P. Charpentier (Vinc. Blanchard kick), 1-30 0:29 7 – 0
07:56 QCW – Maxime Gareau 37 yd run (Vinc. Blanchard kick), 2-45 1:26 14 – 0
2nd 02:13 QCW – Maxime Gareau 47 yd run (Vinc. Blanchard kick), 2-54 1:05 21 – 0
06:27 QCW – Guill. Renaud-D 18 yd run (Vinc. Blanchard kick), 2-60 1:12 28 – 0
06:31 QCW – Vinc. Blanchard 0 rouge 29 – 0
08:11 QCW – Joanik Masse 1 yd run (Vinc. Blanchard kick), 1-1 0:07 36 – 0
09:38 QCW – Guill. Renaud-D 7 yd run (Vinc. Blanchard kick), 1-7 0:20 43 – 0
10:24 QCW – Will. Marchand 26 yd pass from P. Charpentier (Vinc. Blanchard kick), 1-26 0:19 50 – 0
3rd 08:49 QCW – Vinc. Blanchard 7 rouge 51 – 0
Manitoba rebounds on Day 3, defeating NB in the 7th place game
Manitoba defeated New Brunswick 48-7, capturing 7th place on Sunday July 19 at the 2015 Football Canada Cup from CĆ©gep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieuās Alphonse-Desjardins Stadium in Quebec.
On the gameās first possession, New Brunswick looked to have their offense clicking as a 17-yard scramble by quarterback David Patry gave them a fresh set of downs near midfield. The Manitoba defence was quick to answer as they brought pressure, forcing and recovering a NB fumble at their opponentās 45-yard line. A 40-yard #CFC100 Trevor Wright rush would give āToba a first and goal at the 1-yard line. Wright goal line run would give Manitoba an early lead. New Brunswick minimized the damage to six as they blocked the extra-point attempt.
A 23-yard Joshua Weichel run would increase the Manitoba lead to 13.
The Manitoba defence continued to give NB issues as they got to punter Louis Auger before he could get off the kick, giving them a short field at the 25. Trevor Wright would add his second touchdown run, making the score 20-0.
Following the score, New Brunswick would reply with authority as quarterback Evan Arnold threw a great ball with touch to Ian Carty who made an over the should grab and took it to the house for an 89-yard touchdown.
NB continued to rebound, recovering a Manitoba fumble near their opponentās 40-yard line. Facing Ā third down and goal, New Brunswick elected to go for it however a procedure penalty backed them up to the 6-yard line. Following the penalty they were unable to convert the turnover into points as quarterback Evan Arnold was unable to handle the snap, ending the drive.
To widen the margin 41-7 heading into halftime, Trevor Wright added his third touchdown of the game from 20-yards out while receiver turned quarterback Tommy Semchyshyn added a pair of touchdown passes to Josh Newransky and Liam Grace respectively.
Manitoba would add a Branden Friesen touchdown run to make the final score 48-7.
Players of the game | ||
New Brunswick | Manitoba | |
Defensive | #2 Nevin Becker, DB | #94 Tony Rossi, DE |
Offensive | #88 Ian Cantry, REC | #32 Trevor Wright, RB |
QUOTES:
āI was really happy with the way our younger players stepped up and in particular Chase Ellingson who was playing our shifting corner with their offensive player of the game, #88 [Ian Carty]. Chase moved on [to cover Carty after his touchdown] and really shut him down after that and just had a very stellar game out on that island for us. Same with Shae Weekes playing at safety. He came up on a couple of big plays for us at the end of the game. Thereās a lot of youth on this team and a lot of youth in this tournament. Itās going to be very exciting to see them next year.ā
On forcing a fumble early on in the game
āSpeaking of our youth, Brody Williams playing middle linebacker for us, heās another kid with potentially another year in the tournament for us. He came up and had as nice a tackle and strip as Iāve seen at any level.ā
āOur young contributors as I look around at the offense, we had Brandon Friesen out of Portage [la Prairie] had a touchdown late in the game. Heās another young player for us. Thereās a lot of players on this team that I want to see come back and make some noise.ā
-Dan Washnuk, Manitoba Head Coach
On todayās game
āCanāt spot them 20 points and we canāt go 2-and-out our first four drives. Weāve got a resilient group that started to rebound. They learned a lot about themselves in a three-game tournament where you play three games in a week. This is a whole new experience for our kids. I think overall, weāve taken a step forward this week as a province. We continue to commit to improving our culture and improving our team at the national level. I think that weāve showcased some exceptional athletes to next level recruiters. Weāve showcased some exceptional coaching but just sometimes the depth isnāt there for the smaller provinces. Iām extremely proud of my kids; weāve got an absolutely character group and they knew from day one that they were just going to be committed to football and committed to making a statement every time they stepped on the field. It was just an unfortunate result for our guys.ā
On the long touchdown
āThatās who we are and thatās [the kind of potential] weāve seen throughout training camp. Unfortunately we havenāt been able to showcase it as much throughout this tournament. Thatās one of our top receivers in our province from one of our top quarterbacks and thatās a quarterback thatās going to be back next year that weāre extremely excited about. Weāve got 18 guys returning [potentially]. This has been an awesome learning experience for our guys. That [touchdown pass] is just an example of whatās to come for Football in New Brunswick.ā
-Chris Hopkins, New Brunswick Head Coach
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