The Lancer Football team, under the leadership of interim head coach Joe D’Amore opened their 2011 season in fine fashion as they dominated the Toronto Varsity Blues 38-5 on Monday afternoon in the Labour Classic home opener in Windsor.
The Lancers used a pair of kick return touchdowns to open the game in front of 3,871 fans at Alumni Field to build a commanding lead en route to the victory.
Windsor now sits at 1-0 in conference play and will travel to Waterloo next Saturday for a showdown with the Laurier Golden Hawks.
On Monday, Lancer veteran Shea Pierre wowed the hometown crowd on the game’s opening kick-off as he returned it 104 yards for a touchdown for the 7-0 lead.
After Toronto went three and out on their first possession, the Lancers would score again as Mitch Dender returned the game’s first punt 73 yards for the major to increase the lead to 14-0.
The Lancers would continue to apply the pressure in the opening quarter as quarterback Austin Kennedy snuck one in from 1-yard out to make the score 21-3.
In the second quarter, after a 26-yard pass play to Lancer receiver Jordan Brescacin, running back Shomari Grant would get his first career CIS touchdown on a 3-yard run to make it 28-3. Grant, a native of Kissimmee, Florida had strong opening game for the Lancers as he rushed for 112 yards on 21 carries and a touchdown.
Veteran Paul Lefaive would follow Grant’s run with a 43-yard touchdown run of his own to make the score 35-3 with 6:20 remaining in the half.
The Varsity Blues would force a safety late in the quarter to make the halftime score 35-5 in favour of Windsor.
With the game well in hand in the second half, neither team was able to muster much offensive in the final two quarters.
The Lancers would add a rouge and single in the fourth quarter to make the final score 38-5.
Lancer quarterbacks Sam Malian and Austin Kennedy shared the duties on opening day as Malian completed 12 of 19 passing for 107 yards while Kennedy finished 5 of 9 passing for 31 yards.
Standout transfer Shomari Grant led the ground attack for the Lancers with 112 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Through the air, Jordan Brescacin caught 5 passes for 61 yards while Cory Fernandes hauled in 7 catches for 49 yards.
Defensively for Windsor, Jermaine Simpson led the way with 7 tackles while Brad Adams added a pair of sacks for a Lancer defense that did not allow a touchdown on the day.
The Lancer Football team will be back in action next Saturday as they hit the road for a showdown with the Laurier Golden Hawks in Waterloo. Stay tuned to goLancers.ca for all the news and information from game two on the road.
| Toronto 5 |
Windsor 38 |
| Windsor | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| Toronto | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Windsor | Alumni Field |
Box Score Drive Summary Play by Play
| 1 | 14:44 | Windsor – S Pierre 104 yd kickoff return. (D Cerino kick is good). | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 12:41 | Windsor – M Dender 73 yd kickoff return. (D Cerino kick is good). | 0 – 14 |
| 1 | 09:10 | Toronto – Team safety | 2 – 14 |
| 1 | 06:30 | Windsor – A Kennedy 1 yd run. (D Cerino kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards in 2:40. |
2 – 21 |
| 1 | 03:32 | Toronto – A Lomasney rouge point. | 3 – 21 |
| 2 | 14:35 | Windsor – S Grant 3 yd run. (D Cerino kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards in 3:57. |
3 – 28 |
| 2 | 06:20 | Windsor – P Lefaive 43 yd run. (D Cerino kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards in 0:52. |
3 – 35 |
| 2 | 01:58 | Toronto – Team safety | 5 – 35 |
| 4 | 09:56 | Windsor – Team safety | 5 – 37 |
| 4 | 00:21 | Windsor – TEAM rouge point. | 5 – 38 |
| 15 | FIRST DOWNS | 19 |
| 10 3 2 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
6 7 6 |
| 272 | TOTAL NET YARDS | 324 |
| 58 4.7 |
Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play |
60 5.4 |
| 221 | NET YARDS PASSING | 138 |
| 19-36 6.1 0 for 0 0 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked:Number-Yards Had intercepted |
17-28 4.9 0 for 0 2 |
| 51 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 186 |
| 22 2.3 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
32 5.8 |
| 7 for 186 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 4 for 132 |
| 26.6 | Average | 33.0 |
| 170 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 134 |
| 2 for 6 5 for 95 2 for 69 |
Punt Returns:No-Yards Kickof Returns:No-Yards Int. Returns:No-Yards |
6 for -23 3 for 157 0 for 0 |
| 9 for 101 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 8 for 69 |
| 2-1 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 1-1 |
| 0 for 0 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 0 for 0 |
| 2 for 69 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 0 for 0 |
| 18:39 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 37:49 |
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Toronto
| R Quittenton | 4-11 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| A Gillis | 14-24 | 183 | 0 | 0 |
| 07 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| R Quittenton | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 16 | 0 |
| R Adenmosun | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| A Gillis | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Milton | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 8 | 0 |
| S Nassar | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| W Sharpe | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| S Boroniec | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| M Prempeh | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| M Abdallah | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| R Adenmosun | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 29 | 0 |
| S Magalas | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| A Milton | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| K Bradfield | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| A Pierzchalski | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
| M Prempeh | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 15 | 0 |
| P De pass | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 46 | 0 |
| A Lomasney | 0/2 | 0 | 0 |
| W Sharpe | 7 | 186 | 26.6 | 48 | 0 | 1 |
| A Lomasney | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T Harvey | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| M Prempeh | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 61 | 0 |
| M Prempeh | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| K Kinahan | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 69 | 0 |
| S Boroniec | 1 | 0 | |
| P De pass | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | D Munroe | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 9 | S Smith | 6 | 1 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 11 | K Bradfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 12 | S Nassar | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 14 | M Rodrigues | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| 16 | W Sharpe | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 20 | D Green | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | E Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 24 | T Harvey | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 – 13 | – | – | ||||
| 26 | K Asare | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 31 | K Kinahan | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | 2-69 | ||||
| 35 | O Lahnalampi | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 36 | E Barzegar | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 40 | D Howes | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 43 | W DeSouza | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | – | 1.5 – 2 | – | – | ||||
| 51 | A Wheaton | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 55 | A Fehler | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 – 0 | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 88 | J Marra | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 90 | J Bodanis | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | 1-0 | – | ||||
| 91 | A Olusoga | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 – 0 | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 99 | Z Lukings | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 – 0 | – | – | – | ||||
| TM | TEAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TOTALS | 47 | 12 | 53 | 0 – 0 | 4 – 18 | 1-0 | 2-69 | 5 | ||||
| 1 | S Pierre | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 3 | M McGarva | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | 1 – 14 | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | A.j. Langlois | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 5 | U Nwaesei | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | ||
| 8 | J Burns | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 9 | J Moynahan | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | 0.5 – 3 | – | – | ||||
| 11 | D Whitfield | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 12 | A Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 14 | C Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 – 9 | – | – | ||||
| 16 | D Cerino | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 20 | J Simpson | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 21 | M St. aubin | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 22 | A Whonder | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | 1 – 7 | – | – | ||||
| 23 | L Polyzois | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| 25 | M Dender | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 28 | S Van hende | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 41 | D Tiede | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| 43 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | 0.5 – 3 | – | – | ||||
| 51 | Brad Adams | 6 | 1 | 6.5 | 2 – 0 | – | – | – | ||||
| 52 | Z Elsayed | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 57 | S Miller | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 58 | D Flewelling | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 92 | T Potopilnyj | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 94 | S Postuma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 – 0 | – | – | – | ||||
| 97 | Andrew Bakos | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TM | TEAM | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | 1 – 1 | 1-0 | – | ||||
| TOTALS | 48 | 6 | 51 | 0 – 0 | 5 – 37 | 2 | 1-0 | – | 6 | 1 |
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