Clearer playoff picture

While there is only one week remaining in the regular season of the Northern Football Conference (NFC), the playoff picture is looking much clearer after this past weekend’s action.

In the East Division, the Montreal Transit will play host to the Toronto Raiders while the Durham Hawkeyes and the Ottawa Invaders will tangle in the other matchup.  This week’s games will determine which team –either the Invaders or Hawkeyes will host the playoff game.

As for the West Division, Sault Ste. Marie Steelers will host the Sudbury Spartans while the Tri City Outlaws and Sarnia Imperials will meet in the other game.  This upcoming weekend’s games will decide which of the two teams, the Outlaws or Imperials will host the game.

In this past week’s action, the Ottawa Invaders moved to 5-2 on the season as the team shutout the Sudbury Spartans 58-0.  Running back TJ Williams led the way for the victors as he scored three touchdowns (20 yard, 9 yard and 14 yard touchdown runs) while Andrew Foss (16 yard run), Kory Camp (27 yard run), Adam Gourgon (10 yard run), Kevin Coombs (18 yard catch) and Brandon Weekes (23 yard catch) each added a major. Kicker Jeff Morris was successful on eight conversion attempts.

At halftime, the Invaders enjoyed a 30-0 lead over the Spartans.

Meanwhile, the Durham Hawkeyes crushed the winless Oakville Longhorns 58-14 to improve their regular season record to 5-2.  Running back Kris Newman accumulated 103 rushing yards on 10 carries and scored two touchdowns (both in the second half of the game) to lead the Hawkeyes.  A highlight for the Hawkeyes in the first quarter was when Loxley Prince returned a kick for a 100 yard touchdown run.  Also in the same quarter, Delroy George had a 30 yard fumble return touchdown while Hawkeyes pivot Paul Martin connected with Justene Edwards for a 78 yard touchdown reception.

In the second half, running back Dwight Lewis scored two majors while racking up 78 rushing yards on six carries.  Ricky Clarke also scored in the half on a 45 yard run. Kicker Dumitru Ionita booted eight PAT’s.

The Hawkeyes had a 22-14 lead over the Longhorns at the half.

As for the Longhorns, pivot Mack Blewett had 19 completions in 29 attempts and scored a touchdown on a one yard quarterback sneak. In the first quarter, Blewett connected with Eric Dowling for a 10 yard touchdown reception. Dowling had 73 receiving yards on five catches in a losing cause.

In the other game, running back DeShawn Hayes ran the ball into end zone for a five yard score with 4:50 remaining in the game to propel the Sarnia Imperials to an 18-12 win over the Tri-City Outlaws.  Hayes also had a 50 yard touchdown run in the first half of the game and had 72 rushing yards on 12 carries. Kicker Kevin Allaer had two PAT’s and was successful on a 15 yard field goal attempt.

On defense, John Bain registered eight tackles for the Imperials.

At the half, the Imperials were in front 11-6.

Running back Kris Kusch led the way for the Outlaws as he scored two majors and had 127 rushing yards on 15 carries.

 

2013 Northern Football Conference

Current Standings                           as of July 21^st   

EAST

Team                                                      Won       Lost        Tied        OT Loss                  For          Aga.        Pts.

Montreal Transit *                           6              1              0              0                              316         67           12

Ottawa Invaders                              5              2              0              0                              208         118         10

Durham Hawkeyes                          5              2              0              0                              206         119         10

Toronto Raiders                                                2              5              0              0                              112         219         4

WEST

Team                                                      Won       Lost        Tied        OT Loss                  For          Aga.        Pts.

Sault Ste. Marie Steelers              6              1              0              0                              310         43           12

Sarnia Imperials                                                3              4              0              0                              175         199         6

Tri City Outlaws                                 3              5              0              0                              118         220         6

Sudbury Spartans                            2              5              0              0                              103         325         4

Oakville Longhorns                          0              6              0              1                              99           333         1

*Montreal was found to have used an ineligible player in week 1, forfeit to the Hawkeyes

Any ties are broken by head to head and then fewest points allowed

June 20^th   scores                                                                                

Durham                                58           at            Oakville                                                14

Sudbury                               0              at            Ottawa                                 58

Tri City                                  12           at            Sarnia                                    18

Coming up July 27^th  

6:00        Bronte                                  Ottawa                                 @            Oakville

7:00        Civic Fields                          Sudbury                               @            Durham

7:00        Rocky DiPietro                   Sarnia                                    @            Sault Ste. Marie

7:00        Esther Shiner                     Montreal                             @            Toronto Raiders

END OF REGULAR SEASON

 

 

2013 Northern Football Conference Game 31 Summary

Sudbury Spartans     0     at     Ottawa Invaders     58

 

Invaders improve to 5-2, Spartans drop to 2-5

 

Qtr.    Team     Time                      Play                                                Convert                         Running

 

1^st        Ott       3:52     Andrew Foss from Jeff Hildreth, 16 yds.      Jeff Morris                  Ott 7-0

1^st        Ott       9:44     Adam Gourgon, 10 yard run                          Jeff Morris                  Ott 14-0

1^st        Ott       13:47   T J Williams, 20 yard run                                Jeff Morris                  Ott 21-0

2^nd        Ott       :22       Safety touch, conceded                                  n/a                               Ott 23-0

2^nd        Ott       3:00     T J Williams, 9 yard run                                  Jeff Morris                  Ott 30-0

3^rd        Ott       4:50     Kevin Coombs from Jeff Hildreth, 18 yds.    Jeff Morris                  Ott 37-0

3^rd        Ott       14:22   Brandon Weekes from Leith Fisken, 23 yds. Jeff Morris                  Ott 44-0

4^th        Ott       6:27     T J Williams, 14 yard run                                Jeff Morris                  Ott 51-0

4^th        Ott       14:25   Kory Camp, 27 yard run                                 Jeff Morris                  Ott 58-0

 

TEAM STATS

Sudbury                                 Ottawa

 

Rushing (att.-yds.)                  13-10                                       15-161

Passing Yards                         46                                            214

– Team Losses                         -28                                           -7

Net Offence                            28                                            368

First Downs                            4                                              17

Return Yards                          127                                          192

Fumbles-Lost                          1-1                                           0-0

Interceptions by                      0                                              0

Penalties-Yards                       4-45                                         11-107

 

INDIVIDUAL STATS

SPARTANS                          INVADERS

 

Rushing (atts.-yds.)       Josh Cuomo 9-13                    Adam Gourgon 5-62, td

Bruce Vaillancourt 1-2            T J Williams 6-48, 3 tds

Phil Brazolot 1-1                     Kory Camp 2-32, td

Receiving (cat.-yds.)                James Howatt 2-18                     T J Williams 2-67

Josh Cuomo 1-17                    Andrew Foss 3-49, td

Phil Brazolot 2-16                   John McNulty 2-37

Passing                                    Jordan Cecchetto 5-8-0-0       Leith Fisken 6-6-1-0

(comp.-atts.-tds-int)                Travis Campbell 1-5-0-0         Jeff Hildreth 4-5-2-0

Tackles                                    Dustin Crowder 5.5                Bill Fletcher 3

 

2013 Northern Football Conference Game 30 Summary

Durham Hawkeyes     58     at     Oakville Longhorns     14

 

Hawkeyes improve to 5-2, Longhorns drop to 0-6-0-1

 

Qtr.        Team     Time                      Play                                                                       Convert                         Running

 

1^st        Dur      4:27     Justene Edwards from Paul Martin, 78 yds.   Dumitru Ionita                        Dur 7-0

1^st        Dur      7:02     Delroy George, 30 yard fumble return           Dumitru Ionita                        Dur 14-0

1^st        Oak     12:31   Eric Dowling from Mack Blewett, 10 yds.    Alecks Dosen              Dur 14-7

1^st        Dur      12:40   Loxley Prince, 100 yard kick return               Dumitru Ionita                        Dur 21-7

2^nd        Oak     11:33   Mack Blewett, 1 yard run                               Alecks Dosen              Dur 21-14

2^nd        Dur      15:00   Dumitru Ionita, rouge, wide field goal           n/a                               Dur 22-14

3^rd        Dur      4:01     Dwight Lewis, 26 yard run                             Dumitru Ionita                        Dur 29-14

3^rd        Dur      7:02     Dwight Lewis, 40 yard run                             Dumitru Ionita                        Dur 36-14

3^rd        Dur      13:11   Kris Newman, 5 yard run                               Dumitru Ionita                        Dur 43-14

4^th        Dur      1:42     Kris Newman, 40 yard run                             Dumitru Ionita                        Dur 50-14

4^th        Dur      10:20   Ricky Clarke, 45 yard run                               Dumitru Ionita                        Dur 57-14

4^th        Dur      10:20   Dumitru Ionita, kick off rouge                       n/a                               Dur 58-14

 

TEAM STATS

Durham                                  Oakville

 

Rushing (att.-yds.)                  22-293                                     13-47

Passing Yards                         116                                          212

– Team Losses                         -2                                             -54

Net Offence                            407                                          205

First Downs                            15                                            13

Return Yards                          120                                          179

Fumbles-Lost                          0-0                                           3-3

Interceptions by                      3                                              1

Penalties-Yards                       15-151                                     9-90

 

INDIVIDUAL STATS

HAWKEYES                                    LONGHORNS

 

Rushing (atts.-yds.)                  Kris Newman 10-103, 2 tds     Richard Lewis 6-22

Ricky Clarke 4-91, td             Mack Blewett 3-21, td

Dwight Lewis 6-78, 2 tds       Sam Owosu 1-5

Receiving (cat.-yds.)                Justene Edwards 1-78, td       Chris Hibbert 7-90

Ricky Clarke 2-29                   Eric Dowling 5-73, td

Dan Brownlee 1-9                   Greg Slocum 4-29

Passing                                    Paul Martin 3-8-1-1                 Mack Blewett 19-29-1-3

(comp.-atts.-tds-int)                Ricky Clarke 1-2-0-0              Dosen Aleks 0-1-0-1

Tackles                                    Travis Andrews 6                    Marco Pereira 3

2013 Northern Football Conference Game 32 Summary

Tri City Outlaws     12     at     Sarnia Imperials     18

 

Imperials improve to 3-4, Outlaws drop to 3-5

 

Qtr.        Team     Time                      Play                                                                       Convert                         Running

 

1^st        Srn       5:24     Kevin Allaer, rouge, wide field goal              n/a                               Srn 1-0

2^nd        Srn       2:19     Kevin Allaer, 15 yard field goal                     n/a                               Srn 4-0

2^nd        Srn       5:52     DeShawn Hayes, 50 yard run                         Kevin Allaer                Srn 11-0

2^nd        TCO    10:52   Kris Kusch, 17 yard run                                  2 pt. no good               Srn 11-6

3^rd        TCO    1:14     Kris Kusch, 45 yard run                                  2 pt. no good               TCO 12-11

4^th        Srn       4:50     DeShawn Hayes, 5 yard run                           Kevin Allaer                Srn 18-12

 

TEAM STATS

Tri City                                  Sarnia

 

Rushing (att.-yds.)                  30-247                                     26-163

Passing Yards                         41                                            84

– Team Losses                         -24                                           -18

Net Offence                            264                                          229

First Downs                            15                                            10

Return Yards                          127                                          62

Fumbles-Lost                          2-2                                           0-0

Interceptions by                      2                                              2

Penalties-Yards                       13-125                                     8-70

 

INDIVIDUAL STATS

OUTLAWS                           IMPERIALS

 

Rushing (atts.-yds.)                  Kris Kusch 15-127, 2 tds        De Shawn Hayes 12-72, 2 tds

Jeff Nosal 6-99                       Pascal Plante 3-34

Kyle Cherry 5-18                    Joe Mason 1-33

Receiving (cat.-yds.)                Marc Fernandes 2-27                  Joe Mason 3-44

Kyle Cherry 1-9                      Sam Hunter 1-27

John Boonstra 1-5                   Steve Mati 1-7

Passing                                    Jeff Nosal 3-11-0-2                 Pascal Plante 7-16-0-2

(comp.-atts.-tds-int)                Shawn Ashe 1-1-0-0

Tackles                                    Ryan Yantz 5.5                       John Bain 8

                                      

(Game Summaries:  John Metcalfe)