August 24, 2013

Comeback win for Rams

True freshman quarterback Noah Picton (pictured) completed all 12 of his pass attempts as he sparked the University of Regina Rams to a wild 30-25 comeback victory over Manitoba on Friday night in a non-conference game at Mosaic Stadium.

Picton came into the game facing a 17-point deficit with 10 minutes left, but led the Rams to touchdowns on three consecutive drives including the go-ahead major – a 31-yard pass to fellow rookie Davin Johnston – with just 47 seconds left. An interception by Rams defensive back Patrick MacDonald on the ensuing Manitoba possession sealed the win for the U of R.

Manitoba looked to have the game well in hand after Bisons quarterback Jordan Yantz connected with Kienan LaFrance for a 24-yard touchdown early in the fourth to give the visitors a 25-8 advantage, but that’s when Picton went to work. His first drive was highlighted by a pair of big plays by Jens Johnson, as the running back got 27 yards on a catch-and-run that brought the ball into Manitoba territory and rumbled 38 yards for a touchdown on a 3rd-and-1 situation. Picton’s pass to his cousin Mitchell Picton was good on the two-point convert.

The Rams then recovered the ball on an onside kick attempt, with Tevaughn Campbell coming up with the loose ball after kicker Zach Schmidt sent a knuckleball directly at a Manitoba player. Picton hit Mark McConkey for a 42-yard gain up the right sideline, and a 12-yard pass to Mitchell Picton set up a six-yard touchdown rush by Ben Graunkewhich brought the Rams to within two.

A two-and-out on Manitoba’s next possession gave the ball to the Rams on their own 36-yard line with three minutes left on the clock, and four consecutive completions by Picton brought them into Bisons territory. The Rams had to convert on third down for the second time in the quarter, which eventually led to Picton’s high lob to Johnston in the end zone to cap the furious rally.

Picton’s final numbers were nothing short of spectacular, as he went 12-for-12 and piled up 160 yards and a touchdown pass in just a shade over 10 minutes on the field. Johnston led all players with four receptions, while McConkey ended up with three catches for a game-high 67 yards. Addison Richards and Jared Janotta also had three receptions for the Rams, while Johnson led all players with 50 rushing yards on just five carries.

Rams starting quarterback Cayman Shutter was also solid, ending up completing eight of 12 passes for 93 yards including a 22-yard touchdown pass to Richards. Brady Aulie led the Rams defensively with four tackles, two sacks, and a pass breakup, while Campbell added four tackles and piled up 155 all-purpose yards on returns.

Yantz came on in relief of Manitoba starting quarterback Marc Paquette and went 9-for-17 with 149 yards including his touchdown strike to LaFrance, while running back Nic Demski was 2-for-2 as he completed a long pass to Graham Stephens on a halfback option and a desperation attempt to Andrew Barry for a two-point conversion following a botched snap on the kick. LaFrance was Manitoba’s top receiver with two catches for 47 yards.

Lauren Kroeker led Manitoba’s defence with a pair of sacks, while Ranji Atwall had three solo tackles and a pair of assisted tackles for the Bisons.

It’s now off to the Canada West schedule for both teams. The Rams will make the short trek north to Saskatoon next Friday for a Week 1 game at the University of Saskatchewan, while Manitoba will open up at home against Alberta in what will be the team’s first game at the new Investors Group Field.

Scoring Summary (Final)
2013 University of Regina Football
Manitoba vs Regina (Aug 23, 2013 at Regina, SK)Manitoba vs. Regina

Date: Aug 23, 2013 • Site: Regina, SK • Stadium: Mosaic Stadium • Attendance: 1100

Score by Quarters	1	2	3	4	Score
Manitoba	7	1	11	6	25
Regina	0	7	1	22	30

SCORING SUMMARY				MAN -REG
1st	15:00	MAN	Alex Vitt 20 yd pass from Marc Paquette (Nick Boyd kick)
			8 plays, 79 yards, TOP 3:56	7 – 0
2nd	05:23	REG	Addison Richards 22 yd pass from Cayman Shutter (Zach Schmidt kick)
			3 plays, 40 yards, TOP 1:23	7 – 7
	08:14	MAN	Nick Boyd 0 rouge
				8 – 7
3rd	03:48	MAN	Jordan Yantz 14 yd run (Andrew Barry pass from Nic Demski)
			2 plays, 34 yards, TOP 1:18	16 – 7
	12:25	MAN	Nick Boyd 28 yd field goal
			8 plays, 50 yards, TOP 4:34	19 – 7
	15:00	REG	Zach Schmidt 38 rouge
				19 – 8
4th	02:19	MAN	Kienan LaFrance 24 yd pass from Jordan Yantz (Nic Demski rush failed)
			5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:19	25 – 8
	08:43	REG	Jens Johnson 38 yd run (Mitchell Picton pass from Noah Picton)
			6 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:51	25 – 16
	10:51	REG	Ben Graunke 6 yd run (Zach Schmidt kick)
			4 plays, 54 yards, TOP 2:01	25 – 23
	14:13	REG	Davin Johnston 31 yd pass from Noah Picton (Zach Schmidt kick)
			9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 2:13	25 – 30

Kickoff time: 7:00 pm • End of Game: 9:32 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:32
Referee: Ryan Stark • Umpire: Rob Isbister • Linesman: Rod Halen • Line judge: Rich Petrowski • Back judge: Chris Larsen • Field judge: D Fleischhakker • Side judge: Steve Luesink •
Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:

Team Statistics

Team Statistics (Final)
2013 University of Regina Football
Manitoba vs Regina (Aug 23, 2013 at Regina, SK)

Team Totals	MAN	REG
FIRST DOWNS	19	18
Rushing	7	5
Passing	10	11
Penalty	2	2
NET YARDS RUSHING	122	61
Rushing Attempts	23	24
Average Per Rush	5.3	2.5
Rushing Touchdowns	1	2
Yards Gained Rushing	130	112
Yards Lost Rushing	8	51
NET YARDS PASSING	252	253
Completions-Attempts-Int	15-31-2	20-29-0
Average Per Attempt	8.1	8.7
Average Per Completion	16.8	12.6
Passing Touchdowns	2	2
TEAM LOSSES	-12	-14
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS	362	300
Total offense plays	56	55
Average Gain Per Play	6.5	5.5
Fumbles: Number-Lost	2-1	2-1
Penalties: Number-Yards	15-110	11-65
PUNTS-YARDS	8-308	11-388
Average Yards Per Punt	38.5	35.3
Net Yards Per Punt	30.2	29.5
Inside 20	2	1
50+ Yards	0	0
Touchbacks	0	0
Fair catch	0	0
KICKOFFS-YARDS	4-244	4-208
Average Yards Per Kickoff	61.0	52.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff	38.0	26.2
Touchbacks	0	0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD	8-64-0	6-66-0
Average Per Return	8.0	11.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD	5-103-0	3-92-0
Average Per Return	20.6	30.7
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	2-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	0-0-0
Possession Time	28:32	31:28
1st Quarter	7:54	7:06
2nd Quarter	6:56	8:04
3rd Quarter	8:31	6:29
4th Quarter	5:11	9:49
Third-Down Conversions	0 of 1	2 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances	3-3	1-1
Touchdowns	2-3	1-1
Field goals	1-3	0-1
Sacks By: Number-Yards	2-12	2-12
PAT Kicks	1-1	3-3
Field Goals	1-2	0-1

Individual Statistics

Individual Statistics (Final)
2013 University of Regina Football
Manitoba vs Regina (Aug 23, 2013 at Regina, SK)

Manitoba

Regina

RUSHING	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
Alex Christie	5	30	4	26	0	15	5.2
Marc Paquette	2	22	0	22	0	13	11.0
Jordan Yantz	3	21	1	20	1	14	6.7
Nic Demski	2	19	0	19	0	19	9.5
Anthony Coombs	4	18	2	16	0	11	4.0
Andrew Barry	2	10	0	10	0	7	5.0
B. Giesbrecht	2	5	0	5	0	4	2.5
Kienan LaFrance	3	5	1	4	0	3	1.3
Totals…	23	130	8	122	1	19	5.3

RUSHING	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
Jens Johnson	5	50	0	50	1	38	10.0
Dillon Dawson	5	14	0	14	0	4	2.8
Michael Kiapway	4	11	0	11	0	5	2.8
Ben Graunke	2	10	0	10	1	6	5.0
John Kiesman	2	9	0	9	0	9	4.5
Cayman Shutter	3	9	0	9	0	9	3.0
Noah Picton	1	6	0	6	0	6	6.0
Ben Lane	2	3	0	3	0	3	1.5
TEAM	0	0	51	-51	0	0	0.0
Totals…	24	112	51	61	2	38	2.5

PASSING	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Jordan Yantz	9-17-0	149	1	31	2
Marc Paquette	4-12-2	66	1	23	0
Nic Demski	2-2-0	37	0	32	0
Totals…	15-31-2	252	2	32	2

PASSING	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Noah Picton	12-12-0	160	1	42	0
Cayman Shutter	8-12-0	93	1	22	2
John Kiesman	0-5-0	0	0	0	0
Totals…	20-29-0	253	2	42	2

RECEIVING	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Kienan LaFrance	2	47	1	24
Graham Stephens	2	37	0	32
C. Hansen	2	35	0	18
Bryden Bone	2	19	0	15
Alex Christie	1	31	0	31
Dustin Pedersen	1	22	0	22
Alex Vitt	1	20	1	20
Brandon Barratt	1	20	0	20
Nic Demski	1	8	0	8
Matt Sawyer	1	8	0	8
Andrew Barry	1	5	0	0
Totals…	15	252	2	32

RECEIVING	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Davin Johnston	4	47	1	31
Mark McConkey	3	67	0	42
Addison Richards	3	47	1	22
Jared Janotta	3	14	0	6
Mitchell Picton	2	17	0	12
Andrew Kuski	2	10	0	6
Jens Johnson	1	27	0	27
Dillon Dawson	1	16	0	16
Richard Sindani	1	8	0	8
Totals…	20	253	2	42

PUNTING	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Nick Boyd	8	308	38.5	44	2	0
Totals…	8	308	38.5	44	2	0

PUNTING	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Taylor Wandler	8	282	35.2	45	1	0
Zach Schmidt	3	106	35.3	41	0	0
Totals…	11	388	35.3	45	1	0

	Punts			Kickoffs			Intercept
ALL RETURNS	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Kienan LaFrance	0	0	0	1	28	28	0	0	0
Alex Christie	3	22	11	1	26	26	0	0	0
Nic Demski	1	12	12	1	36	36	0	0	0
Matt Sawyer	0	0	0	1	13	13	0	0	0
TEAM	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Coombs	4	30	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals…	8	64	12	5	103	36	0	0	0

	Punts			Kickoffs			Intercept
ALL RETURNS	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Jared Janotta	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tevaughn Campbell	5	63	15	3	92	41	0	0	0
Joey Dwyer	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Patrick MacDonald	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals…	6	66	15	3	92	41	2	0	0

ALL PURPOSE	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
Alex Christie	26	31	26	22	0	105
Kienan LaFrance	4	47	28	0	0	79
Nic Demski	19	8	36	12	0	75
Anthony Coombs	16	0	0	30	0	46
Graham Stephens	0	37	0	0	0	37
C. Hansen	0	35	0	0	0	35
Marc Paquette	22	0	0	0	0	22
Dustin Pedersen	0	22	0	0	0	22
Matt Sawyer	0	8	13	0	0	21
Brandon Barratt	0	20	0	0	0	20
Alex Vitt	0	20	0	0	0	20
Jordan Yantz	20	0	0	0	0	20
Bryden Bone	0	19	0	0	0	19
Andrew Barry	10	5	0	0	0	15
B. Giesbrecht	5	0	0	0	0	5
Totals…	122	252	103	64	0	541

ALL PURPOSE	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
Tevaughn Campbell	0	0	92	63	0	155
Jens Johnson	50	27	0	0	0	77
Mark McConkey	0	67	0	0	0	67
Addison Richards	0	47	0	0	0	47
Davin Johnston	0	47	0	0	0	47
Dillon Dawson	14	16	0	0	0	30
Mitchell Picton	0	17	0	0	0	17
Jared Janotta	0	14	0	3	0	17
Michael Kiapway	11	0	0	0	0	11
Ben Graunke	10	0	0	0	0	10
Andrew Kuski	0	10	0	0	0	10
Cayman Shutter	9	0	0	0	0	9
John Kiesman	9	0	0	0	0	9
Richard Sindani	0	8	0	0	0	8
Noah Picton	6	0	0	0	0	6
Ben Lane	3	0	0	0	0	3
TEAM	-51	0	0	0	0	-51
Totals…	61	253	92	66	0	472

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
Nick Boyd	2nd	06:46	40 yards	Rouge
Nick Boyd	3rd	02:35	28 yards	Good

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
Zach Schmidt	3rd	00:00	38 yards	Rouge

KICKOFFS	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Nick Boyd	4	244	0	1	61.0

KICKOFFS	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Zach Schmidt	3	150	0	0	50.0
Taylor Wandler	1	58	0	0	58.0

FUMBLES: Manitoba-Jordan Yantz 1-0; TEAM 1-1. Regina-TEAM 2-1.

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