COMFL: Stampeders deliver two shut outs to Oshawa

All three Burlington Stampeders teams, atom, peewee and bantams delivered shut outs to the Oshawa Hawkeyes last Sunday. For the atoms, who had lost their season opener, it was a good sign that the season is turning around for them.

The Burlington Atom Stampeders improved their record to 1 – 1 with a convincing 24 – 0 victory over the Oshawa Hawkeyes last Sunday in Oshawa.

Oshawa had control of the ball to start the game, but the powerful Stampeder defence caused a fumble which was recovered by Kenny Sproat. From then on, Burlington’s offence controlled the ball for most of the game. The QB tandem of Jayden Dunnik and James Chedore marched the ball down the field resulting in a two-yard touchdown run by Cavan McLellan. Zachary Ihasz was able to recover Burlington’s kick-off resulting in a one-yard touchdown scramble for Justin Gec. The ensuing kick-off by Sproat’s kick-off was recovered by Ihasz again. This time, the drive scored with a 21-yard Dunnik. The score at the half was 18 -0. The Hawkeyes defence adjusted at the break and were able to hold Burlington scoreless in the third. The Stamps scored again in the fourth on 45-yard run by Gec. The offence racked up 263 rushing yards and 26 passing yards. Gec (160), Dunnik (103) and McLellan (21) led the team in rushing.

Burlington’s defence saw limited playing time but they made up for it when on the field. Kade Butt had two quarterback sacks, Gec ,five tackles, Ihasz added four, and Jack Hourigan three. Joshua Meuirs and Sproat had two tackles each. Jack Rieger, Wyatt Sayers and Jayden Griffin all contributed one each.

“We are back on a winning track” coach Jordan Johnston told his team after the game. ‘We worked hard all game”

Peewees and Bantams move to 2-0

The peewee Stampeders finished their second game of the season with a 62-0 victory over the Oshawa Hawkeyes. The strong winds limited the offensive abilities of both teams. The Stampeders are currently undefeated two games into the season.

Quarterbacks Kurtis Rourke and Garett Holmes lead the offensive unit to a solid victory with a strong rushing and passing game. Rourke had an eight-yard carry for a touchdown and a 28-yard pass touchdown pass to Michael Lehmann. Holmes had a ten-yard scramble for a single point conversion.

Jayden Bailey scored three touchdowns with 106 yards rushing averaging 35.3 yards per carry. Nathan Langley had a pair of touchdowns with 65 yards rushing averaging 32.5 yards. Matt Paul had 61 yards rushing with one touchdown, averaging 7.6 yards per carry. Myles Manalo and Kristian Milford added another 29 and 20 yards rushing respectively.

Defensively the Stampeders gave up a stingy 13 net yards for the game. Marcus Daniel, Myles Manalo and Jake Mitchell each had an interception. Andre Anderson recovered a fumble along with six tackles and Austen Viola added three tackles to the shut out.

The bantams won their game 58-8 over the Hawkeyes with a strong defensive effort. George Jeffrey had eight tackles, Jack Miller seven and Zachary Hoffner six. They received strong support from Jax Ford. Jason Uleryk-Carvalho and Dominic Mandalfino stepped it up on both offence and defence.
Rookie Adrian Lortie caught a 30-yard pass for his first career touchdown. Lex Jeffrey pulled in a nine-yard pass in the end zone for a TD. Nick Langely ran for 187 yards rushing on his way to two touchdowns, Uleryk-Carvalho scored another two majors and Nick Casola had a major, a safety and was perfect for seven successful convert attempts.

The Stampeders will be facing the Hamilton Jr. Ti-Cats at Nelson Stadium in Burlington next Monday Sept 5th for a COMFL Labour Day Classic. The Stampeders will be welcoming kids interested in checking out football for next year to come out and see the action, and to help celebrate Burlington Minor Football Association’s 45th anniversary with a birthday celebration. The fun starts at 9:30am with the atoms, 11:30am for the peewees and 1:30pm for the bantams.

Photo: Cheryl Luckie