FOOTBALL CHEETAHS CLAW BACK INTO WIN COLUMN

THE VANIER COLLEGE MEN’S AAA FOOTBALL CHEETAHS SAW THEIR EARLY SEASON RECORD IMPROVE TO 2-1 WITH AN IMPRESSIVE 46-9 ROAD TRIUMPH OVER EDOUARD-MONTPETIT THIS PAST SATURDAY.

The Cheetahs opened the scoring at the 7:18 mark of the first quarter as quarterback JΓ©rΓ©mi Roch (left) connected on a 3-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Norzil and Josh MacDuffie added his first of five converts on the day. A safety on each side then made it 9-2 after the opening frame.
The Cheetahs salted the game away in the second quarter as Roch hooked up with Norzil once again on a 21-yard touchdown pass only 1:35 into the quarter. Kayin Marchand Wright then returned a punt 50 yards for another major score with only 56 seconds to play in the half.
Vanier then chalked up 16 more points in the third quarter on a 50-yard touchdown bomb from Roch to Vincent ClΓ©roux, a Josh MacDuffie field goal and a trio of safeties. The Cheetahs rounded out their scoring in the fourth quarter as back-up quarterback Benoit Lacasse hooked up with Akeem Hoyte-Charles on a 9-yard touchdown toss at 7:42.
The Cheetahs were led on the offense by quarterback JΓ©rΓ©mi Roch who completed 11 of 20 pass attempts for 159 yards. Nick D’Andrea paced the running attack with 46 yards on 5 carries while Jesse Lacle rushed for 33 yards on 10 attempts. Vincent ClΓ©roux topped all Vanier receivers with 2 catches for 73 yards. Matthew Norzil also had a big game with 3 receptions for 30 yards as did Jimmy Mouhteros with 4 catches for 46 yards. Byron Perez-Archambault (right) anchored a stellar defensive effort with 5 tackles.

Vanier is back in action on Saturday when they play host to the Montmorency Nomades (1-2) in a home game that will be played at the Concordia Stadium. The kick-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.


By Brent Sabino

[url]http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/athletics/latestnews_100914.html

Advocating for football prospects one story at a time.

Leave a Reply