Gaiters turn QUFL semifinal over to Laval (stats)

QUEBEC CITY – Bruno Prud’homme threw three touchdown passes to lead the No. 1-ranked Laval Rouge et Or to a 56-1 victory over the Bishop’s Gaiters in a Quebec University Football League semi-final game at the PEPS stadium. The 10,341 fans in attendance saw Laval score 30 points off 12 Bishop’s turnovers, as the Rouge et Or advanced to their eighth consecutive Dunsmore Cup final.

The Gaiters threw seven interceptions, lost four fumbles and also had a turnover on downs. “We had some success today, but we just turned the ball over too much,” said Gaiters’ Head Coach Leroy Blugh. “Laval deserves the credit for the win. They played well.”

The first turnover in the game was actually by Laval, and led to Bishop’s having a 1-0 lead on a 41-yard single by Josh Maveety (Kingston, Ont.). However, that was the highlight of the day for the visitors, as a touchdown run by Pascal Lochard, along with a 40-yard pass from Prud’homme to Guillaume Rioux and three field goals by Christopher Milo gave Laval a 23-1 halftime lead.
In the second half, Laval scored touchdowns on passes from Prud’homme to Rioux and Mathieu Picard, an 8-yard run by Lochard and an interception return by Maximilien Du Cap Kamara. Another Milo field goal and a safety touch rounded out the scoring. Kamara finished with four interceptions, one off the league record.
Gaiters’ quarterback Jordan Heather (Oromocto, N.B.), starting in place of the injured Jesse Andrews, went six-for-22 for 114 yards. He threw five interceptions, one short of the school record of six. Shane McDonald (Uxbridge), playing his first career CIS game, came on in relief in the third quarter and went 3-for-5 for 23 yards. He threw two interceptions, both in the last minute of the contest. David Haddrall (Kingston, Ont.) led the Gaiters’ receivers with three catches for 44 yards.
For Laval, Bruno Prud’homme went 12-for-24 for 248 yards and three touchdowns. Guillaume G. Bourassa led the Laval rushers with five carries for 63 yards, while Lochard finished with ten carries for 55 yards and two touchdowns. Rioux caught four passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
Laval outgained the Gaiters 414 to 149, and made 22 first downs, to the Gaiters’ ten. The Gaiters committed nine penalties for 57 yards, while Laval was flagged 11 times for 100 yards. The Gaiters made four sacks, and only allowed two.
Defensively, the Gaiters were led by Mathieu Boulay (Magog, Que.), who made 5.5 tackles, including a pair of sacks and a forced fumble. Zak Buis (North Delta, B.C.) also made 5.5 tackles and forced a fumble, while Dan West made five tackles.
The Gaiters close out the 2010 season with an overall record of 5-5 (5-4 QUFL). Laval (10-0, 9-0 QUFL) advances to play the Sherbrooke Vert & Or in the 2010 Dunsmore Cup final on Saturday, November 13. Kickoff at PEPS is set for 12:30 p.m.

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NOTES: Laval leads the all-time series 19-6 … This is the Gaiters’ eighth straight loss to PEPS, dating back to a 1-0 forfeit win in 2001 … Today marked the end of the CIS careers for the Gaiters’ seven fifth-year seniors: Jesse Andrews, Justin Conn, Tim Cronk, Shane Francis, Olivier Mongeau, Shawn Naylor and Nick Poloniato … Today marked the CIS debut for McDonald and fullback Luca Urbani (Montreal, Que.).

SUMMARY
First Quarter
BISH – Single Maveety 41 (MFG) 6:34
LAV – TD Lochard 1 run (Milo convert) 12:15
Second Quarter
LAV – FG Milo 12 0:11
LAV – TD Rioux 40 pass from Prud’homme (Milo convert) 4:31
LAV – FG Milo 28 8:08
LAV – FG Milo 37 14:41
Third Quarter
LAV – TD Rioux 35 pass from Prud’homme (Milo convert) 3:35
LAV – FG Milo 20 7:08
LAV – TD Picard 10 pass from Prud’homme (Milo convert) 10:20
LAV – Safety Paquette concedes 11:28

Fourth Quarter
LAV – TD Lochard 8 run (Milo convert) 6:01
LAV – TD Ducap Kamara 35 interception return (Milo convert) 14:11

Bishop’s………… 1 0 0 0 – 1
Laval…………… 7 17 19 14 – 56
Attendance at Quebec City – 10,341

YARDSTICKS
BISH LAV
First downs………………. 10 22
Yards Rushing…………….. 53 189
Yards passing…………….. 137 248
Total offence…………….. 190 437
Team losses………………. 41 23
Net offence………………. 149 414
Passes made-tried…………. 9-27 12-25
Returns-yards…………….. 13-96 8-95
Intercepts-yards by………. 0-0 7-130
Fumbles-Lost……………… 6-4 3-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards…….. 4-23 2-8
Punts-average…………….. 8-36.8 10-34.6
Penalties-Yards…………… 9-57 11-100
Possession Time…………… 27:24 32:36
Net offence is yards passing, plus yards rushing, minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.
RUSHING: Bish – Jean-Baptiste 8-18, Cronk 6-17, Van De Cruize 5-13, McDonald 2-5; Lav – Bourassa 5-63, Lochard 10-55, Beland 5-38, Levesque 8-17, Prud’homme 2-16.
RECEIVING: Bish – Haddrall 3-44, Coventry 3-25, Fox 2-58, Mongeau 1-10; Lav – Rioux 4-95, Bouvette 3-78, Feoli-Gudino 2-31, Morin-Plante 1-26, Picard 1-10, Beland 1-8.
PASSING: Bish – Heather 6-22, 114 yds, 0 TD, 5 int, McDonald 3-5-23-0-2; Lav – Prud’homme 12-24-248-3-0, Grenon 0-1-0-0-0.