Harding Cup Goes to Burlington

The Harding Cup, an award in honour of long-time Burlington Brave and London Beefeater trainer Dave Harding, will spend the next year in Burlington as the Braves defeated the Beefs 44-10 Saturday night in the second annual Harding Cup game.

On the bright side for London, the Sunshine Dreams for Kids Foundation benefited from all the proceeds of the game.

What happened to the Beefs? The usually strong defense gave up five touchdowns, most through the air, as the Braves racked up 286 net yards in offense according to preliminary statistics. The Beefs’ offense came alive for this game but managed only one touchdown on a pass from new quarterback Riley McMurray to James Morrissey. The offense did, however, manage a reported 273 yards in net offense in this game.

Chris Vanmeppelenscheppink had another strong game on defense as he was credited with 5 tackles and 3 assists.

This Saturday’s game in Brampton is a must-win game for the Beefs if they are to make a run at the 2010 playoffs. Brampton is also 0-3 so they, too, will be desperate for a victory. Game time is 7:00 p.m. Saturday night at St. Marcellinus C.S.S. in Mississauga.

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