LOSSA (Durham, ON): Week 8 Recap / Week 9 previews: “Gone bowling”

With Tier One league playoff competition completed, the Holy Trinity Titans are now preparing for the Metro Bowl Senior playdowns as they will meet the Independent League champions from Upper Canada College.  The game will be this Thursday with kick off scheduled for 12:30 at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York.

Both the Junior champion Wilson Gators and finalist Pickering Trojans will be participating in the Ontario Junior Regional Football Championship.  Pickering will travel to St. Michaels College on Friday afternoon with kick off scheduled for 2:30 p.m..  The host team won the Independent division championship.  The Gators will host the COSSA champions (Belleville Centennial) on Tuesday, November 23rd.  Kick off for that game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m..  The winners of these two quarter-final games will advance to the semi-finals.

Locally, Tier Two action takes centre stage this week as both the senior and junior semi-finals are scheduled for Tuesday November 16th.  Pine Ridge will host a double header with the senior game team opposition being O’Neill while the junior game will be an all Pickering battle as Dunbarton is the visitor.  Senior game will start at 12 noon with the Junior game following at 2:00 p.m.  The other senior final will be a battle of the two most northern based football teams within LOSSA as Uxbridge visits Port Perry.  The other Junior game will be at Eastdale with Uxbridge providing the opposition.  Both of these games commence at 1:30 p.m..

The semi-final winners will advance to the Tier Two championships at Clarington Field this Saturday.  The Senior game will start at 1:30 and the Junior game will follow at 4:00 p.m..

LOSSA Week Eight Recap

Tier Two Senior Quarter-finals

Uxbridge 7, Sinclair 0

The sixth seeded Uxbridge Tigers posted their second shut out over Sinclair this year as they eliminated the third seeded Celtics 7-0.  Dylan Smith who recorded nine scoring points in the Tigers regular season 21-0 victory accounted for all seven points with a touchdown on an interception return and a punt single.
Uxbridge: Dylan Smith TD, C

Port Perry 35, St. Stephen 6
The undefeated Rebels, led by Nick Corsi’s two touchdown effort, disposed of the St. Stephen Royals 35-6.  Single touchdowns were recorded by Logan Evans, Nathan Scott and Neil Roberts while Cameron Gilmore replied for the Royals.  The Rebels will now host Uxbridge, who they defeated by one point in a 7-6 opening week win.
Port Perry: Nick Corsi 2TD; Logan Evans TD; Nathan Scott TD; Neil Roberts TD; Connor Haslam 5C
St. Stephen: Cameron Gilmore TD

O’Neill 8, Eastdale 7

The fifth seeded O’Neill Red Hawks overcame a 7-0 half time deficit as Jeremy Alexander’s 31 yard punt single with four minutes remaining provided the winning margin.   Taylor Upshaw’s 17 yard pass reception had staked the Eagles to a first quarter lead which held until the final minute of the third quarter when Jason Bento was able to recover an O’Neill fumbled ball in the end zone for the equalizer.
O’Neill: Jason Bento TD; Taylor Smith C; Jeremy Alexander S
Eastdale: Taylor Upshaw TD, Brandon J Murphy C

Pine Ridge 28, Notre Dame 12
Led by Andrew Brownlee, who recorded three touchdowns, the second seeded Pumas puncher their ticket to the semi-finals prevailing 28-12 over Notre Dame.  Dylan Roder also scored a touchdown for Pine Ridge while Duncan Mitchell was perfect on all four point after attempts.  Cougar touchdowns were credited to Hayden Plourde and Jordan Urquhart.  Pine Ridge will now host O’Neill in semi-final play.  The two schools did not play each other during the regular season.
Pine Ridge: Andrew Brownlee 3TD; Dylan Roder TD; Duncan Mitchell 4C
Notre Dame: Hayden Plourde TD; Jordan Urquhart TD


Tier Two: Junior


Uxbridge 42, O’Neill 19

Andrew and Matt Edwards combined for five touchdowns as the third seeded Tigers eliminated O’Neill.  The Tigers will now play Eastdale in semi-final play.  Eastdale won the regular season game 30-27.
Uxbridge: Andrew Edwards 3TD; Matt Edwards 2TD; Alex Heythorn TD; Braeden Whitehead 6C
O’Neil:: Tre Campbell TD; Spencer Evans TD; Brenden Costello TD; Tre Campbell C

Dunbarton 27, St. Stephen 6

Dunbarton has advanced to the semi-finals where they will meet Pine Ridge following a 27-6 win over St. Stephen.  Pine Ridge turned back the Spartans 34-7 during regular season play.
Scoring details not available at press time.

Tier One Senior Semi-finals


Wilson 15, Pickering 0

Greg Morris scored both touchdowns in the game, one on a 65 yard pass and run and the second on a 92 yard run to advance the Gators to the league championship.
Wilson: Greg Morris 2TD; Chivon Gallagher 2C, S

Holy Trinity 29, St. Mary 28
The Titans overcame a 28-14 third quarter deficit to earn their championship berth.  Tyler Ganhao was the hero as he recorded two punt singles in the final 80 seconds to first tie then provide the game winning point.
Holy Trinity: Earl Anderson 2TD; Ryan Dus TD; Nathaniel Allen TD; Joe Mastromarco 3C; Tyler Ganhao 2S
St. Mary: Dillon Campbell 3TD; Keith Cyrus TD; Mark Michalicka 4C

Tier One Senior Final

Holy Trinity 33, Wilson 32
See previous LOSSA article for game details.
Holy Trinity: Joe Mastromarco 2FG, 3C; Earl Anderson TD; Ryan Dus TD; Tyler Ganhao TD; Stephen Thompson TD
Wilson: Greg Morris 3TD; Omar Williams 2TD; Chivon Gallagher C, S

Tier One Junior Semi-finals

Wilson 48, St. Mary 20
Dylan Misseri’s two third quarter touchdowns broke up a 14-14 tie as the Gators advanced to the finals with a 48-20 win over the Monarchs.
Wilson: Sanjay Francis 2TD; George Gonsalves-Akers 2TD; Dylan Misseri 2TD; Andrew Smith TD; Malcolm Branton 6C
St. Mary: Tahjay Allen 2TD; Nathaniel Fermin TD; Alex Palma 2C

Pickering 17, Holy Trinity 16

Eight unanswered points in the final quarter culminating with Alex Fontana’s punt single with 11 seconds remaining enabled Pickering to edge past Holy Trinity 17-16.
Pickering: Matthew Boetang TD; Jesse St. John TD; Brendan Billy FG, C; Alex Fontana S
Holy Trinity: Blair Winner TD, 2ptC; Brandon Joachim TD; Jake Lansimaki 2ptC

Tier One Junior Final

Wilson 50, Pickering 27
See previous press release LOSSA article for game details.
Wilson: Andrew Smith 4TD; Sanjay Francis 2TD; Jerome Gonsalves-Akers TD; Malcolm Branton 6C; Dylan Misseri 2ptC
Pickering: Jesse St. John 2TD; Nevell Provo TD; Jackson Lyder TD; Kyle Forde SFT; Dakota Parsons C

Source: OnTheSideline

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LOSSA (Durham, ON): Week 8 Recap / Week 9 previews: “Gone bowling”


With Tier One league playoff competition completed, the Holy Trinity Titans are now preparing for the Metro Bowl Senior playdowns as they will meet the Independent League champions from Upper Canada College. The game will be this Thursday with kick off scheduled for 12:30 at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York.

Both the Junior champion Wilson Gators and finalist Pickering Trojans will be participating in the Ontario Junior Regional Football Championship. Pickering will travel to St. Michaels College on Friday afternoon with kick off scheduled for 2:30 p.m.. The host team won the Independent division championship. The Gators will host the COSSA champions (Belleville Centennial) on Tuesday, November 23rd. Kick off for that game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.. The winners of these two quarter-final games will advance to the semi-finals.

Locally, Tier Two action takes centre stage this week as both the senior and junior semi-finals are scheduled for Tuesday November 16th. Pine Ridge will host a double header with the senior game team opposition being O’Neill while the junior game will be an all Pickering battle as Dunbarton is the visitor. Senior game will start at 12 noon with the Junior game following at 2:00 p.m. The other senior final will be a battle of the two most northern based football teams within LOSSA as Uxbridge visits Port Perry. The other Junior game will be at Eastdale with Uxbridge providing the opposition. Both of these games commence at 1:30 p.m..

The semi-final winners will advance to the Tier Two championships at Clarington Field this Saturday. The Senior game will start at 1:30 and the Junior game will follow at 4:00 p.m..

LOSSA Week Eight Recap

Tier Two Senior Quarter-finals

Uxbridge 7, Sinclair 0

The sixth seeded Uxbridge Tigers posted their second shut out over Sinclair this year as they eliminated the third seeded Celtics 7-0. Dylan Smith who recorded nine scoring points in the Tigers regular season 21-0 victory accounted for all seven points with a touchdown on an interception return and a punt single.
Uxbridge: Dylan Smith TD, C

Port Perry 35, St. Stephen 6
The undefeated Rebels, led by Nick Corsi’s two touchdown effort, disposed of the St. Stephen Royals 35-6. Single touchdowns were recorded by Logan Evans, Nathan Scott and Neil Roberts while Cameron Gilmore replied for the Royals. The Rebels will now host Uxbridge, who they defeated by one point in a 7-6 opening week win.
Port Perry: Nick Corsi 2TD; Logan Evans TD; Nathan Scott TD; Neil Roberts TD; Connor Haslam 5C
St. Stephen: Cameron Gilmore TD

O’Neill 8, Eastdale 7

The fifth seeded O’Neill Red Hawks overcame a 7-0 half time deficit as Jeremy Alexander’s 31 yard punt single with four minutes remaining provided the winning margin. Taylor Upshaw’s 17 yard pass reception had staked the Eagles to a first quarter lead which held until the final minute of the third quarter when Jason Bento was able to recover an O’Neill fumbled ball in the end zone for the equalizer.
O’Neill: Jason Bento TD; Taylor Smith C; Jeremy Alexander S
Eastdale: Taylor Upshaw TD, Brandon J Murphy C

Pine Ridge 28, Notre Dame 12
Led by Andrew Brownlee, who recorded three touchdowns, the second seeded Pumas puncher their ticket to the semi-finals prevailing 28-12 over Notre Dame. Dylan Roder also scored a touchdown for Pine Ridge while Duncan Mitchell was perfect on all four point after attempts. Cougar touchdowns were credited to Hayden Plourde and Jordan Urquhart. Pine Ridge will now host O’Neill in semi-final play. The two schools did not play each other during the regular season.
Pine Ridge: Andrew Brownlee 3TD; Dylan Roder TD; Duncan Mitchell 4C
Notre Dame: Hayden Plourde TD; Jordan Urquhart TD


Tier Two: Junior


Uxbridge 42, O’Neill 19

Andrew and Matt Edwards combined for five touchdowns as the third seeded Tigers eliminated O’Neill. The Tigers will now play Eastdale in semi-final play. Eastdale won the regular season game 30-27.
Uxbridge: Andrew Edwards 3TD; Matt Edwards 2TD; Alex Heythorn TD; Braeden Whitehead 6C
O’Neil:: Tre Campbell TD; Spencer Evans TD; Brenden Costello TD; Tre Campbell C

Dunbarton 27, St. Stephen 6

Dunbarton has advanced to the semi-finals where they will meet Pine Ridge following a 27-6 win over St. Stephen. Pine Ridge turned back the Spartans 34-7 during regular season play.
Scoring details not available at press time.

Tier One Senior Semi-finals


Wilson 15, Pickering 0

Greg Morris scored both touchdowns in the game, one on a 65 yard pass and run and the second on a 92 yard run to advance the Gators to the league championship.
Wilson: Greg Morris 2TD; Chivon Gallagher 2C, S

Holy Trinity 29, St. Mary 28
The Titans overcame a 28-14 third quarter deficit to earn their championship berth. Tyler Ganhao was the hero as he recorded two punt singles in the final 80 seconds to first tie then provide the game winning point.
Holy Trinity: Earl Anderson 2TD; Ryan Dus TD; Nathaniel Allen TD; Joe Mastromarco 3C; Tyler Ganhao 2S
St. Mary: Dillon Campbell 3TD; Keith Cyrus TD; Mark Michalicka 4C

Tier One Senior Final

Holy Trinity 33, Wilson 32
See previous LOSSA article for game details.
Holy Trinity: Joe Mastromarco 2FG, 3C; Earl Anderson TD; Ryan Dus TD; Tyler Ganhao TD; Stephen Thompson TD
Wilson: Greg Morris 3TD; Omar Williams 2TD; Chivon Gallagher C, S

Tier One Junior Semi-finals

Wilson 48, St. Mary 20
Dylan Misseri’s two third quarter touchdowns broke up a 14-14 tie as the Gators advanced to the finals with a 48-20 win over the Monarchs.
Wilson: Sanjay Francis 2TD; George Gonsalves-Akers 2TD; Dylan Misseri 2TD; Andrew Smith TD; Malcolm Branton 6C
St. Mary: Tahjay Allen 2TD; Nathaniel Fermin TD; Alex Palma 2C

Pickering 17, Holy Trinity 16

Eight unanswered points in the final quarter culminating with Alex Fontana’s punt single with 11 seconds remaining enabled Pickering to edge past Holy Trinity 17-16.
Pickering: Matthew Boetang TD; Jesse St. John TD; Brendan Billy FG, C; Alex Fontana S
Holy Trinity: Blair Winner TD, 2ptC; Brandon Joachim TD; Jake Lansimaki 2ptC

Tier One Junior Final

Wilson 50, Pickering 27
See previous press release LOSSA article for game details.
Wilson: Andrew Smith 4TD; Sanjay Francis 2TD; Jerome Gonsalves-Akers TD; Malcolm Branton 6C; Dylan Misseri 2ptC
Pickering: Jesse St. John 2TD; Nevell Provo TD; Jackson Lyder TD; Kyle Forde SFT; Dakota Parsons C

Source: OnTheSideline

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