October 23, 2010
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Jarvis leads Alberta to playoffs: defeat Bisons (stats)

EDMONTON – In his final home game of his career, fifth-year runningback Matt Jarvis, from Beaumont, AB, set a personal best, rushing for 205 yards and two touchdowns as the University of Alberta Golden Bears football team dismantled the Manitoba Bisons 46-21, Saturday afternoon at Foote Field in Edmonton.

Alberta trampled the Bisons with the running game, racking up 267 total yards and four touchdowns as fellow backs Shayne Samoil and Smith Wright also found pay-dirt for the Golden Bears, while receiver Ryan Meraw caught a TD pass for Alberta, and fourth-year kicker Hugh O’Neill connected on three field goals.
Jarvis also had one catch for 35-yards, giving the 5’10” 195lbs back 240 all-purpose yards, a career single game best. With the win, the Bears boost their record to 3-4, and clinch their second consecutive Canada West playoff berth.

Manitoba receivers Jared Ralko and Tyson Hinds found the Alberta endzone for the Bisons, who drop to 1-6 on the season, while kicker Nick Naylor added one field goal, and each team conceded a safety to round out the scoring.

Alberta had to shake-off a slow start in the first half that saw the Bisons earn a 9-7 lead after the opening quarter, when quarterback Khaleal Williams found Ralko in the endzone from 15-yards out.

Although the Bears had a 16-14 lead at half, courtesy touchdowns from Meraw and Wright, Manitoba owned the scoresheet, generating 258 yards of offence to 188 for the Bears. Williams completed 10 of 14 passes for 188 yards at that point, while Alberta quarterback Julian Marchand struggled early, connecting on seven of 15 pass attempts for 84 yards, with one touchdown and a fumble. At one point, the Cochrane, AB gunslinger was 1-5 for 21 yards, but that one completion was his first touchdown strike in three games, as he found Meraw behind the coverage for a first quarter score.

With the momentum up for grabs, and the result still up for the taking, Manitoba staked an early claim in the second half when Hinds caught a pass near his own sideline and ran into the corner of the Golden Bears’ endzone, a 26-yard play, just 1:22 into the third quarter.
That major made the score 21-16 for Manitoba, their second lead of the game, and the third lead change of the contest.

O’Neill added two field goals, from 42-yards and 33-yards, to make the score 22-21 for Alberta going into the fourth.

Alberta’s defence took over from there, recording three straight sacks on Williams, part of a seven sack outing by the Bears’ defence, and when coupled with O’Neill’s field goals, gave Alberta the momentum they were seeking.

Helped by a defence that limited Williams to three completions on nine attempts, Marchand eventually found his groove in the second half, while the Manitoba pivot faded under the pressure from the Bears’ front seven.

Alberta scored 30 second half points, including 24 in the fourth quarter, to completely take the game over as Marchand strung together a final 30 minutes in which he completed 11 of 18 passes for 153 yards, and engineered five scoring drives.
Back-up QB Curtis Dell took Alberta’s final possessions in the fourth quarter, including a hand-off to Samoil, who rumbled into the endzone from 15-yards out to finish the scoring with under three minutes to play.

Marchand finished 18-33 for 237 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. He also ran five times for 20 yards, and receiver Porter Brown hauled in six of his passes for 82 yards.
Williams, who had a nice first half, but couldn’t stay on par in the second, finished 16-28 for 274 yards with two touchdowns, one interception and seven sacks against, six of which happened in the second half. Receiver Stu Schollaardt was William’s main target, collecting six passes for 82-yards. Matt Henry was Manitoba’s workhorse in the backfield, taking 12 carries for 53 tough yards.

Alberta will close out their regular season next weekend in Calgary against the Dinos, who are seeking to claim first place overall in the west. The Dinos, Regina Rams and Saskatchewan Huskies are all tied for first place with 5-2 records.
Manitoba will conclude their season next weekend at home to UBC.

Game notes
Before the game, Alberta paid tribute to their six graduating players, who all went on to have a significant impact on the game. Defensive linemen Dale Stevenson, Craig Gerbrandt and Kevin Chave combined to record 9.5 tackles and three sacks, totaling 31-yards, while fifth-year linebacker Jean-Marc Jones led the Bears in tackles picking up seven to go along with his a sack and an interception. Jarvis banked a career night, and was helped along by starting fifth-year offensive lineman Terriss Paliwoda…With two point after attempts in the first half, O’Neill took over second place in career Golden Bear scoring from John Cutler…O’Neill now has 232 career points…Jarvis is now in 10th place in career Golden Bear rushing yards.

Source: Alberta Sports Info

Scoring Summary (Final)
 Manitoba (1-6,1-6) vs. Alberta (3-4,3-4)
Date: Oct 23, 2010 • Site: Edmonton, Alberta • Stadium: Foote Field • Attendance: 515

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Manitoba 9 5 7 0 21
Alberta 7 9 6 24 46
SCORING SUMMARY MAN -AB
1st 04:49 MAN TEAM safety
2 – 0
07:43 AB Ryan Meraw 21 yd pass from Julian Marchand (Hugh O’Neill kick)
4 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:33 2 – 7
11:37 MAN Jared Ralko 15 yd pass from K. Williams (Nick Naylor kick)
9 plays, 92 yards, TOP 3:49 9 – 7
2nd 06:40 MAN TEAM safety
11 – 7
07:48 AB Smith Wright 1 yd run (Hugh O’Neill kick)
3 plays, 24 yards, TOP 0:47 11 – 14
09:08 AB TEAM safety
11 – 16
14:18 MAN Nick Naylor 15 yd field goal
7 plays, 92 yards, TOP 1:47 14 – 16
3rd 01:22 MAN Tyson Hinds 26 yd pass from K. Williams (Nick Naylor kick)
2 plays, 26 yards, TOP 0:46 21 – 16
04:33 AB Hugh O’Neill 42 yd field goal
8 plays, 59 yards, TOP 3:06 21 – 19
12:33 AB Hugh O’Neill 33 yd field goal
7 plays, 56 yards, TOP 2:48 21 – 22
4th 01:05 AB Matthew Jarvis 10 yd run (Hugh O’Neill kick)
6 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:12 21 – 29
05:43 AB Matthew Jarvis 5 yd run (Hugh O’Neill kick)
7 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:10 21 – 36
11:59 AB Hugh O’Neill 32 yd field goal
12 plays, 52 yards, TOP 4:33 21 – 39
12:54 AB Shayne Samoil 15 yd run (Hugh O’Neill kick)
3 plays, 35 yards, TOP 0:12 21 – 46
Kickoff time: 1:00 PM • End of Game: 4:02 PM • Total elapsed time: 3:02
Referee: Kelly Edgeworth • Umpire: Pat MacArthur • Linesman: Gord Unger • Line judge: Justin McInnes • Back judge: Brendan Murphy • Field judge: Alex Motuzas • Side judge: Chris Shortt • Scorer: P. Cartledge •
Temperature: 5 C • Wind: calm • Weather: Overcast
Team Statistics

Team Statistics (Final)

Team Totals MAN AB
FIRST DOWNS 19 35
Rushing 6 16
Passing 11 10
Penalty 2 9
NET YARDS RUSHING 127 276
Rushing Attempts 23 37
Average Per Rush 5.5 7.5
Rushing Touchdowns 0 4
Yards Gained Rushing 135 276
Yards Lost Rushing 8 0
NET YARDS PASSING 274 237
Completions-Attempts-Int 16-28-1 18-33-0
Average Per Attempt 9.8 7.2
Average Per Completion 17.1 13.2
Passing Touchdowns 2 1
TEAM LOSSES -55 -11
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 346 502
Total offense plays 58 72
Average Gain Per Play 6.0 7.0
Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 2-2
Penalties: Number-Yards 14-135 10-72
PUNTS-YARDS 9-401 4-152
Average Yards Per Punt 44.6 38.0
Net Yards Per Punt 40.1 36.8
Inside 20 1 2
50+ Yards 1 0
Touchbacks 0 0
Fair catch 0 0
KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-228 8-471
Average Yards Per Kickoff 57.0 58.9
Net Yards Per Kickoff 44.5 42.6
Touchbacks 0 0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-5-0 9-40-0
Average Per Return 5.0 4.4
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 8-130-0 4-50-0 [/TD

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