Nova Scotia firepower

Team Nova Scotia’s under-18 squad sent a message on the field yesterday to other teams preparing for the 2013 Football Canada Cup.

The team is already showing signs they are ready for battle on the national stage next month in Moncton, New Brunswick.  Team Nova Scotia crushed Team New Brunswick 47-0 in the second of two exhibition games between the two squads at Canada Games Centre. Team Nova Scotia won the previous exhibition game in Halifax on June 9^th, 2013; therefore, are 2-0 against Team New Brunswick.

Both defensive lineman Shaun Robinson (CFC TOP 100) and kicker Greg Hutchins proved to be unstoppable as it ultimately provided a long afternoon for Team New Brunswick.  Robinson contributed to the victory with three sacks while Hutchins was successful on three field goal attempts and seven conversions.

Team Nova Scotia got touchdown scores from receiver Jared Melnyk (35 yard), running back Nick Green (18 yard), Jonathon Hachey (1 yard) and quarterback Justin Bower (3 yard).

In the coming days, both teams will prepare for the Football Canada Cup, which will take place from July 15^th-July 21^st at Rocky Stone Field in Moncton.

CFC will be live streaming all games from the tournament.

The event kicks off at Moncton’s Rocky Stone Field with a triple header on Monday, July 15 beginning at 12:00 pm Atlantic Time (AT). The second game day begins with a series of three mini-games followed by two semi-final showdowns at 4:00pm and 7:30 pm respectively. The final game day opens at 11:00 am on Sunday July 21 with a second series of mini-games followed by the bronze medal game at 4:00 pm and the gold medal game at 7:30 pm.

FULL SCHEDULE:

UNDER-18 2013 FOOTBALL CANADA CUP SCHEDULE

DATE                      TIME                 EVENT                  PARTICIPANTS

Monday, July 15th  12:00 pm             Game 1                 Nova Scotia vs. Saskatchewan
Monday, July 15th   4:00 pm              Game 2                 Manitoba vs. Ontario
Monday, July 15th    7:30 pm             Game 3                 New Brunswick vs. Alberta
Thursday, July 18th 11:00 am            Game 4, 5, 6           Mini round-robin (see below)
Thursday, July 18th 4:00 pm             Game 7                 Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 2
Thursday, July 18th 7:30 pm             Game 8                 Winner game 1 vs. Quebec
Sunday, July 21st     11:00 am            Game 9, 10, 11       Mini round-robin (see below)
Sunday, July 21st     4:00 pm             Game 12                Bronze Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 (home)
Sunday, July 21st      7:30 pm              Game 13                Gold Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8

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