OFSAA: St. Mary’s dominates Sir Winston Churchill in Northern Bowl

The St. Mary’s Knights have won their sixth Bowl Game since 2000 today after defeating the Sir Winston Churchill C&VI Trojans, 47-27 in the Northern Bowl. The game was largely dominated by the St. Mary’s Knights as their running and passing game outplayed the Trojan defense.

St. Mary’s quarterback Justin Elwgren led the Knights up the field with the help of running back Dylan Hebert and receiver no. 85 Brain Fronzi. Elwgren completed 9 out of 12 of his passes for 203 yards. Brain Fronzi had four catches for 94 yards and a touchdown. Although the passing game was well played, it was the work of running back Dylan Hebert that led the Knights to a victory with 21 rushes for 177 yards and three touchdowns. The first half ended with the Knights in front 26-0.

The second half was a different story as the Churchill Trojans came out with a lot of energy. Trojan quarterback Jarred White was able to rally the offense and put together a few drives into the Knight’s red zone. He finished the game completing 13 out of 27 passes for 258 yards and two touchdowns. Most of his receptions went to no. 1 Devyn Chenier who caught three passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns. Tight end no. 3 Justin Fui not only played a great game, but also added to the Trojan total by scoring two touchdowns of his own.

Despite a valiant effort, the Trojans were unable to stop St. Mary’s offense in the fourth quarter. From the game’s opening drive, St. Mary’s was able to control the tempo of the game. St. Mary’s head coach Martin Smith is very proud of his team, not only for their work today, but for the effort put forth all season. Although St. Mary’s has been to a bowl game eight times now, this game was particularly special. “They did not have an undefeated season like some of my past teams” says Smith, “but we worked really, really hard to get here.”

 

2012 Northern Bowl Championship Summary

 

FINAL

Sir Winston Churchill CVI Trojans (T. Bay)  28        vs.        St. Mary’s College Knights (SSM)     47

 

Qtr.        Team     Time                      Play                                                                       Convert                         Running

 

1^st        SMC    2:44     Dylan Hebert, 1 yard run                                no good                       SMC 6-0

1^st        SMC    9:15     Dylan Hebert, 1 yard run                                Brandon Vernelli        SMC 7-0

1^st        SMC    11:54   Brian Fronzi from Justin Elwgren, 24 yds.     Brandon Vernelli        SMC 20-0

2^nd        SMC    5:30     Justin Elwgren, 7 yard run                              2 pt. no good               SMC 26-0

2^nd        SWC   9:00     Justin Fui from Jarred White, 5 yards             2 pt. no good               SMC 26-6

2^nd        SMC    10:45   Brian Fronzi from Justin Elwgren, 25 yds.     Brandon Vernelli        SMC 33-6

3^rd        SWC   :57       Devyn Chenier from Jarred White, 40 yds.    Kuwah Sha                 SMC 33-13

3^rd        SMC    3:06     Ray Duplin, 70 yard intercept return              Brandon Vernelli        SMC 40-13

3^rd        SWC   4:22     Julian Schulz from Jarred White, 25 yards     Kuwah Sha                 SMC 40-20

4^th        SMC    5:24     Dylan Hebert, 2 yard run                                Brandon Vernelli        SMC 47-20

4^th        SWC   11:01   Justin Fui from Jarred White, 9 yards             Justin Fui (2)               SMC 47-28

TEAM STATS

S W Churchill                                    St. Mary’s College

 

Rushing (att.-yds.)                  17-173                                                 36-238

Passing Yards                         258                                                      203

– Team Losses                         -6                                                         0

Net Offence                            425                                                      441

First Downs                            19                                                        22

Return Yards                          133                                                      84

Fumbles-Lost                          0-0                                                       0-0

Interceptions by                      1                                                          2

Penalties-Yards                       6-24                                                     2-20

 

 

INDIVIDUAL STATS

 

TROJANS                                         KNIGHTS

 

Rushing (atts.-yds.)                  Jarred White 7-95                                   Dylan Hebert 21-177, 3 tds

Devyn Chenier 6-54                                Matt Mitchell 6-30

Receiving (cat.-yds.)                Devyen Chenier 3-117, 2 tds              Brian Fronzi 4-92, t tds

Julian Schulz 1-25, td                         Dylan Hebert 1-40

Passing                                    Jarred White 13-27-4-2                       Justin Elwgren 9-12-2-1

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Tackles                                    Mitchell Zamanek 6                            Thomas Pratt 6

Branden Doyle 6

 

COMPILED AND PRODUCED BY JOHN METCALFE ([email protected])

 

 

 

 

PAST NORTHERN BOWL RESULTS

 

Year    Champion                                                       Runner Up                                          Score

 

2011    Superior Heights (Sault Ste. Marie)                Sir Winston Churchill (T Bay)            34-28

2010    Superior Heights (Sault Ste. Marie)                Westgate (Thunder Bay)                     17-7

2009    Sir James Dunn (Sault Ste. Marie)                  Sir Winston Churchill (T Bay)            34-7

2008    St. Mary’s College (Sault Ste. Marie)             Hammarskjold (T Bay)                       31-8

2007    Westgate (Thunder Bay)                                 St. Mary’s College (Sault Ste. Marie)   21-16

2006    St. Mary’s College (Sault Ste. Marie)             Westgate (Thunder Bay)                     52-10

2005    Hammarskjold (Thunder Bay)                        Widdifield (North Bay)                      17-3

2004    West Ferris (North Bay)                                 Hammarskjold (T Bay)                       27-22

 

Source for past Champions – Campbell Blake / Stats – John Metcalfe

 

St. Mary’s College

Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie

Nickname: Knights

Head Coach: Marty Smith

Sault Ste. Marie Champions: Fourteenth league title

2012 Record: 8 wins, 2 losses

Regular Season

September 14th vs. St. Basil Loss 27 – 28

September 19th vs. White Pines Win 51 – 0

September 29th vs. Korah Win 34 – 17

October 4th vs. St. Basil Loss 7 – 18

October 12th vs. Korah Win 38 – 0

October 17th vs. Superior Heights Win 17 – 13

League Playoffs

October 26th vs. Superior Heights Win 8 – 7 November 2nd vs. St. Mary’s Win 17 – 10

NOSSA

Semi-final

November 10th vs. Lo-Ellen (Sudbury) Win 37 – 6

Final

November 17th vs. Scollard Hall (NDA) Win 38 – 10

Previous Bowl game appearances: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2000

St. Mary’s Bowl record: 5 wins, 2 losses

St. Mary’s College Bowl championships: Northern Bowl 2008, 2006; Central Bowl 2003, 2002, 2000

Sault Ste. Marie League Bowl record: 9 wins, 3 losses; Last championship: 2011 Superior Heights

NOSSA Bowl record: 10 wins, 4 losses; Last championship: 2011 Superior Heights

 

 

Sir Winston Churchill

Hometown: Thunder Bay

Nickname: Trojans

Head Coach: Mike Doromko

Superior Secondary Schools Athletic Association Champions: Thirteenth league title

2012 Record: 7 wins, 1 loss, 1 tie

Regular Season

September 21st vs. Westgate Win 33 – 7

September 28th vs. St. Patrick Win 34 – 14

October 5th vs. St. Ignatius Tie 24 – 24

October 12th vs. Superior Win 79 – 0

October 19th vs. St. Ignatius Win 56 – 0

October 26th vs. St. Patrick Win 29 – 7

November 2nd vs. Hammarskjold Loss 10 – 13

League Playoffs

November 9th vs. St. Patrick Win 28 – 7 November 17th vs. Hammarskjold Win 19 – 14

Previous Bowl game appearances: 2011, 2009

Sir Winston Churchill Bowl record: 0 wins, 2 losses

Sir Winston Churchill Bowl Championships: None

SSSAA Bowl record: 2 wins, 6 losses; Last Bowl championship: 2007 Westgate

NWOSAA Bowl record: 2 wins, 6 losses; Last Bowl championship: 2007 Westgate

 

With files from onthesideline