βHopefully there is no lasting impact,β stated head coach Mark Magee after Sunday, July 22 loss, their first of the season.Β Β βThe kids played hard, but [our] execution wasnβt our best effort.β
Grenadiers QB Robert Magee threw for 3-of-9 for 145-yards.Β Β Mageeβs longest toss was score opener for the Gmen, a 43-yard pass to RB Brent Byron.Β Β Quarterbacks Chase Peck and Dylan Fisher threw for a combined 12-of-25 for 119-yards.Β Β Peck connected with Byron on a 58-yard pass for his second touchdown of the game.
The Grenadiers running game wasnβt anything spectacular either.Β Β The Gmen only managed 37-yards with one first down.
βThe bottom line is that Hamilton made a few more plays in the game that enabled them to win,β stated Coach Magee after the game during an email interview.
The Limestone District Grenadiers finished the 2012 OVFL season tied in second place.Β Β After eight games they came out strong with a 7-1 record; 295 points-for; 161 points-against and 14 total points.
The Grenadiers will be a tough offensive contender in the playoffs for the Provincial Championship XV.Β Β Throughout the past nine weeks the Grenadiers have racked up 2151-passing-yards, 1289-rushing-yards.
Defensively the Grenadiers will equally be a tough team to beat.Β Β Having 454 tackles and 29 sacks, the highest in the league.Β Β They also led the league in interceptions, having 18-for-102-yards.
The Grenadiers next game has yet to be scheduled.
They will find out Saturday, July 28 who they will be playing.Β Β The Cumberland Panthers will be hosting the Newmarket Bucs at Millennium Field in Ottawa.Β Β Game time is scheduled for 2:30pm.
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