WINNIPEG – Quarterback Jordan Yantz was a major factor as he rushed for two touchdowns and passed for two touchdowns as the Manitoba Bisons won 42-18 over the Regina Rams during the 2014 Bisons home opener in front of 6,435 at Investors Group Field on Friday, September 12.
With the home win, Manitoba equals its record to 1-1 while Regina falls to 1-1 in the young football season.
After a slow first quarter led by the home side to the tune of 7-2, Manitoba broke it open in the second with three consecutive TDs. Running back Kienan LaFrance started the major scoring with a one yard plunge, linebacker Jonathan Jones nabbed a pick six from 52 yards away and Yantz ran it in from the four yards to extend a halftime lead to 27-2. LaFrance run was set-up by a blocked punt by Alex Christie deep in the Rams’ territory and seemed to ignite the hosts.
Yantz was the top passer with 206 yards on 11-23 with two TD strikes to slotback and three-time CIS All-Canadian Nic Demski (26 yard) and LaFrance (16) while also rushing for 53 yards and TDs scores of four and eight yards. Alex Vitt led the receivers with 105 yards on six catches.
For Regina, QB Cayman Shutter went 16-30 for 157 yards and two interceptions while Atlee Simon was top Rams rusher with 67 yards on ten carries. Addison Richards grabbed four passes for 89 yards. Both the Rams Michael Stefanovic and Bisons Tremaine Apperley both notched 8.5 tackles each.
(Source: Chris Zuk, Manitoba Bisons Sports Information)
The University of Manitoba Bisons scored three majors in the second half of the second quarter and never looked back, ending up with a 42-18 win over the Regina Rams on Friday night at Investors Group Field.
Special teams and defence set up the Manitoba flurry in the second quarter. Two turnovers off Regina punt attempts led directly to short Bisons touchdowns on the following play, and in between those Jonathan Jones scored on a 52-yard pick six as Manitoba led 27-2 at halftime. A Jordan Yantz touchdown pass to Nic Demski a minute and a half into the third ended any hopes of a Rams comeback.
Both Regina and Manitoba move to 1-1 with the result.
Yantz completed only 11 of his 24 pass attempts on the night, but ended up with 206 yards in the win and a pair of touchdown passes. Kienan LaFrance rushed for a game-high 78 yards and also opened the scoring with a 16-yard touchdown reception in the first, while Alex Vitt led all players with six catches for 105 yards.
For the Rams, the bright spot was the play of the second-team offence in the second half long after the outcome had been settled. Rookie quarterback Noah Picton came on in the third quarter and connected with second-year slotback Mitchell Picton for the team’s only two majors of the contest. The cousins combined for a 47-yard catch-and-run late in the third, and then again midway through the fourth from 27 yards out.
Noah Picton ended up 6-for-10 for 130 yards, while rookie running back Atlee Simon rushed 10 times for 67 yards. Mitchell Picton’s two touchdown catches were his only receptions of the night, ending up with 74 yards.
Rams starting quarterback Cayman Shutter finished 16-for-30 with 157 passing yards, while Addison Richards caught four passes for 89 yards – all of which came in the first half. Jared Janotta also had four receptions for a total of 35 yards.
Dean Viena had a fine game on the defensive line for the Rams, ending up with 7.5 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and a pass breakup. Joey Dwyer also had a forced fumble on a second-quarter sack, while Tevaughn Campbell added a pair of pass breakups.
Besides the long pick six by Jones, Manitoba also had an interception from Jayden McCoy.
The Rams (1-1) will return to action next Saturday at Alberta (0-1).
NOTES: Janotta now needs just two more receiving yards to move past former teammate Brenden Owens for fifth place on the U of R’s all-time list … Richards needs 31 more receiving yards for 1000 in his career.
Source: Braden Konschuh, Regina Rams Sports Information)
| Regina vs. Manitoba at Winnipeg, MB 9/12/2014 at 7:08 |
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| Regina 18 |
Manitoba 42 |
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
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| Regina (1-0) | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
| Manitoba (0-1) | 7 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 42 |
| Winnipeg, MB | IGF | |||||
| PRD | TIME | SCORING SUMMARY | REGINA – MANITOBA |
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| 1 | 11:41 | Manitoba – Kienan LaFrance 16 yd pass from Jordan Yantz. (Ryan Jones kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards in 1:20. |
0 – 7 |
| 1 | 04:33 | Regina – Team safety | 2 – 7 |
| 2 | 06:55 | Manitoba – Kienan LaFrance 1 yd run. (2pt conversion pass by Nic Demski failed). Drive: 1 plays, 1 yards in 0:15. |
2 – 13 |
| 2 | 05:20 | Manitoba – Jonathan Jones 52 yd interception return. (Zach Regert kick is good). | 2 – 20 |
| 2 | 01:12 | Manitoba – Jordan Yantz 4 yd run. (Ryan Jones kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 4 yards in 0:00. |
2 – 27 |
| 3 | 13:27 | Manitoba – Nic Demski 26 yd pass from Jordan Yantz. (Ryan Jones kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards in 1:13. |
2 – 34 |
| 3 | 08:29 | Manitoba – Jordan Yantz 8 yd run. (Ryan Jones kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards in 3:16. |
2 – 41 |
| 3 | 04:18 | Manitoba – TEAM rouge point. | 2 – 42 |
| 3 | 01:28 | Regina – M. Picton 47 yd pass from Noah Picton. (Andrew Fabian kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards in 0:37. |
9 – 42 |
| 4 | 08:45 | Regina – Team safety | 11 – 42 |
| 4 | 07:18 | Regina – M. Picton 27 yd pass from Noah Picton. (Andrew Fabian kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards in 1:22. |
18 – 42 |
| REGINA | STATISTICS | MANITOBA |
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| 19 | FIRST DOWNS | 24 |
| 8 9 2 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
11 9 4 |
| 342 | TOTAL OFFENSE | 413 |
| 67 5.1 |
Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play |
64 6.5 |
| 287 | NET YARDS PASSING | 248 |
| 22-40 7.2 4-24 2 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked: Number-Yards Had intercepted |
14-31 8.0 1-2 0 |
| 126 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 179 |
| 23 5.5 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
32 5.6 |
| 15-520 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 11-374 |
| 34.7 | Average | 34.0 |
| 172 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 152 |
| 6-34 9-138 0 0 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interception Returns: Number-Yards |
12-64 3-36 2-52 |
| 15-171 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 18-170 |
| 2-2 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 3-1 |
| 1-2 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 4-24 |
| 0 0 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 2-52 |
| 31:07 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 28:53 |
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| DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
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| # | REGINA | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 44 | Michael Stefanovic | 7 | 3 | 8.5 | – | 2 – 7 | – | – | ||||
| 98 | Dean Viena | 7 | 1 | 7.5 | 1 – 2 | 2 – 5 | 1 | – | – | 1 | ||
| 9 | Jordy Kibamba | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 13 | Justin Edralin | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 20 | Kahlen Branning | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 25 | Tevaughn Campbell | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 31 | Dillon Dawson | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 40 | Dylan Minshull | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 21 | Jared Janotta | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 5 | Cody Kezama | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 27 | Joey Dwyer | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 – 15 | 1 | – | – | |||
| TM | TEAM | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 10 | Jeff Propp | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 41 | Zack McEachern | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 49 | Tyler Perkins | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | 1 – 6 | 1-0 | – | 1 | |||
| 14 | Patrick MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| 54 | Jeremy Zver | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 57 | Thomas Lill | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 39 | Connor Ketchen | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 45 | Sam Varao | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 47 | Danny Nesbitt | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 69 | Bryce McKinnon | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 6 | Mitchell Picton | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |||||
| TOTALS | 45 | 18 | 54 | 1 – 2 | 6 – 33 | 3 | 1-0 | – | 6 | 1 | ||
| # | MANITOBA | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 8 | T. Apperley | 8 | 1 | 8.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 25 | Dj Lalama | 5 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 5 | Evan Gill | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 24 | Cam Teschuk | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 20 | M. Harrison | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 21 | Jordan Linnen | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 4 | Jonathan Jones | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 – 12 | 1 – 12 | 1 | – | 1-52 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Jayden McCoy | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 1-0 | ||||
| 22 | Zack Sandulescu | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 44 | Braden McCarthy | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 – 1 | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 47 | James Mau | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 – 4 | 1 – 4 | – | – | ||||
| 17 | Houston Rennie | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 – 10 | 1-0 | – | ||||
| 90 | Evan Foster | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 – 6 | 1 – 6 | 1-0 | – | ||||
| 45 | Al Turnbull | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 97 | David Onyemata | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 19 | Tyler Fong | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 33 | Alex Christie | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | ||
| 39 | Brandon Barratt | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 41 | Lauren Kroeker | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 49 | Tyrone Afram | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 50 | Andrew Johnston | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 95 | Kent Hicks | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 23 | B. Macfarlane | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 30 | Bami Adewale | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 – 1 | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 96 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TOTALS | 50 | 20 | 60 | 4 – 24 | 6 – 34 | 2 | 2-0 | 2-52 | 4 | 1 | ||
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| Location: Winnipeg, MB Stadium: IGF Attendance: 0 |
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