KINGSTON – The Gaels grabbed their first win of the season on Saturday, topping Toronto 48-27 at Richardson Stadium.
Queen’s got the job done through the air in their Thanksgiving matchup with the Varsity Blues, as starting quarterbackBilly McPhee (Burlington, Ont.) finished with 406 passing yards, going 22-35 for three touchdowns and two interceptions. McPhee now moves into second all-time on the Gaels yards passing list as he now has 7,775 in his career to move ahead of Tom Denison. He now trails only Danny Brannagan who had 10,714 during his tenure with the Gaels.
Queen’s took advantage of three first quarter fumbles by Toronto, as Curtis Carmichael (Scarborough, Ont.) caught a 68 yard bomb from McPhee on a corner route to get the Gaels on the board first. Dillon Wamsley‘s (London, Ont.) first quarter field goal was also set up by a Toronto fumble, giving Queen’s a 10-0 lead early in the first quarter. Frederic Kinkead (Quebec City), Munashe Masawi (Peterborough, Ont.), and Mitchell Spataro (Barrie, Ont.) picked up the fumble recoveries for the Gaels.
Toronto pulled themselves back into the game on a six yard touchdown toss from Simon Nassar to Boris Isakov and an Eric Hewitson field goal, leveling the score 10-10 after the first quarter.
After Alex Carroll (Victoria, B.C.) put Queen’s back on top 17-10 in the second quarter, Michael Moore (Mississauga, Ont.) blocked a punt from former Gael Aaron Gazendam to begin the second half.
Derek Wiggan (Toronto) recovered the punt for Queens, tumbling 75 yards to the three yard line. From there, Justin Gleben (Barrie, Ont.) punched in another Gaels touchdown to make it 24-10.
“The blocked punt set the bar, I think that changed the momentum of the game,” head coach Pat Sheahan said. “After that we went right down and scored to give us a 14 point buffer. It wasn’t over at that point, but I thought that it gave our team a tremendous boost.”
In an action packed third quarter, Isakov caught his second touchdown pass for Toronto, and Carmichael responded for Queen’s with his second touchdown of the game, which came off a Carroll fumble after a reception.
After Jesse Andrews (Arnprior, Ont.) put the game out of reach early in the fourth quarter, making it 41-20 for the Gaels, rookie Nate Hobbs (Mississauga, Ont.) took over the quarterback duties for Queen’s. Hobbs connected withDoug Corby (Burlington, Ont.) on a 60 yard catch and run for the first touchdown in his young Gaels career.
Lukas Gavac ran for 134 yards, as the Varsity Blues leading rusher, including 96 yards in the first half. Toronto quarterback Simon Nassar, who is coming off a record setting game last week against Carleton, was 29-52 for 341 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception. Nassar’s favourite target on Saturday was Llevi Noel, who caught 11 passses for 129 yards.
Rookie linebacker Moore continued his standout season for Queen’s, finishing with the punt block, a one handed interception, two forced fumbles, and 4.5 total tackles. Yann Dika-Balotoken (Toronto) had nine solo tackles and broke up a pass in the Gaels win.
Carroll led Queen’s with 149 yards receiving, while Corby picked up 146 to go with 62 punt return yards and Carmichael finished with over 112 yards from passes and 36 from kick returns.
Queen’s will take on York next Saturday at Richardson Stadium for homecoming.
Photo credit: Corey Leblans
(Source: Shawn MacDonald, Queen’s Golden Gaels Sports Information)
Blues fall to Gaels
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues football team fell 48-27 to the Queen’s Gaels on Saturday, October 11 at Richardson Stadium in Kingston, Ont.
With the loss, the Blues drop to 1-6 heading into their final game of the season. Toronto hosts the Waterloo Warriors next Saturday, October 18 and will honour their graduating players in a pre-game ceremony. Kick off is set for 1 p.m. Advance tickets are on sale here.
Toronto quarterback Simon Nassar went 29-of-52 for 341 yards and three touchdowns, with Llevi Noel and Kevin Bradfield as his favourite targets on the day. Noel made 11 catches for 129 yards and one major, while Bradfield posted six catches for 99 yards. Boris Isakov added five catches for 41 yards and two majors against his former squad.
Lukas Gavac led the Blues on the ground, rushing 19 times for 134 yards. JJ Lam and Everton Williams topped Toronto’s defence with seven tackles each.
The Blues got off to a rough start and the Gaels opened the scoring midway through the first as Curtis Carmichael caught a 68-yard pass. Queen’s kicker Dillon Wamsley added an 18-yard field goal and the Gaels held an early 10-0 lead.
Toronto rallied, however, first with an Eric Hewitson 35-yard field goal and then evening the score with a six-yard Isakov touchdown reception. That catch capped off a nine-play, 63-yard drive and the game remained deadlocked at 10-10 after the first quarter.
The Gaels went ahead with a 22-yard major from receiver Alex Carroll and the home team led 17-10 at halftime.
Queen’s extended their lead early in the second half with a two-yard rushing TD from Justin Gleben; however, Isakov struck again with an 18-yard touchdown reception to bring the game within seven (24-17) midway through the third quarter.
The Gaels added two more touchdowns to secure the lead for good. Nassar did connect a 51-yard pass with Llevi Noel for a late major in the fourth quarter, but Queen’s responded on the ensuing drive to round out the win.
Gaels quarterback Billy McPhee was 22-of-35 for 406 yards and three touchdowns. Three Queen’s receivers hit triple digits. Carroll made seven receptions for 149 yards and one touchdown, while Doug Corby had six catches for 146 yards and 1 major. Carmichael added four receptions for 112 yards and two TDs.
Photo credit: Martin Bazyl
Source: University of Toronto Varsity Blues Sports Information
Toronto Varsity Blue vs. QUEENS at KINGSTON 10/11/2014 at 1:07 PM |
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Toronto 27 |
Queen’s 48 |
SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
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Toronto (2-5) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
Queen’s (0-6) | 10 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 48 |
KINGSTON | Richardson Stadium |
PRD | TIME | SCORING SUMMARY | TORONTO – QUEEN’S |
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1 | 08:34 | Queen’s – C. Carmichael 68 yd pass from Billy McPhee. (Dillon Wamsley kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 68 yards in 0:18. |
0 – 7 |
1 | 07:14 | Queen’s – Dillon Wamsley 18 yd field goal. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards in 1:13. |
0 – 10 |
1 | 04:51 | Toronto – E Hewitson 35 yd field goal. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards in 2:23. |
3 – 10 |
1 | 00:29 | Toronto – B Isakov 6 yd pass from S Nassar. (E Hewitson kick is good). Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards in 3:11. |
10 – 10 |
2 | 13:34 | Queen’s – Alex Carroll 22 yd pass from Billy McPhee. (Dillon Wamsley kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards in 1:55. |
10 – 17 |
3 | 12:05 | Queen’s – Justin Gleben 2 yd run. (Dillon Wamsley kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards in 0:40. |
10 – 24 |
3 | 08:53 | Toronto – B Isakov 18 yd pass from S Nassar. (E Hewitson kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards in 3:12. |
17 – 24 |
3 | 08:40 | Toronto – E Hewitson rouge point. | 18 – 24 |
3 | 06:00 | Queen’s – Dillon Wamsley 37 yd field goal. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards in 2:40. |
18 – 27 |
3 | 02:45 | Toronto – Team safety | 20 – 27 |
3 | 00:08 | Queen’s – C. Carmichael 5 yd pass from Billy McPhee. (Dillon Wamsley kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards in 1:27. |
20 – 34 |
4 | 11:04 | Queen’s – Jesse Andrews 6 yd run. (Dillon Wamsley kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards in 2:46. |
20 – 41 |
4 | 01:47 | Toronto – L Noel 51 yd pass from S Nassar. (E Hewitson kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards in 1:17. |
27 – 41 |
4 | 01:16 | Queen’s – Doug Corby 60 yd pass from Nate Hobbs. (Dillon Wamsley kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards in 0:31. |
27 – 48 |
TORONTO | STATISTICS | QUEEN’S |
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31 | FIRST DOWNS | 35 |
14 13 4 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
19 12 4 |
548 | TOTAL OFFENSE | 637 |
78 7.0 |
Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play |
71 9.0 |
341 | NET YARDS PASSING | 484 |
29-52 6.6 0-0 1 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked: Number-Yards Had intercepted |
24-38 12.7 2-16 2 |
207 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 175 |
26 8.0 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
31 5.6 |
6-253 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 5-218 |
42.2 | Average | 43.6 |
237 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 173 |
5-38 10-157 2-42 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interception Returns: Number-Yards |
4-137 4-36 1-0 |
5-25 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 12-119 |
4-3 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 1-0 |
2-16 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 0-0 |
2-42 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 1-0 |
30:28 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 29:32 |
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DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
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# | TORONTO | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
11 | J Lam | 5 | 4 | 7 | – | 1 – 1 | 1 | – | 1-0 | |||
95 | E Williams | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
21 | J McBride | 5 | 1 | 5.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
38 | L Broni | 4 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
29 | J Connors | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
34 | C Williams | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
39 | J Willard | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
85 | A Awachie | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
2 | B Mokube | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
35 | O Lahnalampi | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | – | 1-42 | ||||
13 | R Madan | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
77 | Jo Marra | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 – 13 | 1 – 13 | – | – | ||||
4 | S Stewart | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
7 | M Hobbs | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
14 | D Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
33 | J Gillespe | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
92 | M Ehioghae | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | |||||||
TOTALS | 44 | 22 | 55 | 2 – 16 | 4 – 18 | 1 | – | 2-42 | 2 | |||
# | QUEEN’S | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
26 | Yann Dika-Balotoken | 9 | 2 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
15 | Mitchell Spataro | 4 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
21 | James Donald | 4 | 2 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
45 | Michael Moore | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | – | – | 2 | – | 1-0 | 1 | ||
13 | Matt Pendergast | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
96 | Derek Wiggan | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
14 | Wesley Mann | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
92 | Luke Ball | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
93 | Phoenix Grouse | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
99 | Zac Sauer | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
17 | Frederic Kinkead | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1-0 | – | ||||
29 | Nick Dowd | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
3 | Jake Firlotte | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
19 | Colton Ballou | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
42 | Jason Shamatutu | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
6 | Nelkas Kwemo | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |||
9 | Alex Carroll | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
20 | Chris Mackey | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
33 | Adam Black | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
37 | Eric Dodwell | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
47 | Luke McQuilkin | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
82 | Munashe Masawi | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1-0 | – | ||||
91 | Natu Myers | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
1 | Dillon Wamsley | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
2 | Curtis Carmichael | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
5 | Nate Hobbs | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
10 | Billy McPhee | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
32 | Jonah Pataki | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
46 | Garrett Copp | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
95 | Corey Flude | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
97 | Tanner Gennaro | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
TM | TEAM | – | – | 1-0 | – | |||||||
TOTALS | 48 | 32 | 64 | 0 – 0 | – | 3 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4 | 1 |
OTHER INFORMATION | |
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Location: KINGSTON Stadium: Richardson Stadium Attendance: 1018 Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 12C Wind: 15km/h W |
Referee: K. Horton Umpire: B. Pawlowsky Head Linesman: C. Shapka Line Judge: C. Walker Back Judge: A. Papineau Field Judge: B. Easton Side Judge: R. Saunders |
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