Second-year running back Lukas Gavac rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns in leading the University of Toronto Varsity Blues football team to a 70-0 win over the York Lions in the 45th annual Red & Blue Bowl at Varsity Centre.
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It marks Toronto’s second consecutive Argo Cup victory, sixth in the last seven years and the fifth time the Blues have shut out the Lions in program history. The win also marks the largest margin of victory and most points scored in Red & Blue Bowl history, as well as the most points Toronto has scored since defeating McMaster 71-24 on Sept. 25, 1992. U of T is now 1-2 on the season, while the Lions drop to 0-3.
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Gavac (Mississauga) rushed for 140 yards and three majors in the first half, while adding 39 yards and one TD in the third quarter. Two other running backs also shone on the day. Rookie Divante Smith (Mississauga) rushed 18 times for 113 yards and two touchdowns, while sophomore Ashton Rochester (Oakville) ran eight times for 100 yards and one major.Ā
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Fourth-year receiver Kevin Bradfield (Toronto) added seven receptions for 135 yards and one touchdown, while also rushing five times for 51 yards. Blues quarterback Simon Nassar (Toronto) was 18-of-21 for 219 yards and one TD.
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The Blues opened the scoring on their second drive of the game as Gavac capped off a seven-play, 65-yard drive with a nine-yard rushing touchdown, his first major of the season and second of his career.
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Gavac struck again on Toronto’s next series, rushing three times, including the 34-yard run for the major. Bradfield added to Toronto’s first-quarter lead with a short catch and long run for the 47-yard touchdown. Toronto led 21-0 after the first quarter.
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U of T didn’t waste any time, adding to their lead on their first possession of the second quarter. Nassar connected a 45-yard pass with Bradfield, which set up Gavac’s third touchdown of the day, this time a 12-yard TD.
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The Blues scored on their fifth consecutive series as Rochester ended a 10-play, 71-yard drive with a one-yard rushing major. Blues kicker Eric Hewitson added a 29-yard field goal and York conceded a safety as Toronto took a 40-0 lead into halftime.Ā
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Gavac kept on rolling in the third quarter, rushing for a 27-yard score, his fourth of the game, to give the Blues a 47-0 lead. Hewitson hit a 38-yard field goal and the Blues took a 50-0 lead into the fourth quarter.
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York conceded three safeties in the fourth quarter and Smith scored both of his touchdowns on one- and 13-yard runs, respectively.Ā
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York defensive back Josh Small (Pickering, Ont.) led all players with 7.5 tackles, while Hussein Hazime added seven tackles and 1.5 sacks in the loss.
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The Varsity Blues return to the field next Saturday, September 20 when they travel to London, Ont., to take on the No. 3 Western Mustangs. The Blues return home the following Saturday, September 27, as they host the Ottawa Gee-Gees in what will be the 999th game in program history. U of T will honour 2014 Hall of Fame inductee Rick Kollins as well as members of the all-century team. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. on both days.
Photo credit: Ā Martin Bazyl
Source: Ā University of Toronto Varsity Blues Sports Information
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues football team captured its second straight Argo Cup with a 70-0 victory over the York Lions in the 45thĀ Red & Blue Bowl at Varsity Centre on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 13).
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U of T is now 1-2 on the season, while the Lions drop to 0-3.
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York starting quarterbackĀ Nikko StamatisĀ (Toronto) finished 11-of-33 for 104 yards and two interceptions. Second-year receiverĀ Adam AdeboboyeĀ (Toronto) was the leading receiver on the day with six catches for 64 yards.
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LinebackerĀ Hussein HazimeĀ (Toronto) was named York’s player of the game after recording seven tackles and 1.5 sacks. Defensive backĀ Josh SmallĀ (Pickering, Ont.) led all players with 7.5 tackles.
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Toronto second-year running back Lukas Gavac (Mississauga, Ont.) rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Blues. Two other running backs also shone on the day. Rookie Divante Smith (Mississauga, Ont.) rushed 18 times for 113 yards and two touchdowns, while sophomore Ashton Rochester (Oakville, Ont.) ran eight times for 100 yards and one major.
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Blues quarterback Simon Nassar (Toronto) was 18-of-21 for 219 yards and one TD.
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Next up for the Lions is their annual Homecoming game on Saturday (Sept. 20) against the McMaster Marauders. Kick-off is set for 1pm.
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Photo credit: Ā Martin Bazyl
Source: Ā Alyson Fisher, York Lions Sports Information
| York Lions vs. Toronto Varsity BlueĀ at Toronto 9/13/2014 at 1:07pm R |
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| York 0 |
Toronto 70 |
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
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| York (0-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toronto (1-1) | 21 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 70 |
| Toronto | Varsity Stadium | |||||
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PRD TIME SCORING SUMMARY YORK – TORONTO 1 07:12 TorontoĀ – L Gavac 9 yd run. (E Hewitson kick is good).
Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards in 2:41.0 – 7 1 03:56 TorontoĀ – L Gavac 34 yd run. (E Hewitson kick is good).
Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards in 1:18.0 – 14 1 00:59 TorontoĀ – K Bradfield 47 yd pass from S Nassar. (E Hewitson kick is good).
Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards in 1:20.0 – 21 2 13:29 TorontoĀ – L Gavac 12 yd run. (E Hewitson kick is good).
Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards in 0:35.0 – 28 2 07:21 TorontoĀ – A Rochester 1 yd run. (E Hewitson kick is good).
Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards in 3:59.0 – 35 2 02:48 TorontoĀ – E Hewitson 29 yd field goal.
Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards in 2:38.0 – 38 2 00:01 TorontoĀ – Team safety 0 – 40 3 06:41 TorontoĀ – L Gavac 27 yd run. (E Hewitson kick is good).
Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards in 2:31.0 – 47 3 04:27 TorontoĀ – E Hewitson 38 yd field goal.
Drive: 5 plays, 2 yards in 1:52.0 – 50 4 14:53 TorontoĀ – Team safety 0 – 52 4 11:55 TorontoĀ – Team safety 0 – 54 4 05:54 TorontoĀ – D Smith 1 yd run. (E Hewitson kick is good).
Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards in 6:01.0 – 61 4 04:02 TorontoĀ – D Smith 13 yd run. (E Hewitson kick is good).
Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards in 0:59.0 – 68 4 02:24 TorontoĀ – Team safety 0 – 70
| YORK | STATISTICS | TORONTO |
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| 9 | FIRST DOWNS | 38 |
| 4 4 1 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
12 24 2 |
| 117 | TOTAL OFFENSE | 680 |
| 48 2.4 |
Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play |
78 8.7 |
| 104 | NET YARDS PASSING | 257 |
| 11-33 3.2 2-15 2 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked: Number-Yards Had intercepted |
21-26 9.9 2-24 0 |
| 44 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 447 |
| 13 3.4 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
50 8.9 |
| 12-386 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 6-222 |
| 32.2 | Average | 37.0 |
| 119 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 190 |
| 4-13 9-106 0 0 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interception Returns: Number-Yards |
10-135 1-16 2-39 |
| 11-105 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 10-90 |
| 1-1 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 0-0 |
| 2-24 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 2-15 |
| 0 0 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 2-39 |
| 26:33 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 33:27 |
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| DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
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| # | YORK | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 4 | Josh Small | 6 | 3 | 7.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 8 | Hussein Hazime | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1.5 – 16 | – | – | – | ||||
| 99 | Cole Austen | 3 | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 44 | Brett Colangelo | 4 | 3 | 5.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 51 | Emmerson Morassutti | 2 | 7 | 5.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 93 | Jessy DePeterillo | 2 | 7 | 5.5 | – | 1 – 2 | – | – | ||||
| 30 | Scott Noivo | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 9 | Rees Paterson | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 95 | Roberto Lopez | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 23 | Braedon Cameron | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 11 | Trey Cordle | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 – 8 | – | – | – | ||||
| 14 | Khalil Douglas | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 29 | Ian Lawrence | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 52 | Andrew Masson-Wong | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 96 | Naieeb Wahab | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 2 | Jonathon Howard | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 3 | Mahlique Marks | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 43 | Marc-Olivier Dube | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 49 | Michael Runowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 1 | Jarrett Carson | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 7 | Kobena Toku | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 26 | Dozie Ude | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 33 | Mitchell Fraser | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 54 | Dalton Lisso | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TOTALS | 39 | 56 | 67 | 2 – 24 | 2 – 3 | – | – | 2 | ||||
| # | TORONTO | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 18 | T Defour | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 1-32 | ||||
| 52 | D Girard | 1 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 2 | B Mokube | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | 1 – 2 | – | – | ||||
| 11 | J Lam | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 12 | P Harris | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 21 | J McBride | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | 1 | |||
| 32 | F Musa | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 34 | C Williams | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 36 | D Idowu | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 95 | E Williams | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 23 | P Kozachuk | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 45 | D Gordon | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | 1-7 | 1 | |||
| 90 | G McAdam | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 – 15 | – | – | – | ||||
| 88 | Ju Marra | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TM | TEAM | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| 4 | S Stewart | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 14 | D Smith | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 33 | J Gillespe | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 35 | O Lahnalampi | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 39 | J Willard | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | 1-0 | – | ||||
| 85 | A Awachie | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 86 | A Naccarato | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 97 | D Sackey | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 99 | Z Lukings | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TOTALS | 21 | 28 | 35 | 2 – 15 | 2 – 3 | 1 | 1-0 | 2-39 | 2 | |||
| OTHER INFORMATION | |
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| Location:Ā Toronto Stadium:Ā Varsity Stadium Attendance:Ā 2217 Weather:Ā Cloudy Temperature:Ā 10 |
Referee:Ā Fred Cooper Umpire:Ā Ross Foxcroft Head Linesman:Ā Dave Podetz Line Judge:Ā Chris Walker Back Judge:Ā John Pringle Field Judge:Ā Murray Morlog Side Judge:Ā John Duffin |
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