It’s often tough to get up for an opponent you are supposed to beat, but the McMaster football team displayed great focus from the opening kick-off and turned in a dominating performance to defeat the Waterloo Warriors 66-0 at Warrior Field on Saturday afternoon.
The Marauders were able to put points on the board on the team’s first 12 possessions, steadily building the lead while spreading the playing time out among the entire dress list. Starting quarterback Marshall Ferguson directed the Marauders to a 27-0 lead, before handing the reins to Asher Hastings in the second quarter. Hastings was making his CIS debut and handled the Marauder offense the rest of the game.
The Mac attack got touchdowns from Danny Vandervoort with two, Kingsley Amankwaa, Wayne Moore, Chris Pezzetta, Aaron Baker, and Stephen Kofi-Akuffo, while kicker Tyler Crapigna made all five of his field goal attempts on the afternoon.
In post-game comments, Marauder Coach Stefan Ptaszek told CHML’s Ted Michaels that the Marauders stayed mentally sharp in a situation when it would have been easy to lose focus. “Our guys played hard from start to finish,” said Ptaszek. “We also cleaned up a lot of areas from week one.”
McMaster had 650 yards of total offense, with Kofi-Akuffo the top rusher with 81 yards on seven carries and Vandervoort the top receiver with five catches for 83 yards.
The touchdowns by Kofi-Akuffo and Baker were the first of their Marauder careers, while Pezzetta found the end-zone again for the first time since the 2011 Vanier Cup. After missing the previous two seasons due to injury. Pezzetta told Ted Michaels after the game that every day he is feeling stronger, “I’ve been through a lot in the last two years but I couldn’t ask for anything more. It feels awesome.”
The Marauders improve to 2 and 0 with the win and will next face the Carleton Ravens on Saturday, September 13 at 1 p.m. at Ron Joyce Stadium.
Source: Bill Malley, McMaster Sports Information
The McMaster Marauders had a dominating performance outscoring the Warriors 66-0 in front of 2,200 fans on black and gold day at Warrior Field. The Marauders controlled the game with 348 rushing yards for 650 total yards compared to Waterloo’s 165 total yards. The Warriors fall to 0-2 on the season while McMaster remains perfect at 2-0.
McMaster’s Asher Hastings caught for 211 yards while S. Kofi-Akuffo had a strong game on the ground, scoring his first OUA touchdown. Waterloo had a tough time offensively withDanny Silvestri (Waterloo) running for 43 yards and Mike Dedys (Mississauga) catching for 63 yards. Lucas McConnell (Waterford) and Jamie Cook (Collingwood) shared pivot roles, going a combined 9-for-21 good for 92 yards.
McMaster wasted little time kick-starting their offence when Tyler Crapigna scored a 13-yard field goal 3:40 into the game. McMaster would dominate the run game early and force the Warriors defence to be left on the field much of the first quarter. The Marauders’ Danny Vandervoort and Kingsley Amankwaa would each add a touchdown before the end of the first quarter to go ahead 17-0.
McMaster would add to the scoring in the second quarter with another field goal by Crapigna and a short touchdown run by Vandervoort to extend the lead to 27-0. Crapigna finished the contest with five field goals. Max Cameron had the catch of the game with a one-handed 37-yard gain, highlighting the Marauders abilities.
Heading into the third quarter down 38-0 the Warriors continued to struggle offensively as the Marauders defence stifled any attempts Waterloo put forth. Greg Zaitz (Ancaster) andJordan Hoover (Sault Ste. Marie) were strong in defensive roles, making a combined seven unassisted tackles and 13 assisted tackles.
The Marauders’ Chris Pezzetta, Aaron Baker, and Kofi Akuffo would all add majors in the second half to extend the lead and the Marauders would cruise to the 66-0 victory.
Second-string quarterback Lucas McConnell (Waterford) came in for relief of Jamie Cook (Collingwood) in the second half and received player of the game honors for the Waterloo Warriors.
The 2-0 Marauders will return home next week to host the Carleton Ravens in week 3 of OUA action while Waterloo will visit their neighbors the Laurier Golden Hawks for a Saturday afternoon game on Sept. 13.
(Source: Dan Ackerman, Waterloo Warriors Sports Information)
McMaster Marauders vs. Waterloo Warriors at Waterloo 9/6/2014 at 13:07 |
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McMaster 66 |
Waterloo 0 |
SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
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McMaster (2-0) | 17 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 66 |
Waterloo (0-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Waterloo | Warrior Field |
PRD | TIME | SCORING SUMMARY | MCMASTER – WATERLOO |
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1 | 09:51 | McMaster – Tyler Crapigna 13 yd field goal. Drive: 12 plays, 0 yards in 3:40. |
3 – 0 |
1 | 04:15 | McMaster – D. Vandervoort 27 yd pass from M. Ferguson. (Tyler Crapigna kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards in 2:55. |
10 – 0 |
1 | 00:21 | McMaster – K. Amankwaa 6 yd pass from M. Ferguson. (Tyler Crapigna kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards in 1:51. |
17 – 0 |
2 | 12:01 | McMaster – Tyler Crapigna 20 yd field goal. Drive: 7 plays, 0 yards in 2:15. |
20 – 0 |
2 | 07:45 | McMaster – D. Vandervoort 2 yd pass from M. Ferguson. (Tyler Crapigna kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards in 2:53. |
27 – 0 |
2 | 03:58 | McMaster – Tyler Crapigna 38 yd field goal. Drive: 7 plays, 0 yards in 2:18. |
30 – 0 |
2 | 00:31 | McMaster – Wayne Moore 1 yd run. (Tyler Crapigna kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards in 2:09. |
37 – 0 |
2 | 00:28 | McMaster – Tyler Crapigna rouge point. | 38 – 0 |
3 | 12:24 | McMaster – Tyler Crapigna 35 yd field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards in 2:11. |
41 – 0 |
3 | 06:58 | McMaster – Chris Pezzetta 5 yd run. (Tyler Crapigna kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards in 1:32. |
48 – 0 |
3 | 01:41 | McMaster – Tyler Crapigna 29 yd field goal. Drive: 10 plays, 0 yards in 1:24. |
51 – 0 |
4 | 12:57 | McMaster – Aaron Baker 67 yd pass from Asher Hastings. (Tyler Crapigna kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 76 yards in 1:13. |
58 – 0 |
4 | 12:55 | McMaster – Tyler Crapigna rouge point. | 59 – 0 |
4 | 08:38 | McMaster – S. Kofi-Akuffo 4 yd run. (Tyler Crapigna kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards in 2:42. |
66 – 0 |
MCMASTER | STATISTICS | WATERLOO |
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31 | FIRST DOWNS | 10 |
11 20 0 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
4 4 2 |
650 | TOTAL OFFENSE | 143 |
66 9.8 |
Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play |
48 3.0 |
317 | NET YARDS PASSING | 99 |
17-22 14.4 1-15 0 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked: Number-Yards Had intercepted |
11-25 4.0 3-21 0 |
348 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 65 |
43 8.1 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
20 3.2 |
2-83 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 13-412 |
41.5 | Average | 31.7 |
149 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 121 |
9-128 1-21 0 0 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interception Returns: Number-Yards |
2-5 7-116 0 0 |
9-100 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 6-56 |
2-1 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 0-0 |
3-21 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 1-15 |
0 0 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 0 0 |
30:08 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 29:52 |
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DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
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# | MCMASTER | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
40 | Jacob Heathcote | 4 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
47 | Conner Mackay | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 – 13 | 3.5 – 15 | – | – | ||||
13 | Jeremy Kyei | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
39 | Alec Robertson | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
26 | Steven Ventresca | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 – 3 | – | – | ||||
44 | Kyle Fitzsimons | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
3 | Johnathan Ngeleka | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
21 | Andrew Surya | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
25 | Zachary Ismael | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
54 | Mark Mackie | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
5 | Keldyn Ahlstedt | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
33 | Eric Mezzalira | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
41 | Cole Munden | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
50 | Sebastian Gladman | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
77 | Mike Kashak | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
90 | Michael Brouwers | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
91 | Jason Riley | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
92 | Kevin Aleinik | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 – 8 | 1 – 8 | – | – | ||||
94 | Fabion Foote | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
10 | Joseph Richardson | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
18 | Joey Cupido | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||
TOTALS | 31 | 22 | 42 | 3 – 21 | 6 – 27 | – | – | 2 | ||||
# | WATERLOO | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
46 | Greg Zaitz | 3 | 8 | 7 | – | 1 – 15 | – | – | ||||
24 | Jordan Hoover | 4 | 5 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
2 | Yazeed Sinan | 4 | 4 | 6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
1 | Lucas Merlin | 1 | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
49 | Brendan Conway | 2 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
56 | Lucas Beeby | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 1-0 | – | ||||
15 | Daniel Riehl | 1 | 5 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
42 | Christopher Smith | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
97 | Matt Kielo | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
4 | Ethan McDonagh | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
21 | Miklos McMaster | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
95 | Braden Southern | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | 1 – 6 | – | – | ||||
26 | Nick Norwood | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
29 | Kennedy Voz | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
48 | Nicholas Longo | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
5 | Mitch Kernick | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
37 | Colin Dunn | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
58 | Matt Macera | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
59 | Ivan Gritsiniak | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
98 | Nicholas Vennard | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
19 | Jeff Kuipers | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
25 | Jason El-Khoury | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
TOTALS | 35 | 52 | 61 | 1 – 15 | 2 – 21 | 1-0 | – | 1 |
OTHER INFORMATION | |
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Location: Waterloo Stadium: Warrior Field Attendance: 2265 Weather: Cloudy Temperature: 18 Wind: 2km/h SE |
Referee: K. Baird Umpire: C. Venter Head Linesman: M. Morlog Line Judge: A. Monaco Back Judge: B. Grieg Field Judge: J. Pringle Side Judge: F. Cooper |
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