Ross leads mounties to victory over axemen (stats)

(Wolfville, NS) The Mount Allison Mounties improved to 3-3 and join a three-way deadlock for first place with a 20-7 win over the Acadia Axemen, spoiling the Homecoming celebrations for the 1,425 fans in attendance at Raymond Field in Wolfville, NS.

The Mounties held the lead for the entire game, opening the scoring on a 17-yard Jon Szilagyi field goal that capped an eight-play, 69-yard drive off of the opening kickoff.

Mount Allison widened the gap to a ten-point lead at 10:25 of the second quarter when running back Alonzo Howell capped a 36-yard drive with a one yard dive for the first major of the game. Howell had 17 carries on the day for 103 of the Mountie 237 net yards rushing.

The visiting Mounties stretched the lead to 17 unanswered points late in the third quarter when pivot Jake Hotchkiss threw a ball on a rope to fourth year receiver Ben Stehr for Mount Allison’s final touchdown of the day.

Acadia finally responded to the 17-0 deficit at the midway point of the third frame when quarterback Kyle Graves found a wide open Scott Kelly on a seam route that covered 31 yards for the touchdown run after the catch.

The scoring ended at 7:34 in the final quarter on a 27-yard Szilagyi field goal.

The win split the season series between the two teams, but the Mounties now hold the tie-breaker over the Axemen should they end up in a tie in the standings at the end of the season. The Axemen defeated the Mounties by seven points last weekend in Sackville, but today’s 14-point margin of victory for Mount Allison gives them a plus-7 advantage in point differential in head-to-head play which is the next tie-breaker.

Reigning AUS Most Outstanding Player Gary Ross had a team-high 83 yards in receiving on four catches while teammate Alonzo Howell led Mount Allison with 103 yards on the ground. Ross was held to 93 yards on seven punt returns but posted 212 all-purpose yards and was named the Subway Player of the Game for his efforts.

Graves had a game-high 107 yards rushing and threw for 220 yards in the air, completing 18-of-37 attempts with two interceptions.

Mount Allison edged Acadia 369 to 367 in net offensive yards.

Acadia’s Tom Labenski led the game with 9 solo tackles, 10 assisted tackles, two forced fumbles and one quarterback sack for a four yard loss. Mountie Matt Thomson led the defense with five solos and five assisted tackles.

The 3-3 Axemen head on a road trip in week seven to Antingonish to take on the last place StFX X-Men (1-5) while Mount Allison (3-3) visit the Saint Mary’s Huskies (3-3) who are riding a three game winning streak.

Scoring Summary

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Scoring Summary (Final)
Mt. Allison vs. Acadia
Date: Oct 16, 2010 Site: Wolfville, NS Stadium: Raymond Field
Attendance: 1425

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
—————– — — — — —–
Mt. Allison……… 3 14 0 3 – 20
Acadia………….. 0 0 7 0 – 7

Scoring Summary:
1st 03:24 MTA – Jon Szilagyi 17 yd field goal
8 plays, 69 yards, TOP 3:19, MTA 3 – ACA 0
2nd 10:25 MTA – Alonzo Howell 1 yd run (Jon Szilagyi kick)
10 plays, 36 yards, TOP 4:40, MTA 10 – ACA 0
14:43 MTA – Ben Stehr 4 yd pass from Jake Hotchkiss (Jon Szilagyi kick)
2 plays, 64 yards, TOP 0:14, MTA 17 – ACA 0
3rd 08:18 ACA – Scott Kelly 31 yd pass from Kyle Graves (Matt Archibald kick)
7 plays, 93 yards, TOP 3:15, MTA 17 – ACA 7
4th 07:34 MTA – Jon Szilagyi 27 yd field goal
4 plays, 26 yards, TOP 1:42, MTA 20 – ACA 7

Kickoff time: 2:00pm End of Game: Total elapsed time: –
Officials:
Temperature: 10 deg Wind: Weather: overcast

[HR][/HR] Team Statistics

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Team Statistics (Final)
MTA ACA

FIRST DOWNS………………. 19 20
Rushing………………… 11 10
Passing………………… 6 8
Penalty………………… 2 2
NET YARDS RUSHING…………. 237 165
Rushing Attempts………… 43 27
Average Per Rush………… 5.5 6.1
Rushing Touchdowns………. 1 0
Yards Gained Rushing…….. 243 182
Yards Lost Rushing………. 6 17
NET YARDS PASSING…………. 137 220
Completions-Attempts-Int…. 13-16-1 18-40-2
Average Per Attempt……… 8.6 5.5
Average Per Completion…… 10.5 12.2
Passing Touchdowns………. 1 1
TEAM LOSSES………………. -5 -18
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS……….. 369 367
Total offense plays……… 61 71
Average Gain Per Play……. 6.0 5.2
Fumbles: Number-Lost………. 2-1 1-1
Penalties: Number-Yards……. 9-104 5-56
PUNTS-YARDS………………. 13-508 13-415
Average Yards Per Punt…… 39.1 31.9
Net Yards Per Punt………. 31.9 24.8
Inside 20………………. 3 1
50+ Yards………………. 3 1
Touchbacks……………… 0 0
Fair catch……………… 0 0
KICKOFFS-YARDS……………. 4-217 2-68
Average Yards Per Kickoff… 54.2 34.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff……. 24.8 30.5
Touchbacks……………… 0 0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 7-93-0 8-93-0
Average Per Return………. 13.3 11.6
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-7-0 4-118-0
Average Per Return………. 3.5 29.5
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 2-0-0 1-2-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Possession Time…………… 30:35 28:53
1st Quarter…………….. 7:56 7:04
2nd Quarter…………….. 8:57 6:03
3rd Quarter…………….. 6:08 8:52
4th Quarter…………….. 7:34 6:54
Third-Down Conversions…….. 1 of 1 1 of 5
Red-Zone Scores-Chances……. 4-4 0-0
Sacks By: Number-Yards…….. 4-18 2-5
PAT Kicks………………… 2-2 1-1
Field Goals………………. 2-2 0-0

[HR][/HR] Individual Statistics

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Individual Statistics (Final)
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Mt. Allison

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Alonzo Howell 17 108 5 103 1 28 6.1
Gary Ross 4 36 0 36 0 15 9.0
Matt Pickett 13 33 1 32 0 8 2.5
Jake Hotchkiss 6 32 0 32 0 14 5.3
Adam Molnar 2 26 0 26 0 23 13.0
Nick Kukkonen 1 8 0 8 0 8 8.0
Totals… 43 243 6 237 1 28 5.5

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Jake Hotchkiss 16-13-1 137 1 60 2
Totals… 16-13-1 137 1 60 2

Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Gary Ross 4 83 0 60
Ben Stehr 2 21 1 17
Adam Molnar 2 5 0 5
Jarrett King 1 15 0 15
Nick Kukkonen 1 6 0 6
N. Zavarella 1 3 0 3
Jared Collett 1 1 0 1
Stu Moore 1 1 0 2
Totals… 13 135 1 60

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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Jon Szilagyi 13 508 39.1 55 3 0
Totals… 13 508 39.1 55 3 0

Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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Gary Ross 7 93 25 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jared Collett 0 0 0 2 7 7 0 0 0
Bradley Daye 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Matt Kenny 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals… 7 93 25 2 7 7 2 0 0

Field goal attempts
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Jon Szilagyi 1st 11:36 17 yds – Good
Jon Szilagyi 4th 07:26 27 yds – Good

Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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Jon Szilagyi 4 217 0 0 54.2

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Acadia

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Kyle Graves 16 119 12 107 0 24 6.7
Brett Haenni 6 33 1 32 0 13 5.3
Zack Skibin 5 30 4 26 0 16 5.2
Totals… 27 182 17 165 0 24 6.1

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Kyle Graves 37-18-2 220 1 36 4
Andrew Healy 3-0-0 0 0 0 0
Totals… 40-18-2 220 1 36 4

Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Conor Cox 5 49 0 24
Scott Kelly 4 80 1 36
Zack Skibin 2 33 0 17
Mike Squires 2 22 0 11
T. Hercules 2 13 0 7
Holden Morales 1 15 0 15
Stu Clow 1 8 0 8
AJ Durling 1 0 0 0
Totals… 18 220 1 36

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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TEAM 1 8 8.0 8 0 0
Kyle Graves 12 407 33.9 50 1 0
Totals… 13 415 31.9 50 1 0

Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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Mike Rostance 0 0 0 4 118 46 0 0 0
Najja Coley 8 93 27 0 0 0 0 0 0
Evan Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
Totals… 8 93 27 4 118 46 1 2 2

Field goal attempts
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Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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Matt Archibald 2 68 0 0 34.0

FUMBLES: Mt. Allison-Stu Moore 1-1; Jake Hotchkiss 1-0. Acadia-Brett Haenni 1-1.