Rouge lifts Hurricanes to victory

 

OFC:  Hamilton Hurricanes win thriller, advance to Varsity Championship Final

The Hamilton Hurricanes got the job done but it wasn’t easy.

Late in the fourth quarter, Mark Milan’s 41 yard field goal attempt was wide; however, the Hurricanes earned an extra point on the play to propel the team to a 20-19 victory over the Burlington Stampeders in the Doug Dittmer Divisional Final in the Ontario Football Conference (OFC) playoffs.

As a result, the Hurricanes have earned a spot in the OFC Varsity championship final on Saturday August 10^th, 2013 at Nelson Stadium in Burlington.  The undefeated team will face the winner of the Huronia Stallions/Peterborough Wolverines Mike Ramsay Divisional Final game.

In the first quarter, the Stampeders conceded a safety to the Hurricanes to open the scoring.  Subsequently, Stampeders kicker Gabriel Ferraro was successful on a 27 yard field goal attempt to put give the team a slim 3-2 margin.

At 13:15 of the quarter, the Hurricanes replied back as offensive threat Jason LeDonne scored a touchdown on a 75 yard run to give the team a 9-3 lead.

On a punt return in the second quarter, Daniel Petermann returned the ball straight into the end zone for a 95 yard touchdown score to put the Hurricanes up 16-3 at the half.

After halftime, the Stampeders went right to work and scored points three consecutive times – a 36 yard field goal by Ferraro, a four yard touchdown run from Lucas Merlin and Troy Downton connecting with Jude Armson for a 43 yard touchdown to lead the Hurricanes 19-16 early in the fourth quarter.

However, Milan was the hero for the Hurricanes as he was successful on a 19 yard field goal attempt to tie the game and then the wide field goal which resulted in the rouge that sealed the win for the Hurricanes.

 

Varsity – Doug Dittmer Divisional Final

Burlington Stampeders                 19           at            Hamilton Hurricanes       20

Hurricanes advance to O.F.C. Varsity Final vs. Huronia/Peterborough winner

Qtr.      Time     Team    Scoring Play                                                                   Convert                                 Running

1^st           4:42        Ham       Safety touch, conceded                                                   n/a                                         Ham 2-0

1^st           12:43     Burl        Gabriel Ferraro, 27 yard field goal                             n/a                                         Burl 3-2

1^st           13:12     Ham       Janson LeDonne, 75 yard run                                      Mark Milan                         Ham 9-3

2^nd          14:35     Ham       Daniel Petermann, 95 yard punt return                  Mark Milan                         Ham 16-3

3^rd           5:57        Burl        Gabriel Ferraro, 36 yard field goal                             n/a                                         Ham 16-6

3^rd           12:51     Burl        Lucas Merlin, 4 yard run                                                blocked                                                Ham 16-12

4^th           2:16        Burl        Jude Armson from Troy Downton, 43 yds.            Gabriel Ferraro                 Burl 19-16

4^th           6:34        Ham       Mark Milan, 19 yard field goal                                     n/a                                         19-19

4^th           15:00     Ham       Mark Milan, 41 yard rouge, wide field goal           n/a                                         Ham 20-19

(Game summary – John Metcalfe)