OVFL JV: Ā Cambridge Lions stay undefeated with victory over London Jr. Mustangs
The Junior Varsity Cambridge Lions defeated the London Mustangs in a commanding fashion, 41-0.
At TD Waterhouse Stadium, the Lions played a well balanced game.
āWe played well in all three phases of the game,ā said Lions head coach Gary Skalos.
The Lions’ offense had another stellar game. Starting out strong, the Lions were able to jump out to a 19-0 lead at halftime. Leading the offense, in his second OVFL gameĀ was quarterback Mitch Weiler as he was a force on the field and in the huddle.
ā(Mitch) led exactly the way I knew he would; a strong leader,ā says Skalos.
Overall, Mitch had a strong statistical game adding a touchdown to his 146 passing yards.
George Monaghan IV pulled in a pass that led to a 47 yard touchdown reception.
The Lions could not be contained on the field. As a unit, the Lions had 280 rushing yards. Alex Salytchev turned in a solid performance with 109 yards on ten carries and added a major. It was also a big day for leading rusher Danyel Sipes whoĀ had 125 yardsĀ and scoredĀ two touchdowns on the ground.
However, this Lions’Ā success cameĀ fromĀ their offensive line.
The offensive line gave us a lot of what we need to get,” said Skalos.Ā “I challenged them before the game and they performed.”
On defense, the Lions had a great game as a unit.
āThey rolled through all personnel,ā said Skalos. āThey continued to bend but not break.”
Another key player was defensive back Klay De-gannes who had an interception in the third quarter.
āThat put the nail in the coffin ā said Skalos.
Defensive linemen, Jordan Burrell also had a great game
āHe was a wall of football,” said Skalos.Ā “He was intimidating, did everything he could do and a great leader.”
Additionally, The Lions hadĀ success on special teams.
āItās a crucial part of the game,ā said Skalos. āNathan McLean gave us great field position all night.”
āTo have a guy who can place the ball on the 10, 15 or the 5 yard line, wherever we need, night in and night out is a weapon.ā
McLean was good on 4 of 5 PATās and had a successful attempt on his second field goal of the season. In addition, Brandon Metz was an ace on the punt return, which he capped off with a stellar 48 yard return.
Overall, the Lions were happy to come out on top.
āWe rushed the heck out of it,ā said Skalos, āSpeed kills and were an extremely fast team.”
Next week, theĀ Lions will take on the Halton Cowboys at home on Friday.Ā Kickoff is at 8pm.
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