NFC: Steelers have offensive explosion to gain sole possession of top spot in West, Invaders & Hawkeyes win
The Sault Ste Marie Steelers brought out all their offensive weapons to win their fourth consecutive game while strengthening their lead in the Western Conference of the National Football Conference (NFC).
Josh Gauthier led the Steelers to a 69-7 victory over the Sudbury Spartans. The Steelers running back was unstoppable on the field as he scored four touchdowns in the victory – two in the first quarter on 30 yard and 103 yard runs as well as two in the third quarter on seven yard and 25 yard runs.
He now leads the league in average yards per carry (15.3) while amassing 825 rushing yards. In Saturday’s game, he had 249 rushing yards on 14 carries (17.8 yards per carry).
Steelers quarterback Frank Wiese connected with slotback Kyle Gauthier for two touchdowns in the first quarter (37 yards) and the fourth quarter (55 yards). Gauthier also added a 60 yard punt return touchdown in the third quarter.
James Castellani also found the end zone once while running back Matt Buchan accumulated 70 yards on eight carries for the Steelers.
The Steelers defense mount a successful wall against the Spartans – the opposition could only amount 280 yards (132 rushing, 148 receiving). It was a long night for Spartans quarterback Travis Campbell, who only had eight completions in 26 attempts and running back Josh Cuomo who only had 86 rushing yards on 16 carries (5.4 yards per carry).
In other NFC action, the Durham Hawkeyes breezed by the Toronto Raiders 42-12. Kicker Dimitru Inoita was successful on two field goal attempts (18, 30 yards) while adding five PATS to lead the way for the Hawkeyes. Quarterback Cody Enman connected with Justene Edwards (eight yards), Ricky Clarke (18 yards) and Ryan Thompson (42 yards) for touchdown scores.
Meanwhile, the Ottawa Invaders kept paced with the Hawkeyes in the East Division as the team got by the Tri-City Outlaws 30-13. In the first quarter, Invaders quarterback Jeff Hildreth connected with Danny Mullins for a 21 yard major in the first quarter while TJ Williams, Adam Gourgon and Eddie Brown all found the end zone in the victory.
In the East Division, the Invaders, Hawkeyes and Montreal Transit all have 3-1 records while the Toronto Raiders sit in last place with a 1-4 record. Meanwhile in the West Division, the Steelers are atop with a 4-1 mark. The Outlaws are in second place with a 3-2 record while Sarnia Imperials are 1-2 and the Spartans are 1-4. The Oakville Longhorns are still seeking their first victory as they are currently 0-3 on the season.
2013 Northern Football Conference Game 19 Summary
Sudbury Spartans 7 at Sault Ste. Marie Steelers 69
Steelers improve to 4-1, Spartans drop to 1-4
Qtr. Team Time Play Convert Running
1st Soo 4:26 Josh Gauthier, 30 yard run Matt Leask Soo 7-0
1st Soo 7:00 Kyle Gauthier from Frank Weise, 37 yds. Matt Leask Soo 14-0
1st Soo 14:25 Josh Gauthier, 103 yard run Matt Leask Soo 21-0
2nd Soo 6:12 James Castellani, 3 yard run Matt Leask Soo 28-0
2nd Sud 14:35 Scott Smith, 6 yard run Massimo Cimino Soo 28-7
3rd Soo 3:31 Josh Gauthier, 7 yard run Matt Leask Soo 35-7
3rd Soo 7:26 Josh Gauthier, 25 yard run Matt Leask Soo 42-7
3rd Soo 9:17 Kyle Gauthier, 60 yard punt return Matt Leask Soo 49-7
4th Soo 2:38 Kyle Gauthier from Frank Weise, 55 yds. Matt Leask Soo 56-7
4th Soo 5:20 Mike Hope, 57 yard interception return Matt Leask Soo 63-7
4th Soo 7:53 Caine Hussey Derrer, 48 yard intercept return no good Soo 69-7
TEAM STATS
Sudbury Sault
Rushing (att.-yds.) 34-132 29-415
Passing Yards 148 133
– Team Losses -27 -16
Net Offence 253 532
First Downs 10 10
Return Yards 142 157
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 1-1
Interceptions by 0 2
Penalties-Yards 3-30 9-90
INDIVIDUAL STATS
SPARTANS STEELERS
Rushing (atts.-yds.) Josh Cuomo 16-86 Josh Gauthier 14-249, 4 tds
Scott Smith 13-32 Matt Buchan 8-70
Brent Toulouse 2-8 Todd Hicks 2-39
Receiving (cat.-yds.) Nick Micelotta3-76 Kyle Gauthier 2-92, 2 tds
James Howatt 2-26 Jesse Hill 1-22
Al Kawa 1-24 Nathan Edwards 1-9
Passing Travis Campbell 8-26-0-2 Frank Weise 4-6-2-0
(comp.-atts.-tds-int)
Tackles Chris Tarini 3.5 Justin Sauerzopf 8
Justin Ouellette 3.5
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2013 Northern Football Conference Game 18 Summary
Tri City Outlaws 13 at Ottawa Invaders 30
Invaders improve to 3-1, Outlaws drop to 3-2
Qtr. Team Time Play Convert Running
1st Ott 7:34 Rouge, wide field goal n/a Ott 1-0
1st Ott 7:34 Danny Mullins from Jeff Hildreth, 21 yds. Dan Buckley (2) Ott 9-0
2nd TCO 4:51 Marc Fernandes, fumble recovery Jeff Mandelker Ott 9-7
2nd Ott 12:19 T J Williams, 1 yard run Jeff Morris Ott 16-7
3rd Ott 13:19 Adam Gourgon, 3 yard run Jeff Morris Ott 23-7
4th TCO 6:44 Jeff Nosal, 10 yard run 2 pt. no good Ott 23-13
4th Ott 13:30 Eddie Brown from Leith Fisken, 5 yards Jeff Morris Ott 30-13
TEAM STATS
Tri City Ottawa
Rushing (att.-yds.) 28-143 28-109
Passing Yards 6 157
– Team Losses 0 -7
Net Offence 149 259
First Downs 9 13
Return Yards 63 97
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-2
Interceptions by 1 4
Penalties-Yards 4-30 9-90
INDIVIDUAL STATS
OUTLAWS INVADERS
Rushing (atts.-yds.) Jeff Nosal 11-60, td Adam Gourgon 12-60, td
Will Christey 4-31 T J Williams 9-29, td
Kris Kusch 4-19 Kory Camp 1-10
Receiving (cat.-yds.) Cody Desrochers 1-4 Danny Mullins 3-58, td
Shawn Ashe 2-2 Andrew Foss 4-55
Bobby Massie 1-20
Passing Jeff Nosal 2-16-0-2 Jeff Hildreth 10-15-1-1
(comp.-atts.-tds-int) Shawn Ashe 1-2-0-0 Leith Fisken 2-2-1-0
Tackles Ryan Yantz 6 Mike Lacelle 5
Brian Adams 6
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2013 Northern Football Conference Game 17 Summary
Toronto Raiders 12 at Durham Hawkeyes 42
Hawkeyes improve to 3-1, Raiders drop to 1-4
Qtr. Team Time Play Convert Running
1st Dur 8:54 Dwight Lewis, 1 yard run Dumtiru Ionita Dur 7-0
1st Dur 12:33 Justene Edwards from Cody Enman, 8 yds. Dumitru Ionita Dur 14-0
1st Dur 15:00 Cody Enman, 1 yard run Dumitru Ionita Dur 21-0
2nd Dur 13:04 Ricky Clarke from Cody Enman, 18 yds. Dumitru Ionita Dur 28-0
2nd Dur 13:41 Ryan Thompson from Cody Enman, 42 yds. Dumitru Ionita Dur 35-0
3rd Raid 7:42 Michael Briggs from Chris Foster, 19 yds. 2 pt. no good Dur 35-6
3rd Dur 13:10 Dumitru Ionita, 18 yard field goal n/a Dur 38-6
4th Dur 4:30 Dumitru Ionita, 30 yard field goal n/a Dur 41-6
4th Raid 9:00 Isaiah Wilthsire from Chris Foster, 72 yds. 2 pt. no good Dur 41-12
4th Dur 14:10 Dumitru Ionita, rouge, missed field goal n/a Dur 42-12
TEAM STATS
Raiders Durham
Rushing (att.-yds.) 12-34 26-128
Passing Yards 180 299
– Team Losses -12 -14
Net Offence 202 413
First Downs 12 19
Return Yards 185 26
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Interceptions by 0 5
Penalties-Yards 10-94 10-100
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RAIDERS HAWKEYES
Rushing (atts.-yds.) George Baiden 6-17 Kris Newman 9-84
Jamie Watson 1-10 Dwight Lewis 11-38, td
Isaiah Wiltshire 2-6 Cody Enman 5-7, td
Receiving (cat.-yds.) Isaiah Wiltshire 2-92, td Ricky Clarke 6-149, td
Phil Dixon 2-22 Justene Edwards 7-108, td
Anthony Samuel 1-22 Ryan Thompson 1-42, td
Passing Chris Foster 10-30-2-5 Cody Enman 14-21-3-0
(comp.-atts.-tds-int)
Tackles Brian Hinds 3 Rolando Daley 3
Anton Collymore 3 Chris Russell 3
Richard Thompson 3
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2013 Northern Football Conference
Current Standings as of June 23rd
EAST
Team Won Lost Tied OT Loss For Aga. Pts.
Montreal Transit * 3 1 0 0 156 27 6
Ottawa Invaders 3 1 0 0 96 59 6
Durham Hawkeyes 3 1 0 0 92 59 6
Toronto Raiders 1 4 0 0 63 170 2
WEST
Team Won Lost Tied OT Loss For Aga. Pts.
Sault Ste. Marie Steelers 4 1 0 0 192 31 8
Tri City Outlaws 3 2 0 0 106 115 6
Sarnia Imperials 1 2 0 0 90 69 2
Sudbury Spartans 1 4 0 0 68 233 2
Oakville Longhorns 0 3 0 0 34 136 0
*Montreal was found to have used an ineligible player in week 1, forfeit to the Hawkeyes
Any ties are broken by head to head and then fewest points allowed
June 22nd scores
Toronto Raiders 12 at Durham 42
Tri City 13 at Ottawa 30
Sudbury 7 at Sault Ste. Marie 69
Coming up June 29th
7:00 Norm Perry Oakville @ Sarnia
7:30 College Notre Dame Ottawa @ Montreal
(Game summaries, statistics by John Metcalfe)
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