Team B.C. wins bronze for 2nd year in a row: shut down Ontario West

B.C. WINS BRONZE FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR

British Columbia faced-off against Ontario West in the bronze medal game at the 2011 Football Canada Cup from Lethbridge, Alberta.

The game began with a short B.C. opening kick-off which was recovered by Dmytro Povalyaev but B.C. was unable to capitalize on the recovery. A 42-yard punt single by Clark Green got Ontario West out to an early 1-0 lead.

On the final play of the opening quarter, B.C. quarterback Jordan Deverill connected with receiver Michael Carney on a 91-yard reception to set up a first and goal at the 7-yard line. Michael Carney shifted over to quarterback to replace shaken-up starter, Jordan Deverill– running the ball in on a QB sneak for the touchdown, putting B.C. up 7-1.

B.C. widened their lead 14-1 on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Deverill to running back Mason Swift. The score was set-up by a 45-yard screen pass to Terrell Davis. Deverill finished the afternoon completing 6 of 9 passes for 163 yards.

One of the bright spots for Ontario West was running back Jordan Clout who ran for 117 yards on 21 carries. Ontario West also received strong games from their defensive front seven including lineman Zach Mallough and Ryan Correia who battled hard to contain B.C. running backs’ Terrell Davis and Mason Swift.

Players of the game/ Joueurs du match

Most valuable offensive player / Joueur offensif par excellence- B.C./ C.-B. # 9 Mike Carney
Most valuable defensive player / Joueur défensif par excellence- B.C./ C.-B. #99 Jordan Kuziek

Most valuable offensive player / Joueur offensif par excellence- Ontario West/ Ouest de l’Ontario #23 Jordan Clout
Most valuable defensive player/ Joueur défensif offensif par excellence- Ontario West/ Ouest de l’Ontario #99 Zach Mallough

La Colombie-Britannique affrontait l’Ouest de l’Ontario dans le match de la petite finale au tournoi de la coupe Football Canada 2011, vendredi après-midi à Lethbridge, en Alberta.
Médaillés de bronze en 2010, les Britanno-Colombiens ont lancé les hostilités en effectuant un botté court sur leur coup d’envoi de la rencontre et le ballon a été recouvert par leur porte couleurs Dmytro Povalyaev, mais la C.-B. n’a pas été en mesure de capitaliser sur le jeu. Un botté de dégagement de 42 verges de Clark Green a ensuite produit un simple qui a placé les Ontariens en avant 1 à 0.
Sur le dernier jeu du premier quart, le pivot Jordan Deverill de la Colombie-Britannique a rejoint le receveur de passes Michael Carney sur un jeu de 91 verges pour s’installer à la ligne de sept verges de l’Ouest de l’Ontario. Carney a pris la place du quart alors que Deverill est resté secoué lors du jeu précédent, et il a transporté le ballon sur une faufilade du quart pour inscrire le premier touché du match. C’était 7 à 1 pour la Colombie-Britannique.
La Colombie-Britannique a creusé l’écart à 14-1 sur une passe de cinq verges de Deverill vers le demi offensif Mason Swift. La table a été mise pour ce majeur grâce une passe avec écran de 45 verges vers Terrell Davis. Deverill a conclu la rencontre en réussissant six passes sur neuf tentatives pour 163 verges de gain.
Un des joueurs les plus brillants pour les Ontariens a été le demi offensif Jordan Clout qui a porté le ballon 21 fois pour un total de 117 verges. L’Ouest de l’Ontario a aussi profité du jeu solide de sa première ligne défensive, notamment les joueurs de ligne Zach Mallough et Ryan Correia qui ont travaillé dur pour contenir les demis offensifs Davis et Swift de la Colombie-Britannique.
Joueurs du match
Joueur offensif par excellence- C.-B. : # 9 Mike Carney
Joueur défensif par excellence- C.-B. : #99 Jordan Kuziek

Joueur offensif par excellence- Ouest de l’Ontario : #23 Jordan Clout
Joueur défensif offensif par excellence- Ouest de l’Ontario : #99 Zach Mallough

Team B.C. release

TEAM BC CAPTURES BRONZE MEDAL AT 2011 FOOTBALL CANADA CUP WITH 14-1 WIN OVER TEAM ONTARIO WEST

LETHBRIDGE, A.B. – Team BC (British Columbia provincial under-18 team) has won the bronze medal at the 2011 Football Canada Cup tournament after scoring a 14-1 victory over Team Ontario West on Friday in the bronze medal game at the University of Lethbridge Community Sports Stadium in Lethbridge, Alberta.

This marks the second consecutive year that Team BC has won a bronze medal at the Football Canada Cup. British Columbia did not field a team at the Football Canada Cup from 2001 to 2009.

“We’re really proud of the fact we were able to finish in the top-three,” said Team BC head coach Tom Kudaba. “Our goal going in was always to compete for the gold medal as it always is but it’s a hard tournament.

“Our kids did an outstanding job buying into what we were trying to do on both sides of the ball and on special teams. The effort was outstanding. Their demeanor was great. They followed all the rules. I’m really happy for their accomplishment even though we felt that if we had another week or two of preparation we could have given Quebec [in the semifinal] a better game that’s for sure.”

Team BC did all of their damage offensively in the second quarter after falling behind 1-0 after the opening frame. Quarterback Michael Carney got Team BC on the scoreboard on a quarterback sneak before Team BC concluded the scoring in the quarter – and the game – in the dying seconds of the first half with quarterback Jordan Deverill hooking up with running back Mason Swift on a touchdown pass.

“The offence for the first half was solid – scored two touchdowns – but never really got it going in the second half for various reasons,” said Kudaba. “Generally speaking we did just enough to win.”

Quarterback Michael Carney was named Team BC’s offensive player of the game while defensive lineman Jordan Kuziek was named Team BC’s defensive player of the game.

Team BC concludes the 2011 Football Canada Cup tournament with a record of two wins and one loss.