Unstoppable Transit

NFC:  Transit, Hawkeyes, Outlaws and Steelers win divisional semi-final games

The Montreal Transit continued their dominance this season in the Northern Football Conference (NFC).

This past weekend, the Transit shutout the Toronto Raiders 54-0 in the East Division semi-finals

In the first half, Transit quarterback Mathieu Rene connected with three different offensive threats for touchdowns –Pascal  Tshliambo for a 10 yard major, Jourdain Alexis for a one yard score and Francois Bruno for a 26 yard tally.

At halftime, the Transit enjoyed a 20-0 lead.

In the second half, Rene and Jourdain connected again for a 47 yard touchdown.  Subsequent to that, running back Andrew Hamilton and Patrick Bougie each had a one yard majors.  Bruno would get his second score of the game, after connecting with Rene for a 23 yard score.

Hamilton added 116 rushing yards for the victors.  Kicker William Dion was successful on a 28 yard field goal attempt and five conversion attempts.

The Transit advance to play the Durham Hawkeyes in the East Division Final on Saturday August 10^th.

Meanwhile, the Hawkeyes got by the Ottawa Invaders 35-28 in the other East Division Semi-Final.

Hawkeyes receiver Ricky Clarke led the way for the victors as he scored three touchdowns, including one on an 84 yard kick return. He also had 109 receiving yards on six carries. Hawkeyes pivot Jeremy Mussche has 18 completions in 23 attempts and had four passing touchdowns. On defense Delroy George registered nine tackles.

For the Invaders, quarterback Jeff Hildreth had 17 completions in 23 attempts and one passing touchdown in the loss.  Receiver Andrew Foss amassed 165 receiving yards on nine catches. Running back TJ Williams had 115 yards on 10 catches and  one touchdown.

In the West Semi-Finals, the Sault Ste. Marie Steelers crushed the Sudbury Spartans 59-13 to advance to the division finals.

Steelers’ running back Josh Gauthier tallied two touchdowns and 122 rushing yards on 11 carries for the winners.  For the Spartans, Josh Cuomo had two majors and 147 rushing yards on 24 carries in the loss.

The Steelers will face the Tri City Outlaws on Saturday August 10^th in the West Final.  The Outlaws advanced with a 29-14 victory over the Sarnia Imperials in the other West Semi-Final game.

Outlaws running back Kris Kusch scored a touchdown and had 88 rushing yards in the win.

2013 Northern Football Conference Game 37 Summary

Toronto Raiders     0     at     Montreal Transit     54 (East Division Semi Final)

 

Montreal will host the Durham Hawkeyes on August 10^th in the East Division Final

 

Qtr.        Team     Time                      Play                                                                       Convert                         Running

 

1^st        Mtl      14:33   Pascal Tshliambo from Mathieu Rene, 10 yds.            William Dion               Mtl 7-0

2^nd        Mtl      12:45   Jourdain Alexis from Mathieu Rene, 1 yd.     William Dion               Mtl 14-0

2^nd        Mtl      13:30   Francois Bruno from Mathieu Rene, 26 yds.   no good                       Mtl 20-0

3^rd        Mtl      1:59     Jourdain Alexis from Mathieu Rene, 47 yds.   William Dion               Mtl 27-0

3^rd        Mtl      11:35   Andrew Hamilton, 1 yard run                                    Darnell Lovelace (2)   Mtl 35-0

3^rd        Mtl      13:39   Safety touch, tackle in end zone                     n/a                               Mtl 37-0

3^rd        Mtl      14:44   Patrick Bougie, 1 yard run                              William Dion               Mtl 44-0

4^th        Mtl      5:14     William Dion, 28 yard field goal                    n/a                               Mtl 47-0

4^th        Mtl      6:36     Francois Bruno from Mathieu Rene, 23 yds.   William Dion               Mtl 54-0

 

TEAM STATS

Raiders                                   Montreal

 

Rushing (att.-yds.)                  9 – (-3)                                                17-136

Passing Yards                         309                                          290

– Team Losses                         -27                                           0

Net Offence                            279                                          426

First Downs                            13                                            14

Return Yards                          100                                          58

Fumbles-Lost                          1-0                                           0-0

Interceptions by                      0                                              5

Penalties-Yards                       7-70                                         9-85

 

INDIVIDUAL STATS

RAIDERS                              TRANSIT

 

Rushing (atts.-yds.)                  Mark Simone 9-(-3)                 Andrew Hamilton 11-116, td

Mathieu Rene 1-9

Rudy Etienne 1-6

Receiving (cat.-yds.)                Isaiah Wiltshire 8-180                 Francois Bruno 5-93, 2 tds

Justin Pritchard 5-84               Jourdain Alexis 4-77, 2 tds

Jefferson Athamasious 2-18    Pascal Tshliambo 3-44, td

Passing                                    Mark Simone 19-45-0-5          Mathieu Rene 15-29-5-0

(comp.-atts.-tds-int)                Kyle Ptolemy 0-3-0-0

Tackles                                    Richard Thompson 3               Adrien Kellman 2

                                                                            Jean Sebastien Grad 2

2013 Northern Football Conference Game 38 Summary

Durham Hawkeyes     35     at     Ottawa Invaders     28 (East Division semi final)

 

Hawkeyes advance to meet Montreal Transit on Saturday August 10^th in East Division Final

 

Qtr.        Team     Time                      Play                                                                       Convert                         Running

 

1^st        Ott       10:27   T J Williams, 1 yard run                                  Jeff Morris                  Ott 7-0

1^st        Dur      14:47   Justene Edwards from Jeremy Mussche, 11 yds.        Dumitru Ionita                        7-7

2^nd        Ott       3:48     Wendell Beloney from Jeff Hildreth, 26 yds.  Jeff Morris                  Ott 14-7

2^nd        Dur      4:12     Ricky Clarke, 84 yard kick return                   Dumitru Ionita                        14-14

2^nd        Ott       10:42   Kory Camp, 11 yard run                                 Jeff Morris                  Ott 21-14

2^nd        Ott       12:23   Jeff Morris, rouge,  missed field goal             n/a                               Ott 22-14

2^nd        Dur      13:19   Ricky Clarke from Jeremy Mussche, 26 yds.  no good                       Ott 22-20

3^rd        Dur      6:59     Ricky Clarke from Jeremy Mussche, 58 yds.  Dumitru Ionita                        Dur 27-22

4^th        Dur      7:48     Loxley Prince from Jeremy Mussche, 10 yds.             Kris Newman (2)        Dur 35-22

4^th        Ott       14:44   Jeff Hildreth, 3 yard run                                 no good                       Dur 35-28

 

TEAM STATS

Durham                                  Ottawa

 

Rushing (att.-yds.)                  13-27                                       37-228

Passing Yards                         308                                          254

– Team Losses                         0                                              -5

Net Offence                            335                                          477

First Downs                            18                                            22

Return Yards                          131                                          131

Fumbles-Lost                          0-0                                           0-0

Interceptions by                      0                                              0

Penalties-Yards                       11-110                                     19-178

 

INDIVIDUAL STATS

HAWKEYES                                    INVADERS

 

Rushing (atts.-yds.)                  Kris Newman 5-20                  T J Williams 10-115, td

Dwight Lewis 5-7                   Kory Camp 5-39, td

Joey Miller 3-0                        Adam Gourgon 15-38

Receiving (cat.-yds.)                Ricky Clarke 6-109, 2 tds       Andrew Foss 9-165

Ryan Thompson 4-89              Wendell Beloney 3-38, td

Loxley Prince 3-50, td                        Brandon Weekes 1-20

Passing                                    Jeremy Mussche 18-23-4-0     Jeff Hildreth 17-21-1-0

(comp.-atts.-tds-int)

Tackles                                    Delroy George 9                     Erik Faucon 5

         

2013 Northern Football Conference Game 39 Summary

Sudbury Spartans     13    at     Sault Ste. Marie Steelers     59 (West Division Semi Final)

 

Steelers will host Tri City Outlaws in West Division Final on August 10^th

 

Qtr.        Team     Time                      Play                                                                       Convert                         Running

 

1^st        Soo      4:37     Kyle Gauthier from Matt Leask, 7 yds.          Matt Leask                  Soo 7-0

1^st        Soo      12:57   Matt Leask, 12 yard field goal                       n/a                               Soo 10-0

1^st        Soo      13:17   Matt Gauthier, 40 yard intercept return          Matt Leask                  Soo 17-0

2^nd        Soo      5:49     Josh Gauthier, 2 yard run                                Matt Leask                  Soo 24-0

2^nd        Sud      10:50   Josh Cuomo, 16 yard run                                no good                       Soo 24-6

2^nd        Soo      13:17   Matt Leask, 1 yard run                                   Matt Leask                  Soo 31-6

3^rd        Soo      :15       Kyle Gauthier, 85 yard kick return                 Matt Leask                  Soo 38-6

3^rd        Soo      1:12     Josh Gauthier, 20 yard run                              Matt Leask                  Soo 45-6

3^rd        Soo      6:33     Justin Sauerzopf, 62 yard intercept return      Matt Leask                  Soo 52-6

4^th        Soo      6:08     James Castellani, 15 yard run                         Matt Leask                  Soo 59-6

4^th        Sud      14:25   Josh Cuomo, 8 yard run                                  Massimo Cimino         Soo 59-13

 

TEAM STATS

Sudbury                                 Sault

 

Rushing (att.-yds.)                  35-169                                     29-265

Passing Yards                         50                                            36

– Team Losses                         0                                              0

Net Offence                            219                                          201

First Downs                            7                                              16

Return Yards                          128                                          90

Fumbles-Lost                          0-0                                           0-

Interceptions by                      0                                              2

Penalties-Yards                       5-37                                         4-55

 

INDIVIDUAL STATS

SPARTANS                          STEELERS

 

Rushing (atts.-yds.)                  Josh Cuomo 24-147, 2 tds      Josh Gauthier 11-122, 2 tds

Scott Smith 10-24                   James Castellani 8-68, td

Brent Toulouse 1-(-2)              Matt Buchan 3-30

Receiving (cat.-yds.)                James Howatt 1-38                     James O’Hara 1-12

Scott Smith 1-8                       Aaron Berolo 1-10

Al Kawa 1-4                           Kyle Gauthier 1-7, td

Passing                                    Travis Campbell 3-14-0-2       Matt Leask 4-6-0-0

(comp.-atts.-tds-int)

Tackles                                    Andrew St. Amour 4              Kofi Osei 4

                                      Dustin Crowder 4                   Brandon Lewis 4

Justin Poirier 4

2013 Northern Football Conference Game 40 Summary

Sarnia Imperials    14     at     Tri City Outlaws     29 (West Division Semi Final)

 

Outlaws advance to West Division Final at Sault Ste. Marie on August 10^th

 

Qtr.        Team     Time                      Play                                                                       Convert                         Running

 

1^st        TCO    9:10     Scott Darlow, fumble recovery in end zone   Marc Fernandes          TCO 7-0

2^nd        TCO    9:21     Kyle Cherry, 2 yard run                                  blocked                       TCO 13-0

2^nd        Srn       13:10   Rick Gorton, 1 yard run                                  Kevin Allaer                TCO 13-7

3^rd        TCO    12:49   John Boonstra from Jeff Nosal, 10 yds.         Marc Fernandes (2)     TCO 21-7

4^th        TCO    3:31     Jeff Nosal, 31 yard rouge                               n/a                               TCO 22-7

4^th        Srn       7:34     Cory Johnson from Rick Gorton, 13 yds.       Kevin Allaer                TCO 22-14

4^th        TCO    11:49   Kris Kusch, 34 yard run                                  Marc Fernandes          TCO 29-14

 

TEAM STATS

Sarnia                                     Tri City

 

Rushing (att.-yds.)                  16-35                                       27-178

Passing Yards                         138                                          140

– Team Losses                         -46                                           -23

Net Offence                            127                                          295

First Downs                            8                                              14

Return Yards                          89                                            103

Fumbles-Lost                          3-2                                           1-0

Interceptions by                      1                                              1

Penalties-Yards                       13-120                                     10-90

 

INDIVIDUAL STATS

IMPERIALS                         OUTLAWS

 

Rushing (atts.-yds.)                  Rick Gorton 5-19, td              Kris Kusch 4-88, td

Adam Hart 2-7                        Kyle Cherry 9-41

De Shawn Hayes 7-4              Jeff Nosal 12-38

Receiving (cat.-yds.)                Kevin McMillan 1-48                  Shawn Ashe 4-51

Cory Johnson 2-45, td                        Will Christey 1-33

DeShawn Hayes 4-25             Kris Kusch 1-20

Passing                                    Rick Gorton 10-20-1-1           Jeff Nosal 10-21-1-1

(comp.-atts.-tds-int)                Kevin Allaer 0-1-0-0

Steve Mati 0-1-0-0

Tackles                                    John Bain 5                             Ryan Yantz 4

  (Game Summaries – John Metcalfe)