TORONTO (September 30, 2011) – Dan Village of Abbotsford, B.C. kicked two field goals to lead the Queen’s Gaels (3-2) over the Toronto Varsity Blues (2-3) while becoming the Gaels’ all-time leading field goal kicker in a rain filled affair at Varsity Stadium.
Both teams struggled to generate any scoring over the course of four quarters. Toronto was the first to break through when Andrew Lomasney of Toronto kicked an eight yard field goal at the 12 minute mark of the second quarter. The two teams went into the halftime break with the Varsity Blues ahead by a 3-0 score.
Lomasney increased Toronto’s lead to six points with a second field goal from 19 yards away at the four minute mark of the third quarter. His 19 yard kick was the last of Toronto’s points on the evening.
The Gaels took the lead halfway through the third quarter when Toronto’s Boris Isakov helped the Gaels block a punt and returned it 18 yards for a Gaels touchdown. The ensuing Village extra point was the game winner as the Gaels went ahead 7-6.
Village tied Jamie Galloway’s Gaels record of 47 field goals with a 22 yard kick before time expired in the third quarter. His 13 yard field goal in the fourth quarter was enough to surpass Galloway’s mark and become the all-time Gaels leader with 48.
The Varsity Blues threatened the lead with less than two minutes left in the game. With third and goal inside the Gaels five yard line, Andrew Gillis of Markham, Ont. was fooled by a bad snap which resulted in a fumble and a Gaels recovery. After Justin Chapdelaine of Abbotsford, B.C. got the Gaels a first down on second and long, Craig Rushon of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. ran the Gaels to a first down and forced a Toronto penalty which gave Queen’s the cushion they needed to seal the win.
Gillis was the top offensive player for the Varsity Blues as he recorded 277 yards passing in a losing effort. Wilkerson DeSouza of Mississauga, Ont. was Toronto’s top tackler with eight solo tackles, while Dorian Munroe of Miami, Fla., U.S.A. was a strong performer for Toronto with 79 punt return yards.
Rushon was the Gaels top offensive performer on the night with 109 yards rushing on 16 carries. The Gaels’ Ryan Granberg was sidelined with a knee injury for the matchup against Toronto. Justin Chapdelaine was the top receiving target for the Gaels with 55 yards on three catches. Billy McPhee of Burlington, Ont. struggled against the elements early and couldn’t find a rhythm as he threw for 91 yards on seven completions.
On defence the Gaels were led by Toronto natives Derek Wiggan and Anthony Marino. Wiggan, who started the game, contributed eight tackles in the win, while Marino recorded six tackles in injury relief for the Gaels. Frank Pankewich of Thunder Bay, Ont. and Sam Sabourin of Stittsville, Ont. were both impact players for the Gaels as they both recorded tackles for losses and were disruptive forces in the win.
The Gaels wrap up their three game road trip next Saturday, October 8 when they visit the WIndsor Lancers. Kickoff is set for 7:00 pm.
Photo: Jeff Chan
Queens sports info
A strong second half would lift the visiting Queen’s Gaels to a 13-6 victory over the Varsity Blues on Friday, September 30 at Varsity Centre.
With the loss, the Blues drop to 2-3, while the Gaels improve to 3-2 on the season.
Fourth-year linebacker Wilkerson DeSouza of Mississauga, Ont., continued to lead Toronto’s defence with eight solo tackles and one fumble recovery.
Blues quarterback and Toronto native Andrew Gillis was 21-of-45 for a season-high 277 yards. Third-year receiver Paul de Pass led all players with four catches for 98 yards, while sophomore Alex Pierzchalski also had a solid performance with 88 yards in the loss.
A torrential downpour in the first half would see three fumbles and 558 punting yards between the two squads. Toronto managed to move the ball considerably well, despite the weather, with Gillis was throwing for 165 yards, compared to Queen’s offence, which struggled with only 16 yards in the air.
The game remained scoreless for the first 27 minutes of action until Gillis connected on a 54-yard strike to de Pass. That set up an eight-yard Andrew Lomasney field goal as the Blues walked off at halftime with a narrow 3-0 lead.
Lomasney would add his second field goal, this time from 19 yards, on Toronto’s second series of the second half to give Blues a 6-0 advantage.
Queen’s finally got on the board midway through the third when Aprile Giovanni blocked Willie Sharpe’s punt and defensive back Boris Isakov (Toronto)recovered it and ran 18 yards for the major. Veteran kicker Dan Village added an 18-yard field goal on their last drive of the quarter to give the Gaels a 10-6 lead heading into the final frame.
Village notched a 13-year field goal, his second of the game, early in the fourth to extend the the lead to seven.
With just over two minutes remaining in the game, the Blues made a late charged and found themselves deep in Gaels territory thanks to 10- and 30-yard receptions by Pierzchalski. On second down and long, veteran receiver Michael Prempeh’s eight-yard catch would place U of T on the Gaels three-yard line. However, on the very next play, sophomore linebacker Sam Sabourin would come up big for Queen’s, forcing a fumble and recovering it to seal the win.
The Varsity Blues return to action next Thursday, October 6 when they head to Hamilton, Ont., to take on the McMaster Marauders. Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
GAME NOTES:
U of T honoured OUA quarterback greats, Toronto’s Dan Feraday (1976-78, 1980-81) and Queen’s Tom Denison (2001-03), in a special halftime ceremony as apart of the Hall of Fame game…Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was at the game and performed the coin toss as well as the ceremonial kick-off.
Toronto Sports Info
| Queen’s 13 |
Toronto 6 |
| Queen’s (3-2) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Toronto (2-3) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Toronto, Ont. | Varsity Centre |
Box Score Play by PlayDrive Summary
| 2 | 02:56 | Toronto – A Lomasney 8 yd field goal. | 0 – 3 |
| 3 | 10:55 | Toronto – A Lomasney 19 yd field goal. | 0 – 6 |
| 3 | 06:06 | Queen’s – Punt blocked, returned 18 by B Isakov for TD. (D Village kick is good). | 7 – 6 |
| 3 | 00:25 | Queen’s – D Village 22 yd field goal. | 10 – 6 |
| 4 | 11:21 | Queen’s – D Village 13 yd field goal. | 13 – 6 |
| 11 | FIRST DOWNS | 15 |
| 4 5 2 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
11 3 1 |
| 91 | NET YARDS PASSING | 277 |
| 7-21 4.3 1 for 8 0 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked:Number-Yards Had intercepted |
21-45 6.2 3 for 27 0 |
| 120 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 8 |
| 31 3.9 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
25 0.3 |
| 13 for 462 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 17 for 495 |
| 35.5 | Average | 29.1 |
| 63 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 123 |
| 8 for 63 0 for 0 0 for 0 |
Punt Returns:No-Yards Kickof Returns:No-Yards Int. Returns:No-Yards |
10 for 101 3 for 22 0 for 0 |
| 6 for 40 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 11 for 120 |
| 2-2 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 3-3 |
| 3 for 27 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 1 for 8 |
| 0 for 0 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 0 for 0 |
| 26:50 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 29:44 |
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| 96 | D Wiggan | 8 | 0 | 8 | – | 1 – 2 | – | – | ||||
| 42 | A Marino | 6 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 21 | A Lue | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 20 | M Webster | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| 48 | F Pankewich | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 – 13 | 1 – 13 | – | – | ||||
| 91 | O Ukwuoma | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | 2 – 4 | – | – | ||||
| 44 | S Sabourin | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 – 2 | 1-0 | – | ||||
| 24 | T Chase-Dunawa | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 26 | B D’Andrea | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 43 | S Plumley | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 49 | G Mohtadi | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 17 | E Sequeira | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 19 | J Sultana | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 41 | C Dyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 45 | S Laporte | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 46 | R Farrell | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 98 | J Miniaci | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | – | – | ||||
| TM | TEAM | – | – | 1-0 | – | |||||||
| 83 | B Isakov | – | – | 1 | 1-0 | – | 1 | |||||
| TOTALS | 48 | 0 | 48 | 3 – 27 | 6 – 24 | 1 | 3-0 | – | 3 | 1 | ||
| 43 | W DeSouza | 8 | 0 | 8 | – | 1 – 4 | 1-0 | – | 2 | |||
| 55 | A Fehler | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 – 8 | 1 – 8 | – | – | ||||
| 24 | T Harvey | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 3 | D Munroe | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| 26 | K Asare | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 – 10 | – | – | ||||
| 36 | E Barzegar | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 13 | C Johnson | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 28 | B Elliott | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 14 | M Rodrigues | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 16 | W Sharpe | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 23 | E Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 31 | K Kinahan | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1-0 | – | 1 | |||
| 32 | J McBride | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 40 | D Howes | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 44 | T Shergold | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 90 | J Bodanis | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 95 | C Fort | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 99 | Z Lukings | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TOTALS | 40 | 0 | 40 | 1 – 8 | 3 – 22 | 1 | 2-0 | – | 4 |
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