LENNOXVILLE, Que. – A 15-yard catch by Shantino Wilson (Brampton, Ont.) with 23 seconds left gave the Bishop’s Gaiters a come-from-behind victory, 21-18, over the McGill Redmen in CIS football action on Saturday afternoon at Coulter Field. Wilson’s touchdown, the first of his career, was the culmination of a ten-play, 68-yard drive over 1:37, as the Gaiters completed a comeback from an 11-0 halftime deficit.
Gaiter quarterback Jordan Heather (Oromocto, N.B.) tossed a pair of touchdowns, as he also found Quincy Van De Cruize (Etobicoke, Ont.) early in the third quarter to start the comeback. He finished with 350 yards passing, his fourth 300-yard game of the season, as he completed 25 of 47 attempts.
McGill took an 11-0 lead in the first quarter, as a 42-yard halfback option pass play from Taylor Kuprowski to Tristan Baldini sandwiched a pair of safety touches. The teams were scoreless in the second quarter.
The comeback began, much the same way as it did three weeks ago in Montreal, with a big play on the Gaiters’ first play of the second half. This time, Heather found Van De Cruize open at midfield, and he evaded a pair of McGill defensive backs and romped into the end zone for a 76-yard score. A pair of singles by Mathieu Paquette (Magog, Que.) cut the gap to 11-9 after three quarters.
Jesse Briggs put McGill back up 18-9 at 3:56 of the fourth with an 11-yard interception return touchdown. However, Paquette’s 41-yard field goal on the next drive cut the margin to 18-12.
With 2:07 to go, the Redmen conceded a safety touch, dropping the margin to 18-14. Steven Turner’s (Brampton, Ont.) 33-yard kickoff return gave the Gaiters the ball on their own 42-yard line with 2:00 left. Heather completed six of ten passes on the drive as he masterfully drove the Gaiters down the field for the game-winning major.
Van De Cruize was the Gaiters’ leading receiver, with 150 yards on six catches, while Alexander Fox caught seven balls for 84 yards.
For McGill, Ryne Bondy went 8-for-24 for 138 yards with an interception. Gabriel Aubry led the Redmen receivers with three catches for 65 yards. Taylor Kurprowski carried the ball 27 times for 142 yards.
The Gaiters outgained McGill 323-261, including 310 second-half yards. Bishop’s made 18 first downs, to 13 for the Redmen. The Gaiters took 14 penalties for 120 yards, while McGill was flagged 12 times for 95 yards. Bishop’s caused four McGill turnovers, while coughing the ball up only twice.
Defensively, Dan West (Ajax, Ont.) led the Gaiters with 6.5 tackles, including a sack and a forced fumble. Elie Ngoyi (Sherbrooke, Que.) and Steven McCollum (Brampton, Ont.) each had sacks.
For McGill, Jesse Briggs had two sacks and the interception return touchdown, while Ryan Trudeau had eight tackles and Alex Hutchison had 7.5 tackles and a sack.
With the win and Concordia’s loss, the Gaiters remain alive in the Quebec conference playoff race, but need a win next week, combined with a Concordia loss.
McGill (0-8) closes out their season on Saturday, October 29, as they host the Concordia Stingers (3-5). The Gaiters (3-5) close out the regular season at home on Saturday, as they host No. 3 Laval (6-1). Kickoff at Coulter Field is set for 1 p.m.
NOTES: Bishop’s leads the all-time series 42-37-1 … The Gaiters swept a two-game regular-season series from McGill for the first time since 1992 … The Gaiters now have 2,375 passing yards on the year, 72 short of the team record of 2,457, set in 1995 … Heather became only the third Gaiter quarterback to throw for 2,000 yards in a year (Silvio Martel, 1991, and Trevor Lovig, 1995), he now has 2,149 yards this season … Fox gained 266 all-purpose yards, sixth all-time in Gaiter history.
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Scoring Summary (Final)
Bishop’s Gaiters Football 2011
McGill vs Bishop’s (Oct 22, 2011 at Lennoxville, Que.) McGill (0-8) vs. Bishop’s (3-5)
Date: Oct 22, 2011 • Site: Lennoxville, Que. • Stadium: Coulter Field • Attendance: 815
| Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
| McGill | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| Bishop’s | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| SCORING SUMMARY | MCGI -BISH | |||
| 1st | 05:42 | MCGI | TEAM safety | |
| 2 – 0 | ||||
| 07:32 | MCGI | Tristan Baldini 42 yd pass from Taylor Kuprowski (Austin Anderson kick) | ||
| 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:50 | 9 – 0 | |||
| 08:50 | MCGI | TEAM safety | ||
| 11 – 0 | ||||
| 3rd | 01:55 | BISH | Quincy Van De Cruize 76 yd pass from Jordan Heather (Mathieu Paquette kick) | |
| 1 play, 76 yards, TOP 0:21 | 11 – 7 | |||
| 06:54 | BISH | Mathieu Paquette 0 rouge | ||
| 11 – 8 | ||||
| 13:49 | BISH | Mathieu Paquette 46 rouge (punt) | ||
| 11 – 9 | ||||
| 4th | 03:56 | MCGI | Jesse Briggs 11 yd interception return (Austin Anderson kick) | |
| 18 – 9 | ||||
| 08:54 | BISH | Mathieu Paquette 41 yd field goal | ||
| 10 plays, 50 yards, TOP 4:47 | 18 – 12 | |||
| 12:53 | BISH | TEAM safety | ||
| 18 – 14 | ||||
| 14:37 | BISH | Shantino Wilson 15 yd pass from Jordan Heather (Mathieu Paquette kick) | ||
| 10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 1:37 | 18 – 21 |
| Kickoff time: 1:08 pm • End of Game: 3:59 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:51 Referee: Walter Berry • Umpire: Bob Moquin • Linesman: Eric Cloutier • Line judge: Jose Pita • Back judge: Yvan Gatien • Field judge: M. Daigneault • Side judge: Yves Lemelin • Scorer: John Edwards • Temperature: 8 C • Wind: SW 10-15 • Weather: Overcast, light rain |
| Team Statistics |
Team Statistics (Final)
Bishop’s Gaiters Football 2011
McGill vs Bishop’s (Oct 22, 2011 at Lennoxville, Que.)
| Team Totals | MCGI | BISH |
| FIRST DOWNS | 13 | 18 |
| Rushing | 5 | 1 |
| Passing | 7 | 14 |
| Penalty | 1 | 3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 141 | 19 |
| Rushing Attempts | 28 | 6 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.0 | 3.2 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 143 | 24 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 2 | 5 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 180 | 350 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 9-25-1 | 25-47-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Average Per Completion | 20.0 | 14.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| TEAM LOSSES | -60 | -46 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 261 | 323 |
| Total offense plays | 56 | 56 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 12-95 | 14-120 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 10-412 | 9-329 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 41.2 | 36.6 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 27.8 | 28.7 |
| Inside 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 50+ Yards | 1 |
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