Atom Division
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 62 Iron Hides continued their
undefeated season with a 30-6 victory over the Metcalfe Photography
Shock Wave. The Shock Wave were coming off an exciting over time
shoot out victory in the lone quarter final game earlier in the
week. On their first possession the Iron Hides struck on a 20 yard
pass and run play to Parker Wyant. Ethan Hacker put the Iron Hides
up 12-0 at the half on a 1 yard run. Hunter Willman had the lone
touch down for the Shock Wave, who battled hard and courageously all
game. In the second half the winners had an additional major from
Wyant and a pair from Josh Manning earning them a trip to the
championship game next Saturday.
The other semi was a close game in which the Robinson Design and
Drafting Razor Claws prevailed over the Sylvan Learning Centre Fire
Bolts 30-24. The Claws had an apparent comfortable 24-6 lead at the
half on a pair of touchdowns by Chayton Van Barneveld and individual
tallies by Mark Pack and Travis Kozak. Shane Knight replied for the
Fire Bolts. The Bolts had the ball first in the second half and
scored on their opening possession on a touchdown run by Knight. On
their ensuing possession the Razor Claws turned the ball over. The
Fire Bolts responded with another touchdown by Knight making it a 1
score game, 24-18. Mason Broer replied with a 35 yard run to restore
the 12 point lead 30-18. The Fire Bolts were not done however and a
6 yard run by Zavier Mitchell closed the Bolt's deficit to 30-24, a
score which held for the last 3 minutes.
Bantam Division
The first Bantam semi pitted the Bigras Painting Tiger Sharks
against the Jim Easson/Brian Guenette Grizzlies. The Tiger Sharks
used a ground and pound ball control offense against the Grizzlies
talented tandem of the speedy Avery Smiley and the powerful Hudson
Laur. On their first possession the Tiger Sharks drove the ball the
length of the field in a drive that culminated on a 2 yard run by
Will McArthur. Coleton Shepherd added the convert on a pass from
David Graham. Hudson Laur returned the ensuing kick off 70 yards for
a touchdown and Justin Cain's convert had the Grizzlies up 8-7
before they had an offensive play. The Sharks responded with another
methodical drive that Dylan Hitz ended with a 28 yard run. The track
meet continued as Avery Smiley sprinted for a 64 yard run restoring
the Grizzly lead to 14-13. Hiltz put the Sharks up 19-15 on an 18
yard run. Momentum then appeared to turn in the Tiger Sharks favour
as a fumble by the Grizzlies turned the ball over to the Tiger Shark
offense, that for the fourth time in the half, drove the length of
the field, breaking the plane of the goal line on a 2 yard run by
Hiltz, giving the Tiger Sharks a 25-14 lead at the break. The
Grizzlies responded in the second half with adjustments to their
defence. The lead was narrowed to 25-21 on a 23 yard run by Smiley
and a convert by Cain. Defences then came up big for both teams,
with key plays with key plays on the next couple of drives. Six
minutes were remaining in the game when the Grizzlies took their
first lead on a 31 yard pass and run from Cain to Laur, that Cain
converted. The Tiger Sharks then began their final drive. They moved
the ball very well down the field, but a fumble on the Grizzly 12
yard line turned the ball over the the Grizzlies offense who were
able to run the clock out for a 30-25 victory.
The finale pitted the explosive offense of the Mammoet Crane
Incorporated Mammoths against the ball control offense and pesky
defence of the Mechanical Contractor's Association Toros.
Quarterback Ethan Kerby opened the scoring for the Toros on a 15
yard keeper. Aiden Wildfong replied for the Mammoths when he sped
into the end zone untouched, from the 48 yard line. With the score
knotted at 6 for over a quarter, the Toros took the lead just before
the half, 14-6, on an 18 yard run by Ryan Dennis and a convert by
Zachary Tremblay. The Toros came out fired up in the second half
scoring 12 unanswered points on 2 short touchdown runs by Joe Rose,
who was a workhorse for them all game. Leading 26-6 entering the
fourth quarter the lead appeared safe. However, the Mammoths were
not ready to concede defeat. Wildfong struck again, this time on a
52 yard run. After stopping the the Toro offense on downs, the
Mammoths drove the ball down the field and narrowed the lead to
26-18 on a 17 yard run by Wildfong. The Toros then needed to control
the clock to prevent the Mammoths from tying the game and forcing a
shoot out. The ball was slowly moved down the field. On the Mammoth
15 yard line the drive appeared to stall as the Toros were 4th and
6. Cagey Jamie Dekelver called a timeout to call a play to keep the
drive alive. The Toros faced a challenging situation as both
quarterback Ethan Kerby and fullback Joe Rose were injured. The play
was a roll out by Zachary Tremblay who hit Ryan Dennis for a
touchdown. This touchdown was called back on a holding penalty
making it fourth and 16 from the 25. The identical play was called
and the result was the same, a touchdown and a 32-18 Toro lead. This
score held for the remainder of the game.
