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Sarnia, ON - It wasn't just the day that was hot at
Norm Perry Park on Sunday afternoon, as the Sarnia
Sturgeon Bantam offence and defence combined for
nine touchdowns in a 66-0 victory over the visiting
Toronto Jr. Argo's.
The
Sturgeon got things started quickly off their
opening drive, as Blake Maxfield ran for a long pick
up, followed by Yenel Olivero picking up 30 yards of
his own. Maxfield would cap the drive off with a
bootleg to the right, and with open field and a few
blocks, find his way into the endzone for the first
touchdown of the game.
The
Argo's would come out on their first drive and
connect on a long passing player to keep the drive
alive, but facing a strong Sturgeon defence, the
Argo's quickly found themselves in a 4th and 3
situation, with Nick Paquette coming in for the big
sack on the quarterback to cause a turn over on
downs and give Sarnia excellent field position. It
wouldn't take Sarnia long to capitalize on the
position, as Olivero would rumble down field for 48
yards and another Sturgeon score to put them up
14-0.
Toronto
would try again to get something going through the
air, but the Sturgeon defence had them covered as
well, as Paquette would come up with the
interception to once again give Sarnia excellent
field position by picking up 40 yards on the return.
Olivero would come in to score his second touchdown
of the game to put Sarnia ip 20-0 after a missed
extra point.
In the
second quarter, the duo of Paquette and Olivero
would team up again, as Paquette would bust through
the Argo's line, fending off numerous tackler's for
a large gain, with Olivero again coming in on the
next play to pick up a 35 yard touchdown run up the
sideline, before cutting back into the middle for
the score.
On the
next Argo position, the Sturgeon defence would again
cause another turnover, as a fumble would be picked
up by Matteo Tesone, giving Sarnia the ball again.
This time Paquette would take it on his own, rushing
64 yards for another touchdown, the fifth of the
half. Sarnia would add an field goal as half time
hit, leading Toronto 37-0.
In the
second half it w ould
continue to be Sarnia's game. On the Argo's second
play of the opening drive, Tesone would pick off the
Toronto quarterback and rush the ball back 40 yards
for another Sturgeon touchdown. Things would
continue to go wrong for the Argo's as on their next
drive, another fumble off the snap would be picked
up by Joshua Snow, and ran down to the Toronto 5
yard line. Greg Richards brought in at running back
would bust in up the middle for the score, giving
50-0 lead.
After
the Argo's concede a safety, the Sturgeon would take
over again. Richards would again bust up the middle,
this time for a 65 yard touchdown run, to put Sarnia
up 59-0.
With the
game coming to an end, the Sarnia defence would
strike one more time, as the Toronto quarterback
tried a screen pass that would be picked off by
Snow, and ran back for a touchdown to make it a 66-0
final.
Olivero
was named player of the game for the Sturgeon, while
the Sturgeon defence was responsible for two
touchdowns and big pick ups on turnovers, helping
the Sturgeon to keep the Toronto offence off the
field.
The
Bantam Sturgeon now move to 3-3 on the season, and
next take on the 4-2 Burlington Stampeders on July
10th at noon, again at Nom Perry Park.
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