“North” Beats “South” in Senior Bowl 14-10
In a defensive thriller the “North” Alberta All-Stars defeated the “South” Alberta All-Stars 14-10 in the 25th Senior Bowl High School Football All-Star Game. Things started off with a bang, literally, as after forcing a two and out on the first series, the “South” defense opened the scoring as defensive back Aaron Statz from Notre Dame in Calgary, blocked the punt attempt then recovered the ball in endzone to go up 7-0. Two series later Kyle Bryne from Western Canada in Calgary put the “South” up 10-0 with a 34 yard FG to make it 10-0 at the end of the first quarter.
The defenses took over from there and the “North” capitalized on a 59 yard Daniel Loggale, from W.P. Wagner in Edmonton, interception that took the ball down to the 10 yard line. From there Jasper Place’s Patrick O’Neill hit Harry’s Ainlay’s Davie Abedeyo for a 10 yard score with 45 seconds left in the half.
The score remained 10-7 at the half.
The second half was a defensive gem for both sides as drives were routinely stopped in their tracks by outstanding coverage’s and defensive surge. Capitalizing on another “South” turnover, Abedeyo took it over from seven yards out to put the “North” up 14-10 late in the third quarter and that score held up the remainder of the way. The “South” had their chances but a missed FG by Byrne from 43 yards out with 10 minutes left and an apparent TD pass to Kyle Moortgat from Cochrane which was called back on a holding penalty with 2:27 left in the game were a close as they came.
For their efforts, Jack Hanna from Bellerose in St. Albert and Anthony Crowshoe from St. Mary’s in Calgary where named the Linemen of the Game for the “North” and “South” respectively. The Most Valuable Players were Daniel Loggale for the “North” with an interception, a fumble recovery, and a game high six tackles and Aaron Statz for the “South” with two blocked kicks and a touchdown. With the win the “North” ties up the series 12-12-1 after 25 games.
Football Alberta would like to thank the staff and administration at Commonwealth Stadium for their cooperation and leadership in hosting this game in the Big House. Them along with the promotion assistance from the Edmonton Eskimos drew in a Senior Bowl record crowd of 2,160. See you next year in Calgary!
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