VARSITY
Ontario Prospect Challenge (OPC) and CFC 100 QB Liam Putt led his team to a second straight Ontario Football Conference Varsity title on Saturday. An efficient 10 for 18 passing performance, hooking up with his favourite receiver and fellow OPC all-star participant, brother Emmett Putt. The Stallions were lead by running back Matt Howe who was very effective with 138 yards and one touchdown.
2014 Ontario Football Conference Varsity Championship Summary
Huronia Stallions 7 vs. Hamilton Hurricanes 17
Hurricanes second consecutive undefeated season and championship
Qtr. Team Time Play Convert Running
st Ham 11:18 Caleb Girard, 13 yard field goal n/a Ham 3-0
nd Hur 12:00 Matt Howe, 8 yard run Devin McGuirk Hur 7-3
rd Ham 7:22 Quincy Reid from Liam Putt Caleb Girard Ham 10-7
th Ham 1:37 Osayi Iginuan, 2 yard run Caleb Girard Ham 17-7
Huronia Hamilton
Rushing (att.-yds.) 30-180 34-205
Passing Yards 75 105
– Team Losses 0 -1
Net Offence 255 309
First Downs 13 22
Return Yards 13 65
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-3
Interceptions by 1 2
Penalties-Yards 13-90 15-149
INDIVIDUAL STATS
STALLIONS HURRICANES
Rushing (atts.-yds.) Matt Howe 18-138, td Osayi Iginuan 14-74, td
Adam Zussino 7-32 Brandon Bettencourt 5-47
John Shields 4-12 Nicholas Boonstra 9-35
Receiving (cat.-yds.) Jesse Alves 4-26 Emmett Putt 4-39
Nick Stadynuik 3-20 Billy Olds 1-19
John Shields 2-12 Quincy Reid 3-19, td
Passing Adam Zussino 14-26-0-2 Liam Putt 10-18-1-1
Players of the Game Offence – Liam Putt, Hamilton
Defence – Steve McNicol, Hamilton
Special Teams – Adam Zussino, Huronia
JUNIOR VARSITY
After a dramatic upset win over the previously undefeated Burlington Stampeders, the Hurricanes did not have a let down. Getting down early, the Hurricanes regrouped and cruised to a convincing victory by scoring 39 unanswered points.
QB Connor Carusello had an impressive day passing for 3 touchdowns and completing 18 of 29 attempts. His favourite target was Tyson Middlemost who had 2 touchdowns and 136 yards on 11 catches.
2014 Ontario Football Conference Junior Varsity Championship Summary
Clarington Knights 27 vs. Hamilton Hurricanes 46
Hurricanes first O.F.C. Summer Junior Varsity Championship
Qtr. Team Time Play Convert Running
st Ham 6:59 Kevin Mutuga, rouge, wide field goal n/a Ham 1-0
st Cla 10:02 Anton Oneil, 15 yard run blocked Cla 6-1
st Cla 13:59 Kyle Baronet from Mitchell Van Pelt, 32 yds Michael Drake Cla 13-1
nd Ham :26 Damian Tesaro, 7 yard run Kevin Mutuga Cla 13-8
nd Ham 3:34 Damian Tesaro, 45 yard punt rouge n/a Cla 13-9
nd Ham 10:34 Joseph Tabone from Connor Carhusello, 34 yds. 2 pt. no good Ham 15-13
nd Ham 14:20 Safety touch conceded n/a Ham 17-13
rd Ham 2:20 Tyson Middlemost from Connor Carusello, 26 yds. Kevin Mutuga Ham 24-13
rd Ham 8:26 Safety touch conceded n/a Ham 26-13
rd Ham 14:22 Eric Gaudet, 30 yard interception return Kevin Mutuga Ham 33-13
th Ham 3:17 Tyson Middlemost from Connor Carusello, 9 yds. 2 pt.no good Ham 39-13
th Cla 3:36 Anton Oneil 90 yard kick return Tristan Park (2 pass) Ham 39-21
th Ham 5:31 Aksum Polk, 60 yard run Kevin Mutuga Ham 46-21
th Cla 5:48 Evan Reece, 70 yard kick return 2 pt. no good Ham 46-27
Clarington Hamilton
Rushing (att.-yds.) 19-60 31-284
Passing Yards 126 275
– Team Losses -41 -2
Net Offence 145 557
First Downs 10 24
Return Yards 241 145
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Interceptions by 1 0
Penalties-Yards 8-55 18-196
INDIVIDUAL STATS
KNIGHTS HURRICANES
Rushing (atts.-yds.) Anton Oneil 6-25, td Damian Tesaro 16-133, td
Samuel Valerie 5-16 Nick Petermann 12-66
Kyle Baronet 2-10 Aksum Polk 3-62, td
Receiving (cat.-yds.) Anton Oneil 1-40 Tyson Middlemost 11-136, 2tds
Kyle Baronet 1-32, td Jospeh Tabone 4-105, td
Tristan Park 4-25 Ross Wilkinson 2-24
Passing Mitchell Van Pelt 10-26-1-0 Connor Carusello 18-29-3-1
(comp.-atts.-tds-int) Ryan MacDonald 0-1-0-0
Players of the Game Offence – Tyson Middlemost, Hamilton
Defence – Adam Carusello, Hamilton
Picture: Connor Carusello
BANTAM
The Burlington Stampeders Bantam age group was undefeated for a third consecutive season. Peterborough had strong performances including OPC Defensive MVP Cam Gilmore.
2014 Ontario Football Conference Bantam Championship Summary
Peterborough Wolverines 19 vs. Burlington Stampeders 49
Qtr. Team Time Play Convert Running
st Pete 5:27 Dawson Puk, 75 yard fumble return Keegan Crough Pete 7-0
st Burl 8:07 Josh Munoz, 7 yard run Dalton James 7-7
nd Burl 3:33 Nathan Langley, 27 yard run Dalton James Burl 14-7
2nd Burl 6:07 Michael Lehmann, 75 yard punt return Dalton James Burl 21-7
nd Pete 8:34 Keegan Crough, 1 yard run no good Burl 21-13
nd Burl 10:57 Nathan Langley, 19 yard run Dalton James Burl 28-13
nd Pete 14:54 Cameron Gilmore, 1 yard run blocked Burl 28-19
rd Burl 5:07 Josh Munoz, 2 yard run Dalton James Burl 35-19
th Burl :28 Charlie George, 27 yard run Dalton James Burl 42-19
th Burl 9:48 Nathan Langley, 8 yard run Dalton James Burl 49-19
Peterborough Burlington
Rushing (att.-yds.) 42-205 45-341
Passing Yards 64 41
– Team Losses -12 -20
Net Offence 257 362
First Downs 14 21
Return Yards 64 165
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-2
Interceptions by 1 3
Penalties-Yards 5-45 3-20
INDIVIDUAL STATS
WOLVERINES STAMPEDERS
Rushing (atts.-yds.) Keegan Crough 14-104 Nathan Langley 21-225, 3 tds
Cam Gilmore 17-68 Josh Munoz 18-82, 2 tds
Jared Wayne 5-24 Charlie George 6-34, td
Receiving (cat.-yds.) Cam Gilmore 1-33 Michael Lehmann 2-32
Passing Jared Wayne 3-10-0-2 Kurtis Rourke 3-7-0-1
(comp.-atts.-tds-int) Ethan Ross 0-2-0-1 Connor Irwin Lewis 0-1-0-0
Players of the Games Offence – Nathan Langley, Burlington
Owen Jordan 2-31 Andre Coloumbe 1-9
Defence – Dawson Puk, Peterborough
All stats provided by John Metcalfe
Picture: OPC MVP Kurtis Rourke
QB Kurtis Rourke
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