Antigonish, NS – On the strength of three defensive touchdowns, the visiting Mount Allison Mounties (3-2) scored a 27-17 victory over the StFX X-Men (2-3) in AUS football action Saturday afternoon at Oland Stadium.
The X-Men opened the scoring in the first quarter on a 46-yard field goal from freshman placekicker Jonathan Heidebrecht (Camrose, AB).
The Mounties took their first advantage when veteran defensive lineman Christian Plante (Dartmouth, NS) recovered an Ashton Dickson (Ottawa, ON) fumble in the end zone for a touchdown. With a Ryan Lambert (Grimsby, ON) point-after, the Mounties led 7-3.
Just over one minute later, Subway player of the game sophomore defensive lineman Shaun Robinson (Halifax, NS) forced a fumble by X-Men quarterback Tivon Cook (Scarborough, ON), which Andrew Klain (Dartmouth, NS) recovered for another Mountie defensive touchdown, also in the end zone. With the second point-after of the game from Lambert, Mount Allison took a 14-3 advantage.
With less than two minutes remaining in the second quarter, Lambert capped an eight-play, 60-yard drive with a 24-yard field goal to give the Mounties a 17-3 edge.
Less than five minutes into the third quarter, the X-Men sliced the disadvantage in half, when Cook connected with junior wide receiver Keon Hughes (Mississuaga, ON) in the corner of the end zone for a touchdown. With a Heidebrecht point-after, StFX trailed 17-10.
Lambert, from 20-yards out, restored the Mounties ten-point lead (20-10) with his second field goal of the afternoon.
On the last play of the third quarter, Cook scrambled and hooked up with fifth-year senior receiver Randy Roseway (Ottawa, ON), who took the ball inside the Mount Allison two-yard line.
Dickson, who finished with 72 yards on 16 carries, scored on the next play – the first of the fourth quarter – for the X-Men. With the Heidebrecht point-after, the X-Men trimmed the Mountie lead to 20-17.
After the StFX defense stood tall once again, the offense had an opportunity to continue the comeback, but on the first play from scrimmage from deep in their own zone, senior defensive back Matt Montgomery (Oakville, ON) picked off Cook, before scampering 15 yards for the third and final Mount Allison defensive score of the contest.
With a kick from Lambert, the Mounties returned to a 10-point lead at 27-17, the final score of the game.
For the game, the X-Men edged the Mounties in first downs – 14-11 – while out-gaining the visitors 297-190 in total offense, including 247-78 in net passing yards.
Cook completed 21 out of 39 passes for 247 yards, while Brandon Leyh (New Westminster, BC) was 13-for-19 for 78 yards.
Idahosa Yorke (Bowmanville, ON) led the Mounties with seven catches (28 yards), while Dakota Brush (Brantford, ON) corralled two Leyh throws for a team-high 31 yards.
Roseway, Donald Tabor (Dartmouth, NS) and Dejaun Martin (Scarborough, ON) each had four catches, with Roseway topping the X-Men in receiving yardage, with 64.
On the ground, Quinn LeBlanc (Calgary, AB) churned out 88 yards on 24 carries for Mount Allison.
Defensively, the X-Men – who held the Mounties to two field goals – were led by Daniel Tshiamala (Kinshasha, Congo) and Adam Kuntz (Camrose, AB) with 9.5 and seven tackles, respectively.
Kyle Forde (Toronto, ON) and Mete Konya (Osnabrueck, Germany) collected sacks for the X-Men, who also amassed seven tackles for loss for 20 yards.
Forde also forced a fumble, which Tshiamala recovered.
For the Mounties, Plante led the way with 6.5 tackles, along with 1.5 of his team’s four sacks of Cook, who was under pressure throughout the game. Plante added 3.5 tackles for loss, along with nine yards on two carries late in the fourth quarter.
Te Nguyen (Mississauga, ON), with six tackles, along with Devante Sampson (Mississauga, ON) and Dylan Cossar (Darmouth, NS), with 5.5 and five, respectively, helped lead the Mounties defensively.
Mount Allison returns to action Saturday, Oct. 17, when they travel to Wolfville for a first-place battle with the Acadia Axemen (3-2)
On the same day, StFX will be on the road in Halifax to face the winless Saint Mary’s Huskies (0-5).
Kick-off for both match-ups is 2 p.m.
Source: Krista McKenna, StFX X-Men Sports Information
| Mount Allison vs. StFX at Antigonish, NS 10/10/2015 at 2:05pm |
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| Mount Allison 27 |
StFX 17 |
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
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| Mount Allison (3-2) | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| StFX (2-3) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Antigonish, NS | StFX Oland Stadium | |||||
| PRD | TIME | SCORING SUMMARY | MOUNT ALLISON – STFX |
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| 1 | 07:01 | StFX – J. Heidebrecht 46 yd field goal. Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards in 1:20. |
0 – 3 |
| 2 | 06:09 | Mount Allison – C. Plante 0 yd fumble return. (Ryan Lambert kick is good). | 7 – 3 |
| 2 | 05:00 | Mount Allison – Andrew Klain 0 yd fumble return. (Ryan Lambert kick is good). | 14 – 3 |
| 2 | 01:28 | Mount Allison – Ryan Lambert 24 yd field goal. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards in 1:57. |
17 – 3 |
| 3 | 10:15 | StFX – Keon Hughes 9 yd pass from Tivon Cook. (J. Heidebrecht kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards in 1:46. |
17 – 10 |
| 3 | 05:12 | Mount Allison – Ryan Lambert 20 yd field goal. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards in 1:19. |
20 – 10 |
| 4 | 14:51 | StFX – Ashton Dickson 1 yd run. (J. Heidebrecht kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards in 1:56. |
20 – 17 |
| 4 | 08:12 | Mount Allison – Matt Montgomery 15 yd interception return. (Ryan Lambert kick is good). | 27 – 17 |
| MOUNT ALLISON | STATISTICS | STFX |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | FIRST DOWNS | 14 |
| 3 6 2 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
9 5 0 |
| 190 | TOTAL OFFENSE | 297 |
| 59 3.2 |
Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play |
68 4.4 |
| 78 | NET YARDS PASSING | 247 |
| 13-19 4.1 2-2 0 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked: Number-Yards Had intercepted |
21-39 6.3 4-19 1 |
| 114 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 69 |
| 38 3.0 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
25 2.8 |
| 16-615 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 12-412 |
| 38.4 | Average | 34.3 |
| 45 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 153 |
| 7-30 1-0 1-15 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interception Returns: Number-Yards |
11-101 3-52 0 0 |
| 5-30 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 14-172 |
| 1-1 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 3-2 |
| 4-19 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 2-2 |
| 1-15 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 0 0 |
| 44:51 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 28:44 |
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| DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
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| # | MOUNT ALLISON | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 30 | Christian Plante | 6 | 1 | 6.5 | 1.5 – 11 | 3.5 – 15 | 1-0 | – | ||||
| 33 | Te Nguyen | 6 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 4 | Devante Sampson | 5 | 1 | 5.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 25 | Dylan Cossar | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 40 | Kyle Horsman | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 1 – 5 | 1 – 5 | – | – | ||||
| 23 | Shaun Robinson | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | 3 – 15 | 1 | – | – | |||
| 44 | Jimmy Scheel | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 45 | Jake DeWolfe | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 15 | Michael Bohan | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 16 | Kwame Adjei | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.5 – 3 | 0.5 – 3 | – | – | ||||
| 97 | Donovan Glave | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 – 4 | – | – | ||||
| 27 | Jordan Redding | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 – 0 | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| 85 | Jon Harvey | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 11 | Damian Halstead | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 20 | Nate Rostek | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 26 | Matt Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 – 2 | – | 1-15 | ||||
| 90 | Robie Holland | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TM | TEAM | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 – 2 | 1 | – | – | |||
| 24 | Andrew Klain | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | 1-0 | – | ||||
| 36 | Mike Bettle | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 50 | Liam Hickey | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TOTALS | 45 | 16 | 53 | 4 – 19 | 11 – 46 | 3 | 2-0 | 1-15 | 2 | |||
| # | STFX | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 3 | Daniel Tshiamala | 5 | 9 | 9.5 | – | 1 – 7 | 1-0 | – | ||||
| 52 | Adam Kuntz | 5 | 4 | 7 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 32 | Mike Miller | 6 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 91 | Jimmie Cunningham | 4 | 3 | 5.5 | – | 1 – 2 | – | – | ||||
| 95 | Kyle Forde | 5 | 1 | 5.5 | 1 – 0 | 1 – 2 | 1 | – | – | |||
| 6 | Brandt Kolybaba | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 98 | Kay Okafor | 1 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 10 | Hayden Peters | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | – | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 20 | Paolo Edwards | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | – | 1 – 4 | – | – | ||||
| 94 | Mete Konya | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 – 2 | 0.5 – 2 | – | – | ||||
| 14 | Dylan Bell | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 17 | Kadel King | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 25 | Justin Holland | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 83 | Christian Ridley | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 35 | Chad Girimonte | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 79 | Zeandre Regis | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 0.5 – 0 | – | – | ||||
| 99 | John Tewelde | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 85 | Brent Shepherd | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 – 1 | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| TOTALS | 42 | 34 | 59 | 2 – 2 | 7 – 20 | 1 | 1-0 | – | 1 | |||
| OTHER INFORMATION | |
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| Location: Antigonish, NS Stadium: StFX Oland Stadium Attendance: 800 Weather: sunny Temperature: 9 Wind: 40km/h W |
Referee: John Peters Umpire: Jim Fowler Head Linesman: K. Charlebois Line Judge: Greg Welten Back Judge: G. MacKenzie Field Judge: Jack Skerry Side Judge: V. Williams Scorekeeper: Krista McKenna |
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