While there is only one week remaining in the regular season of the Northern Football Conference (NFC), the playoff picture is looking much clearer after this past weekend’s action.
In the East Division, the Montreal Transit will play host to the Toronto Raiders while the Durham Hawkeyes and the Ottawa Invaders will tangle in the other matchup. This week’s games will determine which team –either the Invaders or Hawkeyes will host the playoff game.
As for the West Division, Sault Ste. Marie Steelers will host the Sudbury Spartans while the Tri City Outlaws and Sarnia Imperials will meet in the other game. This upcoming weekend’s games will decide which of the two teams, the Outlaws or Imperials will host the game.
In this past week’s action, the Ottawa Invaders moved to 5-2 on the season as the team shutout the Sudbury Spartans 58-0. Running back TJ Williams led the way for the victors as he scored three touchdowns (20 yard, 9 yard and 14 yard touchdown runs) while Andrew Foss (16 yard run), Kory Camp (27 yard run), Adam Gourgon (10 yard run), Kevin Coombs (18 yard catch) and Brandon Weekes (23 yard catch) each added a major. Kicker Jeff Morris was successful on eight conversion attempts.
At halftime, the Invaders enjoyed a 30-0 lead over the Spartans.
Meanwhile, the Durham Hawkeyes crushed the winless Oakville Longhorns 58-14 to improve their regular season record to 5-2. Running back Kris Newman accumulated 103 rushing yards on 10 carries and scored two touchdowns (both in the second half of the game) to lead the Hawkeyes. A highlight for the Hawkeyes in the first quarter was when Loxley Prince returned a kick for a 100 yard touchdown run. Also in the same quarter, Delroy George had a 30 yard fumble return touchdown while Hawkeyes pivot Paul Martin connected with Justene Edwards for a 78 yard touchdown reception.
In the second half, running back Dwight Lewis scored two majors while racking up 78 rushing yards on six carries. Ricky Clarke also scored in the half on a 45 yard run. Kicker Dumitru Ionita booted eight PAT’s.
The Hawkeyes had a 22-14 lead over the Longhorns at the half.
As for the Longhorns, pivot Mack Blewett had 19 completions in 29 attempts and scored a touchdown on a one yard quarterback sneak. In the first quarter, Blewett connected with Eric Dowling for a 10 yard touchdown reception. Dowling had 73 receiving yards on five catches in a losing cause.
In the other game, running back DeShawn Hayes ran the ball into end zone for a five yard score with 4:50 remaining in the game to propel the Sarnia Imperials to an 18-12 win over the Tri-City Outlaws. Hayes also had a 50 yard touchdown run in the first half of the game and had 72 rushing yards on 12 carries. Kicker Kevin Allaer had two PAT’s and was successful on a 15 yard field goal attempt.
On defense, John Bain registered eight tackles for the Imperials.
At the half, the Imperials were in front 11-6.
Running back Kris Kusch led the way for the Outlaws as he scored two majors and had 127 rushing yards on 15 carries.
2013 Northern Football Conference
Current Standings as of July 21st
EAST
Team Won Lost Tied OT Loss For Aga. Pts.
Montreal Transit * 6 1 0 0 316 67 12
Ottawa Invaders 5 2 0 0 208 118 10
Durham Hawkeyes 5 2 0 0 206 119 10
Toronto Raiders 2 5 0 0 112 219 4
WEST
Team Won Lost Tied OT Loss For Aga. Pts.
Sault Ste. Marie Steelers 6 1 0 0 310 43 12
Sarnia Imperials 3 4 0 0 175 199 6
Tri City Outlaws 3 5 0 0 118 220 6
Sudbury Spartans 2 5 0 0 103 325 4
Oakville Longhorns 0 6 0 1 99 333 1
*Montreal was found to have used an ineligible player in week 1, forfeit to the Hawkeyes
Any ties are broken by head to head and then fewest points allowed
June 20th scores
Durham 58 at Oakville 14
Sudbury 0 at Ottawa 58
Tri City 12 at Sarnia 18
Coming up July 27th
6:00 Bronte Ottawa @ Oakville
7:00 Civic Fields Sudbury @ Durham
7:00 Rocky DiPietro Sarnia @ Sault Ste. Marie
7:00 Esther Shiner Montreal @ Toronto Raiders
END OF REGULAR SEASON
2013 Northern Football Conference Game 31 Summary
Sudbury Spartans 0 at Ottawa Invaders 58
Invaders improve to 5-2, Spartans drop to 2-5
Qtr. Team Time Play Convert Running
1st Ott 3:52 Andrew Foss from Jeff Hildreth, 16 yds. Jeff Morris Ott 7-0
1st Ott 9:44 Adam Gourgon, 10 yard run Jeff Morris Ott 14-0
1st Ott 13:47 T J Williams, 20 yard run Jeff Morris Ott 21-0
2nd Ott :22 Safety touch, conceded n/a Ott 23-0
2nd Ott 3:00 T J Williams, 9 yard run Jeff Morris Ott 30-0
3rd Ott 4:50 Kevin Coombs from Jeff Hildreth, 18 yds. Jeff Morris Ott 37-0
3rd Ott 14:22 Brandon Weekes from Leith Fisken, 23 yds. Jeff Morris Ott 44-0
4th Ott 6:27 T J Williams, 14 yard run Jeff Morris Ott 51-0
4th Ott 14:25 Kory Camp, 27 yard run Jeff Morris Ott 58-0
TEAM STATS
Sudbury Ottawa
Rushing (att.-yds.) 13-10 15-161
Passing Yards 46 214
– Team Losses -28 -7
Net Offence 28 368
First Downs 4 17
Return Yards 127 192
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Interceptions by 0 0
Penalties-Yards 4-45 11-107
INDIVIDUAL STATS
SPARTANS INVADERS
Rushing (atts.-yds.) Josh Cuomo 9-13 Adam Gourgon 5-62, td
Bruce Vaillancourt 1-2 T J Williams 6-48, 3 tds
Phil Brazolot 1-1 Kory Camp 2-32, td
Receiving (cat.-yds.) James Howatt 2-18 T J Williams 2-67
Josh Cuomo 1-17 Andrew Foss 3-49, td
Phil Brazolot 2-16 John McNulty 2-37
Passing Jordan Cecchetto 5-8-0-0 Leith Fisken 6-6-1-0
(comp.-atts.-tds-int) Travis Campbell 1-5-0-0 Jeff Hildreth 4-5-2-0
Tackles Dustin Crowder 5.5 Bill Fletcher 3
2013 Northern Football Conference Game 30 Summary
Durham Hawkeyes 58 at Oakville Longhorns 14
Hawkeyes improve to 5-2, Longhorns drop to 0-6-0-1
Qtr. Team Time Play Convert Running
1st Dur 4:27 Justene Edwards from Paul Martin, 78 yds. Dumitru Ionita Dur 7-0
1st Dur 7:02 Delroy George, 30 yard fumble return Dumitru Ionita Dur 14-0
1st Oak 12:31 Eric Dowling from Mack Blewett, 10 yds. Alecks Dosen Dur 14-7
1st Dur 12:40 Loxley Prince, 100 yard kick return Dumitru Ionita Dur 21-7
2nd Oak 11:33 Mack Blewett, 1 yard run Alecks Dosen Dur 21-14
2nd Dur 15:00 Dumitru Ionita, rouge, wide field goal n/a Dur 22-14
3rd Dur 4:01 Dwight Lewis, 26 yard run Dumitru Ionita Dur 29-14
3rd Dur 7:02 Dwight Lewis, 40 yard run Dumitru Ionita Dur 36-14
3rd Dur 13:11 Kris Newman, 5 yard run Dumitru Ionita Dur 43-14
4th Dur 1:42 Kris Newman, 40 yard run Dumitru Ionita Dur 50-14
4th Dur 10:20 Ricky Clarke, 45 yard run Dumitru Ionita Dur 57-14
4th Dur 10:20 Dumitru Ionita, kick off rouge n/a Dur 58-14
TEAM STATS
Durham Oakville
Rushing (att.-yds.) 22-293 13-47
Passing Yards 116 212
– Team Losses -2 -54
Net Offence 407 205
First Downs 15 13
Return Yards 120 179
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-3
Interceptions by 3 1
Penalties-Yards 15-151 9-90
INDIVIDUAL STATS
HAWKEYES LONGHORNS
Rushing (atts.-yds.) Kris Newman 10-103, 2 tds Richard Lewis 6-22
Ricky Clarke 4-91, td Mack Blewett 3-21, td
Dwight Lewis 6-78, 2 tds Sam Owosu 1-5
Receiving (cat.-yds.) Justene Edwards 1-78, td Chris Hibbert 7-90
Ricky Clarke 2-29 Eric Dowling 5-73, td
Dan Brownlee 1-9 Greg Slocum 4-29
Passing Paul Martin 3-8-1-1 Mack Blewett 19-29-1-3
(comp.-atts.-tds-int) Ricky Clarke 1-2-0-0 Dosen Aleks 0-1-0-1
Tackles Travis Andrews 6 Marco Pereira 3
2013 Northern Football Conference Game 32 Summary
Tri City Outlaws 12 at Sarnia Imperials 18
Imperials improve to 3-4, Outlaws drop to 3-5
Qtr. Team Time Play Convert Running
1st Srn 5:24 Kevin Allaer, rouge, wide field goal n/a Srn 1-0
2nd Srn 2:19 Kevin Allaer, 15 yard field goal n/a Srn 4-0
2nd Srn 5:52 DeShawn Hayes, 50 yard run Kevin Allaer Srn 11-0
2nd TCO 10:52 Kris Kusch, 17 yard run 2 pt. no good Srn 11-6
3rd TCO 1:14 Kris Kusch, 45 yard run 2 pt. no good TCO 12-11
4th Srn 4:50 DeShawn Hayes, 5 yard run Kevin Allaer Srn 18-12
TEAM STATS
Tri City Sarnia
Rushing (att.-yds.) 30-247 26-163
Passing Yards 41 84
– Team Losses -24 -18
Net Offence 264 229
First Downs 15 10
Return Yards 127 62
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0
Interceptions by 2 2
Penalties-Yards 13-125 8-70
INDIVIDUAL STATS
OUTLAWS IMPERIALS
Rushing (atts.-yds.) Kris Kusch 15-127, 2 tds De Shawn Hayes 12-72, 2 tds
Jeff Nosal 6-99 Pascal Plante 3-34
Kyle Cherry 5-18 Joe Mason 1-33
Receiving (cat.-yds.) Marc Fernandes 2-27 Joe Mason 3-44
Kyle Cherry 1-9 Sam Hunter 1-27
John Boonstra 1-5 Steve Mati 1-7
Passing Jeff Nosal 3-11-0-2 Pascal Plante 7-16-0-2
(comp.-atts.-tds-int) Shawn Ashe 1-1-0-0
Tackles Ryan Yantz 5.5 John Bain 8
(Game Summaries: John Metcalfe)
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