OVFL: Lions win a tough bout against hardy Bulldogs
The Varsity Cambridge Lions played tough to beat the Brampton Bulldogs with the final score being 17-6.
This pulls the Lions to 3-1 at the half way mark on the season.
“We have lots to clean up. We had missed opportunities, a lot of chances early, to put the game away and we failed to do so,” said Head Coach Anthony Maggiacomo.
On offense the Lions had a quite day statistically, but were able to move the ball but had some trouble closing the deal.
‘We didn’t finish, we stalled in the red zone,” said Maggiacomo.
In the trenches, the Lions were inconsistent at times.
“At times we looked great and at times we struggled,” noted Maggiacomo.
The Lions had notable performances from quarterback James Roberts, with 175 yards through the air.
“[We] ran better the second half,” said Maggiacomo.
However, on the ground the Lions leading rusher Michael Lynch had 58 yards.
Also, Tyler Woods followed suit with a strong performance racking up 55 yards to go with the only Lion’s touchdown.
“I though he [Woods] ran tougher than anyone,” noted Maggiacomo.
On defense the Lions had a solid performance. Strong performances, came from the linebacker core, lead by Drew Walden with a combined 11 tackles, a fumble and a sack. In addition linebacker’s Wyatt Hogan-Crawford had a total of 9 tackles and a fumble, while Robin Petrie had a 7.
In the back field, defensive backs Alix Durfat and Paul Henning were able to haul in an interception.
The Lions on the special teams were an effective unit.
“We did well on our kicks, and the returns were solid,” said Maggiacomo.
Additionally, a strong performance came from kicker Keiran Burnham. He went on the 1 for 1 on PAT’s and made 3 field goals on the day.
Overall, the Lions had to struggles, but they overcame adversity and found a way to win.
As a unit, the Lions did improve on penalties from last week, and are looking to improve in the red zone going forward.
Looking to next week the Lions will be taking on the Essex Ravens on their turf.
“Essex is looking really strong and were excited for the challenge,” said Maggiacomo.
Kick off is scheduled for June 22nd at 7pm.
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