The Burlington Stampeders and Toronto Jr Argos will battle for the Ontario Football Conference (OFC) Varsity Championship next weekend.
In the South Division Final, the Stampeders punched their ticket to the finals after taking out the Guelph Jr. Gryphons 41-21. Meanwhile, the Jr. Argos edged the Peterborough Wolverines to take the North Division Championship.
The Varsity Championship between the Stampeders and Jr. Argos will be on Saturday August 8th, 2015.
Meanwhile, the Conference Finals have been set in the Varsity Division of the Ontario Varsity Football League (OVFL). The Essex Ravens will host the London Jr. Mustangs in the Adam Conference Final while the Kingston Grenadiers will be on the road to visit the Ottawa Myers Riders in the Wettges Conference Final.
The Ravens will host the Jr Mustangs on Saturday August 8th at University of Windsor. Kickoff is slated for 7:00pm. The Myers Riders will host the Grenadiers at Beckwith Sports Facility on Saturday August 8th. Game start is 3:00pm.
The following are the complete results from this past weekend’s playoff matchups in the Varsity Divisions of both the OVFL and OFC:
ONTARIO FOOTBALL CONFERENCE (OFC):
BURLINGTON STAMPEDERS 41, GUELPH JR GRYPHONS 21:
GAME RECAP AND SUMMARY BY JOHN METCALFE
With #CFC100 Tailback Jordan Lyons not present, the Stamps offensive line none the less cleared holes that chewed up 323 yards for his replacements. #CFC100 Domenic Mandalfino led the Stamps ground attack with 154 yards on 16 attempts and a 6 yard score. Justin Veltri picked up the slack as he crossed the goal line from 6, 14 and 20 yards out and ended the day with 92 yards on 10 carries. Stampeders other major came from Tyler Roy hooking up with Mason Brown from 12 yards out. Adam Preocanin booted field goals of 42 and 17 yards, was 5 for 5 on convert attempts and earned a rouge on a 67 yard kickoff. Guelph majors were scored by Aiden Fraser on a 10 yard pass from Walker Breen, Breen finding Noel Amaya from 22 yards away and Nathan Small on a one yard run. Gryphons kicker Gabe Simieniec kicked two converts and had an 85 yard kickoff rouge to start the game. Stampeders will meet the Toronto Jr. Argonauts for the Championship on August 8th with kick off slated for 6:00 p.m. Junior Argos earned their berth by edging the Peterborough Wolverines 23-22 in their semi final.
2015 Summer Burlington Stampeders
Varsity Game Summary – August 1st – South Division Final
Burlington Stampeders 42 at Guelph Jr. Gryphons 21
Stampeders advance to Varsity Final at Guelph on August 8th
Qtr. Team Time Play Convert Running
1st Gue 0:00 Gabe Siemieniec, 85 yard kick off rouge n/a Gue 1-0
1st Burl 6:49 Tyler Roy from Mason Brown, 12 yds Adam Preocanin Burl 7-1
2nd Burl 1:39 Dominic Mandalfino, 6 yard run Adam Preocanin Burl 14-1
2nd Gue 9:07 Aiden Fraser from Walker Breen, 10 yds. Gabe Siemieniec Burl 14-8
2nd Burl 12:43 Adam Preocanin, 42 yard field goal n/as Burl 17-8
3rd Burl 13:33 Justin Veltri, 6 yard run Adam Preocanin Burl 24-8
3rd Burl 15:00 Justin Veltri, 14 yard run Adam Preocanin Burl 31-8
4th Burl 0:00 Adam Preocanin, 67 kick off rouge n/a Burl 32-8
4th Gue 2:46 Nathan Small, 1 yard run 2 pt. no good Burl 32-14
4th Burl 11:21 Adam Preocanin, 17 yard field goal n/a Burl 35-14
4th Gue 12:35 Noel Amaya from Walker Breen, 22 yds. Gabe Siemieniec Burl 35-21
4th Burl 13:00 Justin Veltri, 20 yard run Gabe Siemieniec Burl 42-21
TEAM STATS
Burlington Guelph
Rushing (att.-yds.) 41-323 27-139
Passing Yards 80 178
– Team Losses -5 -8
Net Offence 398 309
First Downs 23 21
Return Yards 57 92
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-2
Interceptions by 3 0
Penalties-Yards 15-143 12-84
INDIVIDUAL STATS
STAMPEDERS JR. GRYPHONS
Rushing (atts.-yds.) Dominic Mandalfino 16-154, td Nathan Small 15-80, td
Justin Veltri 10-92, 3 tds Walker Breen 5-28
Receiving (cat.-yds.) Tyler Roy 2-29, td Noel Amaya 5-89, td
Nick Casola 2-22 Aiden Fraser 3-38, td
Passing Mason Brown 9-14-1-0 Walker Breen 9-20-2-2
(comp.-atts.-tds-int) Alexander Douglas 6-10-0-1
TORONTO JR ARGOS 23, PETERBOROUGH WOLVERINES 22:
GAME RECAP BY PETERBOROUGH WOLVERINES
On Sunday, the SV Wolverines traveled to Toronto to face the powerful and undefeated Jr. Argos. The Wolverines gave a great effort and lead the Jr. Argos 14-7 at the half and increased their lead to 22-13 into the 4th quarter, however, the Jr. Argos were to start their comeback and outscore the Wolverines in the final quarter. The Jr. Argos scored the winning TD with 42 seconds remaining. It was certainly a tough loss for the Wolverines who gave a great effort against the high-powered Jr. Argos offense. The Jr. Argos remain undefeated at 10-0 going into the OFC finals.
Scoring for the Wolverines Devon MacCallum with 2 TD’s and a single TD by Nathan O’Keefe. Devin Claypole converted three PAT kicks and recorded a single. The Wolverines season has now ended with a fine 7 and 3 record. They are to be congratulated on their season and especially with their effort on Sunday against the Jr . Argos.
ONTARIO VARSITY FOOTBALL LEAGUE (OVFL):
LONDON JR MUSTANGS 38, NIAGARA SPEARS 21:
On Saturday night at Kiwanis Field in St. Catharines, Cole Kussmann scored a touchdown and rushed for 246 yards on 30 carries as the London Jr. Mustangs defeated the Niagara Spears 38-21.
Brentyne AndersonBrown tallied two majors and rushed for 127 yards on 14 carries for the Jr. Mustangs. Additionally, Mark Devlin scored a touchdown and amassed 78 yards on two receptions.
#CFC100 pivot Tristan Arndt completed five passes in 12 attempts for 114 yards and two passing touchdowns. Neil Garrity added a 15 yard field goal and five PAT’s in the win.
On defence, Jacob Gold led the way with seven solo and five assisted tackles. Fernando De La Rose added an assisted and six solo tackles for the Jr. Mustangs.
ESSEX RAVENS 45, CAMBRIDGE LIONS 20:
At University of Windsor Stadium on Saturday night, Braeden Braccio tallied two majors and rushed for 212 yards on 21 carries as the Essex Ravens cruised to a 45-20 victory over Cambridge Lions.
Anthony Bontorin completed 11 passes in 19 attempts for 145 yards and two passing touchdowns in the win. Alex Bornais scored a touchdown and racked up 67 yards on five receptions. Nick Langley added a score and had 41 yards on two receptions for the Ravens.
Dante Brown added a 52 yard field goal and was successful on six conversion attempts.
Erik Erickson caught an interception as well as registered six solo and three assisted tackles to lead the Ravens’ defence. Kevin Limbombe recorded a solo sack and added four solo tackles.
As for the Lions, Mark Christopher completed 14 passes in 31 attempts for 149 yards, rushed for 43 yards on 11 carries and a passing touchdown. Jacob Metcalfe rushed for 36 yards on 12 carries in the loss.
Connor Gardiner amassed 42 yards on two receptions while #CFC100 Gordon Lam racked up 42 yards on four receptions for the Lions.
Nathan McLean added two PAT’s.
On defence, Ben Drummond had five solo and five assisted tackles. Furthermore, Mario Alyas registered an assisted and six solo tackles.
OTTAWA MYERS RIDERS 34, CUMBERLAND PANTHERS 0:
On Saturday evening at Beckwith Sports Facility, the Ottawa Myers Riders earned a 34-0 shutout victory over Cumberland Panthers.
NOTE: PLAYER AND GAME STATS NOT AVAILABLE AT PRESS TIME
KINGSTON GRENADIERS 14, WEST DURHAM DOLPHINS 3:
At Pine Ridge High School on Saturday afternoon, Nikolas Daniele scored a touchdown and racked up 64 yards on three receptions as the Kingston Grenadiers grabbed a 14-8 win over West Durham Dolphins.
Jeremy Pendergast had a 54 yard reception while Harry Robinson amassed 49 yards on four receptions for the Grenadiers.
Dylan Fisher completed 12 passes in 26 attempts for 218 yards and a passing touchdown in the victory. Mike Bashall added two field goals (35 and 31 yards), a PAT and a rouge.
Konner Burtenshaw led the Grenadiers defence as he recorded two solo tackled as well as an assisted and five solo tackles.
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