West prevails in Steel City Bowl (Stats)

(by John Metcalfe – High School Football)

St. Thomas More receiver Angus Button latched onto scoring passes of 7 and 26 yards from Bishop Tonnos pivot Alex Petty to lead the West over the East 14-6 in the 25^th edition of the Steel City Bowl.  Edin Bosnjakovic of Sir Winston Churchill pounced on a Petty fumble in the end zone for the East’s lone score.  Anthony Murphy of Sir John A. Macdonald converted both West majors.

The All Star contest, which brings together players from the Hamilton Wentworth Interscholastic Athletic Council (Hamilton Public) and Hamilton Wentworth Catholic Athletic Association, saw both teams lead by McMaster bench boss Stefan Ptaszek and other McMaster coaches and Marauder players.

For his efforts, Petty was named the M.V.P. for the West squad while Button earned Top Receiver honours for the West side.  A complete listing of game honours and game statistics is shown below.

The organizing committee of Bonnie Griffin, Ray Jones, Mike Morden, Mike Morton, Dean Mougenot and Pam Mullholland were recognized for their efforts in organizing this event with special kudos reserved for Dennis Griffin and Bob Morreale who have been with the Steel City Bowl for all 25 years!  It is not known what form the game will take going forward, however, the annual event has given players from both Hamilton school boards to play together and in the last few years, get a firsthand look at what C.I.S. Coaches expect in order for students to make the jump to the next level of play.

2015 Steel City Bowl Summary – 25^th Edition

 

 

West     14     vs.     East     6

 

 

Qtr.        Team     Time                      Play                                                                       Convert                         Running

 

1^st        West    11:22   Angus Button from Alex Petty, 7 yards         Anthony Murphy        W 7-0

4^th        East     :20       Edin Bosnjakovic, fumble recover in end zone           no good                       W 7-6

4^th        West    7:17     Angus Button from Alex Petty, 26 yards       AnthonyMurphy         W 14-6

 

TEAM STATS

West                                                    East

 

Rushing (att.-yds.)                  14-53                                                   23-145

Passing Yards                         138                                                      64

– Team Losses                         -12                                                       -19

Net Offence                            179                                                      190

First Downs                            8                                                          11

Return Yards                          50                                                        71

Fumbles-Lost                          2-2                                                       1-1

Interceptions by                      0                                                          0

Penalties-Yards                       1-10                                                     2-25

 

INDIVIDUAL STATS

WEST                                                            EAST

 

Rushing (atts.-yds.)                  Dante Guzylak Messam 7-35              Toulant Lika 11-76

Alex Petty 2-9                                     Girodan Caruso 8-50

 

Receiving (cat.-yds.)                Angus Button 4-53, 2 tds                   Austin Papalazarou 5-64

Travis Gelly 2-56

 

Passing                                    Alex Petty 10-14-2-0                          Josh Madden 4-11-0-0

(comp.-atts.-tds-int)                                                                           Brandon Sykes 1-7-0-0

 

Award Winners (as selected by Tiget Cat Alumni)

 

Best Offensive Lineman         Devin Landry (St Thomas More)        Jesse Gibbon (Sherwood)
Best Running Back                 Dante Guzylak Messam (S A MacNab)           Giordan Caruso (Bishop Ryan)

Best Receiver                          Angus Button (St Thomas More)       Austin Papalazarou (Bishop Ryan)

Best Def. Lineman                  Devan Soyer (Westdale)                     Edin Bosnjakovic (Churchill)

Best Linebacker                      Austin Cairns (Dundas Valley)           Austin Romikat (Churchill)

Best Def. Back                                    Chris Csontos (Westdale)                   Chris Vonlanthen (Bishop Ryan)

M.V.P.                                     Alex Petty (Bishop Tonnos)               Josh Madden (Churchill)