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Football: Gaiters edge Redmen 30-25 October 6, 2007
Lennoxville, October 6th, 2007 –The Bishop’s Gaiters survived
a scare on Saturday afternoon, edging out the McGill Redmen 30-25. The 8th
ranked Gaiters jumped out to a 30-6 lead and withstood a late Redmen
rally to win their fourth straight game of the season.
Bishop’s would increase their lead to 16-0 following a 62 yard touchdown
run by Hec Crighton candidate Jamall Lee (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) early in
the second quarter. Kicker Josh Maveety (Kingston, Ont.) added a pair of
field goals to increase the Gaiters lead to 22-0. McGill would cut the
lead to 22-6 following a 30 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matt
Connell to receiver Erik Galas late in the first half.
Following a mostly uneventful third quarter, Andrews connected with
second year receiver Olivier Mongeau (Sorel, Que.) on a beautiful 71
yard catch and run to give the Gaiters a seemingly insurmountable 29-6
lead.
McGill, however, would make things interesting in the fourth quarter.
Following a Gaiters single, McGill defensive back Schuyler O’Brien
returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown to cut the Gaiters
lead to 30-12. Less than two minutes later, Connell connected with
receiver Charles-Antoine Sinotte on a six-yard touchdown pass to make
the score 30-18. Following a successful onside kick, Connell once again
drove the Redmen down the field before hooking up with Sinotte in the
end zone for a second time to make the score 30-25 with less than two
minutes remaining.
After forcing a two and out, the Redmen got the ball on their own 39
with less than a minute to play and a chance to win the game. After
driving the ball down to the Bishop’s 23 yard line, Connell’s
last-second Hail Mary pass attempt was tipped by Bishop’s defensive back
Nick Poloniato (Hamilton, Ont.) to preserve the Gaiters 30-25 win. Lee
was once again the Gaiters' top performer, carrying the ball 22 times
for 181 yards and a touchdown while Andrews completed 13 of 19 passes
for 211 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.
Linebacker James Yurichuk (Brampton, Ont.) led the Gaiters defence with
13.5 tackles, 4 sacks and a forced fumble while McGill defensive back
Schuyler O’Brien finished with 11 tackles, one interception and a
touchdown.
Bishop’s (4-1) travels to Nova Scotia next week to take on the Acadia
Axemen (3-2). McGill (0-5) travels to Concordia (3-1).
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Matt
Connell had a typically dominant afternoon for the Redmen, completing 30
of 41 passes for 371 yards with three touchdowns and one interception.
Sinotte also had an outstanding afternoon, setting a new QUFL record
with 18 catches for 215 yards and two touchdowns.