THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Manitoba Bisons looked nothing like defending Vanier Cup champions Saturday afternoon – but the Calgary Dinos sure did.
Calgary quarterback Deke Junior completed 20 of 28 passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns as the unranked Dinos shocked the second-ranked Bisons 37-17 in Canadian university football action.
Junior, who played much of the second half in Calgary’s season-opening loss at Saskatchewan last week, directed a potent Calgary passing attack that exploded for 30 second-half points, handing the defending Vanier Cup champion Bisons their first conference loss since October 2005, a span of 18 games.
“What we saw out of Deke was a guy who enjoyed being on the field,”
said Dinos head coach Blake Nill. “He understands the game so well.
His clock management was outstanding, and this week he did a great job for us.”
An interception by Calgary’s Andrea Bonaventura on the opening play of the second half set up a 16-yard touchdown pass from Junior to Anthony Parker, putting the Dinos ahead to stay at 14-10. Parker, who missed the season opener with injury, had six catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns in his debut.
Running backs Anthony Woodson and Matt Walter had one touchdown apiece on the ground, while Aaron Ifield was good on field goal attempts from 23, 48, and 14 yards in front of 1,083 fans at McMahon Stadium.
No. 4 Huskies 42 Rams 14
At Regina, Dathan Thomas exploded for four rushing touchdowns as Saskatchewan cruised past the Rams.
Starting in place of injured quarterback Laurence Nixon, Trevor Barss completed 16 of 21 passes for 290 yards to pace the Huskies (2-0), who have outscored their opponents 67-14 so far this season.
Teale Orban completed 28 of his 42 passes for 268 yards and a touchdown for Regina (0-2).
Saturday’s performance made Orban just the third quarterback in Canada West history to throw for 8,000 career passing yards.
No. 5 Mustangs 31 No. 6 Golden Hawks 20
At Waterloo, Ont., John Leckie had 108 rushing yards and two touchdowns to lead Western Ontario to a win over the Golden Hawks.
Leckie’s 12-yard TD run midway through the second quarter cut Laurier’s lead to 10-9, and a 16-yard touchdown pass from Michael Faulds to Nick Trevail four minutes later gave the Mustangs (2-0) the lead for good.
Faulds finished with 262 yards on 14-of-22 passing, while Leckie added a five-yard score in the first minute of the fourth quarter to preserve the win.
Luke Thompson passed for a touchdown and ran in another to lead Laurier (1-1).
No. 7 Golden Gaels 41 Gryphons 30
At Guelph, Ont., Mike Giffin rushed for 214 yards and a touchdown, and added a 78-yard TD catch as Queen’s got past the Gryphons.
Giffin’s 25-yard touchdown run led Queen’s (2-0) to a 21-point third quarter, breaking open a game it trailed 10-9 at halftime. The Kingston, Ont., native has now run for 100 or more yards in 12 straight games, a streak dating back to Oct. 17, 2006.
Golden Gaels quarterback Dan Branagan also torched Guelph (0-2), completing 19 of 37 passes for 437 yards and three touchdowns.
Justin Dunk was equally impressive for the Gryphons, going 23-for-33 for 449 and three TDs, including a pair to Nic FitzGibbon.
No. 8 Gee-Gees 71 Lions 3
At Ottawa, Josh Sacobie became the OUA’s all-time leader in touchdown passes, throwing for three first-half scores as the Gee-Gees humbled York.
The fifth-year pivot went 13-for-16 for 325 yards before sitting out the entire second half as Ottawa (1-1) earned its largest margin of victory since a 72-0 rout of Toronto on Oct. 8, 2005.
The Gee-Gees posted more than 600 yards of total offence, and scored on eight of their first ten possessions.
York (0-2) hit a 32-yard field goal with 47 seconds left in regulation to avoid a shutout.
Lancers 38 Varsity Blues 14
At Windsor, Ont., the honeymoon ended in a hurry for the Toronto Varsity Blues.
Sam Malian threw for 240 yards and four touchdowns as the Lancers scored the first 16 points of the game en route to a thrashing of Toronto.
Daryl Stephenson ran for 123 yards and caught a 10-yard touchdown pass for Windsor (2-0).
David Hamilton threw for 256 yards and a score in defeat for the Varsity Blues (1-1), one week removed from their first victory since 2001.
Warriors 30 Marauders 17
At Waterloo, Ont., Evan Martin threw for two touchdowns and ran one in himself as the Warriors held on to beat McMaster.
Martin found Tanner Forsyth on a 28-yard TD strike in the second quarter and connected with Joshua Svec on a game-clinching 90-yard score in the fourth quarter to pace Waterloo (1-1).
Svec finished with a game-high 144 receiving yards.
Tony Okorodudu had rushing and receiving touchdowns in the fourth quarter for the Marauders (0-2), who lost despite gaining more than 450 yards of offence.
X-Men 29 Mounties 24
At Antigonish, N.S., Jeremy Marchand scored on a one-yard touchdown run with 1:13 remaining as St. FX downed Mount Allison.
James Green had 128 rushing yards and a touchdown while Akeem Foster added 124 yards receiving and a score to lead the X-Men (1-0) to victory in their home opener.
Quarterback Steve Snyder finished 14-of-25 for 250 yards and a touchdown in the win.
Kelly Hughes completed 20 of 36 passes for 263 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for the Mounties (0-1).
Thunderbirds 27 Golden Bears 9
At Vancouver, Mark McVeigh passed for one touchdowns and added one on the ground in the Thunderbirds’ victory over Alberta.
After McVeigh’s one-yard plunge late in the second quarter gave UBC
(1-1) a 14-2 lead at the half, the Thunderbirds quarterback hit Spencer Betts on an 82-yard strike midway through the third to put the game out of reach.
Betts finished with 113 receiving yards while Cheng Wei led UBC’s ground attack with 89 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Tendayi Jozzy ran for 87 yards and had the lone touchdown for the Golden Bears (1-1).
Vert et Or 45 Redmen 17
At Sherbrooke, Que., Jean P. Shoiry erupted for 413 passing yards and three touchdowns as the Vert et Or used a dominant second half to subdue McGill.
Alain Dorval was Shoiry’s target of choice, hauling in all three TD passes and finishing with 176 receiving yards as Sherbrooke (1-0) erased an 11-7 halftime deficit with 38 second-half points.
Pascal Flis also starred for the Vert et Or _ rushing for 161 yards and a pair of touchdowns _ while Joseph Mroue added 55 rushing yards and a TD.
Austin Anderson booted five field goals for the Redmen (0-1), while quarterback Matt Connell threw for 487 yards but had a pair of interceptions in defeat.
Rouge et Or 17 Carabins 6
At Laval, Que. – Laval quarterback Benoit Groulx threw for 288 yards to lead the No.1 ranked Rouge et Or to a 17-6 win over the Montreal Carabins.
Groulx completed 23 of 34 pass attempts including one touchdown in front of 15,275 fans in attendance.
Laval receiver Julian Feoli recorded a 32-yard TD and finished the game with 11 receptions for 140 yards.
Christopher Milo had a busy night for Laval, kicking field goals from 32 and 25 yards out respectively.
