THE CANADIAN PRESS
Bad weather and a sloppy field brought out the best in the Simon Fraser Clan.
Quarterback Bernd Dittrich had a one-yard touchdown run, Chris Folk returned a fumble for a score and the eighth-ranked Clan forced seven turnovers in a 20-3 win over the No. 9 Calgary Dinos in Canadian university football action Saturday.
Rain-soaked Swangard Stadium served as an offensive graveyard for both teams, but Simon Fraser (3-1) did enough with its chances to earn its win over Calgary since 2004.
“Our defence was just awesome today, our co-ordinators (Lou DesLauriers and Shawn Olson) did just a great job on both sides of the ball,” Clan head coach Dave Johnson said. “It was a sloppy game and that was both the field and the rain, but we have a healthy situation right now in our locker room, and maybe SFU isn’t a surprise anymore.”
Calgary’s recent dominance over Simon Fraser included a pair of victories in 2007 in which the Dinos rushed for a combined 819 yards. Calgary managed just 146 yards on the ground Saturday, coughing up five fumbles in the process.
No. 8 Clan 20, No. 9 Dinos 3
At Burnaby, B.C., Simon Fraser opened the scoring in the first quarter on Dittrich’s one-yard plunge, capping a seven-play, 75-yard drive. Dittrich bobbled the snap on the extra point attempt, and the score remained 6-0 at the end of the first quarter.
The Clan added to their lead in the second on 15-and 37-yard field goals from Jeff Biles.
Calgary squandered an outstanding scoring opportunity with 33 seconds left in the first half when quarterback Deke Junior bobbled a snap on the four-yard line, which Clan linebacker Thomas Pearce immediately pounced on to quell the Dinos drive and keep SFU up 12-0 at the half.
Aaron Ifield put Calgary on the board 2:33 into the third quarter with a 37-yard field goal of his own, which ended up being the Dinos’ lone offence of the game. Each time Calgary appeared to have an opportunity to get back into the game, the Clan had an answer on defence, culminating with Folk’s fumble recovery for a touchdown with 1:36 left in the fourth quarter.
Dittrich finished the game 7-for-20 for 151 yards and one interception, while rushing for 59 yards.
Junior wound up 15-for-27 for 211 yards, two interceptions and two fumbles before being pulled in the fourth quarter for backup Casey Brown. Matt Walter led Calgary on the ground with 143 yards rushing, but lost three fumbles.
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No. 1 Rouge et Or 36, No. 7 Stingers 13
At Montreal, Christopher Milo kicked seven field goals to help the top-ranked Rouge et Or cruise past the Stingers.
Milo, a second-year player from Montreal, was perfect on the day with his longest field goal, a 49-yarder, coming late in the fourth quarter. The seven field goals is the second-most in a single game in CIS history – Concordia’s Warren Kean holds the record with nine field goals kicked in a game against Saint Mary’s on Oct. 26, 2006.
The only other scorer for Laval (3-0) was wide receiver Julian Feoli-Gudino, who caught 12 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns.
The Stingers (2-1) struggled on offence, amassing only 18 first downs and 247 yards. Rene Paredes kicked two field goals, and Concordia’s only touchdown came on a 28-yard pass from Liam Mahoney to Tony Testa with 1:25 left in the game.
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No. 2 Mustangs 71, Lions 0
At Toronto, Western Ontario quarterback Michael Faulds finished with 370 passing yards and five TDs in just three quarters as the Mustangs obliterated York.
It was the 50th career regular season win for Western Ontario head coach Greg Marshall, and Faulds passed the 7,000-yard milestone, becoming the second quarterback in Mustangs history to achieve the feat.
The Mustangs improved to 4-0, while York remains winless (0-4).
Running back John Leckie ran in two touchdowns and caught another, while Nick Pasic had four touchdown receptions in the victory.
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No. 4 Golden Gaels 58, Varsity Blues 14
At Toronto, Mike Giffin and Danny Brannagan led No. 4 Queen’s over the Varsity Blues.
Giffen rushed for 215 yards, including a 79-yard carry in the first five minutes of the game, and scored three touchdowns in the Queen’s victory.
Brannagan was 13-of-22 for 241 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran in a pair of scores.
Earl Johnson and Mark Stinson had the Varsity Blues touchdowns.
Toronto (2-2) travels to Guelph to take on the Gryphons next Saturday, while the Golden Gaels (4-0) host Western (4-0).
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No. 5 Gee-Gees 59, Warriors 0
At Ottawa, fifth-year all-star quarterback Josh Sacobie threw for a career-high six touchdowns over three quarters and third-year transfer receiver Ron Kelly caught three scores as the Gee-Gees ran roughshod over Waterloo.
The Gee-Gees improved to 3-1 without CIS leading receiver Ivan Birungi (foot), a fifth-year transfer, en route to winning an eighth straight regular-season home game.
The Warriors (1-3), featuring nine rookies under the age of 18, had open field to score with under two minutes left in the third quarter but fourth-year receiver Sean Cowie fumbled on the Ottawa one-yard line and the Gee-Gees recovered.
Ottawa (3-1) travels to face the Windsor Lancers next Saturday.
Waterloo hosts Laurier.
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Vert et Or 37, No. 10 Carabins 20
At Sherbrooke, Que., Jean-Philippe Shoiry passed for 436 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Vert et Or to an upset win over Montreal.
Alain Dorval was Shoiry’s favourite target, hauling in five passes for
139 yards and two scores for Sherbrooke (3-0). The second of those, a 77-yard TD catch early in the second quarter, extended the Vert et Or’s lead to 21-7.
Hantz Boursiquot led the Carabins (1-2) with 135 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Montreal quarterback Marc-Olivier Brouillette went 13-for-25 for 148 yards in defeat.
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Golden Hawks 33, Lancers 18
At Waterloo, Ont., Shamawd Chambers scored the go-ahead touchdown midway through the third quarter as Laurier downed the Lancers.
The Golden Hawks (2-2) dominated on offence, outgaining Windsor (2-2) by more than 200 yards and controlling the ball for over 37 minutes.
Luke Thompson finished 17-of-25 for 302 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Laurier, while Ryan Lynch had 127 rushing yards and a touchdown in the victory.
Daryl Stephenson’s 15-yard rushing score in the second quarter provided the lone touchdown for the Lancers.
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Marauders 32, Gryphons 31
At Guelph, Ont., Ryan Fantham found Andrew Ross with a 52-yard touchdown pass with 58 seconds left in the fourth quarter as McMaster stormed back to beat the Gryphons.
Fantham finished with 283 passing yards and four touchdowns for the Marauders (1-3), who trailed by 13 points late in the game. McMaster closed to within six points when kicker Andy Waugh faked a field goal, then found Kevin D’Hollander on a five-yard TD pass with 2:28 remaining.
Ross led the Marauders with seven catches for 125 yards.
Justin Dunk threw for 300 yards with two touchdowns and an interceptions for Guelph (1-3).
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St. FX 20, Acadia 13
At Antigonish, N.S., James Green ran for a 26-yard touchdown as St. FX battled their way to a double-overtime win over Acadia.
In a relatively uneventful game that saw the teams punt 11 times apiece, Acadia kicker Mike Godfrey nailed a 51-yard field goal halfway through the fourth quarter to tie the game at 10.
In overtime, a shootout style with both teams getting equal possessions to score and starting at their opponent’s 35-yard line, the teams traded field goals in the first session.
In the second, Green put the X-Men ahead and Acadia was unable to answer, with quarterback Keith Lockwood getting intercepted by St.
FX’s Nick Riva on third down to end the game.
