THE CANADIAN PRESS
ANTIGONISH, N.S. — The Saint Francis Xavier X-men withstood a fourth-quarter rally from Mount Allison to down the Mounties 27-21.
The No. 8-ranked X-men went up 9-0 in the first quarter on three field goals by Anthony Alix, before the Mounties’ Scott Brady dove in from a yard out in the second to make it 9-7 at the half.
The X-men (2-0) scored 18 unanswered points in the third quarter on a pair of safeties, a 68-yard touchdown reception by Nic Guest and a 99-yard run by Akeem Foster.
The Mounties (0-2) inched closer on Ben Stehr’s three-yard TD catch in the fourth to make it 27-14.
A 21-yard touchdown reception by Gary Ross cut the lead to 27-21, but Mount Allison would get no closer.
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No. 1 Rouge et Or 30 No 5. Carabins 8
At Quebec City, Cesar Sanchez-Hernandez led top-ranked Laval past Montreal and now sits at 3-0 on the season.
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No 2. Mustangs 60 Lancers 7
At Windsor, Ont., Nathan Riva rumbled for 131 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries as Western pummeled the Lancers on their homecoming weekend.
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No. 4 Dinos 41 Rams 15
At Regina, Matt Walter rushed for 259 yards to lead the University of Calgary to a road victory over the Rams.
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No. 6 Golden Gaels 20 Gee-Gees 8
At Ottawa, Jimmy Therrien rushed for 147 yards on 30 carries and a touchdown as Queens beat the Gee-Gees.
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Golden Bears 28 No. 7 Clan 16
At Burnaby, B.C., Mike Wasylyniuk caught two touchdowns and had 89 yards receiving as Alberta beat Simon Fraser.
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No. 9 Golden Hawks 29 Warriors 18
At Waterloo, Ont., Mike Montoya rushed for 204 yards on 28 carries and a touchdown as Laurier downed the Warriors.
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No. 10 Huskies 38 Axemen 10
At Wolfville, N.S., Saint Mary’s accumulated 503 net yards of offence while holding onto the ball for over 40 minutes in its win over Acadia.
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Gryphons 53 Varsity Blues 25
At Toronto, Nick Fitzgibbon rushed for 150 yards and four touchdowns as the Guelph Gryphons downed the University of Toronto Varsity Blues 53-25 in CIS football action Friday.
All four of Fitzgibbon’s touchdowns came in the second half, on runs of 32, 12, three and five yards. Gryphons’ quarterback Justin Dunk was 23-for-33 for 351 yards and two touchdowns as Guelph improved to 2-1 on the season.
Jedd Gardner was the top receiver for the Gryphons, hauling in six catches for 116 yards and a touchdown.
Andrew Gillis rushed for 93 yards on 11 carries for Toronto (0-3), while Drew Meerveld caught 11 balls for 141 yards.
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Gaiters 25 Redmen 20
At Montreal, Bishop’s quarterback Jesse Andrews was 12-for-22 for 169 yards and a touchdown in the Gaiters’ win over McGill.
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Bisons 36 Thunderbirds 10
At Winnipeg, Matt Henry ran for 139 yards and Nathan Friesen rumbled for 80 yards and two touchdowns as Manitoba beat UBC.
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Marauders 49 Lions 8
At Toronto, Ryan Fantham tossed for two touchdown passes and ran for another as McMaster beat up on York.
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Vert et Or 24 Stingers 14
At Sherbrooke, Que., Concordia dropped to 0-3 on the season as the Stingers fell to the Vert et Or, who improved to 2-1.
