NRHSAA football: Myer, Centennial, Grimsby win
The defending Niagara Region High School Athletic Association Tier 1 senior football champion A.N. Myer Marauders won their second straight road game Thursday night blanking the Westlane Spartans 37-0.
Leading the way for the Marauders were: Drake Somerville who tossed TD passes to Tyler Goforth (60 yards), Shay Penuela (25 yards) and Josh Hicks (30 yards); Ben Maglicic scored on a two-yard run; Owen Twose had a 40-yard rushing major; and, Josh Hicks booted a 20-yard field goal.
Playing well for Westlane were Keenan Aird, Mike Grimo, Deshaun Morris, Aaron Nguyen, Alex Javier, Dane Facey, Dylan Birnie, Thomas Woodruff, Cain Baird and Kyle Herrera.
“Our defence played really well,” Westlane head coach Jason Babony said. “Our offence couldn’t move the ball. We were making mistakes on every series. We shot ourselves in the foot and missed on an opportunity.”
Westlane (1-1) hosts Greater Fort Erie (0-2) Friday at 7 p.m. The A.N. Myer Marauders (2-0) host the Centennial Cougars (2-0) Friday at 7 p.m.
Eagles 23 Redcoats 21
The defending Tier 2 champion Grimsby Eagles rallied from a 21-0 second half deficit Thursday to record a 23-21 victory over the Governor Simcoe Redcoats in NRHSAA senior football action.
Seamus Galivan, who also blocked a convert, sparked the comeback with a blocked punt.
“The blocked punt was the TSN turning point,” Grimsby head coach Zack Silverthorne said.
Ty Kellar won the game for Grimsby with a 32-yard field goal from the right hash with 44 seconds left on the clock.
Also contributing to the win for the Eagles were: Ryden Lapcevich, 18 carries for 137 yards, including and eight-yard TD run; Xavier Zatylny, two-yard TD run and a 12-yard TD pass to wide receiver Kieran McDonald; and, Treyton Lapcevich with an interception.
“Our offensive and defensive line played much better than Week 1,” Silverthorne said.
For the Redcoats: Nathan Kowcun scored on a 20-yard pass from Lewis; Keyontae Hart scored on a 15 yd run; and, Ryan Segato scored on a 10-yard pass from Lewis. The Simcoe defence recorded a safety.
Grimsby (1-1) is at Collegiate (0-2) Thursday at 2 p.m. Governor Simcoe (1-1) is at Sir Winston Churchill (2-0) Friday at 3 p.m.
Cougars 42 Golden Eagles 7
The Centennial Cougars dumped the visiting Thorold Eagles 42-7 Thursday in NRHSAA senior football action.
Leading the way for the Cougars were: Ethan Robertson, 49 yards passing, one TD pass and a seven-yard rushing major; Sam Nawrocki, 42 yards receiving, one receiving major and a 47-yard interception return for a major; Jon Hooker, 105 yards from scrimmage with a rushing TD; Sean Perry, rushing TD and 22 rushing yards; Noble Arterberry and Ty Dawn were dominant on the offensive and defensive line; Jackson Collin, fumble recovery returned for a touchdown and two sacks; and, Presley Kalybaba, interception return of 37 yards.
For the Golden Eagles: Lucas Friesen had two interceptions and a 15-yard TD reception from Mark Suntz; Kolton Battiste forced a fumble; and, Curtis Isherwood had a 60-yard kickoff return.
Centennial is at Myer next Friday at 7 p.m. and Thorold (0-2) is at Eden (1-1) next Friday at 3 p.m.
