August 13, 2006

Lions Begin Season With A Win

The Lions opened their regular season last night with a decisive 38-0 victory over the Richelieu Pirates.  On offense, touchdowns were scored by Richie Elias, Ross Olshansky, Matt Leblanc, Josh George and Spencer Karls.  Joey Fulginiti was good for 4 converts and managed to salvage a fifth convert on a bad snap when he threw a pass to Richie Elias  for two points.  The final two points were contributed by the Lions defense when Richelieu conceded in their own end-zone.

The Lions defense racked up their first of hopefully many shutouts this year.  Mohammed Malik came up with a key interception deep in their own end while Joey Fulginiti and Ben Heazle each recorded a QB sack.  Nick Gaudrealt 's fumble recovery in the first half kept the momentum going for the Lions giving them the opportunity to start another scoring drive.

The Lions' next game is Friday August 18th when they host the St. Leonard Cougars at Riverdale.  We hope to see everyone out to support the Lions in the home opener.

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