November 4, 2007

Lions Advance To Provincials With 55-26 Playoff Win Over Rhinos

The Lions will be heading to the Provincial Championship game next weekend as they have just beat the Lanaudiere Rhinos 55-26 in the crossover playoff game last night.  The Rhinos proved to be a tough and well disciplined team as they handed the Lions their toughest competition yet this year.  At this point in the season, only the best teams are still alive in the playoffs and it shows that no team can be taken lightly.

The offence had an extremely strong game producing 537 yards in total.  QB Maxx St. James completed 13 passes for 175 yards and one TD.  Receiver Simon Lacroix had a huge game getting 4 receptions for 135 yards and 2 TD's, his second being a 60 yarder from first year QB Vincent Bourgon on the last play of the game.  Jordan Tyrrell also had a very strong performance with 5 catches for 50 yards.  On the ground, the Lions were as powerful as ever as Sammy Mesidor carried the ball 11 times for 102 yards and 2 TD's. Eric Locas also had an outstanding game with 13 carries for 85 yards and 1 major. Other rushing TD's were scored by Evan Wiley, Andrew Hopkins and Matthew John.  Shaquille Lattimore connected on 5 converts and the remaining 2 points came on a safety by the defence.

Defensively, the Lions struggled a bit in coping with the Rhino's passing attack but turned in a strong performance overall to ensure the win.  Shaquille Lattimore was outstanding with 3 interceptions and linebacker Alex Gascon led the defence with 8 tackles. 

At this point, the Lions know that their opponents in the Provincial Championship game next weekend will be the Laprairie Diablos, however, it is still unclear whether the game will be played on Saturday or Sunday.  The game is slated to be played at McGill's Molson stadium.  More details will be announced once they become available.

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