September 30, 2007

47-0 Win Over Richelieu Gives Lions 50th Consecutive Victory

In a game that could easily be described as far from perfect, the Lions reached a milestone by winning their 50th consecutive game with a 47-0 victory over the Richelieu Pirates.  The offense was not as sharp as usual as they experienced breakdowns and miscues in the execution of their plays but they still managed to get things going well enough to be able to pull off a decisive win.  There were 4 rushing TD's scored by the offense with Andrew Hopkins, Sammy Mesidor, Maxx St. James and Ernst Pierre getting one apiece.  St. James connected with Simon Lacroix on a 35 yard pass for the only passing TD of the game.  Matthew John had a big game on special teams getting 2 TD's on punt returns and kicker Shaquille Lattimore was successful on 5 convert attempts.  

The defense was not without its problems either as the Pirates managed to produce some of the most successful drives that this defense has seen from any team all year.  They too, however, were able to get it together and shut the Pirates down to ensure the shutout.  Key plays were made by Alex Grace, Greg Lee and Mark Baroudi getting an interception each.  Kevin Kilbourne also got an interception along with a QB sack while Kyle Macgregor got 2 more sacks to add to his team-leading total.

Next week, the Lions will wrap up their road trip at Sun Youth where they will meet the Hornets at Jeanne Mance Park on Friday, Oct. 5th at 20:00.

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