USports Round Up: Can the Carabins be stopped?

The USports Football Round Up: Montreal stays on top, Western in rolling (while Waterloo returns to earth,) St. FX gets some last minute heroics to stay unbeaten, don’t sleep on the Dinos.

CARABINS 16 REDMEN 3
Marc-Antoine Dequoy intercepted a pass late in the second quarter and returned it 66 yards for a touchdown as the No. 1 Montreal Carabins downed the McGill Redmen 16-3 on Friday night in U Sports football action. Montreal quarterback Samuel Caron was 19-of-28 for 159 yards and an interception. Will Altema had 13 carries for 104 yards. The Carabins defence also forced four safeties. McGill’s Frederic Paquette-Perrault completed 31-of-46 passes for 343 yards, but was intercepted three times.

LIONS 46 BLUES 16
TORONTO – Brett Hunchak threw three touchdown passes, including two to Adam Adeboboye, as the York Lions earned their first win of the U Sports football season by thrashing the Toronto Varsity Blues 41-16 on Saturday. Hunchak completed 19 of his 27 pass attempts for 244 yards. Jesse Amankwaa ran in a touchdown for York (1-3) and receiver Alex Daley had the other passing score. Clay Sequeira threw for 225 yards, one touchdown and one interception for the Varsity Blues (1-4). He also had 30 yards on the ground and ran for a TD.

GEE-GEES 39 LANCERS 14
OTTAWA – Alex Lavric threw for 301 yards with touchdown passes to Nick Dagher and Tyler McLaren as the Gee-Gees (4-1) kept Windsor (0-5) winless.

MARAUDERS 29 GRYPHONS 9
GUELPH, Ont. – Jackson White threw a pair of TD strikes and Jordan Lyons ran in a score to lift No. 8 McMaster (3-1) over the Gryphons (2-3).

X-MEN 37 GAITERS 27
SHERBROOKE, Que. – Josh Millar threw for 356 yards and three touchdowns and an interception in StFX’s (2-2) win over Bishop’s (1-3).

GOLDEN HAWKS 71 WARRIORS 24
WATERLOO, Ont. – Levondre Gordon rushed for a pair of touchdowns and 106 yards and Brentyn Hall caught two TD passes for 144 yards as No. 5 Laurier (4-0) crushed the No. 9 Warriors (4-1).

THUNDERBIRDS 41 GOLDEN BEARS 21
EDMONTON – Will Maxwell took a kickoff return back 96 yards for a touchdown and Greg Hutchins converted three field goals as No. 7 UBC (3-1) downed Alberta (0-4).

HUSKIES 27 MOUNTIES 26
SACKVILLE, N.B. – Liam O’Brien ran in a pair of touchdowns – including the winning score from one-yard out with 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter – as Saint Mary’s (4-0) edged Mount Allison (1-3).

BISONS 18 RAMS 16
REGINA – Jayden McKoy intercepted a pass and ran it back 47 yards for a touchdown and Brad Mikoluff booted three field goals as Manitoba (1-3) upset the No. 6 Rams (2-2).

DINOS 51 HUSKIES 28
CALGARY – Josiah Joseph was 11 of 13 for 126 yards and two touchdowns while Michael Klukas caught two TD passes for 115 yards as the No. 3 Dinos (4-0) defeated Saskatchewan (2-2).

MUSTANGS 48 GAELS 10
LONDON, Ont. – Chris Merchant was 18 of 29 for 306 yards and two touchdowns and Marc Liegghio kicked six field goals as No. 4 Western (5-0) routed Queen’s (0-4).

WEEK SIX

Friday, Sept. 29
Alberta at Manitoba, 5:30 p.m.
Regina at Saskatchewan, 6 p.m.
Calgary at British Columbia, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 30
Saint Mary’s at St. Francis Xavier, 1 p.m.
Mount Allison at Acadia, 1 p.m.
Carleton at Ottawa, 1 p.m.
York at McMaster, 1 p.m.
Queen’s at Windsor, 1 p.m.
Western at Wilfrid Laurier, 1 p.m.
Guelph at Waterloo, 1 p.m.
Sherbrooke at Concordia, 2.p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 1
McGill at Laval, 1 p.m.