Blues snap skid, Augies stay hot in Orillia Flag Football
Rick Grant Landscaping edges Wagner Lawn Care in 29-24 victory, while Hotshots Sandblasting rolls behind six passing touchdowns and CMF Automotive stays perfect
The Rick Grant Landscaping Blues put an end to their slump on Monday night.
The Blues broke their losing streak with a 29-24 victory over the Wagner Lawn Care Huskers, putting together one of their strongest offensive performances of the Orillia Flag Football fall season with 440 total yards. Four different Blues players threw a touchdown pass, while the offence produced 12 plays of at least 15 yards.
Elsewhere at the West Orillia Sports Complex, the Hotshots Sandblasting Augies put up 42 points against the Mariposa Building Services Trojans, the McLean & Dickey Thunderbolts defeated the Synergy Health Care Monsters 29-18, and the CMF Automotive Silver Bombers squeezed out a 21-14 win over the Speaking of Wildlife Scouts.
Blues break through with 440-yard night
The Rick Grant Landscaping Blues had been searching for a way back into the win column after losing two-in-a-row, and their offence delivered against the Wagner Lawn Care Huskers at the West Orillia Sports Complex on Monday night.
Rick Grant threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns, while Owen Kaczanowski completed all four of his attempts for 100 yards and a touchdown. Connor Woodbeck added another touchdown pass, and Aiden McMaster completed four of five passes for 110 yards.
McMaster also made his mark as a receiver, turning two catches into 80 yards and two touchdowns. Vince Pitines led the Blues with seven receptions for 135 yards and a touchdown, while Kaczanowski added 100 receiving yards and a score.
The Huskers had plenty of offence of their own. Marcopolo Calvillo threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns while adding another touchdown on the ground. Josh Ayers finished with 120 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Andreas Schnyder added 75 yards and a score.
When it was over, the Blues had the 29-24 victory and, more importantly, A hard fought win in week 7.
Augies offence finds the end zone six times
The Hotshots Sandblasting Augies turned passing yards into points in a 42-12 victory over the Mariposa Building Services Trojans.
Zach Moreau led the way with 240 passing yards and four touchdowns on just six attempts, while Tyler Evans threw for 155 yards and another two scores. Together, the Augies quarterbacks accounted for 395 passing yards and six touchdowns without an interception.
Braeden Price was on the receiving end of two of those scores, finishing with 140 yards on three catches. Brandan Piitz added 95 yards and a touchdown, while Brynnen Shelswell-Gilbert, Mike Black and Scott Oliver each found the end zone.
Mariposa Building Services still generated 295 yards of offence. Sam Skalosky threw for 130 yards and a touchdown, while Martin Cunningham led the Trojans with 110 receiving yards. Oswell James and Tyler Hinds each caught a touchdown.
Thunderbolts turn takeaways into another win
The McLean & Dickey Thunderbolts produced on both sides of the ball in their 29-18 win over the Synergy Health Care Monsters.
Mitchell Hurtubise threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns, while Kayden Halloch added 158 yards and two more scores. Colby Shaw caught two touchdowns, Jackson Denne turned his lone reception into a 95-yard touchdown and Seamus McGee added 59 yards and another score.
Hurtubise also made an impact defensively with two interceptions, while Denne recorded another as the Thunderbolts finished with three takeaways.
The Monsters had their own big-play threat in Ethan Barber, who turned three receptions into 138 yards and a touchdown. Bailey Yeoman caught five passes for 61 yards and scored twice, accounting for 12 of Synergy's 18 points.
Silver Bombers come away with 21-14 win
The undefeated CMF Automotive Silver Bombers were separated by just seven points in their victory over the Speaking of Wildlife Scouts on Monday night.
Colton Thompson threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns, while Jesse Bremner added 155 yards and another score. Ethan Westbrooke provided the biggest receiving total of the matchup, picking up 150 yards and a touchdown on only two receptions. Ethan Phillips and Matt Stinson also caught touchdown passes.
The Scouts created opportunities on defense with three interceptions. Jacob Hammill recorded two of them and Lucas Scriver added another. Matt Bolduc was productive on both sides of the ball, rushing for 80 yards and a touchdown, adding 35 receiving yards and recording four flag pulls.
The Scouts finished with 340 total yards compared with 350 for the Silver Bombers, making it one of the night's closest statistical matchups as well as one of its closest on the scoreboard.
Another week in the books
Another Monday of SportsKlub Orillia Flag Football brought something different to every matchup.
For the Blues, it was finally getting back into the win column. For the Augies, it was a six-touchdown passing performance. The Thunderbolts paired four passing touchdowns with three takeaways, while the Silver Bombers found enough offence to come away with a seven-point victory.
Those results give everyone something to talk about until the next game, but the numbers are only part of what keeps Sundays going. Each week is another chance to get together, play some football and add another night to a season built around the people sharing the field.
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