Minor football roundup from last weekend

Week 3 of football for the CMFA Wildcats went down this past Sunday under windy and chilly conditions but mother nature couldn't spoil the fun in what proved to be an entertaining afternoon.

The Tyke level saw Cornwall's C2 cats vs their hometown rival C3 cats with C2 pulling out the win 48-27. Special mention goes to Simon Martel and Justin Lamoureux for their intense play on the day. The other Tyke matchup featured two Russel teams with R1 defeating R2 by a score of 22-18.

At the Mosquito level Cornwalls Blackcats travelled to Russel and improved to 2-0 on the season with a 22-6 win. All three of Cornwalls majors as well as two 2 point conversions were provided by standout running back Kaelan Leroux. Cornwalls defence was tough stopping a first and goal for Russel that resulted in a fumble recovery for Alex Winters. A total team effort on defence lead to the solid win for the Blackcats.

The winning on the road continued at the PeeWee level with the Hunt Insurace Wildcats also improving to 2-0 by dominating the hometown Russel team 35-6. Quarterback Bailey Malyon had a huge day for his team rushing for two td's,one on a sneak and the other from 11 yards out. Malyon would also hook up on a pass of twenty yards to wideout Chris Millward following a fumble recovery by Nolan Terrance. Maylon's legs proved to be for more than running the ball as he also booted five extra points. Hunt's other two majors came on the defensive side of the ball on outstanding play by Justin Cloutier who had a big sack that caused a fumble,returned another fumble for a score,and also had a 75 yard interception return for a touchdown. Justin Won also chipped in with an interception for Cornwall.

The first Bantam game of the day featured the Freedom55 Wildcats against visitors Malone. A defensive struggle kept this game low in scoring,resulting in a final deadlock of 6-6. The out of town game featured Russel in Plattsburgh with Russel posting a 44-0 shutout.

The last Bantam game of the afternoon pitted 138 motor and tire sales versus Laframboise Mechanical in what turned out to be a hard hitting defensive battle. The game remained scoreless till the fourth quarter until 138 finally took control and went on to win 22-0.
138 got two touchdowns from running back Matt Mondoux on runs of 30 and 20 yards and a third Td on a sneak from quarterback Derek McDonald.McDonald also converted a td on the ground as well as throwing for two points to Bryan belanger. Laframboise controlled the ball for most of the first half with strong running from Brent Massia,but failed to punch it in for the score. Massia and Linebacker Ryan Regnier each had an interception to stall 138 drives. Quarterback Josh Millward also had a strong showing for Laframboise. Strong defensive perfomances by Owen Steven's who blocked a punt and Ryan Robertson with a fumble recovery late in the game helped pace the 138 squad on to victory.

At the Midget level the 138 motor and tire sales team played host to visitors Malone, a back and forth battle in the first two quarters had 138 up 26-18 at the half. The second half proved more one sided as the cats would pull away for the 44-18 win. Three of Cornwall's touchdowns would come on the ground with one for Cody Young, one for Nick Debelfuille and the third a 50 yard dash for Derek Michaud. Debelfuille also had an interception on the day. Wideout Bruno Cambolo also found the endzone on a pass from Kevin Alenik. Cambolo had a catch on defence as well,hauling in an interception. Jesse Mcphail provided some highlights for 138 as well returning a Malone kickoff 65 yards for a score. Excellent blocking from massive offensive lineman Kyle Handy opened up big holes for his runners.

The other two Cornwall squads faced off in the other Midget game at Joe St.Denis field with the Scotia Mcleod Wildcats posting their second straight shutout in a 14-0 win over Wilson's funeral. Scotia's ground game has been solid all season and Sunday proved no different as both of their touchdowns came on the ground from running backs Jordan Wurah and Nick Howard who are proving themselves to be a two headed monster out of the backfield. Kyle Smith had a two point conversion on a pass from Owen O'Reilly. Team effort on defence kept Wilson's from sustaining any pressure.

The third Midget game was played in Plattsburgh with visitors Russel blanking the home team in a 22-0 win.

Looking ahead, Joe St. Denis Field in Cornwall will host a full day of games on Sunday, May 24.