The 31st Metro Bowl is officially in the books, as last night the Don Bosco Eagles took on the Huron Heights Warriors at the Rogers Centre.
The most anticipated game of OFSAA’s Bowl Series started as a one sided match, as Huron managed to control the tempo of the game. Although Don Bosco played hard, it was the Warriors who would rack up the score in the first half with three rushing touchdowns. Neither team had success throwing the ball as the Eagles did not complete a single pass, and Huron only threw for 36 yards. The halftime score was 21-0 in favor of the Warriors.
Don Bosco had trouble getting successful drives going. In the first half alone they fumbled the ball four times and threw one interception. The second half would be much better for Don Bosco as they opened up the third quarter with a rushing touchdown by no. 36 Clinton Leonard. Quarterback Mahlique Marks played much better as well as he threw for 142 yards, including a 55 yard touchdown to no. 44 Robert Sino. Offensive contributors for Don Bosco also included no. 11 Lenox Adrinkrah who had a couple of big rushing gains and no. 30 Neko Hamilton who rushed for 98 yards. However, the valiant effort was not enough as Huron was able to control the clock by running the ball for the entire second half.
In total Huron rushed the ball for a 376 yards, however Huron quarterback Kaleb Scott was only able to tally 36 passing yards. No. 21 Derek Pasani was Huron’s best running back as he rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown. Scott ran for 125 yards himself and scored a touchdown earning the Player of the game award. When asked about his award, Scott said that, “Derek Pasani should have won. He rushed a lot of our yards.” Scott is proud of his team saying, “we worked really hard and the team played great to get the win.”
Don Bosco head coach Rob Ford commented on his team’s performance saying, “We are very proud of our team. They represented themselves very well. If you would have said our team would have gone this far at the beginning of the year I would have said absolutely not. We proved a lot of people wrong.”
This was the third time Huron has played in a Bowl game, but the first time they have won. This was Don Bosco’s first Metro Bowl appearance, and Coach Rob Ford is sure that we will see the Eagles next year for another Bowl appearance.
2012 Metro Bowl – 31st Edition – Statistical Summary
FINAL
Huron Heights Warriors (Newmarket) 28 vs. Don Bosco Eagles (Toronto) 14
Qtr. Team Time Play Convert Running
1st HH 5:44 Derek Pasani, 7 yard run Luke Griese HH 7-0
1st HH 7:45 Kyle Lacosta, 10 yard run Luke Griese HH 14-0
2nd HH :45 Kaleb Scott, 4 yard run Luke Griese HH 21-0
3rd DB 9:31 Clinton Leonard, 2 yard run Sergio Meza HH 21-7
4th HH 1:53 Kaleb Scott, 1 yard run Luke Griese HH 28-7
4th DB 3:57 Robert Siino from Mahlique Marks, 55 yds. Sergio Meza HH 28-14
TEAM STATS
Huron Heights Don Bosco
Rushing (att.-yds.) 56-376 18-140
Passing Yards 36 142
– Team Losses -1 0
Net Offence 411 282
First Downs 22 11
Return Yards 25 35
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-4
Interceptions by 1 1
Penalties-Yards 2-25 4-30
INDIVIDUAL STATS
WARRIORS EAGLES
Rushing (atts.-yds.) Derek Pisani 25-175, td Neko Hamilton 5-98
Kaleb Scott 20-125, td Mahlique Marks 3-13
Receiving (cat.-yds.) Cody Murrell 2-36 Robert Siino 1-55, td
Terell Swaby 3-42
Passing Kaleb Scott 2-4-0-1 Mahlique Marks 5-7-1-1
(comp.-atts.-tds-int)
Tackles Max Byrnes 5 Jordan Russell 9
COMPILED AND PRODUCED BY JOHN METCALFE ([email protected])
PAST METRO BOWL RESULTS
Year Champion Runner Up Score
2011 Donald A. Wilson (Whitby) St. Andrew’s College (Aurora) 21-14 (ot)
2010 Holy Trinity (Courtice) King City 28-3
2009 Markham Birchmount Park (Scarborough) 19-0
2008 St. Michael’s College (Toronto) Donald A. Wilson (Whitby) 42-12
2007 St. Michael’s College (Toronto) Huron Heights (Newmarket) 16-14
2006 St. Michael’s College (Toronto) Pickering (Ajax) 18-0
2005 Pickering (Ajax) Huron Heights (Newmarket) 24-19
2004 St. Michael’s College (Toronto) Pickering (Ajax) 22-15
2003 Cedarbrae (Scarborough) Northern (Toronto) 25-21
2002 St. Michael’s College (Toronto) Etobicoke 42-6
2001 Richview (Toronto) Central Technical (Toronto) 37-0
2000 Lorne Park (Mississauga) Notre Dame (Burlington) 11-0
1999 Nelson (Burlington) Central Technical (Toronto) 22-20
1998 St. Michael’s College (Toronto) Agincourt 43-6
1997 Nelson (Burlington) Cedarbrae (Scarborough) 14-7
1996 Clarkson (Mississauga) St. Michael’s College (Toronto) 27-0
1995 St. Patrick (Sarnia) Mayfield (Brampton) 37-34 (ot)
1994 Northern (Toronto) St. Patrick (Sarnia) 30-21
1993 St. Patrick (Sarnia) St. Michael’s College (Toronto) 20-6
1992 West Hill (Scarborough) Markham 24-6
1991 Richview (Toronto) Central Technical (Toronto) 42-24
1990 Northern (Toronto) Markham 14-11
1989 Sir John A. MacDonald (Scarborough) Michael Power St. Joseph (Etobicoke) 27-8
1988 Central Technical (Toronto) Pickering (Ajax) 16-10
1987 Central Technical (Toronto) Paul Dwyer (Oshawa) 20-14
1986 Victoria Park (Toronto) Markham 21-12
1985 Woburn (Scarborough) Victoria Park (Toronto) 36-7
1984 Jean Vanier (Richmond Hill) Northern (Toronto) 36-5
1983 Woburn (Scarborough) East York 21-14
1982 St. Michael’s College (Toronto) Woburn (Scarborough) 13-0
How they got here:
Don Bosco Secondary School
Hometown: Toronto
Nickname: Eagles
Head Coach: Hon. Rob Ford
Athletic Association: Toronto District Catholic Athletic Association League: Toronto Catholic – 1st title
2012 Record: 8 wins, 0 losses
2012 Games:
Regular Season
September 25th vs. Chaminade Win 36 – 0
October 4th vs. Mother Teresa Win 51 – 7
October 12th vs. Michael Power Win 36 – 6
October 18th vs. Henry Carr Win 23 – 7
October 25th vs. Senator O’Connor Win 35 – 8
League Playoffs
November 2nd vs. Henry Carr Win 35 – 0
November 8th vs. Senator O’Connor Win 26 – 14
Metro Bowl
Quarter-final
November 21st vs. Northern (TDSB) Win 31 – 0
Semi-final
November 21st vs. St. Andrews College (CISAA) Win 27 – 11
Don Bosco Bowl record: first appearance TDCAA Bowl record: 3 wins, 3 losses; Championships Metro St. Michaels College 2002, 1998, 1982
Huron Heights Secondary School
Hometown: Newmarket
Nickname: Warriors
Head Coach: Al Rover
Co-Head Coach: Heath Weir
Athletic Association: York Region Athletic Association
League: York Region – 6th league title (1981, 2005-8; 2012)
2012 Record: 9 wins, 0 losses
2012 Games:
Regular Season
September 22nd vs. Markham Win 41 – 0
September 27th vs. Bill Crothers Win 42 – 0
October 5th vs. Newmarket Win 35 – 0
October 11th vs. King City Win 18 – 15
October 19th vs. St. Joan of Arc Win 65 – 0
October 25th vs. St. Brother Andre Win 56 – 0
League Playoffs
November 5th vs. Newmarket Win 50 – 0
November 10th vs. King City Win 18 – 13
Metro Bowl Semi-final
November 21st vs. Donald A. Wilson (LOSSA) Win 40 – 3
Huron Heights Bowl record: 0 wins, 2 losses YRAA Bowl record: 1 win, 7 losses; Championship: Metro Markham 2009
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