Tonight saw the W.F. Herman Secondary School Griffins win the Western Bowl Championship against the Assumption College Lions, 36-22.
It was a back and forth affair that saw a close score at half time, 14-7 in favor of Assumption. Running was the name of the game tonight as all but one touchdown was scored on the rush. It was a down to the wire game that only broke in favor of the Griffins late in the fourth quarter.
For the majority of the game, the Griffins spent trailing the Lions until the third quarter, when the ‘mean green’ from Herman battled their way out in front. Excellent offensive efforts by running back Jaydon Gauthier helped bring the Griffins from behind almost single handedly. The second half saw three touchdowns for Gauthier and a rush total of 260 yards. He averaged almost ten yards per carry, an unreal feat for any running back. Herman head coach Harry Lumley was very happy with Gauthier’s performance saying, “I can’t even put it into words. We knew we had to get him the rock, because he can carry our team. He is an unbelievable kid.”
Assumption fought as hard as they could, but they could not take down the fourth ranked team in Canada. As this was their second bowl appearance in two years, they hoped their fortunes against Herman had changed as the two played each other in 2010. Although the outcome was the same, this game was particularly exciting.
When asked about his motivation coming into this game, Jaydon Gauthier said that “I am one of the veterans of this team, I was playing not only for me but also my team. I was also playing for every one we told back home that we were going to win the Western Bowl”.
2012 Western Bowl Summary
FINAL
Assumption College Lions (Brantford) 22 vs. W.F.Herman Green Griffins (Windsor) 36
Qtr. Team Time Play Convert Running
1st WFH 2:05 Jaydon Gauthier, 25 yard run Marquise Thompson WFH 7-0
1st Assm 7:03 Chris Lewis, 1 yard run Andre Toic 7-7
2nd Assm 9:27 Levi Jamieson from Austin Sault, 5 yards Andre Toic Assm 14-7
3rd WFH 1:17 Jaydon Gauthier, 57 yard run Marquise Thompson 14-14
3rd WFH 4:31 Austin Lumley, punt rouge, 45 yards n/a WFH 15-14
3rd WFH 9:38 Jaydon Gauthier, 2 yard run Marquise Thompson WFH 22-14
4th WFH 4:38 Austin Lumley, 1 yard run Marquise Thompson WFH 29-14
4th Assm 7:43 Austin Zuwala from Austin Sault, 40 yards Austin Zuwala (2) WFH 29-22
4th WFH 11:27 Jaydon Gauthier, 3 yard run Marquise Thompson WFH 36-22
TEAM STATS
Assumption W F Herman
Rushing (att.-yds.) 17-69 41-319
Passing Yards 215 113
– Team Losses -25 -12
Net Offence 259 420
First Downs 15 23
Return Yards 85 31
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Interceptions by 0 2
Penalties-Yards 6-77 8-73
INDIVIDUAL STATS
LIONS GREEN GRIFFINS
Rushing (atts.-yds.) Chris Lewis 13-53, td Jaydon Gauthier 27-260, 4 tds
Austin Sault 3-16 Austin Lumley 8-36, td
Receiving (cat.-yds.) Andre Toic 2-60 Cam MacDougall 1-58
Michael Sloan 2-48 Curtis Holmes 1-19
Passing Austin Sault 12-16-2-2 Austin Lumley 6-10-0-0
(comp.-atts.-tds-int)
Tackles Wyatt Martin 5 Jordie Yovanovich 5
COMPILED AND PRODUCED BY JOHN METCALFE ([email protected])
PAST WESTERN BOWL RESULTS
Year Champion Runner Up Score
2011 A.B. Lucas (London) Northern (Sarnia) 24-6
2010 W.F. Herman (Windsor) Assumption College (Brantford) 48-23
2009 Mother Teresa (London) Northern (Sarnia) 10-0
2008 Resurrection (Kitchener) W.F. Herman (Windsor) 21-14
2007 Mother Teresa (London) Holy Names (Windsor) 30-7
2006 St. Thomas Aquinas (London) Guelph CI 40-7
2005 Catholic Central (London) Sandwich (Lasalle) 45-6
2004 Catholic Central (London) Bluevale (Waterloo) 33-27 (ot)
2003 Sandwich (Lasalle) A.B. Lucas (London) 27-4
2002 Sandwich (Lasalle) Northern (Sarnia) 42-7
2001 Sandwich (Lasalle) South (London) 24-10
2000 W.F. Herman (Windsor) Catholic Central (London) 26-0
Source for Past Champions – Campbell Blake
How they got here:
Assumption College
Hometown: Brantford
Nickname: Lions
Head Coach: Raj Saini
Athletic Association: Central Western Ontario Secondary School Association League: Brant County – 3rd title
2012 Record: 8 wins, 0 losses
2012 Games:
Regular Season
September 15th vs. Pauline Johnson Win 45 – 0
September 21st vs. Brantford Win 32 – 1
October 5th vs. St. John’s Win 16 – 13
October 18th vs. North Park Win 36 – 0
League Playoffs
November 4th vs. North Park Win 45 – 8
November 10th vs. St. John’s Win 11 – 3
CWOSSA
Semi-final
November 17th vs. Sir John A. Macdonald (Waterloo Cty) Win 31 – 17
Final
November 15th vs. John F. Ross (District 10) Win 17 – 9
Assumption College previous Bowl appearance: 2010 Assumption College Bowl record: 0 wins, 1 loss
Brant County Bowl record: 0 wins, 1 loss
CWOSSA Bowl record: 1 win, 3 losses; Championship: 2008
W.F. Herman Secondary School
Hometown: Windsor
Nickname: Green Griffins
Head Coach: Harry Lumley
Athletic Association: South Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association
League: Windsor-Essex County Secondary Schools Athletic Association – 18th title
2012 Record: 10 wins, 0 losses
2012 Games:
Regular Season
September 14th vs. Belle River Win 42 – 0
September 27th vs. Kennedy Win 59 – 0
October 5th: vs. Brennan Win 23 – 0
October 12th vs. Sandwich Win 50 – 0
October 19th vs. Catholic Central Win 42 – 0
October 25th vs. St. Annes Win 57 – 0
League Playoffs
November 8th vs. Cardinal Carter Win 38 – 0
November 15th vs. Holy Names Win 35 – 27
SWOSSAA Final
November 19th vs. Northern (Lambton-Kent) Win 25 – 20
National Capital Bowl Semi-final
November 23rd vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (TVRAA) Win 33 – 20
W. F. Herman previous Bowl game appearances: 2010, 2008, 2000 W. F. Herman Bowl record: 2 wins, 1 loss; Championships: Western 2010, 2000 WECSSAA Bowl record: 5 wins, 3 losses; Championships: Western 2010, 2000-3
SWOSSAA Bowl record: 7 wins, 7 losses; Championships: Western 2010, 2000-3; Metro 1995, 1993
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