Football Canada – Winnipeg, MB (July 10, 2016) – Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Quebec were all winners on the opening day of the 2016 Football Canada Cup at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg, Manitoba. On Tuesday July 12 at East Side Field, Alberta will face Quebec in the first semi-final at 4 p.m. CT while Ontario will face Saskatchewan in the other semi-final at 7 p.m.

Following opening day losses, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba-Gold and Manitoba-Silver will look to regroup on day two. New Brunswick and Manitoba-Gold will open Tuesday’s action at 10 a.m. CT, while Nova Scotia and Manitoba-Silver will square-off at 1 p.m.

Additional game recaps will be available online throughout the tournament at www.footballcanada.com.

Media use photos

Photos, for media use only, are available at the following Dropbox folder: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/o65m2lp7wo7juvq/AACca5FhBMItzyAVc90DipcXa?dl=0

Please credit the photographer as detailed in the folder names.

Stats

Stats are available at the following Dropbox folder:  https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ti4oneusr4kmnwl/AAAV88erseU7CibPXiqAt4x8a?dl=0

Game 1

To open the 2016 Football Canada Cup, new look Alberta, under rookie head coach Chris Morris, defeated Nova Scotia by a final score of 32-6. Quarterback Tae Gordon (Cochrane) led the way for Alberta with a pair of touchdown strikes including a 75-yard major to receiver Prince Kivia (Henry Wise Wood), who made a spectacular catch to haul in the pass. Following the long touchdown strike, an interception by Alberta defensive back Beko Wande stopped the Nova Scotia attack dead in its tracks on route to the victory.

Quarter	Time	Scoring Summary	AB	NS
1		Punt single	1
2	11:34	Safety	3
2	11:11	Prince Kivia 75-yard catch from quarterback Tae Gordon	10
2	3:53	Punter Michael Adams concedes safety	12
2	1:34	Alex Gayle 4-yard run	18
2	0:14	Tanner Sudo 5-yard run	24
		kick	25
3	3:45	David Mueller catch from quarterback Tae Gordon	31
		kick	32
4	9:44	1-yard Adam Bennett run		6

Players of the Game

Nova Scotia

Alberta

Offensive

Adam Bennett, RB (Sir John A. McDonald HS, Upper Tantallon)

Tae Gordon, QB (Cochrane, Cochrane)

Defensive

Jonathan Keirstead, DB (Auburn HS, Cole Harbour)

Devin Derouin, LB (Henry Wise Wood, Calgary)

Game 2

In the second game of the 2016 Canada Cup, Ontario overpowered New Brunswick, to a 55-0 win.  

Led by two opening half Chase Brown touchdowns, Ontario took a 35-point advantage into halftime. Brown marked his third rushing major of the game to make the final score 55-0.

Quarter	Time	Scoring Summary	ON	NB
1	9:41	Chase Brown 3-yard run	6
		Ethan Bastarache kick	7
1	11:46	Chase Brown 14-yard run	13
2	06:42	David Maecker 1-yard run	20
		Ethan Bastarache kick	21
2	10:16	Ryan Isenor 85-yard run	27
		Ethan Bastarache kick	28
2	14:57	Tommy Nield 18-yards reception from quarterback Ben Maracle 0:03	34
		Ethan Bastarache kick	35
3	10:52	Spencer Nichols 2-yard reception from quarterback David Maecker	41
4	8:12	Ryan Isenor 8-yard run	47
		Ethan Bastarache kick	48
4	13:11	Chase Brown 21-yard run	54
		Ethan Bastarache kick	55

	New Brunswick	Ontario
Offensive	Aidan O’Neil, RB/REC (Tantramar Regional, Sackville)	Ryan Isenor, RB (Cambridge Lions, Otterville)
Defensive	Samuel Alward, DB Tantramar Regional, Port Elgin)	Deionte Knight, DL (Durham Dolphins, Ajax)

Game 3

The home province’s top team put up a great fight but fell to last year’s bronze medalist by a final score of 11-0. The game was a hard-hitting, defensive affair as both squads failed to score a touchdown.  Kicker David Solie marked all but two of Saskatchewan’s 11 points.

Quarter	Time	Scoring Summary	SK	MB-G
2	13:37	David Solie 29-yard field goal	3
2	14:32	David Solie 11-yard field goal	6
2	14:50	Safety – QB Andreas Dueck sacked by Bryce Liwiski in endzone	8
3	08:55	David Solie 24-yard field goal	11

Players of the game

	Manitoba-Gold	Saskatchewan
Offensive	Andreas Dueck, QB (Winnipeg)	Josh Donnelly, QB (LeBoldus, Regina)
Defensive	Galata Gurmu, DB (Winnipeg)	Bryce Lowiski, DL (Centennial, Saskatoon)

Game 4

The tournament’s defending champions started out slow, but found their rhythm late in the opening quarter on their way to a 38 point halftime lead. They added a pair of second half touchdowns to make the final score a 52-0 shutout over Manitoba Silver.

Quarter	Time	Scoring Summary	QC	MB-S
1	10:17	Grégoire Martin 2-yard run	6
1		Antoine Couture kick	7
1		Antoine Couture Single (kickoff)	8
1	15:00	Antoine Couture 27-yard field goal kick	11
2	05:03	Carl Chabot 44-yard pass from Jonathan Sénécal	17
2		Antoine Couture kick	18
2	08:10	Antoine Couture 30-yard field goal	21
2	11:08	Antoine Couture 21-yard field goal	24
2	11:34	Christopher Cyril 35-yard interception return	30
2		Antoine Couture kick	31
2	13:14	Grégoire Martin 27-yard run	37
2		Antoine Couture kick	38
4	10:03	Kevin Mitale 2-yard catch from quarterback Jonathan Sénécal	44
4		Antoine Couture kick	45
4	14:17	William Marchand 27-yard catch from Jonathan Sénécal	51
4		Antoine Couture kick	52

Players of the game

	Manitoba-Silver	Quebec
Offensive	Zachary Hynna, REC (Hammarskjold, Thunderbay)	Grégoire Martin, Mustangs Dominique Racine, Jonquière)
Defensive	Austin deLaroque (Warren Collegiate, Warren)	Christopher Cyril, DB (Les Aigles de l’Amitié, Repentigny)

2016 Football Canada Cup Schedule

Saturday July 9, 2016 – Game Day 1 (Investors Group Field)

Game 1 – Nova Scotia (#5) 32 – Alberta (#4) 6 @ 11:00 a.m. CT

Game 2 – New Brunswick (#7) 0 – Ontario (#2) 55 @ 2:00 pm CT

Game 3 – Manitoba-Gold (#6) 0 – Saskatchewan (#3) 11 @ 5:00 p.m. CT

Ceremonial Kickoff, 8:00 – 8:15 p.m. CT

Game 4 – Manitoba-Silver (#8) 0 – Quebec (#1) 52 @ 8:30 p.m. CT

Tuesday July 12, 2016 – Game Day 2 (EAST SIDE STADIUM)

Game 5 – New Brunswick (Loser Game 2) vs. Manitoba-Gold (Loser Game 3) @ 10:00 a.m. CT

Game 6 – Nova Scotia (Loser Game 1) vs. Manitoba-Silver (Loser Game 4) @ 1:00 p.m. CT

Game 7 – Alberta (Winner Game 1) vs. Quebec (Winner Game 4) @ 4:00 p.m. CT

Game 8 – Ontario (Winner Game 2) vs. Saskatchewan (Winner Game 3) @ 7:00 p.m. CT

Friday July 15, 2016 – Game Day 3 (Investors Group Field)

Game 9 – Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 @ 11:00 a.m. CT (7th & 8th Consolation)

Game 10 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 @ 2:00 p.m. CT (5th & 6th Consolation)

Game 11 – Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 @ 5:00 p.m. CT (Bronze medal game)

Game 12 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 @ 8:00 p.m. CT (Gold medal game)

For more about the tournament, please visit www.footballcanada.com. Use the hashtag #FCC2016 to join the conversation on social media.

Media accreditation

Media interested in attending the event are asked to email Kevin.Hirschfield@sjrb.ca or communications@footballcanada.com.  

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