Box Score The University of Waterloo suffered a tough loss at the hands of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues as they were defeated 61-13 on Saturday afternoon at the Varsity Centre. Waterloo falls to 0-7 on the season and will face York on the road in their season finale next Saturday.
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Toronto kicker Eric Hewitson opened the scoring with a 32-yard field goal on the Blues first drive. The Warriors charged back down the field, capping off a 10-play, 75-yard drive with a trick play. Quarterback
Jamie Cook (Collingwood) hit
Blair McKay (Waterford) with a lateral and he found
Adam Felinczak (Hamilton) in the end zone for the 12-yard TD reception.
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The Blues answered the call and, despite some penalty trouble, brought the ball back down the field to set up a 25-yard rushing touchdown from Gavac. Waterloo's
Caleb Girard (Waterford) kicked a 22-yard field goal as the two teams remained deadlocked at 10-10 heading into the second quarter.
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A nice catch from Bradfield set up a Gavac two-yard rushing major five minutes into the second quarter. On the next U of T drive, Nassar hit Noel, who streaked down the field for a 69-yard gain, which broke U of T's team record for highest net offence in a single season. That set up a two-yard rushing major from Hobbs.
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After Hewitson hit his second field goal of the day, another 32-yard strike, Gavac came up with two rushes of 32 and 37 yards to set up another short TD from Hobbs. Hewitson kicked a 22-yard field goal and Toronto led 37-10 at halftime.
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Isakov had two touchdown receptions in the third quarter. Nassar connected a 36-yard pass with Isakov three minutes into the frame and Blues back-up quarterback Chris Jugovic hit him with a 25-yard pass with 6:25 remaining in the quarter. The Blues were up 54-10 heading into the fourth.
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Toronto added another major early in the fourth quarter as fifth-year fullback Dylan Howes punched it in for a one-yard TD. The Blues end their 2014 season with a 2-6 record and await their final spot in the standings following a bye week next Saturday.
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Ryan Di Risio (Burlington) was tops for the Warriors on the ground as he had 3 carries for 31 yards, followed by
Glorian Ganza (Kitchener) who had 7 carries for 16 yards.
Jamie Cook (Collingwood) went 15-24 for 147 yards while both backup quarterbacks saw limited action.
Mike Dedys (Mississauga) had 7 receptions for 49 yards in the defeat.
Waterloo will wrap up their season next Saturday against the York Lions where something will have to give in a matchup where both teams are 0-7. Game time is slated for 1pm.
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