OFC - Ontario Football Conference

OFCTV Hamilton Hurricanes vs Windsor AKO Fratmen 2011 Final Regular Season Game October 23rd 2011 The Windsor AKO Fratmen are Ontario Football Conference regular-season champs for the first time in a decade.The Fratmen rallied from an 11-point deficit at the half to earn a 27-21 win Saturday over the defending-league champion Hamilton Hurricanes at Alumni Field at University of Windsor Stadium."It's huge for us," said AKO fourth-year safety Patrick Wright, whose team missed the playoffs the past two seasons. "All the veterans got together after last season and said it wouldn't happen again."The coaches did a great job scouting (for talent) and the rookies came in and we really gelled. It's like a complete 180-degree turn."The Fratmen and Hurricanes each brought 7-0 records into the final game of the regular season, but AKO was able to rally to secure its first regular-season title since 2001."We were expecting it all year," AKO third-year receiver Joel Archer said. "We were confident going that way after the last couple years when things didn't seem to go our way."But it would be a tough challenge for the Fratmen, who struggled in the first half and lost star receiver Derrick Hurst on the second play of the game with an ankle injury."It was scary at first because we were down 14-3 at the half and not playing well," AKO head coach Mike LaChance said.Hamilton's offence wasn't producing much, but took advantage of some of an AKO turnover and a punt return for a touchdown to grab an 11-point lead."The second half, we just had to calm down because we were moving the ball and their offence really wasn't moving it against our defence," Archer said.Archer pulled in a 59-yard scoring pass from quarterback Christian Hackney to get the Fratmen to within four points early in the third quarter and Wright would then recover a fumble forced by Kaymon Holmes. Hackney then hit Trevor Pomarenski with the go-ahead touchdown."Pomarenski's just a little guy that came in from Winnipeg," said LaChance, who was missing three receivers. "He came in to be the kicker and got beat out by Dan Colella, but that was big for us."Archer added his second touchdown on a one-yard run and Colella added his second field goal in the fourth quarter to seal things and secure that the Fratmen will have home-field advantage through the OFC playoffs."I'm glad we did it this way rather than come out and blow them out," LaChance said. "It was gut-check time and we came back against the defending league champions. It's a good league and it's not easy to come out and win this conference."   OFCTV StLeonard Cougars vs Hamilton Hurricanes Oct 23 2011 Semi-Final It's the Hurricanes and the Fratmen in the final!Joel Archer and his Windsor AKO Fratmen teammates are taking aim at Hamilton's Ontario junior football crown. The Fratmen and the Hamilton Hurricanes will meet for the OFC championship Saturday at Windsor's Alumni Stadium. That matchup was determined on the weekend when the Fratmen trounced the visiting Burlington Braves 62-7 and the defending champion Hurricanes topped the St. Leonard Cougars 42-3 at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Archer, a versatile receiver and rusher who led the league with 11 touchdowns during the regular schedule, caught five touchdown passes to eliminate the fourth-place Braves. His third — on the last play from scrimmage in the first half — was a 55-yard strike from quarterback Christian Hackney to put Windsor ahead 25-0. Combined, through the air and on the ground, Archer gained 297 yards. Rookie of the Year and OFC rushing leader Beau Lumley also chipped in with a 56-yard scoring run. Burlington's lone touchdown came on a nine-yard pass from Lucas Spagnuolo to Jake Pearsall. "Offensively, they're steamrolling," Hamilton coach Jason Hayes said of the 9-0 Fratmen, who handed the Hurricanes their only loss of the season (27-21) last weekend in Windsor. "Defensively, they turn the ball over for their offence. They haven't had a close game (other than against Hamilton) in about a month." Hamilton defeated St. Leonard in the semifinals for the second consecutive year. The Hurricanes also blanked the Montreal squad 33-0 last month. Hamilton, which got solid rushing performances from Ryan Kotar and Troy Croonen, led 19-3 at the half on field goals of 12 and 19 yards by Chris Bartolomeo, a five-yard touchdown run by Kotar and a 10-yard pass reception by Matt Coates. Jocelyn Calixte booted a 12-yard field goal for the visitors. Francis Bartolomeo plowed in a for a one-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Quarterback Matt Francis then connected with Kyle Johnston for a six-yard major and Samuel Donkor scored a TD on a three-yard run. The OFC plays host to the Canadian Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 1 p.m.   OFCTV OFC Semi-Final Burlington Braves vs Windsor AKO Fratmen October 22 2011 It's the Hurricanes and the Fratmen in the final!Joel Archer and his Windsor AKO Fratmen teammates are taking aim at Hamilton's Ontario junior football crown. The Fratmen and the Hamilton Hurricanes will meet for the OFC championship Saturday at Windsor's Alumni Stadium. That matchup was determined on the weekend when the Fratmen trounced the visiting Burlington Braves 62-7 and the defending champion Hurricanes topped the St. Leonard Cougars 42-3 at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Archer, a versatile receiver and rusher who led the league with 11 touchdowns during the regular schedule, caught five touchdown passes to eliminate the fourth-place Braves. His third — on the last play from scrimmage in the first half — was a 55-yard strike from quarterback Christian Hackney to put Windsor ahead 25-0. Combined, through the air and on the ground, Archer gained 297 yards. Rookie of the Year and OFC rushing leader Beau Lumley also chipped in with a 56-yard scoring run. Burlington's lone touchdown came on a nine-yard pass from Lucas Spagnuolo to Jake Pearsall. "Offensively, they're steamrolling," Hamilton coach Jason Hayes said of the 9-0 Fratmen, who handed the Hurricanes their only loss of the season (27-21) last weekend in Windsor. "Defensively, they turn the ball over for their offence. They haven't had a close game (other than against Hamilton) in about a month." Hamilton defeated St. Leonard in the semifinals for the second consecutive year. The Hurricanes also blanked the Montreal squad 33-0 last month. Hamilton, which got solid rushing performances from Ryan Kotar and Troy Croonen, led 19-3 at the half on field goals of 12 and 19 yards by Chris Bartolomeo, a five-yard touchdown run by Kotar and a 10-yard pass reception by Matt Coates. Jocelyn Calixte booted a 12-yard field goal for the visitors. Francis Bartolomeo plowed in a for a one-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Quarterback Matt Francis then connected with Kyle Johnston for a six-yard major and Samuel Donkor scored a TD on a three-yard run. The OFC plays host to the Canadian Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 1 p.m.   OFCTV OFC 2011 CJFL Championships Hurricanes vs Ako Fratmen Oct 29 2011 Hamilton wins OFC championship for second straight year The Hamilton Hurricanes have repeated as junior champions of the Ontario Football Conference. Hamilton trounced the Windsor AKO Fratmen 42-6 at Alumni Stadium Saturday to earn a berth into next month?s Canadian Bowl. It was the first-place Fratmen (8-0) who handed the second-place Hurricanes their only loss of the regular schedule two weeks ago in the Border City, 27-21. Coach Jason Hayes?s squad will play host to the CJFL title game Saturday, Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. at Ivor Wynne Stadium. The Western Canadian opponent has yet to be determined. Ryan Kotar led the Hurricanes with three touchdowns runs and over 100 yards rushing. The visitors utilized a balanced attack and got a 106-yard punt-return touchdown by Stephen Jordan. The Saltfleet District Secondary School product also ran back a kick 61 yards for a major the last time the two teams met. Hamilton led 28-4 at the half and controlled play both along the offensive and defensive lines. Your Hurricanes will now take on the Saskatoon Hilltops, November 12th, 2011 1PM at Ivor Wynne Stadium in the CJFL Canadian Bowl