Three Niagara Generals teams advance to semifinals
Three teams from the region are two wins away from ending the Ontario Football League season with championships.
Niagara Generals atom, peewee and Tier 1 bantam teams kicked off the playoffs on the weekend with victories in the quarter-final round.
Hopes for Tier 2 bantam title were dashed with a loss to Clarington.
In the lone quarter-final played on the turf at Kiwanis Field in St. Catharines, Ezekiel Langendoen’s scored five touchdowns and helped the Niagara atoms defeat the Durham Dolphins.
Brett Wall, with a touchdown; and Hudson Grent, two-point conversion; rounded out the scoring for the Generals.
Niagara visits the Scarborough Thunder in the semifinals Saturday.
Austin Macrae scored two touchdowns and Nathan Vander Meer was a standout on defence as the Niagara peewees doubled the Waterloo Predators 12-6.
“I cannot say more about how well our defence did,” Generals head coach Bruce Macrae said. “They were one unit making the stop time after time.”
Up next for the peewees is a semifinal game Saturday on the road versus the Brantford Bisons.
A 27-12 victory over Brantford punched Niagara’s ticket to the Tier 1 semifinals. Ryan Broome, touchdown and three converts; Quinn Johnson and Jackson Stewart, one touchdown apiece; scored for the Generals.
Justin Savoie recovered two fumbles for Niagara and was a outstanding on offence as was Justin Savoie.
Niagara travels to Burlington Saturday to take on the Stampeders Red in the semifinal round.
Ben Maglicic scored three touchdowns for the Tier 2 bantam Generals and teammate Joey Dilse had 11 tackles on defence in a 52-18 loss to the Clarington Knights.