Swept up in winning
Predators meet their Waterloo when they play Niagara Generals
Good things came in threes for Niagara teams competing in the Ontario Football League, and we’re not just talking field goals.
All three Niagara Generals teams returned home to St. Catharines with victories after sweeping the Waterloo Predators in a tripleheader Saturday.
Niagara’s peewee entry recovered the opening kick and never looked back on the way to a 53-0 rout.
Lucas Hazelton led the Generals in scoring with two touchdowns.
Jackson Stewart, Mikhail Sidun, Jayden Gurzi-MacDonald and Nick Jokic also found their way into the end zone with the ball.
Ryan Broome, five field goals; and Jokic, with a two-point conversion; rounded out the scoring as Niagara improved to 2-2.
“It was a great victory and a definite confidence booster for our team,” Generals head coach Jim Storin said.
With the loss, Waterloo dropped to 0-4.
Next action for the Niagara peewees is Saturday in a 1:30 p.m. kickoff at Kiwanis Field against the Brantford Bisons, also 2-2.
Generals 40, Predators 6
Braden Genest and Austin McRae each scored two touchdowns, and the Niagara atoms won for their first game after opening the season with three losses.
“With each passing week, the atom boys are growing,” Generals
head coach Matthew MacRae said. “Kids who looked like they would never be starters step up.
“That being said, the most valuable players were the offensive line.”
Lucas Panucci and Evan McCue each scored a touchdown for Niagara and Austin MacRae added four converts to round out the scoring for the visitors.
Shaheen Shirzadi, J.J. DiMichele, Ben Tsanoff and Austin MacRae were praised for their play on defence.
Waterloo fell to 0-4 in league play.
Niagara hosts the 3-1 Durham Dolphines next Saturday. Kickoff at Kiwanis Field is set for 11:30 p.m.
Generals 38, Predators 26
Dahari Williams scored three touchdowns to help lead Niagara to its second win in four games in tyke football.
Hunter Gray and Mario Baricco, with one touchdown apiece; and Spencer MacRae, with the team’s first defensive touchdown of the season; and Ethan Tice, twopoint conversion; rounded out the scoring for the Generals.
Waterloo fell to 2-2 with the loss.
Niagara will be lining up against the 4-0 Scarborough Thunder in Saturday’s 10 a.m. kickoff at Kiwanis Field in St. Catharines.
It was a great victory and a definite confidence booster for our team” Generals head coach Jim Storin