JUNIOR Varsity Falcons game outline - August 11

Junior Falcons are OVFL Championship Bound

The London Falcons junior varsity team will be competing for their second Ontario championship in three years next Saturday after a nail-biting, last-play 9-8 victory over the Hamilton Ironmen. The game featured a match up pitting the last two OVFL championship winners, as the Ironmen were the defending OVFL champions, while the Falcons were the 2005 champions.

With the win the Falcons remained undefeated on the season, and are the Adams Conference champions. The Falcons will play in the OVFL championship against the Toronto Thunder at Varsity Stadium at the University of Toronto.

The Falcons put themselves in a deep hole early, as Hamilton took the opening kick off and kept the vaunted Falcons defence off balance with a strong mix of run and pass. The Ironmen hit paydirt on a long run up the middle into the endzone, however they failed on the convert. The failure on the convert, would foreshadow the day, and were clearly the nemesis for the Ironmen.

The Falcons struggled early, and often, on offence, and were unable to sustain any drives early in the game. The offence’s struggles put strain on the team’s defence, and on the second Ironmen drive the visitors appeared as though they were going to run ragged all day long. However, the Falcons defence rose to the challenge, and kept the visitors out of the endzone. The Ironmen were able to increase their lead with a deep punt into the Falcons endzone for a single point.

The home team was able to generate some offence late in the first half. Running back Ryan George darted through the Hamilton defence for a 40 yard scamper that set the Falcons up with a first-and-goal from inside the Ironmen 10-yard line, with under three minutes to play in the half. Backfield mate Kenny Eansor finished the drive on the next play from 7 yards out, putting the home team on the scoreboard. The Falcons were unable to capitalize on their convert attempt as holder Steve Fantham was pressured on the convert attempt, and his pass to WR David Hessel fell short.

That would be all of the scoring until the fourth, and final, stanza. The Falcons had two long drives in the third quarter, but were unable to capitalize on any of the drives.

Finally, in the fourth quarter the Falcons were able to penetrate the Ironmen defence. The Falcons drove to inside the Ironmen 20-yard line, but were unable to finish the drive. PK Peter Park, playing in only his second game of the season due to injury, finished the drive with a 25-yard field goal. The Falcons had their first lead of the game with ten minutes left in regulation by the score of 9 – 7.

The visitors were not to be denied, and attempted to drive the ball downfield. The drive stalled with 5 minutes left in regulation, and the Ironmen were forced to punt.

What seemed to be like a poor punt turned into great fortune for the Ironmen. The Ironmen punter chased his shank downfield, and was able to recover his own punt to set up a new set of downs for the Ironmen. The Ironmen, buoyed with this turnover, attempted to punch it in the Falcons endzone. Once more the Falcons defence stood the test, and the Ironmen were forced to attempt a field goal from inside the 30-yard line. Again the Ironmen failed to put the kick between the uprights. The kick did manage to go into the endzone for the rouge. With this single point, and with 1:40 remaining in the game the score was now London 9, Hamilton 8.

The Falcons took over on offence, looking to run out the clock and move on. The Hamilton defence held the Falcons offence to a three and out situation, and with 46 seconds left in regulation the Falcons were forced to punt.

Hamilton took the ball at their 50-yard line. The visitors used a mix of runs and short passes to march the ball to inside the Falcons 20-yard line with 13 seconds left in regulation. Hamilton then sent out the field-goal unit looking for victory with a field goal, or a potential tie with a rouge. This time the kick was wide to the left, and Ryan George ran the missed kick out of the endzone, staving off the single point which would have tied the game, and ran the Falcons into next week’s championship game.

This will mark the third time in the junior Falcons five year history that they will participate in the OVFL championship. In their inaugural season in 2003 the Falcons lost the title game to Ottawa Myers. In 2005 the junior Falcons extracted their revenge on Myers by winning a one-point game for the OVFL championship, in a game played at TD Waterhouse Stadium. This coming week the Falcons will pursue another championship playing at Varsity Stadium at 3 pm, Saturday, August 18th.

Above report compiled by Head Coach Norbert Wolf

PEE WEE Varsity Falcons game outline - August 12

Peewee Falcons Fly to OVFL Championship

The London Peewee Falcons team capped a rousing comeback in the fourth quarter to better the Brantford Bisons by a 21-13 score and earned the right to play in the provincial final in Toronto on Friday August 17. The game will be played at Varsity Stadium on the campus of the University of Toronto.

The Falcons opened the scoring on the very first play of the day. Brett Weir stunned the Bison faithful by returning the kick off down the right side for a 75-yard touchdown that was converted for a 7-0 London lead. Brantford wasted no time in answering the call by completing a key third down and long on a great passing play that left them on the London 12-yard line. Another pass on the left side went for a touchdown. The teams exchanged the ball several times as play moved into the second quarter.

Weir again returned a punt for a touchdown only to have it called back on a penalty. The Bisons took advantage of several London miscues and moved the ball to the two yard line of the Falcons. Then Brantford pushed it over on a quarterback sneak behind a strong offensive line. The London defense broke through and blocked the extra point to make the score 13-7 for Brantford. Weir made an excellent pass and run play for a touchdown that again was called back due to penalties. While playing defense Weir made a key interception on the 1 yard line that prevented Brantford from scoring again. At half time the score was 13-7 for the Bisons.

The third quarter featured strong line play from both teams on the both sides of the ball. There was a lot of hard hitting and only a few first downs and the London team went into the fourth quarter down by six points.

The fourth quarter showcased the London team dominating on both sides of the ball and keeping Brantford bottled up in their own end. London was moving the ball well featuring the power running of Adam Sinclair, Sebastian Rovithis, and Avery Lawrence. David Copp, the Falcons quarterback, played extremely well under pressure and showed a lot of poise in this pressure-cooker situation. London moved the ball well into Brantford territory late in the game only to fumble the ball. But the Falcons defense would not be denied and subsequent forced a Bison fumble two plays later. After a few strong running plays, Adam Sinclair blasted in from the right side and, Mr. Dependable, Dylan Walmsley, made the extra point to give London a lead of 14-13. With a vocal Brantford crowd ringing in their ears, the London defense rose to the occasion. There were heroes on almost every play. Kane McEwen intercepted a Brantford pass on the 18-yard line and Sinclair soon followed with his second touchdown and London took a 21-13 lead. The defensive backs for London were all over the Bisons as they went to their aerial attack and Justin Burgess made a key interception to seal the victory 21-13.

Coach Gary Gerard created a team mantra when the playoffs began. “Boys, we are road warriors and we have 192 minutes left to reach our goal.” The boys would count down the minutes, as the Falcons would notch each successive road victory on their belts. The Falcons have 48 minutes left and one more road trip to reach their final destination.

Above report compiled by Marc Robert

Varsity Falcons game outline - July 21
The London Varsity Falcons had previously clinched a playoff spot in the OVFL Wild Card game next week. The game came down to two events. The Varsity Falcons gaining a home field advantage, Matt Pham setting a new OVFL record with the most first downs in a season and Pham becoming the Falcons leading rusher in a season. As the singer Meat Loaf said "two out of three aint bad". The Falcons beat Sarnia Lions 23 - 7 to host a Wild Card game on July 28th or July 29th. Pham completed the season with 72 first downs, the old record of 69 was held by Daryll Townsend of the Essex Ravens in 2004. Pham rushed for 159 yards in the game completing the season with 1,293 yards on the season. These yards could not dislodge the existing Falcons season leader Jay Akindolire which was set at 1,369 yards in the 2000 season.

The Falcons started off strong scoring scoring early. The Falcons found themselves on the Lions 20 yard Lion when a pass by Luke Thomas to Bryan Parr netted 46 yards and 4 plays later Matt Pham scored on a 5 yard run. Sarnia was not phased and came back with a long pass of their own. Falcons safety Blake Lamond attempted to intercept a pass by Lions QB Pat Leyte to no avail. WR Devon Johnson then scampered 72 yards for the TD. At the end of the first quarter the score was tied 7 - 7. In the second quarter would see the Falcons tighten up on defense and move the ball well on offense. The Falcons FB Dan Servos would prove to be ready for the days limited work. As the Lions keyed on Matt Pham, the leading rushing in the OVFL for 2007, Servos would carry the ball only 10 times but rush for 130 yards. The Falcons Matt Pham would score late in the first half and go into half time with a lead of 14 - 7 over Sarnia.

The Falcons wanted to score quickly so that Sarnia would not entertain a comeback. The Falcons recieved on the second half kickoff and proceeded to move the ball just into the Lions territory. The next play would see WR Bryan Parr run a reverse legging out a 51 yard run to score on the first series of play. The Falcons Cody Burt would add a safety later in the 3rd quarter. The Falcons would finish the game winning 23 - 7

Offensive Outline
RB Dan Servos had 10 carries for 130 yards and 4 first downs.
RB Matt Pham carried the ball 38 times for 159 yards, 2 TD's and 11 first downs setting a new OVFL record at 72 for a season.
WR Bryan Parr caught 3 passes for 50 yards, rushed 1 for 51 yards, 1 TD and 2 first downs.
TE Josh Burke, back from a 4 week injury caught 3 passes for 33 yards and 1 first down

Defensive Outline
LB Chris Filek had 5 solo tackles
DB Jordan Hogan had 3 tackles, 3 assists and 1 INT
DB Blake Lamond picked up 4 solo tackles and 2 assists
Def Lineman Tyler Putzer and Richard Allman each chipped in with 5 assisted tackles

Special Teams
Joey Rattazzi had 3 extra points

JUNIOR Varsity Falcons game outline - July 22
The London Falcons junior varsity team used an overpowering second half to defeat the Niagara Spears 49 – 10 in a game played at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School. With the victory the Falcons completed the regular season with an undefeated 8 – 0 record and latched onto home field advantage throughout the playoffs.

The game had promise, as the Spears entered the game 6 – 1 on the season, but were no match for the host team in the last 30 minutes of play. The Falcons took a 13 – 7 lead at halftime, on touchdowns by WR David Hessel, and RB Kenny Eansor, before blowing open the second half and never looking back. RB Ryan George scored early in the third quarter to increase the lead to 20 – 7.

On the ensuing Spears possession the Falcons defence flexed their muscles, resulting in a three-and-out punting situation. The subsequent snap went over the Spears punter, who recovered and conceded a safety, increasing the Falcons lead to 22 – 7.

The Falcons then took the following kickoff and marched down field, where QB Riley McMurray hit WR Malcolm MacNeill for the 30-yard touchdown to go up 29 - 7. The TD was MacNeill’s eighth of the season, incredibly on only 15 receptions.

Niagara narrowed the score to 29 – 10 on an early 4th quarter field goal, but the Falcons were not to be denied for their undefeated regular season. Fourth quarter touchdowns by RB Kenny Eansor (with his 10th touchdown of the season), QB Jacob Damstra, and WR Lewis Robinson, on a pass from QB Steve Fantham ended the scoring on the day.

The Falcons ended the day with 365 yards rushing on 47 carries, for 19 first downs, and 4 touchdowns. All four Falcons quarterbacks saw playing time, and the Falcons completed 8 of 13 passes for an additional 128 yards and 3 TD’s.

The Falcons now have a bye for the first week of the playoffs, and will be the top seed in the Adam division. The Falcons will have home-field advantage through to the league championship. The Falcons will host their first playoff game on Saturday, August 4 and will be christening the newly renovated turf at TD Waterhouse Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:00.

Offensive Outline
RB Ryan George: 14 carries, 95 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 kick off return 28 yards
RB Ken Eansor: 21 carries, 194 yards, 2 touchdowns,
QB Jacob Damstra: 2/3 passing, 47 yards, 1 td, 3 rushes for 26 yards
QB Riley McMurray: 2/6 passing, 44 yards, 1 td, 1 rush for 9 yards
QB Steve Fantham: 4/4 passing, 37 yards, 1 td

WR Malcolm McNeill: 2 receptions, 45 yards, 1 td
WR Lewis Robinson: 2 receptions, 17 yards, 1 td
WR David Hessel: 2 receptions, 45 yards, 1 td, 5 punt returns 109 yards, 1 kick off return 21 yards

Defensive Outline
LB Kevin Pera: 2 tackles, 6 assists,
DB Matt Lawson: 6 assists,
LB/DB Ryan Welham: 3 assists, 2 QB Sacks
LB Ethan Fournier: 5 assists,
DL Austin Pasztor: 12 assists,
DB Dylan Chiaramante: 1 tackle, 4 assists
DB Patrick Ramsay: 2 tackles, 2 assists
LB Sean Huntley: 1 tackle, 1 QB sack
DL Shane Friis: 1 tackle, 3 assists
DB Corey Crawley: 1 assist, 1 interception for 15 yards, 1 punt return 15 yards

Special Teams
LB/K Andros Agathos: 0/1 field goal, 5/6 converts

Above report compiled by Head Coach Norbert Wolf

PEE WEE Varsity Falcons game outline - July 21
Bye Week

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Varsity Falcons game outline - July 14
Bye Week

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JUNIOR Varsity Falcons game outline - July 14
Bye Week

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PEE WEE Varsity Falcons game outline - July 15
The Twin City Predators scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to complete a comeback 28-21 victory over the London Peewee Falcons at STA. The Falcons close the season at 5 - 3, sitting in 3rd place with a bye this week and the rest of the conference with a game to play.

The Predators struck first taking advantage of missed a coverage by the Falcons defensive backs and took a 7-0 first quarter lead. RB Sebation Rovithis scored for the Falcons after Andrew Oliver carried the Falcons deep into the Twin City territory with some punishing runs up the middle.

The Predators struck again on 3rd and 20 with another strong pass on the left side. With time winding down in the first half, Falcons QB David Copp completed a long pass to Colin Mandich that put London in position to tie the score. The O line blocked well and Copp scrambled into the end zone from the 2 yard line. Rovithis then took the ball in for a 2-point conversion with a strong run over the left guard position. The score was tied 14-14 at halftime.

The second half began with a sustained drive by the Falcons that lead to a TD by Rovithis. The third period ended with a terrific pass interception by London’s Kane McEwen but his TD was disallowed due to an unnecessary roughness call.

The teams traded possessions early in the fourth quarter but penalties and fumbles soon lead to a Twin City passing TD that tied the score at 21-21.

London could not move the ball and the Predators took over on downs on the London 42 yard line. Some solid running and passing soon brought the Twin Cities close to pay dirt. With only 1:04 left on the clock, 14 yard run iced the victory for the Predators at 28-21.

Offensive Outline
Sebastian Rovithis had 86 yds, 2 TD’s, on 7 carries
Adam Sinclair scampered for 89 yds on 21 carries

Defensive Outline
Matt Cini collected 6 tackles and 4 assists
Matt McKeen was part of 6 tackles and 3 assists
Stephen Bugeja had 5 tackles
Andrew Oliver had 5 tackles

Special Teams
Adam Sinclair 42 yard average on 4 kick offs
Dillon Walmsley was 2 for 2 on converts

Above report compiled by Marc Roberts

Varsity Falcons game outline - July 6
The London Varsity Falcons clinched a playoff birth this past weekend but did not celebrate in an ideal fashion. The Falcons entered Essex knowing they have made the playoffs but did not play a full game vs the Ravens. The Falcons were crushed 47 - 13 by the first place Ravens. The Falcons had an opportunity to leap into first place with a victory but were relegated to second place in the division. The Varsity Falcons record falls to 5 wins and 2 losses with the loss. The only highlight in the game was Falcons veteran safety Craig Butler who was in on 19 tackles. He amassed 13 solo tackles, 6 assists 1 batted ball and 1 forced fumble with a recovery.

The Falcons started the game with a 63 yard pass and run from QB Blake Lamond to Bryan Parr for a TD. The Falcons led early but could not hold the Ravens who ran and passed their way to a tying TD early in the 2nd quarter. The Falcons league leading rusher Matt Pham nursing an ankle injury could only muster 4 running plays for 5 yards before leaving the game. The Falcons offense turned to the passing game in a desperate attempt at moving the ball. This resulted in 3 interceptions and great field position for the Ravens. The Falcons defensive who spent too much time on the field held the Essex offense to only 15 points the first half. The half time score was 15 - 7 in favour of the Ravens.

The start of the second half saw the Falcons attempting to mount a balance attack with back up QB Nick Ruitenbeek. They moved the ball into Raven territory early. With the ball on the Ravens 20 yard line the Falcons tuned over the ball again on a fumble. The Ravens then drove the field for another score leading the game 22 - 7. This seemed to take the air out of the Falcons game. The Falcons would turn the ball over 7 times on the day with 5 interceptions and 2 fumbles. With a strong running attack working for the Ravens they held the ball for the majority of the second half killing the clock and scoring TD's. The Falcons managed a drive midway through the 4th quarter scoring keeping it close bringing the score to 29 - 13 Ravens. The Ravens squashed any idea of a come back and sent the Falcons packing with 18 points after the 4 minute mark of the 4th quarter. The final scores stood at 47 - 13 Essex when the game ended.

Offensive Outline
RB Dan Servos had 15 carries for 88 yards and 5 first downs.
WR Bryan Parr caught 4 passes for 78 yards, 1 TD and 3 first downs.
Utility receiver/running back Brendan Allen scored the remaining TD on a 32 yard pass and run.

Defensive Outline
LB Andrew Fischer had 3 solo tackles, 6 assists
DL Tyler Putzer had 3 tackles and 3 assists and a sack
DL Anthony Surmanski had 3 tackles, 3 assist and 2 QB sacks
DL Rob Bowman had 4 tackle, 3 assists and 2 QB sacks
DB Craig Butler had 13 tackles, 6 assists, 1 batted ball and 1 fumble recovery.

Special Teams
Joey Rattazzi had 1 extra point

JUNIOR Varsity Falcons game outline - July 7
The London Falcons junior varsity team scored 17 unanswered points in the final four frenzied minutes of play to defeat the Essex Ravens 33 – 29 in Essex. With the victory the junior Falcons clinched the junior OVFL West Division title, and improved their record to 7 wins in as many games.

The Falcons opened the scoring in the first quarter and looked like they were going to run the hosts out of town. The Falcons took the opening kickoff and marched down to the Essex one. However, a costly penalty and forced the Falcons to have to settle for a 12-yard field goal by Andros Agathos.

The Falcons shut down the Ravens potent offence on their first series, forcing the home team into a punting situation. Defensive back Corey Crawley then blazed by Essex on his way to a 55 yard punt return major. The convert was blocked, but within the opening 7 minutes of the game the Falcons were already up 9 – 0.

Momentum, which would be a key word on the day, swung back to the home team, who then got busy for the rest of the opening half. The Ravens used a strong offensive mix of pass and runs to score twice prior to the close of the first half. The Falcons went into half time somewhat reeling, trailing by a 14 – 9 score.

However, the Falcons temporarily snatched momentum back on the first play in the third quarter. DB/LB Ryan Welham pounded Essex quarterback Austin Kennedy-Greenwood, causing a fumble that was recovered by DL Nate Annan. On the very next play RB Ryan George ran untouched for 21 yards. The Falcons were unsuccessful on a two-point convert attempt, but reclaimed the lead at 15-14.

However, that momentum was short-lived, as Essex scored on the ensuing drive, and made their two-point convert to go out in front by a score of 22 – 15. The home team wasn’t done there – they continued their assault, and added another touchdown to take a seemingly commanding 29 – 15 lead.

The Falcons, who appeared to be down and out, started their comeback early in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Jacob Damstra punted for a 63 yard single to get the Falcons closer.

However, it was the final four minutes of play that riveted the Falcons to victory. Facing a 3rd down and 20, Damstra rolled out for a gain of 15. On fourth down Damstra found WR Malcolm MacNeill for 8 yards and another first down. The Falcons then continued their drive and finally found pay dirt with 4:05 left in the game when Damstra hit TE Jacob Ruby for 6 yard TD pass on fourth and goal. The Falcons caught Essex snoozing on the convert, and holder Steve Fantham found WR Nolan Allison all alone for a 2-point convert, bringing the Falcons to within 5 points at Essex 29, London 24.

The Falcons defence grabbed hold of their new friend Momentum and used him to hold the Essex offence to a 3 and out punting situation. The Falcons returned the Essex punt to the Essex side of mid field. On the ensuing play RB Kenny Eansor ran the ball to inside the Essex 5 yard line. Two plays later Eansor, who continued his monster season with 178 yards on 21 carries, finished what he started with a one-yard plunge. Eansor continued to take charge, and scored on a two point convert to give the Falcons a 32 – 29 lead, with just over one minute to play in the game.

On the ensuing kickoff Momentum rode with the strong leg of Andros Agathos as he sailed the ball through the back of the Essex end zone, scoring a key rouge for a 33 – 29 lead.

The host team did not give up easily, as they attempted a comeback, but a last-play Hail Mary was intercepted by DB Matt Lawson at the goal line and the Falcons celebrated their second division title in the last three seasons.

Offensive Outline
RB Ryan George: 9 carries, 40 yards, 1 touchdown and added 1 reception
RB Ken Eansor: 21 carries, 178 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 2-point convert
FB Jess Uzonyi: 10 carries, 41 yards
QB Jacob Damstra: 4/14 passing, 43 yards, 1 td, 1 interception, 4 rushes for 18 yards
TE Jacob Ruby: 1 reception, 6 yards, 1 touchdown
WR Malcolm McNeill: 3 receptions, 37 yards.

Defensive Outline
LB Aidan Costello-Toft: 1 tackle, 4 assists,
LB Kevin Pera: 3 tackle, 4 assists,
DB Matt Lawson: 2 tackles, 1 assists, 1 interception
LB/DB Ryan Welham: 2 tackles, 6 assists
DB Troy Elliott: 3 tackles, 2 assists
LB Ethan Fournier: 2 tackles, 2 assists, 1 QB Sack
DL Nate Annan: 1 tackle, 9 assists, 1 fumble recovery
DL Austin Pasztor: 2 tackles, 7 assists, 1 batted ball
DB Bryce Galpin: 1 tackle, 1 assist, 1 interception

Special Teams
LB/K Andros Agathos: 1/1 field goal (12 yards), 5 kickoffs for 315 yards (63.0 yard average), long 85 (LEAGUE RECORD), and one single, 4 tackles, and 6 assists
DB Corey Crowley: 2 punt returns for 63 yards, including 55 yard punt return touchdown

Above report compiled by Head Coach Norbert Wolf

PEE WEE Varsity Falcons game outline - July 8
Falcons Feast on Sturgeon

The London Peewee Falcons had a convincing 28-8 victory over the Sarnia Sturgeons in Sarnia. The Falcons ran for 404 yards on 27 carries and punished the Sarnia team with a hard-hitting defense and solid special teams play.

London jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter as QB David Copp scored on a one yard keeper followed by a 40 yard scamper by Adam Sinclair.

K Walmsley kicked off for sixty yards and Sarnia had difficulty moving the ball as Cini, Rooney, and Oliver kept pounding them for losses. Sinclair punted into the end zone and the score was 15-0 at the half.

The turning point of the game was at the start of the third quarter. The kickoff was being run back towards the Falcons end zone when Falcons defender Marco Elia stormed down the field and made a flying tackle to save a sure touchdown. The Falcons held. The Falcons Mackenzie McClean blocked Sarnia’s attempted field goal. Soon after, Sinclair struck again this time for 80 yards led by a key block from Rovithis. The Falcons then experimented with several of their running backs effectively carrying the ball. Van Praet and Adzija were successful and then Adzija blasted up the middle for a 28-0 lead.

In the fourth, Sarnia finally moved the ball methodically on the ground and scored late in the game to make the score 28-8. They tried an onside kick but the Falcons Mitchell Jamieson jumped on the ball as he was smothered by 9 Sturgeons. The game finished on a strong note for London as Mackenzie Cammock and Alex Vandersluis carried the ball and sent Fish Flying. The final score 28-8 and London must now prepare for a tough Twin Cities team at home next weekend in their final game.

Offensive Outline
Adam Sinclair—8 carries, 182 yds., 2 touchdowns
Sebastian Rovithis - 8 carries, 44 yds
David Copp - 2 for 5 for 19 yds

Defensive Outline

Special Teams
David Sinclair 2 punts for 95 yds.
Walmsley 3 for 4 on extra points

Above report compiled by Marc Roberts

Varsity Falcons game outline - June 30
The London Varsity Falcons completed a 3 game sweep of the Guelph Bears with a 43 - 21 victory. Earlier the Pee Wee Falcons and the Junior Falcons beat the Bears. The Varsity Falcons raise their record to 5 wins and 1 loss with the win.

The Falcons started the game with a long drive deep into Guelph territory only to be thwarted by the Bears defensive back field when they intercepted Falcons QB Blake Lamond. On the day the Bears would have 3 interceptions and one they would run back for a TD. The Bears DB core is coached by former Falcons DB Peter deGouw. The Falcons came right back on their second series with another long drive this time finishing off with an Aaron Geisler 5 yard run for a TD. The Falcons dominated from that point with a series of run and pass plays. The Falcons defense held the Bears at bay. All of this occurring prior to 1 minute left in the first half. At this point the Falcons seemed to loose track of the game. The Bears ran back an interception for 72 yards. The half time score was 29 - 7 in favour of the Falcons.

The Falcons still stinging from the ending of the first half did not seem to be ready when the referee started play. The Bears opened up the second half scoring with a 102 yard pass and run for a TD. The Bears seemed to have the momentum for a comeback. They had a long drive culminating in a TD bringing the score to 29 - 21. The Falcons Craig Butler recovered a fumble on the next Bears series which seemed to wake up the sleeping birds. The Falcons completed the victory with a controlled offense and great running from Dan Servos and Aaron Geisler. The final score was 43 - 21

Offensive Outline
RB Matthew Pham rushed for 133 yards on 17 carries with 1 TD's and 9 first downs.
RB Dan Servos had 20 carries for 152 yards and 2 TD's
FB Aaron Geisler carried the ball 12 times for 57 yards and 2 TD's
WR Bryan Parr caught 4 passes for 45 yards
QB Blake Lamond threw 20 passes and completed 11. He had 124 total yards passing with 1 running TD and 3 INT's.

Defensive Outline
LB Andrew Fischer had 5 solo tackles, 1 assists and 1 QB sack
LB Kristne Fischer collected 4 tackles with 3 assists
DL Anthony Surmanski had 5 tackles, 1 assist and 1 QB sack
DB Craig Butler had 3 tackles, 2 assists, 1 batted ball and 2 fumble recoveries.

Special Teams
Joey Rattazzi had 5 extra points
Blake Lamond had 1 - 2 point convert

JUNIOR Varsity Falcons game outline - June 30
The London Falcons junior varsity team continued their undefeated season with an easy 44-0 victory in Guelph. The Falcons moved to 6 – 0 on the season. The Falcons used a variety of players in different situations, while resting most of their starters.

The Falcons opened the scoring in the first quarter when TE Jacob Ruby hauled in a pass from starting quarterback Blake Huggins. Andros Agathos converted the touchdown to put the Falcons up 7 – 0. Agathos added to the scoring when he recorded a safety with a QB sack to increase the lead to nine.

Ruby added his second touchdown in the second quarter on a pass from quarterback Steve Fantham. Dillon Wamsley, called up from the Peewee Falcons, converted the touchdown and the Falcons were up 16 – 0 and in cruise control.

RB Kenny Eansor added his seventh touchdown of the season later in the second quarter, and with Wamsley’s convert the Falcons were up 23 – 0. The Falcons ended the half by running out the clock for the comfortable half-time lead.

The second half continued with more Falcon domination. WR Malcolm McNeill added his seventh touchdown reception on the season on a pass from QB Riley McMurray. Wamsley again converted the major.

RB Ryan George made effective use of his one and only carry in the game, which came early in the fourth quarter. George took a pitch from QB Jacob Damstra and simply blew by everybody, including the Guelph defense, for an electric 62 yard major. The Falcons completed the scoring when Josh Diloretto, who moved to Slotback for this game, was on the receiving end of a 5 yard pass from Damstra. Wamsley’s converts on both fourth quarter td’s completed the final scoring.

On the day the Falcons rushed for 210 yards on only 20 carries, and were a combined 14 completions on 22 attempts for another 185 yards.

The Falcons defense completely overwhelmed the home team, limiting the Bears to only 33 total plays during the 60 minute contest. The defense added another 3 turnovers, including the team’s 15th interception of the season by DB Bryce Galpin. The Falcons completely dominated the line of scrimmage all day long.

With the victory the junior Falcons clinched a playoff birth. The Falcons travel to Essex next Saturday, and can clinch the West division title if they can defeat the 4-1 Essex Ravens. Kickoff is at 4:00 p.m.

Offensive Outline
RB Ryan George: 1 carry, 62 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 reception 0 yards
RB Ken Eansor: 5 carries, 53 yards, 1 touchdown

QB Blake Huggins: 2/4 passing, 23 yards, 1 td, 1 interception, 1 rush for 2 yards
QB Steve Fantham: 4/5 passing, 42 yards, 1 td, 1 rush for 0 yards
QB Riley McMurray: 4/8 passing, 55 yards, 1 td
QB Jacob Damstra: 4/5 passing, 65 yards, 1 td, 1 rush for 12 yards

TE Jacob Ruby: 4 receptions, 40 yards, 2 touchdowns
WR Malcolm McNeill: 3 receptions, 89 yards, 1 touchdown
SB Josh Diloretto: 1 reception, 5 yards, 1 touchdown

Defensive Outline
LB Aidan Costello-Toft: 7 assists,
DB Troy Elliott: 1 fumble recovery
LB Kevin Pera: 3 tackle, 5 assists, 1 QB sack
DE Andy Bell: 1 tackle, 4 assists, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery
DB Matt Lawson: 2 tackles, 4 assists
DB Matt Cini: called up from the Peewee Falcons, 1 tackle, 3 assists

Special Teams
LB/K Andros Agathos: 1 convert in 1 attempts, 3 kickoffs for 164 yards (54.7 yard average), 1 tackle for a safety
K Dillon Wamsley: called up from the Peewee Falcons, 5 converts in 5 attempts, 1 kickoff for 47 yards

Above report compiled by Head Coach Norbert Wolf

PEE WEE Varsity Falcons game outline - June 30
Powered by a strong second half the London Peewee Falcons demolished the Guelph Bears 44-12.

The Falcons raced to a 14-0 lead after Adam Sinclair ran for 2 touchdowns. Rovithis and Lawrence both contributed with strong running games.  Quarterback David Copp was effective by completing his first three passes. The defense kept Guelph bottled up in their own zone with McLean, Cini, and Norwood leading the way. Late in the second quarter the Guelph Bears mounted a comeback led by an interception of a Copp pass that was returned for a touchdown. The two teams exchanged several turnovers before Guelph capitalized again. On an excellent pass completing a well designed post pattern that made the score 14-12 for London at the half.

With the momentum of the second quarter, Guelph came out strong in the second half. The Bears were soon dismantled by a swarming London defense. This gave London the ball in good field position and Sinclair answered with his third touchdown of the day. The next series a motivated London team scored again as Nick Norwood made a brilliant interception that he returned for a touchdown to make the score 30-12 after three quarters.     
London’s intensity just increased in the 4th quarter as they found the end zone two more times. The highlight was a 70 yard pass and run from Copp to Avery Lawrence. The London defense held strong and featured bone crunching hits from J.C Burgess and Shady Haidar. The London team was pumped by their 44-12 victory and will work hard to prepare for their next game against Sarnia.

Offensive Outline
Sinclair   25 carries 113 yards 3 TDs
Lawrence   7 carries 94 yards 1 TD
Rovithis   10 carries 71 yards
Copp   5 completions in 8 attempts for 55 yards 1 TD

Defensive Outline
Cini   2 tackles 2 assists
McLean   3 tackles 1 assist
Norwood   2 tackles 1 batted ball 1 interception
Haidar   2 tackles

Special Teams
Sinclair was 4 for 4 on extra point and had 1 2 point convert
Cini had 1 - 2 point convert
Sinclair averaged

Above report compiled by Marc and Shane Roberts

Varsity Falcons game outline - June 23
The London Falcons went into Hamilton looking to get back into the win column. They did just that with a convincing win over the Ironmen. The Falcons moved to 4 wins and 1 loss with a 37 - 7 win over the Hamilton Ironmen. The Falcons were missing some key players but step up with a full team effort. The Falcons first series down the field stalled but they proved they could move the ball. After a quick three and out by Hamilton the Falcons drove down the field and the drive was capped off by a 15 yard passing TD from QB Blake Lamond to WR Bryan Parr. The Ironmen could not move the ball versus the strong Falcons attack. Hamilton did not pick up a first down during the first half of play. Before the half was out Parr caught another pass for a TD and hard running by Matt Pham resulted in another TD. The Falcons LB Matt Peto was credited with a safety and the half ended with the Falcons in the lead 23 - 0.

In the second half the Falcons dominate running attack took over. Phan would add two more TD's bringing his league leading scoring points to 66. The Falcons defense played strong throughout the game. The Ironmen added a late TD bringing the final score to 37 - 7.

Offensive Outline
RB Matthew Pham rushed for 220 yards on 30 carries with 3 TD's and 13 first downs.
WR Bryan Parr caught 6 passes for 102 yards and 2 TD's
QB Blake Lamond threw 19 passes and completed 13. He had 184 total yards passing with 2 TD's and 1 INT.

Defensive Outline
LB Andrew Fischer had 5 solo tackles and 4 assists
DB Kristne Fischer collected 3 tackles with 1 assists and 1 INT.
DL Tai Pham had was part of 8 tackles with 3 solo's and 5 assists, he added one batted ball and 1 blocked kick
LB Matt Peto had 4 tackles, 3 assists and was credited with 1 safety.

Special Teams
Joey Rattazzi had 5 extra points

JUNIOR Varsity Falcons game outline - June 24
The London Falcons junior varsity team remained undefeated with a 29 – 15 victory in Cambridge. The Falcons, who did not play their best game of the season, moved to 5 – 0 on the season.

The Falcons started lethargically, and trailed the host Lions 8 – 0 at the end of the first quarter. However, the Falcons started their rally in the second quarter with a 30 yard touchdown pass from QB Jacob Damstra to WR Malcolm McNeill. Andros Agathos converted the major to move the Falcons to within a single point of the home team. Agathos then tied the game when his booming kickoff of 80 yards netted a single point. The pass and catch combo of Damstra to McNeill struck again in the second quarter from 44 yards, and the Falcons took the lead, never to trail again in the game. The second touchdown catch was McNeill’s sixth td catch of season, on only 7 catches this season.

The Falcons added to their lead in the third quarter on a 1 yard run by FB John Britton. The score was set up by LB Kevin Pera’s 12 yard interception return that set the Falcons offence up inside the Lions 20 yard line.

The Lions connected on a touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter to close the gap to 22 – 15, but RB Kenny Eansor, who completed the day with 139 yards on 17 carries, put the game out of reach with a 25 yard gallop down the sideline into the Lions endzone midway through the fourth quarter, for his 6th touchdown of the season. Eansor now has 671 yards rushing in 5 games this season.

From there the Falcons defence, which was missing 7 starters from the lineup, closed the deal. The defence added another 3 interceptions on the day, increasing their total to 14 on the season

Offensive Outline
RB Ryan George: 7 carries, 95 yards, 1 reception 15 yards
RB Ken Eansor: 17 carries, 139 yards, 1 touchdown
FB Jess Uzonyi: 6 carries, 10 yards,
FB John Britton: 3 carries, 10 yards, 1 touchdown
QB Jacob Damstra: 3/10 passing, 89 yards, 2 td’s, 1 interception, 3 carries, 16 yards
WR Malcolm McNeill: 2 receptions, 74 yards, 2 touchdowns

Defensive Outline
LB Aidan Costello-Toft: 1 tackle, 6 assists,
DB Troy Elliott: 3 assists, 1 interception
DB Derek Burgess: 1 tackle, 1 assist, 1 interception
LB Ethan Fournier: 1 tackle, 4 assists
LB Kevin Pera: 1 tackle, 5 assists, 1 interception return for 12 yards
DE Nate Annan: 1 tackle, 6 assists, 1 QB sack
DB Brandon Hemming: 5 assists, 1 batted ball

Special Teams
LB/K Andros Agathos: 4 converts in 4 attempts, 5 kickoffs for 291 yards (58.2 yard average), long of 80 yards, and one rouge

Above report compiled by Head Coach Norbert Wolf

PEE WEE Varsity Falcons game outline - June 24
The Essex Ravens came out strong on both sides of the ball on their way to a 35-21 victory over the London Falcons in London on Sunday. The Ravens opened the scoring early on the strength of a 48 yard touchdown run by Jared Logan. The Falcons were moving the ball only to fumble on their own 29 yard line. The Ravens took advantage and banged the ball in from the 19 yard line to make the score 14-0.

London answered with a good drive to open the second quarter. Sinclair, Lawrence and Weir combined to move the ball to the Essex 1 yard line. Weir punched the ball in from the right side and the score was 14-7. The Ravens answered back on an impressive reverse by Logan once again from their own 45 for a touchdown to make the score 21-7. London replied by marching downfield late in the first half but failed to score as time ran down and the Ravens closed the door with their swarming Essex defense.

In the third, the Ravens collected an interception and then wasted no time in moving the ball back into the Falcon’s zone. Logan scored his third touchdown on a nifty 22 yard running play down the right sideline. On the next drive Essex complicated things by recording intercepting a Falcons pass. The Falcons held but Essex were able to score a rouge on a punted the ball through the end zone for a 29-7 lead entering the fourth quarter. After several exchanges Falcons WR Cumberbatch hauled in a pass for a touchdown to cut the lead to 29-14. Essex recovered the ensuing onside kick and marched once again to the London zone powered by Logan’s running. Deep in Falcons territory the Ravens completed a pass for a touchdown and the score was 35-14 for Essex. Justin Burgess of the Falcons took the kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown as the clock ran out to complete the game at 35-21 for Essex. The Falcons drop to 3 wins and 2 losses on the year.

Offensive Outline

Defensive Outline

Special Teams
K Dillon Walmsley had 3 extra point
Justin Burgess had an 85 yard Kickoff return for a TD

Varsity Falcons game outline - June 16
The London Falcons were in a tough battle this weekend facing the 3 - 0 Brantford Bisons. Both teams have proven their defensive prowess in each of their first three games. Both teams came in undefeated. From the opening kickoff both defenses proved they were going to be the deciding forces in this battle. The Falcons defense lead by LB's Matt Peto and Andrew Fischer shut down the Brantford attack not allowing a first down until late in the first half. The half time score was 0 - 0.
With both offenses doing very little on the ground or in the air. The Falcons attempted to move the ball on the ground from the outset but the Bisons were up to the task. They bent but would not break. When the Falcons went to the air but the Bisons collected three interceptions. Matt Pham had a stellar performance again rushing for 150 hard achieved yards. That would turn out not to be enough as the Falcons could not move the ball over the goal line. The Falcons hurt their chances with some costly penalties in the red zone and could only come up with a rouge late in the game. The Bisons scored once and added a field goal to win the game 10 - 1.

Offensive Outline
Matthew Pham rushed for 150 yards on 30 carries with 4 first downs.
Sam Lourenco caught 3 passes for 34 yards.
Josh Burke had 2 catches for 15 yards

Defensive Outline
Craig Butler had 4 solo tackles and 7 assists
Andrew Fischer collected 5 tackles with 7 assists
Matt Peto was part of 14 tackles with 7 solo's and 7 assists

Special Teams
Andros Agathos brought up from the Junior Varsity team had a rouge

JUNIOR Varsity Falcons game outline - June 16
The London Falcons Junior Varsity reached the midpoint of their 2007 regular season with a dominating 63 – 8 victory over the Brantford Bisons. With the win the third-ranked Junior Falcons improved their record to 4 – 0.

The game was never in doubt, as the Falcons rolled out to a 42 – 8 halftime lead and cruised the rest of the way. The Falcons set a season high with 547 yards of offence, with 413 yards on the ground on 27 carries, and 5 touchdowns. The Falcons also dominated the air, with another 134 yards on 8 completions, and three more majors. All four Falcons quarterbacks completed at least one pass, and three of the four threw for a touchdown.

Defensively the Falcons harassed the Bisons all day long, and added another 7 turnovers to their stingy defensive stats. The defence did not yield any points, as the Bisons scored a single on a punt and scored their major on a kickoff return. To this point in the season the junior Falcons defence has yet to surrender a rushing touchdown.

Falcons touchdowns were scored by Ryan George, with 2 touchdowns, including an amazing 80 yard run, Kenny Eansor, Jess Uzonyi, Mitchell Hoekstra, scoring on the ground. Wide Receiver Lewis Robinson added a touchdown catch for his first td of the season, and WR Malcolm McNeill added 2 more td receptions. Defensive back Matt Lawson added the other Falcons’ touchdown on a 45 yard interception return in the second quarter.

LB/K Andros Agathos converted 4 touchdowns, and K Dillon Wamsley, who was called up from the peewee Falcons for the game, added 5 converts.

Offensive Outline
RB Ryan George: 11 carries, 193 yards, 17.5 yard/carry average, 2 touchdowns
RB Ken Eansor: 8 carries, 92 yards, 11.5 yard /carry average, 1 touchdown
FB Jess Uzonyi: 2 carries, 17 yards, 1 touchdown
FB John Britton: 3 carries, 80 yards
FB Mitch Hoekstra: 3 carries, 31 yards, 1 touchdown

WR Lewis Robinson: 1 reception, 20 yards, 1 touchdown
WR Nolan Allison: 4 receptions, 45 yards
WR Malcolm McNeill: 2 receptions, 56 yards, 2 touchdowns
TE Jacob Ruby: 1 reception, 13 yards

QB Jacob Damstra: 2 attempts, 1 completion, 1 touchdown pass, 1 interception
QB Riley McMurray: 6 attemps, 3 completions, 1 interception
QB Blake Huggins: 2 attempts, 1 completion, 1 touchdown pass, 1 interception
QB Steve Fantham: 2 attempts, 2 completions, 1 touchdown pass

Defensive Outline
LB Alex Bosacki: 3 tackles, 2 assists, 1 interception for 10 yards
DB Patrick Ramsay: 1 tackle, 2 assists, 2 interceptions for 20 yards
DB Matt Lawson: 1 tackle, 1 assist, 2 interceptions for 45 yards, 1 touchdown
LB Ethan Fournier: 1 tackle, 6 assists, 1 interception for 32 yards
LB Aidan Costello Toft: 3 tackles, 3 assists
LB Spencer Byrne: 1 assist, 1 fumble recovery
DE Zack Lukings: 7 assists
DE Andy Bell: 1 tackle, 5 assists
DT Dan Ball: 1 tackle, 4 assists

Special Teams
LB/K Andros Agathos: 4 converts
K Dillon Wamsley: 5 converts
WR Mitch Allard: 1 kickoff return for 53 yards

Above report compiled by Head Coach Norbert Wolf

PEE WEE Varsity Falcons game outline - June 16
The Peewee Falcons rebounded from a disappointing loss last weekend to beat the previously undefeated Brantford Bisons 16-7. The Falcons were led by a swarming defence that forced several turnovers and put the offence in a position to win.

The first quarter featured tough tackling from both teams but the Falcon special teams played strong and they had the advantage in field position.

Early in the second quarter after a poor Brantford punt the Falcons took possession on the Bison 35 yard line. Sinclair banged off of a tackle for a 12 yard gain to move the ball to the 23. Two plays later quarterback Trevor Friis executed a nifty end around to Derek Ho who scampered in from 18 yards out to give the Falcons the lead 7-0 after the Wamsley convert.

The teams then traded first downs before the Bisons pulled even on a 32 yard that split the defence. A successful convert made the score 7-7. After the kickoff London was downed on their own 28 yard line with 54 seconds left in the half. Friis connected on two straight passes to Derek Ho that moved London deep into Bison territory with time running out. Friis went down with a leg injury but David Copp connected once again with Ho to move London to the two yard line. The Falcons failed to score as the half would run out.

In the third quarter strong tackles by Cini, Young, Rooney, and Butkus kept the Bison team in check. Bugeja intercepted a pass and London moved the ball well until the Bisons took over on their own 34. After taking over the ball after a Brantford punt, Copp found Mandich all alone on the left side en route to a 30 yard touchdown and a 14-7 Falcons lead.

Both teams traded turnovers as the fourth quarter began. Justin Burgess made a terrific interception with three minutes remaining and returned it to the Bison 6 yard line. The Falcons could not score in four tries but when Brantford took possession they were tackled in their own end zone and the Falcons were up 16-7. The teams exchanged the ball again as time ran down and London improved its record to 3-1.

Offensive Outline
RB Avery Lawrence rushed 15 times for 52 yards and 3 first downs
QB David Copp threw 11 passes completing 4 for 59 yard, 2 INT's and a TD
WR Derek Ho had 4 receptions for 89 yards

Defensive Outline
Justin Burgess, Stephen Bugeja and Brett Jarkura had an interception each
LB Justin Burgess had 3 tackles and 5 assists

Special Teams
K Dillon Walmsley had 2 extra point

Above report compiled by Marc Roberts

Varsity Falcons game outline - June 9
The London Falcons Varsity team rode the tide of Matthew Pham again this week bringing their record to 3 - 0.

The Falcons began their first possession with an incomplete pass then ran Matthew Pham off tackle for 48 yards and a TD.  This set the tone for the days activities.  While the passing game stumbled today Pham picked up the load and ran with it.  On the Falcons second possession a series of running plays to Pham resulted in successful gains of 9, 12, 13, 6, 10 and 7 yards.  This had the Halton Invictas defense keying on him.  The shift in Halton strategy resulted in the inside counter run of FB Aaron Geisler who scampered for 23 yards and a TD.  Giving the Falcons an early lead of 14 - 0.  At half time the score was 21 – 0 in favor of the Falcons.

The Falcons defense bent slightly but was up to the task.  The Haltons QB was a formative opponent as he scrambled all day and completed many passes.  These passes however did not result in many points on the board.  The Invictas’ could only mount 1 TD in the third quarter on a fine run.  The Falcons constant harassment of the Haltons offense resulted in a safety when the Invictas QB attempted to avoid the sack in the his own end zone by throwing a pass to the open field with no receiver.  This play credited Scott Theakston with a safety.  The Falcons carried the play in the fourth and final frame winning their third in a row 37 – 7.

Offensive Outline
Luke Thomas passed 14 times completing 5 form 41 yards, 1 TD and 2 first downs.
Matthew Pham rushed for 349 yards on 33 carries with 3 TD's and 17 first downs.
Aaron Geisler rushed 11 times for 65 yards with 1 TD and 4 first downs.
Bryan Parr caught 3 passes for 28 yards and Michael Braiden rounded out the offensive scoring with a TD on 2 catches.

Defensive Outline
Scott Theakston had 6 tackles, 2 assists, 1 block ball and was credited with a safety.
Ben Lyons had 6 tackles, 1 assist and 3 blocked balls
Craig Butler had 1 solo tackle, 5 assists, 3 blocked balls and 1 interception.

Special Teams
K Joey Rattazzi kicked 5 extra points, Michael Braiden punts 2 times for a total of 115 yards an average of 57.5 yards

JUNIOR Varsity Falcons game outline - June 9
The London Falcons Junior Varsity improved their record to 3 – 0 with a fourth quarter come from behind 14 – 8 victory in Hamilton over the Steel City Ironmen.  The game featured the 2006 OVFL Champion Ironmen against the 2005 OVFL Champion Falcons. 

For the third week in a row, the Falcons used a ball control offence to go with their swarming defence as the keys to their victory.  The Falcons forced another 4 turnovers, including a blocked punt by DE Nate Annan with less than three minutes left to play in the game.  On the prior third down play Annan made a key defensive play by chasing down a Steel City receiver on a reverse, which forced the home team to punt.  Three plays later RB Kenny Eansor, who had a monster of a game, scored the winning touchdown to put the Falcons up 12 – 8.  Eansor would add the 2-point convert to make the final score London 14, Steel City 8.

The game was a hard fought battle, and at halftime the score was 0 – 0, marking the first time that the Falcons had not scored in the first half.  The home side took an early lead in the third quarter on a well executed long completion for a touchdown.  The convert made the score Steel City 7, Falcons 0.  The Ironmen completed their scoring in the third quarter with a single off of a missed field goal, and for the first time in the 2007 season the junior Falcons found themselves trailing in a ball game. 

The Falcons started their comeback in the fourth quarter on a 37 yard touchdown completion from QB Riley McMurray to WR Malcolm McNeill.  The Falcons attempted to tie the game, but QB Jacob Damstra’s rush on the 2 point convert attempt fell just short of the endzone. 

Offensive Outline
On the day the Falcons ran the ball 45 times for 298 yards.

RB Ken Eansor: 36 carries for 248 yards, and 1 touchdown, and a 2-pt convert
FB Jess Uzonyi: 7 carries for 35 yards

Defensive Outline
LB Kevin Pera: 3 tackles, 9 assists,
CB Matt Lawson: 4 tackles, 1 assist
DE Shane Friis: 5 assists, 1 fumble recovery
DB Derrick Burgess: 2 tackles, 3 assists, 1 interception return for 13 yards
DE Nate Annan: 7 assists, 1 blocked punt
DT Austin Pasztor: 1 tackle, 14 assists

Special Teams
LB/K Andros Agathos: 3 kickoffs 52 yard average
WR David Hessel: 3 punt returns for 41 yards

Above report compiled by Head Coach Norbert Wolf

PEE WEE Varsity Falcons game outline - June 8
The London Pee Wee Falcons experienced their first loss of the season and the first defeat of this newly formed team. The game was a very close contest it what can be described as a defensive battle. Both teams come into the game averaging over 30 points scored per game and not allowing more than 10 points in a game. So something had to give. London Falcons lost the tough defensive struggle to the Cambridge Lions by a score of 14-7.

London’s ground attack was stopped continuously by the tough Lions defense and the Falcons were bottled up in their own end for the entire first half, only managing one first down. Led by their linebacking corps, the London defense answered back by refusing to let the Lions score. The Lions were supported by strong special teams play and opened the scoring early in the 2 quarter by blocking a London punt and jumping on the ball in the end zone. London answered back soon after with a pass from Copp to Cumberbatch and a 72 yard scamper and the extra point squared the score at 7-7.

In the second half Cambridge managed to penetrate deep into the Falcon zone after a strong kicking game pushed London back. A pass interference call gave the Lions the ball on the four yard line and they pounded the ball in for the score which they converted to take a 14-7 lead.

The Falcons passing attack was not up to par completing only 1 pass on 13 attempts. The one passing play was a great one though. Tristan Cumberbatch caught a pass from David Copp and ran 72 yards for the score. The running attack of the Falcons was humbled by the strong work of the Cambridge Lions defense. The Falcons could only muster 13 yards on the ground.

In the fourth quarter Cambridge marched down to the London nine yard line but were pushed back once again by London’s solid defense. When London took over on downs they were not able to complete a pass and turned the ball over late in the game. London received a tough rush from the Lions defensive line and sacked London’s QB on a pass attempt. The sack resulted in a fumble and the Falcons turned the ball over. The Lions held onto the ball and ran the clock down en route to securing the 14 – 7 victory.

Offensive Outline
RB Avery Lawrence rushed 9 times for 32 yards
QB David Copp threw 8 passes completing 1 for 72 yards and a TD

Defensive Outline
LB Stephen Bugeja had 4 solo tackles and 5 assists
DL Andrew Oliver compiled 4 tackles and 2 assists
LB Justin Burgess had 3 tackles and 4 assists

Special Teams
K Dillon Walmsley had 1 extra point

Varsity Falcons game outline - June 2
The London Falcons Varsity team ran their record to 2 – 0 with a convincing 48 – 22 victory over the Cambridge Lions on Saturday at TD Waterhouse Stadium.

The Falcons controlled the ball on some great running by Matthew Pham. Matt had 5 TD's in todays game. The game started with the Falcons driving the distance of the field only to fumble at the goal line. The Lions could not mount much of an attack in the first quarter. The Falcons cam right back down the field to score their first TD of the day with 7 minutes left in the first quarter and only their 9th play of the quarter. At the end of the quarter the Falcons lead 20 - 0. Cambridge began a come back with a TD at the 3 minute mark of the first half. Then stopped the Falcons quickly. Cambridge drove the field to be stopped at the goal line with no time left on the clock. Keeping the score at 20 - 7 at half time.

The third quarter was tough for the Falcons. Cambridge gave them some misdirection and short passing plays. That seemed to catch the Falcons off guard. The two teams exchanged TD's and Cambridge gave the Falcons a scare but it did not last long as Matt Pham basically took over and ended the day with 242 yards on 23 carries and 5 TD.

Offensive Outline
Blake Lamond was 4 for 5 with 46 yards and a TD, as the starting QB. Then moved to defensive back to help out the short staffed D. Luke Thomas come in and passed 2 times for 2 completions for 44 yards and a TD.
Matthew Pham rushed for 242 yards on 23 carries with 5 TD's and 16 first downs.
Brendan Allen had 11 carries for 58 yards. Bryan Parr had 3 receptions for 58 yards and 2 TD's.

Defensive Outline
Andrew Fischer had 7 solo tackles and 2 assists. Criag Butler had 4 tackles and 2 assists. Chris Filek had 3 tackles, 1 assist and 1 QB sack.

Special Teams
K Joey Rattazzi kicked 6 extra points.

JUNIOR Varsity Falcons game outline - June 2
The London Falcons Junior Varsity improved their record to 2 – 0 with a convincing 45 – 6 victory over the Twin City Predators at TD Waterhouse Stadium.

The Falcons used a ball control offence to go with their swarming defence to run the visitors out of town. In the blistering heat the Falcons offence was on the field for 13 minutes of the opening quarter, while the defence dominated all day long with 8 forced turnovers, 3 of which were returned for touchdowns.

Running Back Kenny Eansor opened the scoring in the first quarter. Eansor, who finished with 102 yards on 13 carries, added another touchdown in the second quarter. His backfield mate RB Ryan George was not to be outdone, scored two touchdowns to earn a share of the Player of the Game honors. George’s first touchdown was scored a 35 yard run in the second quarter, and his second touchdown came on an electric 55 yard interception (one of two that he had on the day) return on the final play of the first half to give the Falcons a 31 – 0 lead at halftime.

The Falcons used their stifling defence to keep the visitors from getting into striking distance. During the game the Falcons recorded 5 fumble recoveries, including touchdowns by DB Ryan Welham on a 53 yard return, and LB Kevin Pera (who earned the other share of the Player of the Game award) scored when he pounced on a Predator fumble in the end zone.

Offensive Outline
On the day the Falcons ran the ball 38 times for 261 yards.

The Falcons were led by the following players:

RB Ken Eansor: 13 carries for 102 yards, and 2 touchdowns
RB Ryan George: 9 carries for 43 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions for 55 yards and 1 touchdown
FB Jess Uzonyi: 5 carries for 42 yards
QB Jacob Damstra: 5 carries for 51 yards

Defensive Outline
LB Alex Bosacki: 4 tackles, 1 assist,
CB Matt Lawson: 2 tackles, 3 assist, 1 interception
DB Ryan Welham: 2 tackles, 4 assist, 1 fumble return for 53 yards, 1 touchdown
LB Keegan Alexander: 3 tackles, 3 assists
LB Kevin Pera: 3 tackles, 3 assists, 1 fumble return, 1 touchdown
LB Aidan Costello Toft: 1 tackle, 5 assists, 1 QB sack
DE Nate Anna: 3 tackles, 4 assists, 1 fumble return for 5 yards
DT Austin Pasztor: 1 tackle, 7 assists, 1 fumble return for 7 yards

Special Teams
K Peter Park: 6/6 converts, 1 field goal
RB Josh Diloretto: 1 special teams tackle, 5 special teams assists.
WR David Hessel: 1 KO return for 20 yards, 1 punt return for 17 yards
QB Jacob Damstra: 4 punts for 37 yard average

Above report compiled by Head Coach Norbert Wolf

PEE WEE Varsity Falcons game outline - June 3
In their first ever road game the Peewee Falcons visited the Wentworth Panthers at Macrae Field in Waterdown.  The Peewee Falcons extended their record to 2-0. The PW Falcons were dominant on the day, winning 42-0.
 
The PW Falcons employeed a multi-headed power rushing attack on the Panther defense.  The PW Falcons defense was stifling throughout the entire game. 
 
The opening quarter saw the Falcons offense score 2 touchdowns in the first 8 offensive plays.  An opening quarter rushing attack headlined by RB's Avery Lawerence, Sebastian Rovithis, and Adam Sinclair dominated the Wentworth defense for much of the first quarter.  The Falcons offensive line was dominating the entire cap.  A 42 yard flanker reverse was executed to perfection by WR Dustin Ho with solid blocking from the line.  Adam Sinclair opened the scoring with a 18 scamper to the end zone on the opening drive.  The Falcons defense held the Panther offense to a quick 4 and out. Setting the tone for the day.  The PW Falcons second possession was capped off by a 35 yard burst by QB Brett Weir.   At the end of the first quarter the PW Falcons were up 14-0, with K Dillon Walmsley converting on both extra point attempts.
 
The second quarter opened with PW Falcons defense once again shutting down the running game of the Panthers.  Mid way through the 2nd quarter, FB Avery Lawrence, burst through the middle and scampered 36 yards to the endzone.  A poor snap, but good recovery by holder Brett Weir, led to a 2 point conversion run.  S Matt Cini led the defensive charge during the second quarter.  With the PW Falcons defensive line shutting down all attempt of a running game, the Panthers started to go to the air.  The Falcons closed the second quarter by QB Brett Weir throwing a TD pass to WR Colin Mandich, with 0:05 second remaining in the half.  Another converted extra point gave the visiting PW Falcons a 28-0 halftime lead.
 
The third quarter played out much like the previous two.  The PW Falcons offense marched the length of the field using the power running game.  RB's Sebastian Rovithis and Adam Sinclair split carries the entire drive, with Adam capping the drive with a 7 yard burst.  Another extra point gave the falcons a 35-0 lead at the midpoint of the 3rd quarter.  The PW Falcons defense continued their strong play in the remainder of the third quarter.  With constant defensive line pressure from DE's Jacob Hawes and Kane McEwen the PW Falcons forced the Panthers into mistakes.  One ill advised pass was intercepted by S Matt Cini, with a convoy of blocker, Matt returned the interception 55 yards for a TD.  K Dillon Walmsley capped the game scoring with another successful convert.
 
The PW Falcons controlled the clock in the fourth and the defense continued their strong play.  The PW Falcons dominated the entire game from opening whistle through the final whistle.  The defense held a powerful offense to very little, the Falcons rushing game dominated the day due to the OL. 

Offensive Outline
The PW Falcons OL dominated the game.  The Falcons OL paved the way for 34 carries and 340 total yards for rushing on the day.  One part of the three headed rushing attack, FB Avery Lawrence rushed 5 times for 81 yards, one TD, and 3 first downs and lead all receivers with 1 catch for 15 yards.  RB Sebastian Rovithis carried 10 times for 74 yards and 2 first downs. With RB Adam Sinclair scoring 2 TD's on 10 carries for 58 yards.  QB Brett Weir had 87 rushing yards on 4 carries and was 2 of 6 passing with 1 TD.  WR Colin Mandich had 1 receiving TD for 14 yards. 

Defensive Outline
S Matt Cini had 4 solo tackles, 3 assisted tackles, one 55 yard interception for a touchdown.  DT Nick Barrow had 1 solo and 5 assisted tackles and a sack on the day and 1 fumble recovery.  DE's Jacob Hawes and Kane McEwen had one QB sack a piece.  MLB Andrew Oliver had 1 QB sack.

Special Teams
K Dillon Walmsley had 5 extra points on the day, averaged 35 yards a kickoff. 

Above report compiled by Head Coach Gary Gerard

Varsity Falcons game outline - May 26
The London Falcons Varsity club began with a strong victory over the Sault Ste Marie Sabercats at TD Waterhouse Stadium on Saturday, May 26. The Falcons got a great start to their season as they took the opening kick-off and marched downfield on a drive that lasted 7 minutes. The Falcons finished that drive with a TD by fleet footed Ben Roberts. The Sabercats did not have much of an opportunity to move the ball as the Falcons defense shut them out. The Falcons were lead on defense by safety Craig Butler who intercepted the Soo's QB 3 times. The Falcons added another TD by Roberts in the first quarter leading to the Falcons 36 - 0 drubbing of the Sabercats. In the second quarter, QB Luke Thomas entered the game replacing starter Blake Lamond and scored a TD on a 5 yard run with 40 seconds left in the first half. The Falcons elected to attempt an onside kick. The Falcons Butler recovered the onside kick. Four plays later Roberts burst accross the goal line for his 3rd TD of the day and gave the Falcons a half time lead of 29 - 0 lead. In the third quarter Nick Ruitenbeek replaced Thomas at QB and promptly threw a 23 yard TD to Sam Lourenco. Joey Rattazzi added a rouge and had 5 point after points to round out the 36 - 0 Falcon victory.

Offensive Outline
As expected the Falcons running attacked was distributed among a few backs. Running backs Ben Roberts did not play in the second half of the game but managed to tally 158 yards on 16 carries and 3 TD's. Brendan Allen chipped in with 57 yards on 14 carries and Matt Pham had 7 carries for 32 yards. The Falcons had three QB's play for a combined 9 completions on 20 attempts with a TD and 133 yards. Sam Lourenco had the lone receiving TD.

Defensive Outline
The Falcons defence had an impressive showing by shutting out the Sabercats. There were relentless all day, forcing 4 interception and two sacks and constant pressure on the Soo offence. The Soo only had 39 defensive plays from scrimmage. The defence was led by linebacker Matt Peto, who was involved in 5 tackles, 2 assists and 1 batted ball. Michael Murphy played a strong game at DT with 2 solo tackles, 6 assists and 1 sack. Craig Butler had 3 interceptions while adding 1 tackle, 4 assisted tackles and 3 batted balls. Chris Bayne had 1 INT.

Special Teams
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