Huskies defeat X-Men in Homecoming match-up
The Saint Mary’s Huskies scored 23 unanswered points in the second half to earn a 32-9 win over the host StFX X-Men in AUS football action Saturday afternoon in Antigonish.
More than 3,800 fans packed Oland Stadium for the Homecoming 2012 battle.
Both teams conceded safeties to open the scoring.
X-Men defensive back Dominique Comtois, with his third interception of the first half, scored on a 55-yard return to give the home team a 9-2 advantage early in the second quarter.
With the first half winding down, the Huskies tied the game on a 27-yard touchdown run by Huskies’ player of the game Mike Dawes.
After scoring a single point by Brett Lauther to take a 10-9 lead, the Huskies extended to a 13-9 advantage on his first of three second half field goals.
With the X-Men deep in their own zone, quarterback Clay Masikewich fumbled after taking a hard hit from behind, with Prince Baffoh recovering in the end zone for a touchdown. X-Men head coach Gary Waterman disputed the call, indicating Masikewich was in his throwing motion, which would have made the play an incomplete pass. The call stood.
After the conversion by Lauther, the Huskies extended to a 20-9 lead. Lauther’s final two field goals gave the visitors a 17-point margin (26-9).
The Huskies sealed the deal with a Kayin Marchand-Wright interception return for a touchdown in the final minute of the fourth quarter.
For the X-Men, Masikewich was 12–for-28 with 164 yards and two interceptions. Ashton Dickson led the blue-and-white rushing attack with 106 yards on 18 carries, while Devon Bailey was the top receiver with 5 catches for 61 yards.
Comtois was the player of the game for the X-Men.
Drew Jacobson, with three interceptions, threw 50 yards (5-for-15). Dawes amassed 202 yards on the ground on 26 carries.
On the defensive side, Nigel Romick had 7.5 tackles for the Huskies, who managed five sacks on X-Men QB Masikewich. The X-Men had five turnovers, while the Huskies coughed up the ball four times.
With the win, the Huskies improve to 1-3, while the X-Men drop to 1-3, creating a three-way tie for second place in the AUS conference. Mount Allison also dropped to 1-3 with a 30-6 loss to the first place Acadia Axemen this afternoon in Wolfville. Acadia sits atop the conference with a 3-1 record.
The X-Men return to action Saturday, October 6th when they host the Acadia Axemen. Game time is 2 p.m. at Oland Stadium. The Huskies and Mounties will play Friday night in Halifax.
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