Visiting Mounties down Huskies in Home Opener

The Mount Allison Mounties defeated the Saint Mary's Huskies 38-6 Friday night at Huskies Stadium in the first game for both teams in the AUS football season. The game was played before a crowd of 2,218.

Mounties QB, Brandon Leyh (New Westminster, BC) went 15 for 20 for 187 yards and a touchdown. Chris Reid (Brampton, ON) had 10 carries for 53 yards and a touchdown, and was named Subway player of the game for his efforts.  Kiel Ambursley (Toronto, ON) also had 10 carries for 53 yards to power the Mounties' offence. On defense for the Mounties, Christian Plante (Dartmouth, NS) had 7.5 tackles and a sack, and Te Nguyen (Mississauga, ON) had 3.5 tackles and an interception to lead the Mount Allison. The Mounties had 386 yards of total offence, compared to 119 for the Huskies.                           

Mount Allison got off to a quick start by blocking a botched punt attempt from Ideen Samadi (Edmonton, AB), allowing Ryan Lambert (Grimsby, ON) to hit a field goal to give Mount Allison a 3-0 lead. Michael Bohan (Sackville, NB) increased the lead with a 66 yard punt return for a touchdown to give the Mounties' a 10-0 lead after one quarter. Three more Lambert field goals and a one yard touchdown run by Reid had Mount Allison up 26-0 at the half.    

In third quarter, another Mounties touchdown made it 33-0 before Trevor Erdmann (Ardossan, AB) completed a seven yard touchdown pass to Daniel Sule (Cole Harbour, NS) to make it 33-6 after three quarters. Another Lambert field goal and a conceded Saint Mary's safety made the final score 38-6.

For the Huskies, Brad Herbst (Ottawa,ON) had 8.5 tackles and 0.5 sacks, and Faheem Andy Jean Pierre (Montreal, QC) had 3.5 tackles and 1.5 sacks to anchor the Huskies' defence. Scott Borden (Halifax, NS) went 4 for 11 for 28 yards, and Leonardo Mantuila (Edmonton, AB) had 14 carries for 27 yards to lead the Saint Mary's offence.

Both teams play their next game on September 19^th at 2:00 pm. Mount Allison hosts the Acadia Axemen, and Saint Mary's plays the Saint Francis Xavier X-Men in Antigonish. 

Source SMU Communications

Photo Nick Pearce