St. Clair Football Shutout Sooners 50-0 in Ottawa
The St. Clair Saints Football team moved to 2-0 with a 50-0 shutout win over the Ottawa Sooners in sweltering hot conditions Saturday afternoon at Lees Field on the campus of the University of Ottawa.
The Saints got on the board five minutes into the contest as running back MJ Doyle-Marshall (Airdrie, AB) dashed into the endzone for a 3-yard score. Five minutes later quarterback Matthew Guenette (Windsor, ON/Holy Names) linked with Marselio Mendez (West, St. Paul, MN) for a 21-yard major. Following the pattern Guenette shared the wealth with Jayden Shallow (Toronto, ON) for a 20-yard strike as the first quarter clock expired and a 21-0 St. Clair lead entering the second frame.
Brandon Vecchio (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) allowed the defensive side of the ball to enter the scoring four minutes into the second quarter returning a 35-yard interception for a Saints touchdown. Joe Newton-Grain (Oxford, England) added 27-yard field goal for St. Clair with a few minutes to go in the half. The Saints got the ball back quickly and Guenette connected for a second time with Mendez and a 47-yard score made it 48-0 at halftime.
After a scoreless third quarter Newton-Grain split the uprights for a 30-yard field goal followed by an 80-yard kickoff for a rouge point. Tyson Godspower (Coquitlam, BC) had a 6-yard rush for score and Newton-Grain completed the scoring with a single on a missed field goal.
Newton-Grain was the high scorer for the Saints recording 14 points including six converts. Guennette finished with 213 yards in the air on 16-of-20 passing to go with his three touchdowns. Doyle-Marshall completed his day gaining 53 yards on 9 rushes for St. Clair while Mendez caught 6 total passes as part of his 97 yards. Cameron St. Kitts-Park (Oshawa, ON) had a productive day catching 9 passes for 84 yards for the Saints.
Defensive Lineman Jaylin Burnett (South St. Paul, Minnesota) was a stalwart again recording 30 defensive points which included 7 tackles, 2 quarterback sacks, 2 fumble recoveries along with a forced fumble. Vecchio had a pair of interceptions on the day which helped hold Ottawa to just two yards in net offense.
St. Clair will host their home opener against the Sooners on Saturday with kickoff set for 3:00pm at Acumen Stadium.
| OFC Regular Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| St. Clair Saints | 21 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 50 |
| Ottawa Sooners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |