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Transcona Nationals win Midget game thriller over St. Vital Mustangs
By Corey Weir
The Transcona Nationals won the 2014 PlayAll Awards Midget Football Championship a 7-6 thriller over the St. Vital Mustangs Sunday night at Investors Group Field. The Midget title match – the concluding contest of Football Manitoba’s two-day Championship Weekend event – came down to the game’s final play.
With only eight seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and with the ball on their 53-yard line, Mustangs quarterback Joshua Jamieson completed a pass to teammate William Evans-Murphy, who took the ball down to the Nationals six-yard line before being tackled as time expired.
“The first half we shot ourselves in the foot, a lot of mental mistakes,” said Transcona head coach Steve Hoel immediately following the game. “It’s been 10 years for the Nationals, this group of kids we came together as a family, it’s absolutely unbelievable.”
Unlike the high-scoring games these teams have had in the past (35-14 Nationals – Aug. 15 and 21-16 Mustangs – Sept. 13), this game was a defensive showdown between the two sides. The Mustangs lead 3-0 at the half.
Midway through the third quarter, Nationals quarterback Adam Gorzen drove his team down the field, only to be intercepted by Evans-Murphy to keep the score at 3-0 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Nationals trailed the entire game until runningback Brandon Urciuoli ran in a 5-yard touchdown to put them up 7-6. Urciuoli was awarded offensive player of the game based on that score and 94 rushing yards.
“Couldn’t have done that without my teammates, just great blocking by the whole team,” said Urciuoli. “I can’t describe how happy I am.
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By Corey Weir
The Transcona Nationals won the 2014 PlayAll Awards Midget Football Championship a 7-6 thriller over the St. Vital Mustangs Sunday night at Investors Group Field. The Midget title match – the concluding contest of Football Manitoba’s two-day Championship Weekend event – came down to the game’s final play.
With only eight seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and with the ball on their 53-yard line, Mustangs quarterback Joshua Jamieson completed a pass to teammate William Evans-Murphy, who took the ball down to the Nationals six-yard line before being tackled as time expired.
“The first half we shot ourselves in the foot, a lot of mental mistakes,” said Transcona head coach Steve Hoel immediately following the game. “It’s been 10 years for the Nationals, this group of kids we came together as a family, it’s absolutely unbelievable.”
Unlike the high-scoring games these teams have had in the past (35-14 Nationals – Aug. 15 and 21-16 Mustangs – Sept. 13), this game was a defensive showdown between the two sides. The Mustangs lead 3-0 at the half.
Midway through the third quarter, Nationals quarterback Adam Gorzen drove his team down the field, only to be intercepted by Evans-Murphy to keep the score at 3-0 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Nationals trailed the entire game until runningback Brandon Urciuoli ran in a 5-yard touchdown to put them up 7-6. Urciuoli was awarded offensive player of the game based on that score and 94 rushing yards.
“Couldn’t have done that without my teammates, just great blocking by the whole team,” said Urciuoli. “I can’t describe how happy I am.
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