Mustangs, Lions on a streak

A busy thanksgiving weekend of North Shore football improved the Mustangs and Lions records to 8-0 and 9-0 respectively on Saturday.

The Mustangs pounded the Hochelaga Archers 61-0 for their second shut out victory of the season at Glen Francis McHugh Stadium. The Lions later took Westwood Park in St. Lazare on a thrilling 32-26 rollercoaster win over the Stallions.

The Archers inability to consistently move the ball into Mustang territory made it easy for the offence to convert on great field position. Struggling to find their third victory, Hochelaga came in from the East End forced to play the league’s best defence without their starting quarterback and running back.

The win did not fairly portray how competitive Midget AAA is, North Shore sitting in first, have yet to clinch home field advantage. They will get their chance next week when they travel into Beauce country to take on the dragons boasting a 6-2 record in third place.

“It’s always a tough test when the Mustangs and Dragons play each other,” said head coach Justin McHugh. “As long as we play hard, we’ll come back with the win.”

Afterwards the Lions were caught in a tough battle of their own. In a surprisingly entertaining game North Shore proved they can rise to the challenge even with a few injuries to the starting line-up.

The Lions and Stallions were tied at 19 going into half time. In the second half both teams exchanged touchdowns until North Shore QB Vincent Bourgon scrambled for the final major mid-way through the fourth putting them ahead 32-26. Defensive linemen Glody Bomolo made the play of the night by sacking the St-Lazare QB to snuff out the late threat.

“This St-Lazare team is the most improved (in the league),” said Head Coach Jason Jourdenais. “We had a few injuries, and it was a good time for our rookies to step up. (We reacted well under pressure), we can’t expect them to react like adults, 14-15 year olds can only be expected to do so much.”

Next week the Lions will face the Lakeshore Cougars at home for the regular season finally. For more information on the Mustangs and Lions visit www.northshoremustangs.com and www.northshorelions.ca. And for a full list of scores in Atom through Pee Wee visit www.northshorefootball.com.