Halifax, NS - The St. Francis Xavier X-Men (3-3) defeated the Saint Mary's Huskies(0-3) by a 30-6 score Saturday afternoon at Huskies Stadium in Saint Mary's 2015 homecoming game.
Subway player of the game Ashton Dickson (Ottawa, ON) had 23 carries for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Tivon Cook (Scarborough, ON) went 10 for 17 for 154 yards and a major, and Donald Tabor (Dartmouth, NS) had 2 receptions for 35 yards and a touchdown to power the X-Men offence.
Daniel Tshiamala (Kinshaha, Congo) had 5 tackles and Kay Okafor (Nigeria) had 3 tackles and a sack to lead StFX on defence.
The X-Men had 291 yards of total offence, compared to 255 for the Huskies.
Both teams went scoreless in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Saint Mary's narrowly missed opening the scoring when Ideen Samadi (Edmonton, AB) missed a 29 yard field goal attempt. The X-Men eventually scored the game's first points when Jonathon Heidenbrecht (Camrose, AB) booted a 31 yard field goal to give them a 3-0 lead.
The X-Men added to their lead when Heidenbrecht hit another field goal from 21 yards to make it 6-0. StFX kept up the offence when Dickson rushed into the house from 1 yard to widen the lead to 13-0.
Dickson converted again on a run from 6 yards out to make the score 20-0 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the X-Men continued to roll when Cook connected with Tabor from 25 yards out to make it 27-0.
The Huskies finally got on the board in the third quarter when Samadi hit a 27 yard field goal to cut the lead to 27-3.
In the fourth frame, Samadi drilled another field goal, this time from 35 yards, to get it to 27-6. Then, Heidenbrecht, who also went 3 for 3 on point-after attempts, added further insurance with a 48 yard field goal.
Omer Abdallah (Ajax, ON) had 5.5 tackles and a sack, and Kanaar Bell (Oshawa, ON) had 4.5 tackles to anchor the Huskies defence. Trevor Erdman (Ardrossan, AB) was 20 for 42 for 168 yards, and Rick LeMoignan (Edmonton, AB) had 5 grabs for 63 yards to lead the Huskies' offence.
Both teams are back in action next Saturday at 2:00 pm. The X-Men host the Acadia Axemen and the Huskies visit the Mount Allison Mounties.
Courtesy Saint Mary's Huskies Sports Information