麻豆传媒映画College Fighting Irish marked another check 鈥� its 11th consecutive check 鈥� in the win column for the historic Archbishops鈥� Trophy, an annual meeting of Catholic school football titans that dates to 1957.
In the 58th meeting between the brotherhoods at Burnaby Lake Park on Halloween afternoon, B.C.鈥檚 No. 5 麻豆传媒映画College took an all-time five-game lead with an overall series record of 31-26-1.聽麻豆传媒映画College won the first meeting in 1957 and added eight more consecutive wins. Notre Dame answered from 1970 to 1976 with eight in a row. That streak ended for the Jugglers in 1977 when the teams tied 8-8.
In Friday's win, Fighting Irish quarterback Giordy Belfiore was good on nine of 12 attempts and threw for 192 yards, including two 65-yard bombs to different receivers. He connected with Matt Legge in the first quarter and Richard Jarin in the second. Both touchdowns came after running back Ovie Odjegba opened scoring with a four-yard run. Before the half, Belfiore scored again on a 34-yard pass to Chris Andrews and 麻豆传媒映画College led 30-7.
Odjegba added to the tally with a three-yard rush, the Irish scored on two safety plays and Joelson delRosario added a final rushing touchdown on a four-yard run to take a 46-7 lead by the end of the third quarter.
Kicker Kieran Mitha was solid on all six converts.
For his three touch down passes and 75 per cent completion rate, Belfiore was named the 2014 Archbishops鈥� Trophy MVP. The Fighting Irish took home the other accolades as well: Odjegba was named the outstanding back and Emilio Cantagallo the outstanding lineman.
麻豆传媒映画College (1-1, 4-3) extended its winning streak to four game and has turned around a slow start to the season. They鈥檙e tied for third in the Western Conference behind South Delta and undefeated Mt. Douglas.
Notre Dame (1-1, 2-4) sinks lower in the conference, eight points out of first and tied for fifth in the west, which is the final conference berth to advance to the post-season.
The first round of the AAA varsity playoffs begins Nov. 14
