(photo by Joe Chrvala)Following a hard fought training camp the 2009 Mounties opened their season at Acadia’s Raymond Field on a balmy 23 ˚C afternoon. We pick up action at 5:35 in the first quarter as Acadia quarterback Keith Lockwood would put the first points on the scoreboard with an 11 yard touchdown pass to Devon Jones. The extra point added by #77 Mike Godfrey would put Acadia up 7-0. Godfrey would also kick a 13 yard field goal at 1:21 in the first quarter making the score 10-0.
The second quarter opened with the Mountie’s beginning their offensive drive at their own 20 yard line. A long strike from rookie quarterback Jake Hotchkiss to third year wideout Jarrett King down the seam placed the Mounties on Acadia’s 36 yard line. However a sack to stall the drive, putting the Mounties out of field goal range, would force the offense to settle for a rouge courtesy of 5th year kicker Olivier Eddie making the score 10 – 1 at 12:15 in the second quarter. With the Axemen backed up on their own 32 after a solid stand by the Mounties defense, they would be forced to punt. A bad snap and kick would give the Mounties excellent field position on Acadia’s 41 yard line. Behind by 9 points the Mounties would seize this field position to close the gap. A 30 yard pass from quarterback Jason Bertrand to wide receiver Adam Molnar in the face of pressure from the Axemen defense put the offense 1st and goal on the 9 yard line. Scott Brady would score Mount Allison’s first touchdown of the season with a 1 yard run at 9:23 in the second quarter, Eddie added the extra point to make the score 10-8 Acadia. A 33 yard pass from Lockwood to Jones put the Axemen on the Mountie’s 1 yard line, quarterback Kyle Graves would cap the drive with a 1 yard sneak making the score 17-8 with 3:09 left before the half. Another 30 yard pass from Lockwood to Stu Clow for a touchdown at 1:51 would make the score 24-8 Acadia going into the half.
The first play from scrimmage at 14:23 in the third quarter would result in a Mountie fumble recovered by Acadia on the Mountie’s 45 yard line. Not willing to surrender, the Mountie’s defense would halt the progress of the Axemen offense forcing them to settle for a 30 yard field goal by Godfrey to put Acadia up 27-8 with 12:42 left in the third frame. A second fumble, once again recovered by Acadia on Mount Allison’s 45 yard line, and a 44 yard touchdown pass from Lockwood to Jones would make the score 34-8 at 11:28. The Mounties began to show some life again following a defensive stand that forced Acadia to punt in their own territory with 2:00 left in the third. The punt was shanked and returned by the Mountie’s Jermaine Oram who was knocked out of bounds at the 2 yard line. This would lead to Scott Brady’s 2nd touchdown run of the day at 1:09 making the score 34-15 and the end of the third quarter.
Acadia would add another 24 points in the fourth quarter to leave the score 58-15 at the end of regulation. Player of the game honours would be awarded to Acadia’s Keith Lockwood (28 for 39, 435 yards, 4 TDs) and Mount Allison’s Akwasi Antwi (8.5 tackles, 1 for loss). The Mounties look to rebound next Saturday, Sept 19th with a homecoming matchup against St. Francis Xavier University at 2:00 PM MacAulay Field.
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