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Falcons stay undefeated with gridiron win over Churchill

Kyle Hughes scored three times, including an 89-yard kickoff return, leading the St. Ignatius Falcons to a lopsided win over the Churchill Trojans Thursday in senior high school football action.

Kyle Hughes scored three times, including an 89-yard kickoff return, leading the St. Ignatius Falcons to a lopsided win over the Churchill Trojans Thursday in senior high school football action.

Jake Puskas had a pair of rushing touchdowns for the victors in the 49-28 contest.

The two teams alternated the first eight majors of the game, Tallon Morris scoring Churchill's first three touchdowns, all in the first half. The Falcons took the lead for good in the third quarter, capping the win with an eight-yard run for six by Liam Fors late in the fourth.

In the day's other contest, Kellen Steudle dashed home with the winning score from one yard out, earning the St. Patrick Saints a 28-21 win over the Westgate Tigers. Quarterback Max Gutmann was the offensive star for Westgate, tossing three touchdown passes. including a pair to Cameron McInnis.

St. Patrick pivot Joey Ward tied the game on a two-yard run early in the fourth. Earlier in the game, with 11 seconds to go in the second half he tossed a 32-yard scoring striek to Andy Pegoraro.

In junior girl's basketball, St. Ignatius thumped Hammarskjold 66-34 and Westgate dumped St. Patrick 31-19.

On the varsity boys volleyball court, Westgate swept St. Patrick 3-0, Superior Collegiate edged Dennis Franklin Cromarty 2-1 and St.Ignatius did away with Westgate 3-0. In junior varsity it was La Verendrye 3-0 over Churchill, a default win; St. Ignatius edged Hammarskjold 2-1 and St. Patrick swept Westgate 3-0.

 

 

 

 

 



Leith Dunick

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A proud Nova Scotian who has called Thunder Bay home since 2002, Leith is Dougall Media's director of news, but still likes to tell your stories too. Wants his Expos back and to see Neil Young at least one more time. Twitter: @LeithDunick
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