THUNDER BAY -- The St. Ignatius Falcons may be mired in a three-way tie for top spot in the junior football standings, but it’s clear their not ready to give up being the overwhelming league favourites.
Alex Gingras scored on a 71-yard run and quarterback Jordan Maki connected for a pair of touchdowns on Thursday as the Falcons humiliated the Sir Winston Churchill Trojans 43-0 at Fort William Stadium.
The win improved the Falcons record to 2-0, while the Trojans, who were held to -40 yards of total offence, slipped to 0-3.
Maki hit Trent Savard for a 64-yard passing play to open the scoring in the first quarter then found Jakob Anton for a 44-yard catch-and-run to the end zone for a quick 13-0 lead.
Special teams also pitched in, Cameron Hughes snagging a 24-yard interception that turned into a pick-six and Liam Puskas took a punt 34 yards for another score.
St. Patrick 33, Westgate 6: The Saints picked up their second win of the season, thanks in part to Collin Wiseman who tossed a couple of touchdown passes in the first half.
Matt Sacino added a 12-yard touchdown run and then scored on a 59-yard punt return to help the Saints jump to 2-1. Westgate is 0-2.
In other SSSAA play:
Varsity Girls Basketball
Westgate 72, St. Patrick 25
W: Katie Dampier 24, Brianne Walford 13 P: Natalie Newton 8, Brooklyn Steudle 6
St. Ignatius 56, Churchill 38
I: Nicole Pocion 25; C: Jules Jacobson 14
Standings
Rank Team GP W-L PCT GB
1. Westgate 6 6-0 1.000 ---
2. Hammarskjold 4 3-1 .750 2.0
3. St. Ignatius 5 3-2 .600 2.5
4. St. Patrick 5 2-3 .400 3.5
5. Superior 5 2-3 .400 3.56. Churchill 7 0-7 .000 6.5
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball
La Vérendrye 43 Superior 15
St. Patrick 32 Westgate 19
St. Ignatius 50 Churchill
Standings
Rank Team GP W-L PCT GB
1. St. Ignatius 6 6-0 1.000 ---
2. La Verendrye 7 6-1 .857 0.5
3. Westgate 6 4-2 .667 2.0
4. St. Patrick 6 4-3 .571 2.5
5. Hammarskjold 5 2-3 .400 3.5
6. Superior 6 2-4 .333 4.0
7. Churchill 6 1-6 .143 5.5
8. Cromarty 6 0-6 .000 5.5
