Athletics

The Cougars once again moved to within 3 points after a converted touchdown at 5:23 of the third frame. The Cheetahs then went ahead by 10 points once again as the combination of Jérémi Roch and Matthew Norzil went to work as Norzil hauled in a 17-yard pass for a major. MacDuffie booted the extra point and the Cheetahs were in front 23-13 with 2:25 remaining in the third quarter.

MacDuffie kicked his third field goal of the day 11 seconds in to the fourth period before a late Champlain safety rounded out the scoring in this semi-final tilt.

The Cheetahs were led on the offense by quarterback Jérémi Roch (left) and receivers Vincent Cléroux and Alexandre Piché, who notched 6 catches for 86 yards and 4 receptions for 74 yards respectively. Jesse Lacle paced the Vanier running attack with 13 carries for 43 yards. The Cheetahs defense was anchored once again by Byron Perez-Archambault with 11 tackles and Chris O’Kill with 10 tackles.

The first place Cheetahs will now face the third place Vieux Montréal Spartiates (6-4) this Saturday, November 13, at 1:00 p.m. in Sherbrooke for the provincial championship Bol d'Or. In previous matches this year, the Cheetahs defeated the Spartiates 31-22 on August 28th and 14-9 on October 2nd. A bus is being organized to take fans from Vanier to Coulter Field in Sherbrooke on Saturday morning. Go to G134 for more info and to sign up.

On Thursday night, the Men’s AA Cheetahs outlasted Montmorency 76-60 in a game where they led from start to finish with leads of 15-10 after the first quarter and 37-27 at halftime. Jeffrey Doret topped the home team with 15 points while Julien Quenneville (right) had 13 points and Valensky Alexandre chipped in with 8 points in the win.

On Sunday, the AA squad improved to 3-2 on the season and moved into a first place tie with a hard-fought 65-58 home win over Dawson. This was a see-saw battle that saw the Blues lead 14-13 after the first quarter and 30-28 at half-time. The Cheetahs then went ahead 51-46 after three frames and never looked back. Jeff Doret once again held the hot hand for Vanier with 15 points. Neil Ferguson netted 12 points and Kevin Alcalde had 7 points in the Cheetahs’ third straight win. The AA hoopsters will be at home this coming Friday, November 12th, for an exhibition game against Jean XXIII. Game time is 6:30 p.m. The Cheetahs return to league play next Wednesday, November 17th, when they visit Rosemont (1-1). The tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m.

The first place Women’s AAA Basketball Cheetahs now sport a 5-0 record after a pair of wins this past weekend. On Friday night, they hammered Champlain-St. Lawrence 94-39 at the Vanier College Sports Complex. They held a 24-9 advantage after the first period and 44-18 at half-time.

Shelby Eveleigh (left) led the Vanier scoring parade with 16 points to go along with 5 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Kathryn Eveleigh (right) also had a strong game with 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal. Frédérique Potvin was also a major part of the well-balanced offensive attack with 11 points in this lopsided victory.

The Men’s AAA Cagers also came out on the winning side with an 81-69 home win over Limoilou last Friday. The Cheetahs were up by scores of 20-17 after the first quarter, 40-33 at the half and 62-55 after three frames.

Lenny Austin (left) was the Cheetahs leading point-getter with 21 points along with 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Jerome Blake (right) also had a big game with 20 points and 4 boards while Ben Millaud and Greishe Clerjuste each reached double figures in scoring with 10 points apiece.

The Cheetahs will also be in Ste-Foy (1-1) on Friday. Game time is 7:00 p.m.