Athletics

THE VANIER COLLEGE MEN’S AAA FOOTBALL CHEETAHS DROPPED A 29-18 ROAD DECISION TO THE FRANCOIS-XAVIER-GARNEAU ELANS THIS PAST SATURDAY IN QUEBEC CITY. THIS WAS THE CHEETAHS’ SECOND LOSS IN THE PAST THREE GAMES AND DROPS THEIR EARLY SEASON RECORD TO 3-2. The Cheetahs fell behind early in the first quarter and trailed 17-0 after 15 minutes to play. A safety made the score 19-0 before Joel Brtka hauled in a 44-yard pass from quarterback Hugo Richard with only 47 seconds to remaining in the first half and kicker Josh MacDuffie booted a convert to narrow the gap to 19-7. A safety and a single by kicker MacDuffie made the score 19-10 in the third frame but F.X. Garneau tallied a late converted touchdown to go ahead by a 26-10 count entering the fourth frame. Adam Bailey hooked up with quarterback Richard on a 12-yard touchdown pass and a two-point convert at 5:45 to allow the Cheetahs to move within 8 points but that was as close as they would get before the Elans rounded out the scoring with a 37-yard field goal with slightly over two minutes to play. Offensively, the Cheetahs were lead by Hugo Richard, who completed 15 of 26 pass attempts for 247 yards while rushing the ball 8 times for 23 yards. Joel Brtka (seen scoring at right) led all receivers with 2 receptions for 69 yards while also returning three kick-offs for 56 yards and two punts for 15 yards. Jean-Gabriel Poulin paced the defense with 11.5 tackles while Maiko Zepeda recorded 8 tackles in the win. The Cheetahs look to return to the win column when they visit Collège Montmorency (1-4) this coming Saturday, September 24th. Game time is 1:00 p.m. The Cheetahs previously defeated the Nomades 49-3 back on August 27th at the Concordia University Football Field. Find out more on the team plus see game photos on our 2011 Football Cheetahs web page.

QB Hugo Richard Click for a larger version Joel Brtka scores a TD Click for more photos from this game

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MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER

On the soccer pitch, the Lady AA Cheetahs had a big road win on Friday as they doubled Terrebonne 2-1. The ladies will visit Marianopolis (0-0-1) this Friday, September 23rd, at 1:00 p.m. at Concordia University.

Meanwhile, the Men’s AAA Soccer Cheetahs played a pair of games this past weekend. The Cheetahs were defeated 3-1 at Lionel-Groulx on Friday in their season-opener. Liam Quinn found the back of the net for Vanier in the setback. On Sunday at the Vanier College Soccer Field, Theodoros Tzikalagias netted the lone Vanier goal to lead the Cheetahs to a 1-1 draw with Champlain St. Lambert. The Cheetahs will play a couple of games this coming weekend as they host Ste-Foy (1-2-0) on Friday. The kick-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. The men will then travel to John Abbott to take on the Islanders (0-2-0) on Sunday, September 25th. Game time is 3:00 p.m.

FLAG FOOTBALL

The Lady Flag-Football Cheetahs saw their record tumble to 0-3-0 with a pair of losses this past Sunday at John Abbott College. The Lady Cheetahs were blanked 28-0 by John Abbott in the opener before falling by a 20-6 score to Valleyfield in the nightcap. Emilie Belanger recorded the lone touchdown for the Cheetahs on a toss from Kayla Normandin. The ladies are back in action this coming Sunday, September 25th, when they host Collège Gérard Godin. The kick-off is slated for 12:00 p.m.

GOLF

On the links, Matthew Salsa finished a very respectful tied for 26th with an 82 in a CEGEP golf tournament held at the Acton Vale Golf Club last Saturday, September 18th..

PRE-SEASON BASKETBALL

In exhibition basketball action on Saturday, the Men’s AAA Cheetahs lost their first exhibition game 103-83 to a senior team made up of former university player last Saturday at the Vanier College Sports Complex. The Cheetahs fell behind 19-8 early in the game before rallying to knot the score at 38-38 at the half. The visitors then started the second half on a 15-2 run on their way to the win. Ben Millaud topped the Cheetahs with 23 points while Johnny Verrone and Tevonn Walker each hit double figures in scoring with 13 and 10 points respectively.