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La Citadelle Wins SD&G Football Championship
Submitted Article The self-proclaimed ‘hogs’ had their
best game of the season, not allowing
or the first time since 2017, the the defensive pressure of the Panthers
FPatriotes of École secondaire to affect Gratton’s passing pocket.
catholique La Citadelle are SD&G Defensively, Jaziah Meade had a
area football champions, after hat trick of interceptions, thwarting
defeating the St. Joseph’s Panthers by all Panther drives at opportune
a score of 45-0. The Patriotes earned times. Defensive coordinator Francis
their spot in the championship game Gervais’ mix of blitzing and pass
by beating the St. Thomas Ravens zone coverage made it difficult for
26-6, and the Panthers won their St. Joe’s to put together long drives. La Citadelle offensive line Photo Submitted
semi-final 38-14 over the Dynamos
Placekicker and receiver, Zachary
of ESC Casselman. A 21–15 Panther
victory in a regular season matchup Aubin, showed why he was a key
part of Team Ontario’s national
on October 24th earned St. Joe’s the
opportunity to host the championship championship this summer, as
game, which was broadcast by Aubin accounted for 36 points
including a 43-yard field goal, a
Cogeco TV.
rushing touchdown, and a receiving
The Patriotes sent Head Coach, touchdown. But it was the timing of
Alan Wheeler, off with an impressive Aubin’s passing touchdown that was
win in his final season as La Citadelle the dagger early in the third quarter.
coach. Wheeler has been coaching at As the Panthers managed to stop an
La Citadelle since 2015, and took early Patriotes drive, La Citadelle
over the head coaching duties from set up for a 28-yard field goal. The
Marc Renaud, who helped mentor field goal attempt turned out to be a
him. “The fact that it was my last year fake and Aubin passed to a streaking Captains receiving trophy Photo Submitted
made it that much better. Definitely Caleb Cardinal on a seam route.
bittersweet. The guys were prepared better,” said Coach Wheeler. and south of Ottawa a place to
compete for a chance at the EOSSAA
and executed very well on both sides The La Citadelle – St. Joe’s With the dissolution of SD&G
football rivalry is strong as both championship.
of the ball.” football, having only three area
teams have coaches and players that high schools with football teams, Having earned an EOSSAA berth,
La Citadelle set the tone early are teammates with the Cornwall St. Joe’s, La Citadelle, and Holy La Citadelle fought valiantly but fell
with an impressive ground game as Wildcats Football Club. St. Joe’s Trinity, the CSDCEO has opened its to a dominant Kingston Frontenac
Thomas Pilon kept grinding out first had been dominating the rivalry over arms to schools outside its school squad by a score of 37-7 at Joe St.
downs up the middle, opening up the the last few years. “Winning the board in order to keep football alive Denis field. Frontenac went on to
passing game for major gains, as the Championship against St. Joes on in the area. St. Thomas Aquinas in win their OFSSAA bowl game 26-14
Panthers attempted to stack the box their field was amazing. We had lost Russell, ÉSC Casselman, and ESC over Westgate.
to slow down Pilon. The Patriotes’ to St. Joes in the playoffs multiple Hawkesbury also participate in La
offensive line not only opened holes times over the course of the last few ligue de Football du CSDCEO, Up next for high school football
for Pilon, but also kept quarterback, seasons, so that made it that much giving high schools east of Kingston is junior boys and senior girls tackle
Jonah Gratton, untouched all game. football in the spring.