2002 Capital Area "Upper Deck" Gladiators Canadian Rules Football Club

Fredericton-Oromocto, N.B.

Team Colours: Red, Gold and Black

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 Maritime Senior Football

                                                               2002 Schedule                     Revised June 15, 2002

Week 1

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Capital Area Gladiators 15

Halifax Buccaneers  6

      Moncton  Marshals  3    

Week 2

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Week 3

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Halifax Buccaneers  14  

Week 4

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Halifax Buccaneers 16

Halifax Subways 14    

Moncton  Marshals  6 

Halifax Buccaneers 15

Capital Area Gladiators 24

Saint John Wanderers 19

Week 5

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Halifax Subways 13

Halifax Buccaneers 10

Saint John Wanderers 33

Halifax Subways 8 

Moncton  Marshals  0 

Capital Area Gladiators 29

Week 6

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 Halifax Subways 34

Capital Area Gladiators 9

Saint John Wanderers 14

Moncton  Marshals  0 

Week 7

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The "Maritime Bowl" Game

Sat., Aug.  3

 Halifax Subways 21

Saint John Wanderers 19

Hampton

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New Brunswick Senior Football League Semi-Final

Mon., Aug.  5

Moncton  Marshals  7

Capital Area Gladiators 21

Oromocto 

4:00 P.M.

Week 8

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Burchill Trophy Game (New Brunswick Senior Football League Championship)

Su, Aug. 11

Capital Area Gladiators 17

Saint John Wanderers 13

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 Maritime Senior Football
Game Summaries

2002 Season

Week 8- August 9-11 

August 11                                                      New Brunswick Final

                                         Capital Area Gladiators 17 Saint John Wanderers 13  

     The Wanderers opened the scoring in the first quarter capping a 40 yard drive with Chris Johnson's four yard touchdown run. Doug McPhee added the convert.
      The Gladiators answered immediately when Jon Roscoe returned the ensuing kickoff 70 yards for the major. Danny Gibson added the convert to knot the score at 7-7. 
      After the kickoff Saint John drove 50 yards only to be stopped by a Gladiators goal line stand. Neither team was able to score in the second quarter.
      Capital Area took the second half kickoff and put together a 60 yard drive that ended with a one yard plunge by Allison Brooks for the touchdown. Danny Gibson booted the convert to put the Gladiators up 14-7 going into the fourth quarter.
      Capital Area had another long drive in the fourth quarter that stalled on the Wanderers 10 yard line. They would settle for a Danny Gibson field goal and a 17-7 lead with three minutes to play.
       The Wanderers answered back with a drive of their own and a 30 yard touchdown pass from Richard Naves to Doug McPhee. A two point conversion attempt was unsuccessful.
       Capital Area took the kickoff and put together a couple of first downs to run out the clock and claim the Burchill Trophy.

Week 7- August 3-5 

August 3                                                        Maritime Bowl I

                                                   Halifax Subways 21 Saint John Wanderers 19

        The first Maritime Bowl Game was a hard fought battle between two evenly matched teams. 
        The Wanderers took the opening kickoff and concluded a seven minute drive with Richard Naves 20 yard touchdown pass to Doug McPhee. The convert attempt failed.
         Halifax would answer back with a long drive of their own that ended with Trevor Slaunwhite's 25 yard touchdown pass to Travis Lobban. Dave Foyers would add the convert to put the Subways up 7-6.
         In the final minute of the first quarter Jon Haines broke loose on an 80 yard touchdown romp to put Saint John back in the lead 12-7. A two point conversion attempt was no good.
         Once again the Subways put together a drive that ended with Chris Livingstone's 5 yard touchdown pass to Dave Foyers. Foyers would add the convert as Halifax regained the lead 14-12.
         The see-saw battle continued as on their next possession the Wanderers put together another drive that lead to a 30 yard touchdown pass from Richard Naves to Jeff Thomas. This time the convert was good and Saint John took a 19-14 lead into the halftime break.
         In the third quarter Halifax drove all the way to the Saint John 15 yard line where the Wanderers Clifton Richards' interception got the ball back for Saint John. However, on the second play from scrimmage the Wanderers fumbled the ball back to Halifax. This time Alan Wetmore went in from the five yard line and Dave Foyers once again converted to give the Subways a 21-19 lead.
         In the fourth quarter Saint John drove all the way to the Halifax 10 yard line where a field goal attempt was blocked. On the last play of the game Richard Naves hit Jeff Thomas on a long pass to the Halifax 7 yard line. Unfortunately for the Wanderers time had expired and the Subways were the Maritime Bowl Champions. 

August 5                                                New Brunswick Semi-Final

                                             Capital Area Gladiators 21 Moncton Marshals 7   

         The Moncton Marshals came into this game looking for their first win of the season. They came within 7 minutes of achieving their goal.
         After a scoreless first quarter Capital Area went ahead when Allison Brooks hooked up with Alex Paul on a 25 yard touchdown pass. The convert was no good.
         Moncton responded with a time consuming drive from their own 35 yard line all the way to the Gladiator 10 yard line only to have Jon Roscoe intercept the ball in the end zone. Capital Area threw its own interception and this time Marshal QB Ian Beardsworth found Clayton Powers in the end zone for the major. Capital Area fumbled the kickoff return and gave the ball back to Moncton. The Gladiator defence held and Moncton settled for a Gregg Smith single to put them ahead 7-6 at halftime.
         After a scoreless third quarter the Gladiators got the break they need when Roscoe intercepted a Marshals pass and returned it to the Moncton 25. From here the Gladiators drove to the one yard line where Rob Barrett swept in for the touchdown. A two point conversion attempt failed leaving Capital Area ahead 12-7 with seven minutes to go in the game.
          Moncton was unable to move the ball on its next series and had to punt. The snap went over the  punters head for a safety giving  the Gladiators a 14-7 lead. Capital Area elected to scrimmage from its 35 yard line and mounted a drive in the dying minutes that finished with Allison Brooks connecting on a 5 yard touchdown pass to Jon Lister. Danny Gibson added the convert to make the final score 21-7 for the Gladiators.    

Week 6- July 27-28  

July 27                                  Halifax Subways 34 Capital Area Gladiators 9

        On the first series of the game the Gladiators' Jon Roscoe picked off a Subways pass setting up Capital Area at the Halifax 25 yard line. From there Justin McCarty would take it to the 5 yard line. Allison Brooks hit Alex Paul with a 5 yard touchdown pass. Danny Gibson would add the convert.
         Later in the quarter, a Gladiators fumble was returned 50 yards for a Subways touchdown. The ensuing kickoff was recovered by Halifax on the Capital Area 35 yard line. From there the Subways drove in for the score and the convert to take the lead 13-7. The second quarter was scoreless.
         In the third quarter, after a intercepting a Gladiators' pass the Subways struck quickly with a 35 yard touchdown pass. The convert was good and made the score 20-7 at the end of the third quarter.
         In the fourth quarter an interception gave Halifax a short field to work with and they capitalized again with a converted touchdown. The Subways would score one more time when another interception for returned for a major. Halifax conceded a safety in the dying seconds of the game.

July 28                                  Saint John Wanderers 14 Moncton Marshals 0   

       The Wanderers prevailed in a game featuring tough defence. Jon Haines opened the scoring  with less than a minute to go in the first half when he recovered a teammate's fumble in the Moncton end zone. Doug McPhee added the convert.
        In the third quarter Todd White picked up a Marshals fumble and rumbled 50 yards for the major. McPhee again converted.
         The Marshals mounted a drive in the last three minutes of the game but could get no closer than the Wanderers 10 yard line 
         The Wanderers win clinched first place in the NBSFL and a berth in the Maritime Bowl Game.                       

Week 5- July 19-21  

July 19                                    Halifax Subways 13 Halifax Buccaneers 10

        The Subways dropped their cross town rivals 13-10. The two teams split their season series 1-1, but the Subways outscored the Buccaneers 27-26 overall. The Subways will,  therefore, represent Nova Scotia in the Maritime Bowl Game on August 3. No scorers were reported.

July 20                                   Saint John Wanderers 33 Halifax Buccaneers 8

         The Wanderers romped over a tired Subways team. Quarterbacks Shawn MacAulay and Richard Naves hooked up with Jeff Thomas for 4 touchdown passes. Jon Bailey had the other Saint John major. Todd White added 3 converts. The Wanderers lead 20-0 at the half.  

July 21                                   Capital Area Gladiators 29 Moncton Marshals 0

        The Gladiators scored a a touchdown in every quarter and used a smothering defence to shut out the Marshals.
        Allison Brooks hit Alex Paul with a 30 yard pass to the Moncton one yard line on the Gladiators first possession of the game. From there Brooks went in for the major and Danny Gibson  added the convert.
         In the second quarter Brooks hooked up with Paul again, this time on a 60 yard pass and run play for the touchdown. Gibson again added the convert.
        In the third quarter the Gladiators started on their own 15 yard line and conducted a nine minute drive the length of the field that concluded with a 10 yard pass from Allison Brooks to Greg Wallace for the touchdown. The snap on the convert eluded holder Jeff Taylor but he was able to scramble and find Wallace in the end zone for a two point conversion.
         In the fourth quarter with quarterback Tyler Hooper at the controls, the Gladiators started at mid field and drove to the Marshals 10 yard line where Justin McCarty swept around the right end for the six pointer. Gibson added the convert to complete the scoring.  

Week 4- July 12-14  

July 12                                   Halifax Buccaneers 16 Halifax Subways 14

        In the first game of the season between the two Halifax teams the Buccaneers scored in the dying seconds to pull out the victory. No scorers were reported.

July 13                                   Halifax Buccaneers 15 Moncton Marshals 6

         The Buccaneers used two long pass plays to even their record at 2-2. Scorers names were not reported. 
         In the third quarter, Moncton  quarterback Ian Beardsworth hit Gaetan Beaulieu on a 45 yard pass that carried the Marshals to the Halifax 5 yard line. From there Martin Leger would go in for the touchdown. 

July 14                                   Capital Area Gladiators 24 Saint John Wanderers 19

      In the showdown for first place the Wanderers struck first when Jeff Thomas went 65 yards on a slotback reverse. The Gladiators would answer back on their next possession capping a long drive with quarterback  Allison Brooks finding Jeff Taylor on a 30 yard touchdown pass. Danny Gibson added the convert. 
       The Wanderers regained the lead by launching a long drive of their own that culminated in a 10 yard touchdown pass from Richard Naves to Doug McPhee. McPhee would also add the convert.
        In the second quarter Capital Area moved ahead once more on a 20 yard touchdown pass from Allison Brooks to Mark Huys. Gibson booted the convert to give Capital Area a 14-13 lead at half. 
        The third quarter belonged to the Gladiators. Gibson notched a 10 yard field goal and then converted Allison Brooks 30 yard touchdown pass to Dave Pepin. The Wanderers suffered a major blow when quarterback Richard Naves had to leave the game with a shoulder injury.
         With less than a minute to go the Wanderers intercepted a Brooks pass deep in the Gladiators end and then climaxed a short a short drive with Jeff Thomas' 2 yard plunge. A two point conversion attempt and a subsequent short kick off were both unsuccessful. The Gladiators were able to run out the clock and preserve the victory. 
          The two teams split their two regular season games but the Gladiators outscored the Wanderers 44-41 overall and will win any tie in the standings between the teams on this basis.         

Week 3- July 6-7   

July 6                                   Saint John Wanderers 22 Halifax Buccaneers 14

         These two teams last played one another in 1962. The Wanderers won that game and the rematch 40 years later. Saint John took the opening kickoff and used a mix of runs and short passes to march the length of the field. The drive culminated in a 20 yard touchdown pass from Richard Naves to Jeff Thomas. Todd White added the convert.
         The Wanderers stretched their lead to 14-0 in the second quarter when Naves and Thomas combined on a 70 yard pass and run play. White was again good on the convert. A missed field goal raised the score to 15-0. The Buccaneers answered back just before halftime when quarterback Matt Elliott found the end zone on a 5 yard run.
          After a scoreless third quarter the Wanderers drove to the Halifax 5 yard mainly due to a 35 yard ramble by 240 pound fullback Chris Johnson. From here Naves found Doug McPhee in the end zone for the major and White successfully added the convert to put the Wanderers up 22-7.
          With a little more than a minute remaining in the game Jason Warren of the Buccaneers broke loose on a 40 yard pass play to narrow the score to 22-14. The Bucs' attempt at a short kickoff went out of bounds. The Wanderers were able to run out the clock and preserve the victory. 

July 7                                   Capital Area Gladiators 22 Moncton Marshals 6

      The Gladiators opened the scoring early in the first quarter. After recovering a Moncton fumble, quarterback Allison Brooks found Jeff Taylor on a 20 yard touchdown pass and Dan Gibson added the convert.
      The Marshals would answer back on the next series. Using a combination of run and pass they marched 50 yards and capped the drive when Matt Cochran scored on a 10 yard touchdown pass.
       In the second quarter The Gladiators put together a long drive that resulted in a 1 yard touchdown pass from Allison Brooks to Mark Huys. Gibson again added the convert to push the lead to 14-6.
        Another Capital Area offensive series would lead to a Danny Gibson single on a missed field goal and a 15-6 lead.
        With less than a minute left in the half Danny Gibson picked off a Moncton pass and returned it 50 yards for a six pointer. He would convert his own touchdown to make the score 22-6 at halftime.
         The second half had no scoring. The defences of both teams tightened up.       

Week 2- June 29-July 1   

June 29                                   Halifax Subways 13 Moncton Marshals 0

         In a game between two very evenly matched teams it was the Subways who were able to capitalize on Moncton mistakes. After a scoreless first quarter Halifax opened the scoring when a booming punt gave them a 1-0 lead.
         On the subsequent series the Subways picked off a Marshals pass deep in the Moncton end. Quarterback Trevor Slaunwhite wasted little time hitting Junior LeBlanc with a 15 yard touchdown pass. 
          In the third quarter the Marshals had apparently stopped a Subways drive by intercepting a pass. This play was wiped out by a roughing the passer penalty giving Halifax a first down deep in Moncton territory. Rodney Fraser would cap this drive with a 10 yard touchdown run.
           The Marshals had some success on offencel but had trouble consistently moving the ball. Late in the second and fourth quarters they were able to move deep into the Halifax end but were unable to find the end zone before time had expired.

July 1                                   Saint John Wanderers 22 Capital Area Gladiators 20

          The showdown for first place did not disappoint. The Gladiators opened the scoring with a 50 yard drive that culminated in 10 yard touchdown pass by Tyler Hooper to Jeff Taylor. Danny Gibson added the convert.
           Saint John struck back twice in the second quarter with Richard Naves hitting Jeff Thomas twice on two long touchdown passes to give the Wanderers a 12-7 lead. With time winding down in the first half Gladiator linebacker Danny Gibson picked off a Naves pass at mid field and returned it all the way to the Wanderers 5 yard line. The Saint John defence would come up with a goal line  stand to keep the Gladiators from scoring.
           In the third quarter a Gladiator fumble gave the Wanderers the ball on the Capital Area 5 yard line. The Gladiators defence rose to the occasion and kept Saint John out of the end zone, only to have its offence fumble on the first play and give the ball back to the Wanderers. This time Kevin Muise would bang in from the 1 yard line for six points. Richard Naves found Doug McPhee for the two point conversion putting Saint John ahead 20-7.
           Gladiator quarterback Allison Brooks was quick to respond hitting Jeff Taylor on a 40 yard touchdown pass on the next series. Gibson added the convert to narrow the score to 20-14 at the end of the third quarter.
           Another Gladiator fumble put Saint John in possession deep in Capital Area territory. The Wanderers drove down to the Gladiator 1 yard line but the Capital Area defence came up with its second goal line stand of the game to get the ball back for its offence. On the first play from scrimmage another Gladiator fumble resulted in a safety touch that put the Wanderers up 22-14. On the day Capital Area fumbled the ball six times.
           With less than a minute left in the game the Gladiators mounted a desperate drive from deep in their own end. Brooks hit Mark Huys with two long passes and then found Jeff Taylor at the Saint John 1 yard line. On the next play Brooks plunged in for the touchdown to narrow the score to 22-20. A pass attempt for the equalizing 2 point conversion was incomplete.
          The Wanderers would recover the Gladiators attempted short kick off and were able to kneel twice to run out the clock and preserve the win.   

Week 1- June 22-23   

June 22                                   Capital Area Gladiators  15  Halifax Buccaneers 6

           The very first game of the newly formed Maritime Senior Football Union featured a contest between the defending New Brunswick champion Capital Area Gladiators and the three time defending Nova Scotia champion Halifax Buccaneers. Played on the artificial turf of Huskies Stadium in Halifax this game featured two very evenly matched teams in a hard hitting and cleanly played game featuring tough defence.
           The Gladiators dominated the first quarter. They hemmed the Bucs in their own end but were unable to score. Early in the second quarter Capital Area quarterback Allison Brooks found Jeff Taylor on the Halifax 20 yard line. Taylor made the catch and then outran two defenders to the end zone. Danny Gibson added the convert. Later in the quarter, aided by a long punt return, Halifax marched to the Gladiators 10 yard line. However the defence stiffened and the Bucs had to settle for a field goal. Halftime score was 7-3 for the Gladiators.
            After a scoreless third quarter, the Buccaneers threatened again when a long pass play put the ball on the Gladiator 10 yard line. However, once again the Capital Area defence would not yield and the Halifax had to settle for another field goal to make the score 7-6.
            Capital Area would respond by driving to the Halifax 20 yard line where Danny Gibson's 30 yard field goal was wide resulting in a single point and an 8-6 Gladiator lead.
            With less than three minutes to go in the game Brooks and Taylor hooked up again from 35 yards out on a beautiful down out and down pass play that got Taylor into the end zone again. Gibson added the convert to put the Gladiators up 15-6 and close out the scoring.
             During the final minute of play Halifax gambled and turned the ball over on downs deep in their own end. The Gladiators quickly drove to the Halifax ten yard line. Rather than attempt to score again the visitors took two knees and ran out the clock. This display of good sportsmanship augers well for the future of the Maritime Senior Football Union.
             It was a game dominated by defences. The Halifax defensive line had Gladiator quarterback Allison Brooks on the run the whole afternoon, sacking him six times. Neither team was able to move the ball effectively on the ground so both offences went to the passing game. The Capital Area secondary responded by making six interceptions.

June 23                                     Saint John Wanderers 19 Moncton Marshals 3

           The Marshals opened the scoring early in the first quarter thanks to a Saint John fumble on its first play from scrimmage following the opening kickoff. Moncton drove to the Wanderers five yard line but had to settle for a field goal by Greg Smith.
           Later in the first quarter 40 yard scamper by Kevin Muise set the Wanderers up on the Marshals five yard line. Three plays later Muise banged in from the one to give Saint John a 6-3 lead. 
           The second and third quarters were dominated by defence. Neither team's offence could string together more than a couple of first downs without being forced to punt.
           With less than seven minutes remaining in the game Saint John drove the ball down to the Moncton five yard line but could not punch in for the score. The Marshals were unable to move the ball and were forced to punt. The kick was off the side of the punters foot leaving the Wanderers on the Moncton 15 yard line. This time Saint John would capitalize when Quarterback Richard Naves hit Doug McPhee on a 10 yard touchdown pass.
           In the last minute of the game a scrambling Naves found Jon Haines on a 52 yard pass and run play for the game's final score.  Todd White would add the convert to bring the final score to 19-3 for Saint John.