MOHAWK ONE WIN FROM SUCCESSFUL TITLE DEFENCE

HAMILTON, Ont. - The Mohawk Mountaineers defeated the Trent Excalibur 54-17 in the OCAA men’s rugby semifinal on Saturday.

Combined with its regular season record, Mohawk is 8-0 in 2010.

OCAA leading scorer Chris VanSickle (Brantford, Ont.) led the way with a try and seven converts for a game-high 19 points. The second-year centre scored 122 points during the 2010 regular season. Seven other Mountaineers scored tries against Trent, including second-year prop Dan Wall (Big Lake, Ont.), first-year hooker Phil Jackson (Stoney Creek, Ont.), first-year player Eric Moyer (Brantford, Ont.), first-year 8 man Graham McKelvey (Brantford, Ont.), second-year scrum half Joel Clarke (Sarnia, Ont.), second-year standoff Alex Houston (Stoney Creek, Ont.) and second-year centre Joshua Moore (Port Hope, Ont.).

First-year players Adam Anderson and Josh Deck scored tries for Trent in a losing effort. Daniel Santos make both converts, and added a penalty goal.

Mohawk will battle Humber once again for the OCAA Division I men’s rugby championship this Sunday at Fletcher’s Fields in Markham, Ont. Mohawk defeated Humber 16-15 in last year’s final.

Trent will take on Seneca in the bronze medal game.

Source: OCAA Communications