SACOBIE CONNECTS WITH CRANE FOR WATERLOO WIN

OTTAWA - David Crane caught a pair of second-half touchdowns as the uOttawa Gee-Gees scored the final 35-points en route to a 47-7 thrashing of the Waterloo Warriors in OUA football action Saturday at Frank Clair Stadium.

Quarterback Josh Sacobie completed 14 of the 23 passes for 216 yards and a pair of touchdowns as he moved to within 27-yards of surpassing the 5000-yard mark in career passing.

The Gee-Gees ground attack was led by Mike Donnelly who ran for 124-yards and a score, while rookie Davie Mason had nine carries for 65-yards and a touchdown.

Ottawa led 12-9 at the intermission, as Waterloo's Travis Gellatly rushed for a touchdown with 30-seconds remaining in the second quarter for the Warrior's only score.

Crane scored his first major 2:16 into the third quarter, hauling in a 40-yard pass from Sacobie to open the floodgates. Mason, Sacobie and Craig Bearss would all score on the ground in the final 20-minutes before Crane wrapped up the scoring at the 11:51 mark.

Waterloo starting quarterback Evan Martin completed just six of 20 passes for 128-yards and an interception, while the Gee-Gees vaunted defence held the Warriors to 214-yards in total offence while Ottawa racked up 436-yards.

The Ottawa (6-1) victory, combined with the Western Mustangs upset of the McMaster Marauders, puts the Gee-Gees in control of the race for first place in the OUA. With a victory next Saturday over the winless University of Toronto Varsity Blues (0-7), Ottawa will capture the OUA regular season championship.

Waterloo (2-5) hosts the York Lions next Saturday in a game that could determine the final playoff berth in the conference.

Scoring by Quarter
1-2-3-4=T
Waterloo 0-7-0-0=7
Ottawa 7-5-14-21=47


1st Quarter
OTT - TD Donnelly 3-yard run (Tchobanian convert) 4:05

2nd Quarter
OTT - Safety conceded by Nicholl 1:10
OTT - FG Tchobanian 38-yards 5:03
WAT - TD Gellatly 10-yard run 14:27

3rd Quarter
TD - Crane 40-yard pass from Sacobie (Tchobanian convert) 2:16
TD - Mason 2-yard run (Tchobanian convert) 12:47

4th Quarter
OTT - Sacobie 9-yard run (Tchobanian convert) 2:53
OTT - Bearss 1-yard run (Tchobanian convert) 6:43
OTT - Crane 14-yard pass from Sacobie (Tchobanian convert) 11:51

Attendance: 1,172