Taylor leads SMU in Antigonish
Armaan Ahluwalia, Sports Contributor
A cold and rainy night at Oland Stadium in Antigonish of a battle to get out of the AUS basement.
The Saint Mary’s Huskies easily defeated the St. FX X-Men by a score of 43–16.
Four games into the season and both the Huskies and the X-Men were sitting in the bottom of the standings in the AUS football conference. This was an unfamiliar situation to both teams. The Huskies are the three-time defending champs heading into this season, and the X-Men are used to finishing in second.
The game was fairly even until the third quarter, when the Huskies managed to pull away, scoring 17 points. Fourteen of those came from last week’s CIS player of the week, Jahmeek Taylor.
The spotlight was stolen by Mark Holden, who had three interceptions for the Huskies, taking one of them back for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Taylor competed for that light, scoring two touchdowns on punt returns and gaining a total of 252 all-purpose yards on the night.
Shockingly, neither team was able to score any offensive points in a game that totalled 59 points. St. FX had only one offensive touchdown, coming on the very last play of regulation from Jahmari Bennett. Bennett was only put into the game after Cory Wensley was pulled out, powerless to move the ball.
The Huskies were in a similar situation. They were able to rush the ball well, rushing for 190 yards. They managed one offensive touchdown just as the first quarter was ending, and only managed to score three offensive field goals in the game.
The defence and special teams stole the show. The X-Men defence managed to keep their team in the game.
The two teams meet again tonight at Huskies stadium where, traditionally, the Huskies have been almost impossible to beat. It will be interesting to see how the X-Men respond, with a win needed to keep their playoff hopes alive.
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