Bay of Quinte

National Capital Bowl	Short Snaps Quinte ended a streak of twelve consecutive titles by Centennial in 2008 Centennial has captured three COSSA championships since 1999 League champion plays the Kawartha Tier I Champion for the COSSA title Based on season performance, the top A/AA school plays the Kawartha Tier II Champion for the COSSA A/AA title Winners of above two games advance to play Simcoe County representatives in National Capital Bowl semi-finals National Capital Bowl Champions: Centennial 2000 Conduct both senior and junior leagues Playoffs commence: October 29th
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Bay of Quinte (Belleville Region)

Date	Team	Score		Team	Noteworthy

Senior
23-Sep	Trenton	46	24	Bayside	Josh Deck: 2TD; Jesse Jones: 2TD
24-Sep	Centennial	28	7	Moira	Derek Wendel: 2TD
24-Sep	Quinte	35	0	North Hastings
1-Oct	Centennial	27	7	Quinte	Derek Wendel: 2TD
2-Oct	Trenton	38	17	North Hastings	Craig Deck: 3TD
8-Oct	Centennial	Forfeit		Bayside	Forfeit by Bayside due to lack of players
9-Oct	Moira	41	1	North Hastings	Luke Shillington: 2TD; Sawyer Brinklow: 2TD
9-Oct	Trenton	14	7	Quinte	Craig Deck: TD, 2ptC
15-Oct	Quinte	26	21	Moira	Brad Dainard: 2TD
16-Oct	Centennial	21	7	Trenton
16-Oct					Bayside team has folded
22-Oct	Centennial	Forfeit		North Hastings	North Hastings defaulting; will be unable to field a team

Junior
23-Sep	Trenton	38	0	Bayside	Tarik McLean: TD, 2ptC
24-Sep	Centennial	50	7	Moira	Jared Bauer: 2TD via INT and Punt Return
24-Sep	Bayside	defeated		Centre Hastings
1-Oct	Centennial	28	7	Quinte	Devin McCann: TD, 4C
2-Oct	Moira	34	26	Bayside	Cullen McGrath: 2TD; Peter Pope: 2TD
2-Oct	Trenton	32	13	Centre Hastings	Marc Lewis: 2TD
8-Oct	Centennial	20	0	Bayside	Jared Bauer: 2TD via INT and Punt Return
8-Oct	Moira	26	16	Centre Hastings	Matt McDougall: TD, 2ptC
9-Oct	Trenton	8	7	Quinte	Tanik McLean: TD
15-Oct	Quinte	14	6	Moira	Carson Andrews: 2TD
16-Oct	Centennial	19	0	Trenton	Palmer Clements: TD; Brady Mantiefel: TD; Josh Decker: TD

By PAUL SVOBODA THE INTELLIGENCER

Roles are reversed as the Bay of Quinte senior football league schedule kicks off this week.

The perennial powerhouse Centennial Chargers come into the season in the unfamiliar position of runners-up while the arch-rival Quinte Saints are defending Bay of Quinte champions.

Saints ended a 12-year reign by the Chargers last season with a 12-0 victory over Centennial in the 2008 final.

Quinte coach Rick Elliott says the victory was sweet -- and the memory still is -- but his team won't waltz into the 2009 season with any kind of championship swagger.

"It was nice to win, that's for sure," said Elliott. "But we can't take anything for granted. I think it's going to be a very competitive league this season. Very close."

At Centennial, second-year head coach Scott Symons is eager to shrug the mantle as "the coach who broke the string" of Charger titles. He swapped jobs with Joe Dicresce last year after several seasons with the junior Chargers.

"The kids know how much I want it," says Symons.

At Moira, the Trojan glory years may seem like a distant memory but steady progress has been made over the last few seasons as MSS battles back to a place of prominence in the BQ gridiron scene.

"We have a good group of kids," says head coach Dave Corbett. "They're working hard and getting better."

Here's a look at the three Belleville-based teams in the Bay of Quinte senior league. (Other members are the Trenton Tigers, Bayside Red Devils and North Hastings Huskies.)

QUINTE SAINTS

Key players: At press time, Elliott had yet to decide on his starter at quarterback -- Matt Donaldson, a third-year senior, or Ian Norby, normally a slotback. Whoever lines up behind centre has the tough task of replacing Andrew Ling, who is now at McMaster University. Saints have lost three offensive linemen from last year's championship squad and Elliott said there'll be a learning curve for their junior replacements. Veterans Brad Dainard (SB), Matt Dings (wideout) and Norby are expected to get a lot of touches while rookie senior Dylan Semark (RB) should also get some work.

Defensively, Elliott welcomes back the core of his linebacking unit -- Carson Nelles, Josh Pearsall and Connor Andrews -- while Chad Bain will be a leader on the defensive line. Andrews spent the summer playing provincial club football in Kingston with the Limestone Grenadiers.

The coach says: "There's quite a bit of turnover on offence," said Elliott. "We had quite a few fifth-year players last season. But, there's a pretty good nucleus returning too. Norby will be a key guy at QB or slotback and Dainard should have a good season if we can get him the ball. Dings has good wheels.

"I'm pretty happy so far with the defence. There's a core group of guys that, if they can stay healthy, we'll be OK."

Outlook: It'll be a tall order to repeat, but Saints will strive to stay on top.

Key players: Symons returns a veteran squad -- "in that regard, we're like Quinte was last year," he says -- with holdovers on offence including QB Jake Culp, 260-pound tailback Shannon Kirby, SB Connor McCann and an offensive line that features 300-pound bookends in John Wilson and Brandon Lentini. Doit-all junior grad Dylan Staveley-Watson will also find steady employment in the backfield.

Defensively, Chargers will be led by defensive tackles Tyler White and Tylor Deline while fellow veterans Jesse Earl (LB) and Alec Bauer (S) will also provide leadership.

The coach says: "We've lost only five players from last year, we've got 44 on our roster and we have 40-plus at practice every day -- they're committed," said Symons. "It's a good group of kids and they're totally hungry. They want something that they didn't get last year and it's easier to motivate them as runners-up than champions. That said, I expect a tough league. Trenton will be good, Moira has a great QB (Phil Willemsen) and Quinte has a large pool to pick from."

Outlook: Chargers are pumped to get back into the Bay of Quinte winner's circle. They'll be tough to stop.

Key players: Strong-armed veteran quarterback Phil Willemsen is an EOBA baseball all-star pitcher and should be able to stretch the field this season if his rookie receiver corps can get open and he gets sufficient blocking from his offensive line. If not, Willemsen will be content to hand the ball off to beefed-up halfback Luke Shillington or fullback Josh Cowan. Slotback Eric Miller will also be a factor on offence when he returns next week from the injured list. Ryan Hamilton anchors the O line.

On defence, Corbett says Trojans are young but enthusiastic. Veterans include linebackers Chass Maracle and Dan Burley, while Devin Graszat and Connor Malcolm provide experience on the line. Shandon Maracle has shown training camp promise at noseguard.

The coach says: "Our offence should be pretty good," said Corbett. "We have a strong running game and should be able to throw the ball. It'll all come down to whether our big kids can block. On defence, we have a lot of good athletes who haven't played a lot of football, so we're pretty green."

Outlook: Steady gains are being made at Moira with some excellent athletes and a dedicated group of coaches. More of the same this season.

Bayside Red Devils AA
Centennial Chargers AAA
Moira Trojans AA
North Hastings
Quinte Saints AA
Trenton Tigers AA

Bayside Red Devils AA
Centennial Chargers AAA
Moira Trojans AA
Quinte Saints AA
Trenton Tigers AA

Bayside Red Devils
Centennial Chargers
Moira Trojans
Quinte Saints
North Hastings Huskies
Trenton Tigers

2007 Final Standings
Centennial 5-0
Quinte 4-1
Bayside 3-2
Trenton 1-4
North Hastings 1-4
Moira 1-4

Semi-finals
Quinte Saints 34, Bayside Red Devils 7
Centennial Chargers 34, Trenton Tigers 0

		Senior	Junior
Bayside Red Devils	AA	Yes	Yes
Centennial Chargers	AAA	Yes	Yes
Centre Hastings			Yes
Moira Trojans AA	AA	Yes	Yes
North Hastings		Yes
Quinte Saints	AA	Yes	Yes
Trenton Tigers	AA	Yes	Yes