Photo: Emery G. Photography
Posted: Oct 23, 2022
(LENNOXVILLE, QC) Bishop’s Gaiters first-year pivot Justin Quirion was almost perfect on Saturday as they routed the Acadia Axemen 39-8 on Coulter Field.
Quirion went 19-34 for 236 yards and four touchdowns.
The win moves Bishop’s to 3-3 and sets up a ‘winner take all’ matchup with the St. Mary’s Huskies (3-3) next week in Lennoxville to wrap-up the AUS regular season.
Acadia closes their 2022 campaign at 0-8 with the loss.
How it Happened…
- Bishop’s scored early and often as they set the tone coming out of their bye-week
- They took the opening kickoff and marched 69 yards in 3 plays capped by Quirion hitting Nykolas Pierre-Masse for the major
- ...just 4:16 later Quirion hooked up with David Chaloux for the second major of the day and a 14-0 lead
- Oliver Burnett joined the touchdown party on the Gaiters’ first offensive play of the second quarter; a 36-yard reception
- A rouge and Pierre-Masse’s second touchdown catch gave Bishop’s a 29-0 halftime lead
- Noah Laursen booted through a 32-yard field goal midway through the third stanza
- Marco Briones rounded out the Bishop’s scoring with a 1-yard TD run late in the third
For Bishop’s…
- Quirion dazzled; he finished 19-34 for 236 yards and 4 touchdowns; he also had a 12-yard run
- On the ground David Chaloux ran 5 times for 71 yards while Birones rushed 8 times for 44 yards and the major
- Pierre-Mass caught 7 balls for 43 yards and the 2 majors
- Defensively Gabriel Royer once again led the way. He had 5.5 tackles including 2 for a loss and a sack
- Saturday’s contest was kicking coach Daniel Paquette’s 100th on the Bishop’s sideline
For Acadia…
- Alex Hayes scored their lone touchdown on a 1-yard run, his lone carry of the day
Next Up…
- The Gaiters (3-3) host the St. Mary’s Huskies (3-3) on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. EDT. The winner will earn second place in the AUS and loser will miss the playoffs
- Acadia’s season comes to a close as they finish winless at 0-8