Tommies shut out in football final

A dominant Sussex team shut out the upstart Tommies 21-0 in the 9-man NBIAA football final. Shawn Donahue was the MVP for the Tommies with several impressive runs in challenging conditions.

The James M. Hill Tommies faced the Sussex Region Sonics on the frozen BMO Field at UNB in the NBIAA 9-man football final on Saturday.

The Sonics only allowed 26 points against all season, and finished the season with a shutout against the Tommies winning the title with a score of 21-0.

The Tommies were hurt by 6 turnovers, some of them very untimely. The Sonics capitalized on back to back turnovers in the second quarter building a 14-0 lead at the half.

Declan Doyle caused a fumble and rumbled down to the Sonic’s 5 yard line early in the second half, staging what looked like the beginning of a comeback. It was the Tommies only good filed position of the game, and their one good chance to score and cut the lead, ubt the Green and Gold would fumble the ball two plays later sealing their fate.

Shawn Donahue of the Tommies was the MVP of the game for the Tommies. Despite challenging conditions, Donahue had several good runs and punt returns. Owen Dunfield, the Sonics quarterback, was a standout. He sidestepped tacklers all game to make plays, and kept the chains and the clock moving near the end of the game making it tougher on the Tommies to mount a comeback.

The Tommies program has come a long way in four years, and they will be fun to watch next year as they seek to get back ot the final again. Tommies were 4-3 on the season and 1 and 1 in the playoffs in their first post-season appearance.

Watch the entire game here:

First Half