Toronto (October 4, 2008) –
Scott Valberg of Kingston, Ont. had four touchdown receptions as the No. 2 Queen's Gaels earned their biggest win in the school's history trouncing the York Lions 80-0 on Saturday in Toronto. The loss also marked York University's biggest defeat in school history.
Valberg finished the game with seven-receptions for 186-yards with three of his four touchdowns coming on passes from Dan Brannagan of Burlington, Ont. Brannagan was 14 for 18 posting 169-yards and passing for four touchdowns; three of them to Valberg.
CIS leading rusher
Mike Giffin, of Kingston, Ont. recorded his third 200-yard rushing game of the season posting 204-yards on 19 attempts. Fourteen of his 19 attempts came in the first half of the game. Giffin also recorded three touchdowns in the one-sided victory.
Queen's has now scored over 41 points in their last five games and dealt York their biggest loss this season. Western and had defeated York 71-0 earlier this year.
The Gaels (6-0) secured a playoff position for the second consecutive season and coupled with the Ottawa loss earlier today have clinched a bye in the opening round of the playoffs. Queen's needs just one more victory against Ottawa next week or Waterloo in the final week to earn home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. York's record drops to 0-6.
Western is in second place behind the Gaels with a 5-1 record while Laurier is 4-2. After that, McMaster, Ottawa, Windsor and Guelph are knotted each with a 3-3 record. Toronto, Waterloo and York round out the standings respectively.
The 80 point plateau was the most ever scored by Queen's football and it also marked the worst margin of victory by a York Lions team. Previously, the Gaels high point came on September 6, 2003, when Queen's scored 72 points against the University of Toronto in a 72-0 victory. York's worst was a 90-15 loss to Wilfrid Laurier on October 19, 1974
Queen's will host the Ottawa Gee-Gees (3-3) next week in Kingston while the York Lions will visit Guelph (3-3) to take on the Guelph Gryphons.
