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With a standout game, quarterback Axl Donovan completed 16 of 21 passes for 167 yards and four touchdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For U14M Head Coach James Hughes and his team, New Brunswick\u2019s first group to represent the province in the division, the experience has been \u201camazing\u201d Hughes said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday was a sweet win,\u201d Hughes added. \u00ab\u00a0To be able to take that home and start the day with a W was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the momentum rolling, the U16 Men\u2019s team kept the winning streak alive later that afternoon, defeating Prince Edward Island 40-32.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blake Hopper led a dominant offensive attack, completing 14 of 22 passes for 303 yards and six touchdowns with no interceptions. Receiver Marshall Comeau lit up the board, hauling in eight passes for 249 yards and all six of the touchdowns while adding two successful two-point converts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U16 Men&rsquo;s Head Coach Brian Von Richter described the day as highly competitive across the division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been great, everybody in the U16 division had really close games.\u201d said Coach Von Richter. \u201cThere was not a game yet that was decided by more than two scores, so I think that bodes well for the competition level, and were hanging right in there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead to day two, Von Richter remained optimistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to day two\u201d said Von Richter. \u201cWe have a few things to clean up but we\u2019re not hanging our heads about anything. We played our game, and we were in both games right to the end, so were looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U19 Men\u2019s team capped off the opening night, sweeping Alberta in a 40-14 victory. Quarterback Maxim Tucker delivered a stellar performance, completing 23 of 29 passes for 192 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeremy Osmond, Head Coach of the U19 Men\u2019s team, said the team made great adjustments moving into the game against Alberta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe started a little slower than we\u2019d like to, but the boys made great adjustments and communicated, and competed for each other,\u201d Osmond said. \u201cWe went out in the second game against Alberta and just really got a good showing that we should be able to repeat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With day two on the rise, Osmond expressed confidence in his team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0We can do well in this tournament. 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