Fratmen Receive OFC Honours

2011 OFC All-Star Selections and Individual Award Winners
Congratulations to the following AKO Fratmen players:

OFC Offensive Player of the Week

#3 Beau Lumley – RB – Windsor AKO Fratmen 29 carries for 190 yards, in a 27-21 victory over the Hamilton Hurricanes Beau Lumley, 1st Year RB out of Herman HS in Windsor, carried the Fratmen to a victory in a match-up of then unbeaten teams. Lumley, the former Griffin carried the ball 29 times for 190 yards. Lumley's 190 yards were gained against the #1 run defense in the OFC. This POW award is Beau's 3rd of the season, as Beau has now won 2 offensive and 1 special teams awards. Beau and his Fratmen team mates play host to the Burlington Braves in an OFC semi-final on Saturday at 7:30 pm at Alumni Field.

Fratmen Send Condolences to the Family of Tommy Grant

The Fratmen learned that they had lost a former player in Tommy Grant. A Schenley award winner, CFLer, and CFL Hall of Famer. Tommy was one of the greatest football players to come out of the Windsor area and was a long time supporter of the Fratmen. He played for the Frat in 1955. CFL Hall of Famer Tommy Grant, who played in nine Grey Cups and won four, was 76 when he passed away Tuesday morning at a hospital in London, Ont. The former running back, flanker and kick returner fell ill while attending a weekend Windsor Sports Hall of Fame dinner. Grant played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1956 to 1968 and for Winnipeg in 1969. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1995.

Fratmen to Take On the Burlington Braves

The Windsor AKO Fratmen have had to change the start time of their OFC semi-final game against the Burlington Braves due to the University of Windsor graduation convocation Saturday afternoon. The new start time is set for 7:30 pm on Saturday evening at Alumni Field. Tickets Prices: $10 for adults, $5 for kids 13 and under. NO Season Tickets or Passes will be accepted.

AKO – OFC Regular Season Champs

In a game that had a major playoff atmosphere at Alumni Field, AKO took a 3-0 lead when K Dan Colella (1st year, Holy Names HS) connected on a 38-yard. It would remain that way until an AKO miscue gave Hamilton the ball deep in AKO territory. Two plays later, RB Troy Croonen scampered untouched in to the end zone for a 7-3 lead with K Chris Bartolomeo's PAT. The Hurricanes added to their lead when PR Stephen Jordan returned a punt 61 yards for a TD. Bartolomeo's PAT made it 14-3 Hurricanes. The Fratmen looked battered and beaten heading in to the locker room at the half down 14-3 to the Hurricanes, the third time this season AKO trailed at the half. AKO exploded for two touchdowns in a 41 second span early in the third to take a 17-14 lead. SB Joel Archer (3rd year, Herman HS) scored the first AKO touchdown on a 59 yard pass from QB Christian Hackney (2nd year, Sandwich SS). Colella made the PAT, and AKO had cut the deficit to 14-10. It didn't take long, 41 seconds to be exact, for the Fratmen to take the lead . Hackney hit WR Trevor Pomarenski (1st year, Maples Collegiate, Winnipeg, Manitoba) on a 6 yard pass giving AKO a 17-14 lead with Colella's PAT. AKO struck again before the 3rd quarter was over, and it was RB Beau Lumley (1st year, Herman HS) who did most of the work rushing the ball down to the Hamilton 1 yard line. From their, Archer to the hand-off and muscled his way in for the major. Colella's PAT gave AKO 21 3rd quarter points and a 24-14 lead heading into the 4th. Just 3:52 into the 4th, AKO extended their lead to 27-14on a 22-yard FG by Colella. Hamilton put a scare into the crowd by driving and scoring when QB Matt Francis hit WR Dan Iafrate with just 2:03 to play. Bartolomeo mad the PAT and AKO's lead was cut to 27-21. After an AKO punt gave Hamilton the ball deep in their own territory. They weren't able to muster much of drive with only 15.1 seconds on the clock and the game ended when DB's Richard Veenstra (1st year, Massey SS) and Jake Nicoletti (1st year, Sandwich SS) combined to tackle the Hurricanes WR in bounds as time expired.

Fratmen take Two from the Beefeaters

On Tuesday October 4, the Fratmen travelled to London and beat the beefeaters 58 - 14. Christian Hackney threw two touchdown passes to Derek Hurst. Alex Gouin and Joel Archer rushed for two touchdowns, the scoring was rounded out by kicker, Dan Colella who connected on 3 of 4 field goals and was 7 for 7 on converts. Free safety, Jake Nicoletti intercepted a ball and returned that for a score. On Saturday, October 8 the Frat continued their game from September 3rd. Already up on London 7 - 0 with a pass from Hackney to Lumley with 9 minutes to play in the first quarter. The Fratmen exploded for 44 points in the second quarter making the score at the half 51 - 0. Christian Hackney threw touchdown passes to Derek Hurst, James Drew, Joel Archer and a second one to Lumley. Lumley and Archer both rushed one in for a score. Kicker, Dan Colella took over the punting duties this game and punted a 68 yard single to go along with his two kickoff singles. Dan was 6 for 6 on converts and 1 for 2 on field goals. The final score was a modest 54 -14 drubbing. The Frat will play host to the Hamilton Hurricanes this weekend at Alumni Stadium at 1pm.

OFC Special Teams Player of the Week

Special Teams: K Dan (Oil Can) Colella, Windsor AKO Fratmen, 7 K/O for 340 yards, 223 net yards (32 yard average), 5-5 on PAT's, 2 singles, 7 Points Scored, in a 41-0 win over the Brampton Bears. The highlight of the night was Colella's 90 yard kickoff single to start the second half.

Fratmen Keep On Rolling With Their 5th Victory

The Fratmen travelled to Brampton and braved the chilly windy weather and came out victorious. The defense recorded two safeties and Dan Colella booted an 90 yard single. Touchdowns were recorded by Jamie Davis, Joel Archer, Beau Lumley, Derek Hurst and Alex Gouin. The final score was 41 - 0 over the Brampton Bears. The Fratmen play their next game this Tuesday night in London.

OFC and CJFL Player of the Week

Offensive: #8 Christian Hackney – QB – Windsor AKO Fratmen. 15 of 25 for 295 yards, 5 TD, in a victory over the Twin Cities Predators. Christian Hackney, 2nd Year, QB out of Sandwich SS in La Salle, had a career day completing 15 of 25 passes for 295 yards and 5 touchdowns, helping raise his league leading pass efficiency to 119.6. The former Sabre completed passes to 7 different receivers, including touchdown strikes to Shayne Rice, Robb Matton, Joel Archer, and 2 to Beau Lumley. Christian will help lead the undefeated Fratmen on Saturday versus the Brampton Bears. Game time is set for 7:30 pm at Ching Park.

AKO Remains Unbeaten at 4 - 0

For the first time this season AKO wasn't playing catch-up. AKO scored early and often on their way to a 52-7 victory over the Twin Cities Predators in front of 701 fans. Christian Hackney threw for 295 yards and 5 TD's. Beau Lumley had 7 rushes for 130 yards, as well as two 32 yard TD passes from Hackney. Lumley's night ended at half-time with 207 total all-purpose yards and 2 TD's. Coach LaChance substituted freely in the 2nd half as many back-ups got significant playing time. QB Theo Stevens was able to connect on his first TD pass of the season to WR Shane Stadey. K/WR Trevor Pomarenski got in and was able kick to PAT's. Outstanding defensive play by DB/LB Deandre Jones with 7 total tackles, and DB Richard Veenstra with 2 tackles, a fumble recovery and an interception. Dan Colella kicked 4 PAT's, 2 singles and did a great job filling in for All-Canadian punter Jason Schneider.

AKO LIVE Webcasting of This Weekends Game

The AKO Fraternity is proud to announce that Saturday's game versus the Twin Cities Predators at 7:30 pm at Alumni Field will be live-streamed on the internet thru a webcast. AKO is the 1st team in the history of the Ontario Football Conference (OFC) to do live streaming of their games. The game can be seen FREE at www.livestream.com/akofootball. AKO President Darren Cocchetto would like to thank Domenic Papa, Steven Bell, and John DeNapoli for their hard work in getting this exciting venture off the ground. The OFC will be putting the link up on their respective site as well.

Web-cast website: http://www.livestream.com/akofootball
AKO website: http://www.akofraternity.com/index1.html
OFC website: http://www.ofcfootball.com/

The London Beefeaters Games have been rescheduled Once Again

Please make note that the game that was suspended due to weather on september 3, 2011 will not be played on September 27 as originally planned. The Games will now be played as follows; Ocotber 4 the Fratmen will travel to London and play at 8:00 pm at City field in London. This is the game that would have been played on October 7. The make up game will then be played on October 8 at 1:00 pm at Windsor Stadium. Please stay tuned in case there are other changes to the schedule and sorry for the inconvenience.

OFC Special Teams Player of the Week

On Sunday evening in Burlington, Beau had 3 punt returns for 90 yards including a 65 yard return. He also had 1 kick-off return for 14 yards, 15 rushes for 98 yards and 1 TD, and 1 reception for 9 yards. Beau amassed 211 total all-purpose yards while lining up in 5 different positions during the course of the game (RB, QB, WR, PR, KR). Beau is the first player in the OFC this season to win Player of the Week honors twice, as he won last week's Offensive Player of the Week award for both the OFC and CJFL, with 325 total yards.

Fratmen Make it 3 in a Row

The Windsor AKO Fratmen went on the road to Nelson Stadium in Burlington and came out winners by a score of 28-14. It was another slow start for the Fratmen, as they trailed 3-0 early on. It was late in the first quarter when the Fratmen finally got it going, and it was QB Christian Hackney hooking up with WR Derrick Hurst on a 55 yard scoring pass. Dan Colella made the convert, and AKO led 7-3 after 1 quarter of play. In the second quarter, the Braves turned the tide and pinned AKO back on several occasions. The Braves would eventually grab a 13-7 lead on a 1-yard scoring plunge with the ensuing convert, as well as a single on a missed FG, and AKO conceded a safety touch. With the score now 13-7, SB Joel Archer scored on an 89-yard run play, and with the extra point by Colella it was 14-13 Fratmen. The Braves managed to get even before the half ended when a missed FG could not be run out of the end zone resulting in a rouge and a 14-14 tie. In the second half it was all AKO, as they took the ball to start the 3rd quarter and drove down to the Burlington 30 yard line before settling for a Dan Colella 38 yard FG. After getting an interception by Jake Nicoletti, AKO drove down to the Braves 1 yard line before an 'Illegal Substitution -- Too Many Men' penalty pushed them back to the 11 yard line, where they settled for another FG by Colella, this one from 18 yards out. With the score now 20-14 for AKO, it was RB Beau Lumley's turn to reach the end zone. Beau took a handoff 33 yards to pay dirt making the score 26-14. Coach LaChance elected to go for the 2-pt. convert, and it was Hackney hooking up with Hurst again, this time for the 2 points. That extended the lead for AKO to 28-14. In the 4th quarter neither team could really sustain any drives, and Burlington went for it on 3rd down deep in AKO territory. There desperation pass from QB Spagnuolo went incomplete and AKO took over on downs. The Fratmen were able to run out the remainder of the clock, using Lumley, Archer, and the power run game of Alex Gouin. With the win, AKO improves to 3-0, while Burlington drops to 1-3. Next week, AKO welcomes in the Twin Cities Predators (1-3), for a Saturday night 7:35 kickoff at Alumni Field

CJFL Player of the Week

#3 Beau Lumley – RB – Windsor AKO Fratmen 19 carries for 190 yards, TD, 2 catches 38 yards, 5 Punt Returns 97, 325 all-purpose yards Beau Lumley, 1st Year, RB out of Herman HS in Windsor, had one of the best all around games in the history of AKO. Beau totalled 325 all-purpose yards, including 190 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown, as well as 2 catches for 38 yards and 5 punt returns for 97 yards. With AKO trailing 10-9 at the half, Beau took the 1st play from scrimmage in the 2nd half, 77 yards for a touchdown that gave AKO a 16-10 lead that they never relinquished on their way to a 20-17 win over the St. Leonard Cougars. Beau will look to lead the AKO offense again next week when the Fratmen travel to play the Burlington Braves at Nelson Stadium on Sunday at 5pm.

OFC Player of the Week

#3 Beau Lumley – RB – Windsor AKO Fratmen 19 carries for 190 yards, TD, 2 catches 38 yards, 5 Punt Returns 97, 325 all-purpose yards Beau Lumley, 1st Year, RB out of Herman HS in Windsor, had one of the best all around games in the history of AKO. Beau totalled 325 all-purpose yards, including 190 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown, as well as 2 catches for 38 yards and 5 punt returns for 97 yards. With AKO trailing 10-9 at the half, Beau took the 1st play from scrimmage in the 2nd half, 77 yards for a touchdown that gave AKO a 16-10 lead that they never relinquished on their way to a 20-17 win over the St. Leonard Cougars. Beau will look to lead the AKO offense again next week when the Fratmen travel to play the Burlington Braves at Nelson Stadium on Sunday at 5pm.

Fratmen Finally Beat the Cougars

Fratmen get back to their winning ways with a solid team effort in a 20 - 17 victory over the St. leonard Cougars. The charge was led by Beau Lumley's 77 yard run in the third quarter and his 190 total yards rushing effort and 325 all purpose yards. The defense was also solid recording many hurries and sacks on the Cougar pivot. Joel Archer recorded the first score for the Fratmen after a pass from Christian Hackney. Dan Colella kicked a 43 yard field goal, a 25 yard field goal, and added a long kickoff single to round out the scoring.

London Beefeater Game Reschedule

The Fratmen were scheduled to play Saturday September 3, against the London beefeaters but were cut short due to inclement weather. The game is set to be played Tuesday September 27 at 7:00 pm at Windsor Stadium on McDougall. All tickets from that previously scheduled game will be honoured.

Home Opener Cancelled

The Fratmen were scheduled to play Saturday night against the visiting Beefeaters, but were unceremoniously met by the thunder and lightning Gods. The game was delayed due to heavy rains. Once the drenching was completed both teams took to the field and managed to play 6 minutes. During that period, the Fratmen built a 7 - 0 lead after a Richard Veenstra interception set up good field position for the offense. The next play saw Christian Hackney hook up with Beau Lumley for a pass and score. Then once again, the skies opened up and after an hour delay, the game was cancelled. The game will be rescheduled by the OFC. All purchased tickets for this game will be honoured at the rescheduled game.

Fratmen Win Opener in Ottawa

The Fratmen opened the season up in our Nations capital, Ottawa. The Fratmen went into the game with three new coordinators in Offensive- Jeff Baril, Defensive - Mike Morencie, and Special Teams- Jerry Brun. Led by head coach Mike Lachance, the team won 40 -26. The Fratmen did not appear to fair well when they quickly found themselves trailing 21 - 10 midway through the second quarter. Thats when the defense took over. newcomer, Richard veenstra recorded three interceptions and took two to the house to get the Frat rolling. The defense then sacked quarterback Yannick Rickli several times and eventually chasing him from the game. The defense recorded seven turnovers and scored points on those. Frat quarterback Christian hackney looked poised and in control of the offense. He threw touchdown passes to Shayne Rice and Derek Hurst. Hackney also ran for one score. Kicker, Dan Colella rounded out the scoring with two field goals and 4 converts. This was a great win for all members and they now have something to build upon. The Fratmen will play host to the London Beefeaters on Saturday September 3 at the University of Windsor.

Ex-Fratmen drafted to the CFL
Nate Binder was selected by the BC Lions with the 24th pick overall in the fourth round. Nate played for the Windsor AKO Fratmen in 2005. He was selected as a CJFL All Canadian receiver. After he graduated from AKO he played football for the Tusculum Pioneers, division two college football in the USA. Nate is currently with the Edmonton Eskimos.

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