A future police officer who imposed his law at the Dunsmore Cup

In his last career game at PEPS, future police officer William Quenneville offered quite a performance with two sacks, including one which led to the victorious touchdown.

The defensive end made quarterback Jonathan Sénécal lose the ball, and his teammate Ndeki Garant-Doumambila recovered the object at the Blues’ ten-yard line. Two plays later, William Tremblay scored a touchdown after a three-yard run.

“I’m happy with my individual performance and the team’s performance,” said the author of 2.5 tackles for loss, including two sacks. “We made some good plays at the right time. It was a good decision to come back for one last season. I had the feeling that the work was not finished.”

Quenneville and his friends on the defensive line exerted constant pressure on Sénécal. “We had a plan and we executed it well,” he said. “We took the run away from him and he had to throw the ball constantly.”

“It was two different worlds between the Dunsmore Cup and the match in Montreal,” continued the man who will join the Quebec City Police Service (SPVQ) in January. “Hats off to Marc [Fortier] who prepared a good game plan. We practiced hard this week and we were close. The offense did a lot of work [dans] the last series.”

Arnaud Desjardins apologizes

After a more difficult first half where he notably threw only his second interception of the season, Arnaud Desjardins and other leaders of the group spoke at the half break.

“I apologized to the guys for throwing an interception and other players also spoke,” confided the 4 pivot^e year. “We were flat in the first half, but we came out strong in the 3^e quarter. After the 2023 season which was difficult, this victory does a lot of good.

“Montreal has a good defensive front and we made adjustments in the half,” continued the RSEQ MVP who completed 27 of his 37 passes for 259 yards. “Matthew [Roy] got us out of trouble a few times and had a phenomenal second half. On the 2^e try and 7 at the end of the match, Justin [Éthier] was aggressive calling this play and Olivier made a phenomenal catch. It’s the biggest catch I’ve ever seen.”

Feeling of pride

Man of great occasions for the Carabins, Carl Chabot played his last career match. Disappointed with the result, the slotback was proud of the group of veterans. “This is not the desired outcome. It was a battle of field positioning that Laval clearly won in the second half. It had an impact on our game.”

Winner of a first Dunsmore Cup in 2019 during his rookie season, Chabot quickly established himself. “I am proud of my career and what we have accomplished as a team over the last five years,” said the man who caught six passes for 50 yards. “The family spirit that we have created will remain for a very long time. I thank the Carabins who gave me a lot. I wasn’t the same person when I arrived in 2019.”

Author of six tackles, including two sacks, Jeremiah Ojo had a strong match. “It was a very closely contested game and the victory could have gone to one side or the other,” said the defensive end who was selected best lineman in the RSEQ. “The best team won and hats off to Laval. God is faithful no matter what happens.”