Kingston, Ont. – The No. 5 Guelph Gryphons lost a 34-17 OUA semifinal Saturday afternoon to the No. 4 Queen's Gaels on the road in Kingston.
The Gaels avenged last year's semifinal loss to the Gryphons scoring 21 unanswered points in the second half to advance to the Yates Cup final.
Jazz Lindsey finished the game with 17-of-35 completions, 212 yards and two touchdowns. Dillon Dimitroff led the receivers with five catches for 66 yards. Curtis Newton led the defence with nine tackles while Ian Maroof finished with six tackles and two sacks.
Queen's Ryan Granberg things rolling early for the Gaels on Saturday, collecting 88 all-purpose yards in the first quarter including a 1-yard run to put Queen's up 7-0 five minutes into the game. Granberg finished the game with two touchdowns, 113 yards on the ground, and 27 receiving yards.
Guelph took the lead 14-13 with 5:38 remaining in the second quarter with a 32-yard touchdown pass from Jazz Lindsey to A'dre Fraser. Daniel Ferraro made it 17-13 with a minute left in the first half, scoring the last of Guelph's points.
From there, Queen's scored 21 unanswered points, shutting the Gryphons out in the second half to win the game 34-17. After Guelph conceded two safeties to Queen's, Billy McPhee added to his 228 yards passing on the day, with a touchdown pass coming on a 39-yard strike.