25 August 2002 – Carrickfergus Knights 6 Team Canada 34 – Carrickfergus Knights put in a splendid performance against Team Canada, an elite team traveling with 47 Under 22 College and High School players from 20 different schools. Carrickfergus Knights had several First Downs in the first quarter, mostly gained through the air with passes from Stephen McDowell to Paul McKillop and Ian McIlroy, however it was Team Canada who scored first through a 24 yard Touchdown run by Ashley Heinz. In the second quarter Dan Gooding also scored on a 10 yard run to put the visitors 14-0 up at the half after Ricky Postma added the 2 extra point conversion.

The third quarter saw Team Canada extend their lead with another Dan Gooding run, this time the Canadian went in from 7 yards out. The Carrickfergus Knights defense was a lot stronger in the second half, letting in only one more TD, another Ashley Heinz effort, breaking free on a long run, after Mike Smith returned a fumble 48 yards to the endzone, which was converted for two points again by Ricky Postma. With the score now 34-0 after the second of Heinz’s efforts, Carrickfergus put together a 75-yard scoring drive, with a couple of good runs by Pete Watt capped off by a Paul McKillop consolation 9 yard Touchdown Pass from Stephen McDowell. The Knights defense even managed to sack the Team Canada Quarterback in the second half, with Linebacker Spencer McDowell tackling the Canadian playcaller for a loss.

At St. Vincent’s GAA, Dublin	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Team Canada	6	8	14	6	34
Carrickfergus Knights	0	0	0	6	6

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
CND	Ashley Heinz 24 yd Run	0-6
	2nd Quarter
CND	Dan Gooding 10 yd Run (Ricky Postma 2xpt)	0-14
	3rd Quarter
CND	Dan Gooding 7 yd Run	0-20
CND	Mike Smith 48 yd Fumble Return (Ricky Postma 2xpt)	0-28
	4th Quarter
CND	Ashley Heinz 67 yd Run	0-34
CAR	Paul McKillop 9 yd Pass from Stephen McDowell	6-34

Carrickfergus Knights Team Photo 2002

Team Roster 2002

Number	Name	Position
12	Stephen McDowell	Quarterback
22	Mark Warbey	Free Safety
23	Clint McDowell	Running Back
24	Mark Pollock	Cornerback
26	Ian McIlroy	Wide Receiver
33	Neil Osborne	Tight End
34	Ron Smyth	Tight End
35	Paul McKillop	Wide Receiver
37	Adam Devenney	Free Safety
38	Pete Watt	Full Back
39	Mark Harris	Linebacker
40	Jonathan Beattie	Wide Receiver
42	Mark Banks	Linebacker
43	Keith McBurney	Running Back
50	Scott Robinson	Linebacker
56	Russell Fulton	Guard
63	Alan Kelley	Tackle
65	Chris Davidson	Cornerback
68	Andrew Hudson	Guard
80	William Shaw	Wide Receiver
86	Josh Crawford	Cornerback
94	Robert Elliott	Linebacker
99	Derek Mayne	Defensive End

Coaches and Management 2002

Coach / Manager *	Name
Head Coach	Mark Harris
Chairman	Derek Mayne
Vice Chairman	Scott Robinson

References

Images

[1] Carrickfergus Knights (1999) Team Helmet [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20000818150658im_/http://www.sugarcube.co.uk/knight/graphics/helm1X.gif [Accessed 24 March 2020]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (2002) “Team Canada 34 Carrickfergus Knights 6 ” First Down. August 29-September 4, 2002. Pg. 20.

Websites

[3] Wayback Machine – Irish American Football Association (2002) August 25th 2002 – TEAM CANADA 34 – 6 CARRICKFERGUS KNIGHTS [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20021210031300/http://www.irish-american-football.org/news%20stories/25aug02.htm [Accessed 8 October 2017]

Images

[4] Irish American Football League (2002) Shamrock Bowl XVI – Carrickfergus Knights team Photo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/images/pics/shamxvi1.gif [Accessed 18 May 2020]

Internet Archive

[5] Carrickfergus Knights | Wayback Machine (2002) Roster [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20020603060603/http://www.carrickfergusknights.com/roster.htm[Accessed 18 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Mike Smith (IAFOA)

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