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CLARK’S CROSSING GAZETTE • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012
Rebels big plays spell big trouble for Spartans Panthers look back on improvements made during 2012 By HILARY KLASSEN
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The Delisle Rebels used a series of big plays to defeat the Meadow Lake Spartans 56-28 on Saturday in the opening round of provincial high school football playoffs. Rebels Coach Ken Byers remembers a previous matchup between the two teams. “We played Meadow Lake in 2007. We beat them in the regular season by a lot of points, like 35-40 points, and then they came and beat us in the first round of the playoffs 2827 in this massive upset in 2007. For some odd reason our players wanted to watch that game film.” When Saturday’s game was suddenly tied at 14, and when the Spartans went up 21-14, Byers added, “it was like oh jeez...2007 all over again and so it was a little scary on the sidelines. But the thing is these kids have played a long season and they know there’s four quarters in the game so they know it’s no big deal. Nobody remembers the score at half time, they just remember the end score.” Byers was right and the Spartans’ lead didn’t last long. The Rebels answered back with three touchdowns before the half and never looked back. Byers was pleased with Kyle Richardson’s game, especially since the field was wet at the start of the game and they weren’t sure how often they would go to the air. “So offensively, he played really well,” added Byers. The coach also mentioned his team’s defensive game wasn’t up to their standard and “they’ll look forward to viewing game film to see what to fix”.
By TERRY PUGH
tpugh@ccgazette.ca
HILARY KLASSEN | CLARK’S CROSSING GAZETTE
The Hague Panthers’ football season came to an end last weekend. The Panthers came out on the wrong end of an 87-8 score in 1A 6-man high school football playoff action last Saturday, October 20, losing to perennial powerhouse LCBI in Outlook. But even though they won’t be going any further into the playoffs, the fact that they made it as far as they did was a positive thing for the team, the school, and the community, according to Panthers head coach Clay Kirby, who is also principal of Hague High School. The Panthers had earlier secured a playoff spot by defeating Davidson 68-12 in their last regular season game on Friday, October 12. Kirby said one of the highlights for the team this year was the marked improvement in blocking by players. “Adam Wagner and Kevin Loewen really are the leaders in that department,” said Kirby. He added that touchdowns in the game against Davidson were scored by Mark Loewen, Adam Thiessen, Justin Fehr and Luke Guenter. The tackle leaders were Brent Fehr and Mark Loewen. “As we wrap up league play, I feel good about how hard the boys work, and how positive they are,” said Kirby. “We won more games than we lost. It’s been a lot of fun.”
Rebels kicker Taylor Barber sends another one through the uprights in Delisle’s 56-28 playoff victory over the Meadow Lake Spartans In an unusual move, Kolton McKenzie lined up on special teams and, according to Byers, turned in a solid performance with several tackles. Byers added that Jeff Shirley had a good running game and Taylor Barber was on his kicking game. Taylor also intercepted a Spartans pass which led to a touchdown. Tanner “Bucket” Olson was successful in both the passing and running game. Now in Grade 12, the nickname “Bucket” has stuck with
Olson since Grade 10 when he first donned an older helmet with an unusual shape. Late in the game, Ryan Tetland finished off the Rebels attack, scampering 89-yards for a touchdown. It was the last in a string of big plays leading to a final score of 56 – 28 for the Rebels. The Rebels next playoff action comes against the Melville Cobras on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in Delisle. Melville won last week 18-0 over Yorkton’s Sacred Heart. “It’s interesting for me,”
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Byers explained. “This is the tenth anniversary of our first provincial championship in 2002 and Melville is who we beat 14-13 in the provincial final that year. This is first time we’ve played them in 10 years so hopefully that can be a good omen.” In addition to winning the contest against Meadow Lake, Delisle also came out wearing a little pink, a nod to their professional counterparts who also wore pink on the weekend to promote breast cancer research and awareness.
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