Seven days after scoring the first win in the year-and-a-bit history of their program, West Kings made it two straight with a 27-6 win over NKEC Oct. 5 in Canning.
On a rainy day with field conditions sloppier by the minute, the Wolverines ran for 211 total yards and passed for 40 more.
“Our offensive line stood out, gaining field position on our short yardage situations,” West Kings head coach Aaron Evans said.
The performance of the defensive line was also a factor in the victory, led by Braden Patey who saw action on both the defensive and offensive lines. Sam Lutz recorded 24 tackles on defence, with Kyle Gordon right behind with 23.
Offensively, quarterback Dylan Struble had two touchdowns, and Kelton Harris and Josh O’Reilly added one touchdown apiece. Chris Jamison contributed two converts and a rouge. Jon Main had the lone NKEC touchdown.
Disappointed but gracious in defeat, NKEC head coach Reg Ogilvie acknowledged West Kings “beat us in all three phases of the game, and was well deserving of the win.” On this occasion, the Titans “were outcoached and outplayed.”
In Cambridge, Central Kings had an easy time with Dr. J.H. Gillis from Antigonish, scoring a 53-0 win to improve its season record to 4-0. Dr. Gillis fell to 0-4.
Despite the lopsided score, Gators’ head coach Larry Priestnall had good words for Gillis. “They’re a young team, only two Grade 12s, but they’re an enjoyable team to play. They play hard the whole game and never give up, regardless of the score.”
As for his team, Priestnall said the Gators played well in all aspects of the game.
In particular, “the defence was great. Matt Priestnall had five solo and five assisted tackles, and Riley Bowker had three solo and seven assisted tackles, recovered two fumbles and blocked a punt.”
Ben Best, who saw limited action on defence, contributed a touchdown on a 22-yard interception return. It was one of four touchdowns in the game for Best, who also ran for 332 yards on 19 carries and three touchdowns on offence.
Coach Priestnall confirmed Best’s rushing total was “close to a CK record – and he was under the weather besides.”
Matt Priestnall added 87 yards on nine carries, and also scored three touchdowns. As a team, CK had 419 rushing yards on a day when passing proved difficult.
“We had a lot of dropped balls,” coach Priestnall said. “We had easily six passes dropped, two of which would have gone for touchdowns.”
Connor Ross had a tough day, completing just four of 15 passes and throwing an interception. Geoff Mullen and Eric Holliefield had two receptions each.
After four straight games at home, the Gators now take to the road for their final four regular season games, beginning Oct. 13 when they visit West Kings for the annual Thanksgiving weekend ‘Turkey Bowl’ game at 11 a.m.
Entering that game, West Kings, NKEC and Avon View are all tied for second place in Division 3 with 2-2 records.
In Truro Oct. 5, the Horton Griffins improved to 2-3 on the season with a 15-6 win over CEC. Horton took a 15-0 halftime lead on a Mike Ogilvie field goal, a scoring pass from Luke Oulton to Bryson Smith, and a Gabe Morgan fumble recovery.
Griffins’ head coach Alec Hyndman described Morgan’s hit on a CEC punt returner as “maybe the hardest hit I’ve ever seen. He caused the fumble, then recovered it himself and ran it in for the score.”
CEC got its touchdown late in the third quarter. In a rare turn of events, all three convert attempts – two by Horton and one by CEC – ended up being blocked.
Hyndman pointed out, “our defence has been good all year,” and was good again against CEC. The offence, on the other hand, “struggled, as we have for most of the season. We can move the ball, we just can’t seem to score in the ‘red zone’.”
This lack of consistency, he said, “is something we’ll be working on in practice,” over the next week-and-a-half as Horton has a bye this coming weekend.
Seven days after scoring the first win in the year-and-a-bit history of their program, West Kings made it two straight with a 27-6 win over NKEC Oct. 5 in Canning.
On a rainy day with field conditions sloppier by the minute, the Wolverines ran for 211 total yards and passed for 40 more.
“Our offensive line stood out, gaining field position on our short yardage situations,” West Kings head coach Aaron Evans said.
The performance of the defensive line was also a factor in the victory, led by Braden Patey who saw action on both the defensive and offensive lines. Sam Lutz recorded 24 tackles on defence, with Kyle Gordon right behind with 23.
Offensively, quarterback Dylan Struble had two touchdowns, and Kelton Harris and Josh O’Reilly added one touchdown apiece. Chris Jamison contributed two converts and a rouge. Jon Main had the lone NKEC touchdown.
Disappointed but gracious in defeat, NKEC head coach Reg Ogilvie acknowledged West Kings “beat us in all three phases of the game, and was well deserving of the win.” On this occasion, the Titans “were outcoached and outplayed.”
In Cambridge, Central Kings had an easy time with Dr. J.H. Gillis from Antigonish, scoring a 53-0 win to improve its season record to 4-0. Dr. Gillis fell to 0-4.
Despite the lopsided score, Gators’ head coach Larry Priestnall had good words for Gillis. “They’re a young team, only two Grade 12s, but they’re an enjoyable team to play. They play hard the whole game and never give up, regardless of the score.”
As for his team, Priestnall said the Gators played well in all aspects of the game.
In particular, “the defence was great. Matt Priestnall had five solo and five assisted tackles, and Riley Bowker had three solo and seven assisted tackles, recovered two fumbles and blocked a punt.”
Ben Best, who saw limited action on defence, contributed a touchdown on a 22-yard interception return. It was one of four touchdowns in the game for Best, who also ran for 332 yards on 19 carries and three touchdowns on offence.
Coach Priestnall confirmed Best’s rushing total was “close to a CK record – and he was under the weather besides.”
Matt Priestnall added 87 yards on nine carries, and also scored three touchdowns. As a team, CK had 419 rushing yards on a day when passing proved difficult.
“We had a lot of dropped balls,” coach Priestnall said. “We had easily six passes dropped, two of which would have gone for touchdowns.”
Connor Ross had a tough day, completing just four of 15 passes and throwing an interception. Geoff Mullen and Eric Holliefield had two receptions each.
After four straight games at home, the Gators now take to the road for their final four regular season games, beginning Oct. 13 when they visit West Kings for the annual Thanksgiving weekend ‘Turkey Bowl’ game at 11 a.m.
Entering that game, West Kings, NKEC and Avon View are all tied for second place in Division 3 with 2-2 records.
In Truro Oct. 5, the Horton Griffins improved to 2-3 on the season with a 15-6 win over CEC. Horton took a 15-0 halftime lead on a Mike Ogilvie field goal, a scoring pass from Luke Oulton to Bryson Smith, and a Gabe Morgan fumble recovery.
Griffins’ head coach Alec Hyndman described Morgan’s hit on a CEC punt returner as “maybe the hardest hit I’ve ever seen. He caused the fumble, then recovered it himself and ran it in for the score.”
CEC got its touchdown late in the third quarter. In a rare turn of events, all three convert attempts – two by Horton and one by CEC – ended up being blocked.
Hyndman pointed out, “our defence has been good all year,” and was good again against CEC. The offence, on the other hand, “struggled, as we have for most of the season. We can move the ball, we just can’t seem to score in the ‘red zone’.”
This lack of consistency, he said, “is something we’ll be working on in practice,” over the next week-and-a-half as Horton has a bye this coming weekend.
