Photo courtesy of Darren Steinke

Week 3 in the PFC saw three lopsided scores as the Hilltops and Thunder stayed perfect and the Colts won their second straight.

COLTS 38 - WILDCATS 14

Saturday night the Colts played their second straight game in Edmonton, beating the Wildcats 38-14 using the run game to control the offence.

Six different players carried the rock with Xavier Ramsay carrying the load with 20 carries for 149 yards and a touchdown.  Quarterback John Kiesman rushed four times for 68 yards and had a pair to touchdowns.  In all the Colts rushed for 276 yards.

Through the air Kiesman completed just nine passes for 138 yards and threw a 37 yard TD pass to Aaron Roemmele.

The Colts “D” was led by Akida Lewis who had a game high nine tackles and a sack.  Colton Burr had a pair of sacks while Owen Redlick recovered two fumbles, picked off a pass and had two tackles.  Jayden Lawson also intercepted a pass and Reyd Kessler recovered a fumble.  The Colts defence created seven turnovers.

Next weekend the Colts (2-1) will stay on the road and visit the Winnipeg Rifles (0-3) part of the PFC’s Rivalry Week.

The Edmonton Wildcats struggled against the Colts in Week 3, compiling just 81 yards on the ground and 270 yards of total offence.

Quarterback Jordan Olson finished 6 of 17 for just 90 yards and threw an interception, before Colton Hippe’s 11 of 16 for 162 yards and threw a touchdown pass to Ronnie Oling.  The top Cats receiver was Landyn Vick who hauled in four passes for a game high 101 yards.

Kicker Ryan Smith was good on 2 of 3 field goals.

Defensively the Wildcats created five turnovers as Tony Savchuk picked off two passes, Jayden Dalke recovered a fumble, as did Jonathan Harke.

The Wildcats (1-2) will play their city rivals the Huskies (0-3) on Saturday night at 7:00pm part of the PFC’s Rivalry Week (#cjflrivalry).

HILLTOPS 65 - RIFLES 9

For the second straight week the Saskatoon Hilltops dominated the Winnipeg Rifles, staying undefeated with a 65-9 victory behind a very balanced attack.

The Hilltops set the tone  very early as Bryant Sackney took the opening kick-off 100 yards the other direction for a touchdown.

Four Hilltop quarterbacks finished 21 of 35 for 226 yards.  Starter Jared Andreychuck did most of the damage finishing 16 of 24 for 211 yards and threw a pair of touchdown passes to Evan Kopchynski and Logan Fischer out of the backfield.  Evan Turkingons and Chad Braun each caught five passes each.

Fischer led the ground game with 10 carries for 85 yards and a score.  Both Des Vessey and Adam Marchart also caught TD passes.

The Hilltops defence also flexed their muscle creating seven turnovers and eight sacks.  Cole Benkic intercepted a pass returning 10 yards for a touchdown while Tom Schnitzler picked up a fumble and returned it 10 yards for a major.  Bobby Ehman had four tackles and an interception to lead the Hilltops.  Blake Hermann collected three sacks and Connor Guillet, Tyrell Hering, Schnitzler, Blake Adams and Matt Kozun each had a sack.

Saturday the Saskatchewan rivalry ignites again as the Hilltops (3-0) host the Regina Thunder (3-0) part of the PFC’s Rivalry Week. (#cjflrivalry).

The Winnipeg Rifles got behind the 8-ball early allowing the opening kick-off to go 100 yards the other direction and were down 21-7 after the first quarter.

Quarterback Jamie Ybarra Jr. finished 5 of 8 and threw a touchdown pass to Ian Lee. However he also threw his Conference leading fifth interception. Back-up Jonathan Remple came off the bench and completed 13 of 25 for 160 yards and threw a pick.

On the ground Blair Mattes carried 10 times for 27 yards, while Ybarra scampered three times for 34 yards.

The Rifles defence was on the field for the majority of the day.  Defensive back Brandan Gates finished with a game high nine tackles.  Evan Vitt tallied a pair of sacks and Andrew Ricard picked off a pass.

On Saturday night the Rifles (0-3) host the Calgary Colts (2-1) at 7:00pm part of their Alumni Game.

THUNDER 76 - HUSKIES 9

The Regina Thunder kept pace with the defending champs, staying undefeated blasting the Edmonton Huskies 76-9 in their first road game.

The Thunder compiled 722 yards of total offence, including 418 through the air.  Quarterback Jaeden Marwick had a career game completing 18 of 22 for 289 yards and five touchdowns.  He also ran for a TD. Back-up Sawyer Buettner was a perfect 9 of 9 for 129 yards and threw a TD as well.

Kasim Ocaya hauled in a game high seven passes for 146 yards and a pair of touchdowns.  Kristopher Calcutt also caught two touchdown passes, while Preston Bews and Thomas Bresciani each made a touchdown reception.

On the ground Colton Klassen was a force carrying 16 times for 178 yards and two touchdowns.  Victor St. Pierre-Laviolette rushed 10 times for 83 yards and two majors.  

The Thunder “D” created five turnovers highlighted by a 76 yard return on an interception by Marcus Hall.  Dustin Erbach also picked off a pass and Ethan Hautz recovered a fumble.  Erbach and Taylor Mayer each had five tackles.

Saturday night the Thunder (3-0) will lock up with the Saskatoon Hilltops (3-0) at SMF Field at 7:00pm in the PFC Game of the Week.  (#cjflrivalry).

The Edmonton Huskies scored all nine of their points in the second quarter as kicker Cole Sabourin connected on three field goals.  He is now a perfect 5-5 this season.

The Huskies offence was led by quarterback Bradley Launhardt who completed 13 of 29 for 209 yards.   Nine different receivers caught balls, led by Dylan Stanton and his four receptions.  James Aldred had a team high 71 yards.

On the ground Jimmie Airey rushed 10 times for 80 yards.

The “D” was led by Brandon Mellen who had nine tackles and Jassen Brown who had six.  Michael Getzinger intercepted a pass for the lone Huskies turnover and both Stephan Paleniuk and Brown each had a sack.

The Huskies (0-3) will host the Wildcats (1-2) on Saturday night at Clarke Park part of the PFC’s Rivalry Week (#cjflrivalry).