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BC Conference Summary

By Ryan Watters (@ryan2tswatters), 10/12/21, 11:15AM PDT

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In Week 8 the Rams, Sun and Raiders each won

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VI Raiders 35
Westshore Rebels 25

The Raiders used a 29-point second half to complete the comeback to win the “Battle of the Rock” by 10 points on Saturday night.   

Quarterback Jake Laberge had a solid game under centre with 14 completions for 348 yards and threw three touchdown passes to Alexander Bonnetplume.  Laberge also rushed for a major and 45 yards on eight carries.  Taylor Becker punched the ball into the end zone with a one-yard plunge as well.

Defensively the Raiders forced 11 turnovers including jumping on five fumbles.   Ethan Moran had a strong game with two fumble recoveries, three solo tackles and a sack.

The Rebels had a very strong game on the offensive side, but coughed up the ball 11 times.   Quarterback Colby Henkel completed 18 passes for 284 yards and threw a touchdown to Joshua Lucas who gathered 144 of those yards on nine receptions.

On the ground Roy Outh had a 19-yard touchdown run.

This coming Saturday the Raiders (3-2) will visit the Okanagan Sun (5-1) while the Rebels (1-4) host the Langley Rams (5-0) on Sunday.

Langley Rams 27
Valley Huskers 4

On Saturday afternoon in the steady rain the Rams defence again made a major impact shutting down the Huskers offensive attack, limiting the passing game to just 35 yards.   Defensive lineman Jesse Goedman was the best player of the field with three solo tackles, a sack and a 42-yard interception for a touchdown.  Matteo Viani also got into the end zone with a fumble recovery which he returned five yards for a score and Pauljeet Dhami was also outstanding with a pair of sacks, three solo tackles and five assisted stops.

Offensively the Rams finally broke the game open with an 18-point fourth quarter.  Running back Joel Klassen galloped nine times for 116 yards and quarterback Michael Calvert rushed for a touchdown on three carries.

This coming weekend the Rams (5-0) will face the Westshore Rebels (1-4) on the Island and the Huskers (2-4) visit the Kamloops Broncos (0-5).

Okanagan Sun 87
Kamloops Broncos 0

The Sun played their first home game at the Apple Bowl in Kelowna and did not disappoint the fans gathering 642 offensive yards.  Quarterback Dominic Britton threw for 322 yards and five touchdowns and back-up Alex Douglas threw another one.  Colton Peterson, Colby Milleto, Kyle Zakala and Nathan Tonogai each hauled in a major and Mike O’Shea added two more.

On the ground Malcolm Miller continued his attack gaining another 185 yards, this time on 16 carries and scored three more touchdowns.

Even the special teams got on the scoreboard when Donovin Small returned a punt 54-yards for a touchdown.

Over on the defence the Sun completely shutdown the Broncos holding them to 94 net offensive yards and forced eight turnovers.  Garret Cape picked off two passes and Small, Matteo Marino and Peyton Ryder each intercepted one.

This coming Saturday the Sun (5-1) will host the Raiders (3-2) in an extremely important game while the Broncos (0-5) entertain the Valley Huskers (2-4).