Photo courtesy of Darren Steinke

The PFC featured just one game in Week 5 and the offences did not disappoint as the Saskatoon Hilltops scored 16 points the final quarter to comeback and beat the Regina Thunder 26-25 in the Shrine Bowl.

Hilltops quarterback Jared Andreychuk threw two of his three touchdown passes in the final frame finding Davis Mitchell and Evan Turkington with 75 seconds to play to steal the victory.  Andreychuk finished 21 of 40 for 336 yards.  His top target was Chad Braun who hauled in a game high seven passes for 95 yards.  Mitchell caught four balls, two of which for touchdowns.

Without Logan Fischer in the backfield, the Hilltops ground game was quiet as Des Vessey carried 11 times for 73 yards.
The Hilltops offence tallied 447 yards, but it was a critical conceded safety by the Thunder with just over five minutes to play that helped in the comeback.

On the defensive side of the ball, the Hilltops clamped down in the second half.  After allowing 18 points in the first half, the Thunder only managed seven points in the second half.

The “D” forced two interceptions including one by Cole Benkic late in the fourth quarter to seal the win. Benkic also had four tackles and half a sack for 16.5 defensive points.  Quinn Pierce had the other half sack, three tackles and five assisted stops. Luke Melnyk made the other interception.

The Hilltops (5-0) will host the Edmonton Huskies (1-3) on Sunday afternoon at 1:00pm.

The Regina Thunder saw their fourth victory of the season slip away in the fourth quarter last weekend.

The Thunder outgained the Toppers with 517 yards of total offence, including 420 through the air.  Jaeden Marwick was outstanding completing 24 of 41 for 420 yards and a pair of touchdowns.  His main target was Thomas Bresciani who caught five passes for 110 yards and a touchdown.  Victor St. Pierre-Lavoilette also caught a touchdown strike.

Marwick scored a touchdown with a one yard plunge.

The Thunder defence played great in the first half, but allowed 19 points in the second half.  Taylor Mayer led the club with four tackles and an interception.  Ashton Vien and Paul  Toth also intercepted passes.

On Sunday afternoon the Thunder (3-2) will travel to Winnipeg for a date with the Rifles (1-3) at Investors Group Field.  Kick-off is set for 1:00pm.