The Bantam Chargers continued to roll this weekend, dominating the Vancouver Island Comox Raiders.
The Chargers came out hitting hard from the opening whistle where Trystan Kenoras scored on the opening play, on route to a 26-0 victory.
The dominating blocking of the Chargers offensive line, led by Coby Jagt, set up Kenoras for a second major early in the second quarter.
Luke Simmonds closed the half, adding a major of his own.
The Chargers defence posted their second shutout with solid tackling and great efforts by Chase Henning, Dylan Eugster, and Nick Ferster. Simmonds closed out the scoring for the Chargers when he and quarterback Henning hooked up for a 35-yard catch and run early in the second half.
The Chargers improved to 3-1 and play the Cowichan Bulldogs Sunday in Richmond.
Junior Bantam
The Junior Bantam Chargers won a tough fight Sunday, beating the West Kelowna Ti-Cats by 20-8.
The Charger’s offence was led by Jonah Rivette and receiver Ryan Berke.
Rivette rushed for two touchdowns on the ground.
On defence, the Chargers relied on the strong play of linebacker Braidy Parkes. She was awarded the Defensive Player of the Game as she notched two interceptions, increasing her total on the year to three.
The Chargers enjoyed strong play by linemen Carter Billey and Lineman of the Game Justice Skelhorne.
Atom
The Salmon Arm Atom Chargers took to the field Sunday for their third game of the season.
Salmon Arm broke out the scoring with a touchdown on the first play by Ethan Harrison, and converted the field goal, jumping to a 8-0 lead.
West Kelowna fired back, scoring three touchdowns to make a 24-8 final in favor of the Ti-Cats.
Salmon Arm was stopped three times on three different series on the two yard line.
Defensively, Salmon Arm played the best game of the year.
“Something clicked for the Atom Chargers this weekend, Despite the score these kids fought tooth and nail and it showed. This is a win in the coaches eyes,” said Atom head coach Chris Lawson.
