A late touchdown by Perri Espeseth propelled the Blue Steel Brew to a 19-13 victory over the Wild in the Cowichan Women’s Football League last Friday night.
The teams were tied with three plays remaining when Espeseth took the handoff from quarterback Michelle Nederlof and ran it in for the winning points.
Mila Main and Michaela Peet had the Blue Steel’s other touchdowns, and Main added the convert on Peet’s score. On defence, Heidi Haslam and Kirbee Crisp each registered a sack.
The Wild got their touchdowns from Val Chambers and Rhiannon Kemmler, with a convert by Erica Dow and a sack by Teresa Melchior.
The Ravens and Crew were also supposed to play on Friday night, but the Crew had to forfeit, and the game will go in the books as a 25-0 win for the Ravens.
When the Ravens did get to play on Sunday morning, they managed a 26-20 come-frombehind victory over the Blue Steel.
The Ravens got a pair of touchdowns from Jamie Russell, who also had an interception and a blocked pass. Dana Thorne and Rikki Wylie also scored, Wylie and Morgan Rogers had converts, and Lauren James finished with three sacks.
The Blue Steel got touchdowns from Espeseth, Main and Haslam. Haslam also had a sack and a convert, while Monni Savory also contributed a convert.
Also Sunday, Moo’s Law topped the Snap Fitness Sirens 27-21. Scoring for the Sirens were Christine Cronin-Switzer with two touchdowns and a convert and Carmen Zimmer with one touchdown. Zimmer also had an interception, Shelly McKay had a convert and a pick, and Hailey Hatcher had a convert.
The Crew were back in action on Sunday, and showed no ill effects from missing their game on Friday. Nicole Pugh led the Crew with three touchdowns, while Marilou Sullivan and Willy Toews each had two, with one of Sullivan’s coming off an interception. Lenneke Vinoly added a confer and Alita Mattin had an interception.
The Storm continued to improve steadily. Caitlin Evans had two touchdowns, while Carly Boyd and Rachel Paddle added one each. Rachel Pugh had two sacks, and Boyd and Jennifer Elliott recorded interceptions.
