The Senior Titans flexed their muscles in their season opener, trouncing Olds.
League play officially began for the Senior Titans last Saturday afternoon when they headed to Olds to play. Resistance was futile as the Titans buried Olds 52-19.
‘That was the outcome we were looking for,” said coach Ken Fournier. “We went in with a game plan, having the offence balanced; trying to keep the passing and running to the same amount. We missed the first couple balls, but we started to catch and were moving the ball down the field great with a nice combination. I think we caught them off guard passing that much.”
In the first quarter the Titans were up by 21 points, and didn’t let up against the big physical team.
“We just executed. You could tell we had a game under our belts already, and they (Olds) just hadn’t. They were still adjusting and playing catch-up and our guys were ready to go,” said Fournier.
Spencer Fournier continued where he left off last year with four touchdowns. Rookie Josh Weeteringen also had one, as did Tanner Borowicz, who is playing in his first year as a Titan. Kordell Sykes had a fumble recovery for a touchdown. This year the team introduced a new kicker, and after only three practices, he was able to score 10 points.
Defense was strong as well. Thomas Borst has an interception.
“As coaches we really worked with them on a game plan… and we worked really hard on it in practice. We told the linemen ‘you really could get an interception.’ These are plays you like,” said Fournier.
The regular season continues this week as the Titans host Canmore on Saturday at 11 a.m. This is the team’s home opener.
Because there is less than a handful of team in the league, the Titans have lined up a number of exhibition games with tough competition to fill their schedule.
This includes tough games against teams such as a Cardston and Bowness of Calgary.
“Win or lose, these are tough games we have to play to get better,” said Fournier. “Because they are exhibition games it gives us a chance to work on what we want and we want to executed at a higher level. By the time we get back to the league games at the end of the season we should be a different team.”
