The Drumheller Peewee Terrapins wrapped up their season on their home field last Saturday, October 23, in semi-final play.
The Terps were sporting a 4-1 league record going into playoffs versus the Red Deer Beavers. They had faced the team once during the regular season and were victorious. On this day, however, the Beavers were too strong and won 43-32.
“They were tackling really well on defence and had some of our running backs a little more in check, and they had a few plays they threw at us that we had trouble stopping,” said coach Brad Iverson.
He is proud of his team’s effort on the field, even though the outcome was not what they hoped for.
“We played really strong right through to the end. We were down quite a bit at the half, but we kept fighting,” he said.
“We came back a little bit in the end, but there just wasn’t enough time to come back for the win.”
He is very happy with the season and how the team progressed. They turned out to have the best season they have ever had.
“It was a very successful season for the team. They had a lot of fun and have a lot of football ahead of them,” he said.
He said he will have a solid core for the coming season, with about half the players moving up to the next level.
“This really bodes well for the program overall. We have had success at the peewee level and the kids are enjoying it and that will feed into the next teams.”
While the peewees are finished their season, this coming weekend the Bantam Titans are playing against Ponoka in the semifinals at home.
“They have really turned a corner after losing their first two games. We have won three in a row, so we are on a good roll here or the nine-man playoffs.”
