For the Senior Titans, there is only one season, and that is the post season.
While it looked like a tough year for the Titans playing in the stacked Rangeland league, Coach Fournier says he feels prepared for the post season.
This Saturday, they begin the playoffs versus Canmore, who upset Olds on their way to provincials. The teams met in an exhibition game earlier this year and the Titans took the win 55-36.
“That being said, the did score 36 points on us, and looking at how the weather is going to be we are expecting to see some strange plays and odd balances. But oddly enough, we have had the kind of season to prepare us for those kinds of situations.
“It is not going to be easy. We are going into a situation where it will be -7 degrees with snow on the ground, and 5 centimeters of snow projected. But playing in the snow is a privilege,” he said.
The Titans had a week off to heal and practice, but were back on the field last Thursday November 5 to take on Chestermere. It came down to the last possession, but the Titans lost 38-35.
“We came out after the by-week and looked sluggish. Once again, our defense was rough and we let them march down the field,” said Fournier. “We survived the first quarter 7-7, and then our offense erupted.”
The Titans did a good job on shutting down their outside passing and roll-out plays, but Chestermere’s quarterback stayed in the pocket to facilitate the offense, and did a great job at it.
“Defense played pretty good, but they still outplayed us,” said Fournier. “That is the kind of game we wanted. We wanted to go into provincials with a tough game.”
“We competed right down to the last drive…It is good to see our guys battle back. In fact in the last four or five games, our guys have been strong, and they have all been tight games. That is the kind of game you want.”
The Titans head to Canmore this Saturday to play at 1 p.m.
