The senior Titans continue their march through season, this time trampling Bow Valley School of Canmore.
The senior Titan held their home opener last Saturday against Canmore in league play. The result left little doubt as to what team is holding the balance of power in the league. The Titans led the way, tripling Canmore’s output in the 57-19 win.
“We had great success everywhere today,” said head coach Ken Fournier.
He said Canmore was stopping their bread and butter handoffs, but the Titans were able to adapt.
“We were able to get the ball to our slot back Gage Berdahl and he probably had 150 yards,” said Fournier.
He also said quarterback Steven Roberson had some impressive carries. Josh Weeteringen had two touchdowns and Spencer Fournier had three touchdowns, making 10 already this season.
“Our offence looked great. Being able to pass the ball really opens up what we can do going down the field, and having everything working, right from our linemen to the slot back is key to us moving the ball and keeping teams guessing what we are doing,” said Fournier.
Canmore was able to put a few points on the board, and part of that was defensive lapses.
“Early in the game we were caught watching, it is not an excuse, but it was an eye opener for our guys. It was the perfect situation for us to battle back,” said Fournier.
He was also not happy about a late kick return in the fourth quarter that went uncontested.
“Those are things that no coach likes. You do not like to see a return for a touchdown. If a guy is untouched and he just runs down the sideline, there’s something wrong,” said Fournier.
“I think by that point in the game they were playing a little over confident because we were up by three or four touchdowns and we let Canmore sneak back in a bit.”
Another aspect of the game was discipline. Untimely penalties hurt the Titans.
“Defense took some really bad ones and that allowed them to continue their drives,” said Fournier.
He said Bow Valley was able to extend two of their scoring drivers because of penalties.
The team has their hands full this Friday as they travel to one of southern Alberta’s football hotbeds. They will be taking on the Cardston Cougars under the lights.
“The excitement around that game is they have a really unique environment on their game nights,” said Fournier. “It is probably one of the best places to play in Alberta, they love their ball down there. When the coaches were planning, it was our choice to go there because we want to play in front of a big crowd in a hostile environment. If we do go to provincials this year we want to have that big game under our belt so we aren’t shell-shocked going to someone else’s house.”
