The Bantam Titans are the Tier 4 league champs and this puts them one step closer to provincials.
The Bantam Titans battled the elements and the Spring Bank Phoenix last Saturday at home. They fought to the end and came home with a 28-14 win and home field advantage as they continue in the next round of playoffs.
“Just getting there (to the provincials) is an accomplishment,” said head coach Paul Redmond.
The Titans had a slow start and soon found they were trailing by two points at the half. Springbank kept the pressure up and scored early in the third quarter to go up 14-6.
“We battled back,” said Redmond. “We seem to be a second half team this year.”
Redmond said this was a success on both sides of the ball. Aden Enns was able to find the end zone twice as did quarterback Mitch Ostergard. The defense held Springbank scoreless through most of the last two quarters of the game.
A healthy crowd of fans came out to cheer on the Bantam team despite the chilly weather and snow-covered fields Saturday afternoon.
The Titans have a few bumps and bruises, but managed to come away from Saturday’s win, relatively unscathed. They will have a week to heal even more before they host the provincial Tier 4 semifinal. They will be playing the top team from the Southern Alberta League. Redmond says there is a good chance that Medicine Hat could make it back to the playoffs.
“Hopefully we can get everyone healed up and hopefully the weather clears a bit,” said Redmond.
He adds they are confident they can do well.
“I think we can compete well with this team, we just have to play a really good game,” said Redmond. “Limit our mistakes and if we can get a couple breaks here and there we can beat them.”
