The Senior Titans went to Medicine Hat last Friday hungry for a title, and came home satisfied.
The Titans hoist the Rangeland Championship Trophy after defeating the Medicine Hat High Mohawks last Friday, October 25.
The Titans are now the Rangeland Football conference champions, defeating the Medicine Hat High Mohawks in a convincing fashion.
The Titans sprang out of the gate scoring early and scoring often. They were up 20-0 at the end the first quarter and by half time, they were up 27-2.
Medicine Hat did rally a bit as the game progressed but the Titans were able to hold back the push, winning 48-28.
“They came on a bit, but we played a little safer with ball control and tried not to make any mistakes,” said coach Ken Fournier.
He said they were hoping to put together a good lead because they expected the Mohawks not to lie down.
“We just hoped we would have enough points up so we could take the brunt of the storm when it came and survive it,” he said.
Again, the big game players delivered for the Titans, but every game it seems a different player is a stand out.
“There were a couple guys that made an impact on the game. Travis Dietrich on offense made a couple great receptions. On defense, rookie Nick Kakuk stepped up and made some big plays,” said Fournier. “Our special teams are solid. It seems to be the story of the last few weeks, is our special team is keeping us in games.”
While the Titans are pretty healthy, they will get a breather to prepare for provincial playoffs. They face Canmore in the south semifinals on November 9 in Canmore.
If successful, they could see either Claresholm, which is having a great season or Bow Valley out of Cochrane in the south final.
“In the north there are four strong teams right now,” said Fournier. “It is unclear because they are so strong up there. It will be somewhat different as Ardrossan is now in Tier 3.”
“We are going in to provincials fairly healthy, we are getting guys back in the line-up and we have two weeks to prepare,” said Fournier.
