The North Langley Bears peewee football team used a stout defensive effort to blank the Meadow Ridge Knights 20-0 on Saturday at McLeod Athletic Park.
Ezekiel Bodill, Ryan Goeson, Jacob Deibert, Jordon Williams and Ethan Sledding led the defence with several key tackles.
Mathieu Gale led the offence with a pair of touchdowns, while Lance Barker had the other score. Tyson Hoy added a convert and both he and quarterback Owen Sieben had some chain-moving runs to keep drives allowed. Gale also recovered an onside kick.
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A pair of touchdown runs and 81 yards from Ethan Bernardin helped lead the North Langley Bears to victory over the Abbotsford Falcons.
The bantam Bears football team grounded the visiting Falcons on Saturday at McLeod Athletic Park.
Pablo Wigwigan and Evan Rees also scored a touchdown apiece while David Wegert kicked a pair of converts.
The stingy Bears defence forced three Abbotsford turnovers, with Jacob Price and Connor Hurley recovering a fumble while Mitch Ray made an outstanding play, tipping a Falcons pass which Ser Ler Pwe intercepted.
Ryan Taylor also had a stellar game, consistently applying pressure on the Abbotsford quarterback.
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The North Langley Bears fell 36-8 to the Meadow Ridge Knights Blue squad in atom football on Saturday.
Evan Hoy rushed for 35 yards and the team’s only touchdown. Ryan Heutink kicked a two-point convert.
The Bears defence had a stellar second half, allowing just eight points after the break.
Markus MacLeod, Lucca Patterson, Rowen Engele and Lucas Laroche all made key tackles while Aiden McMurty led the way with three tackles.