Eastman vs Fort Garry Saturday Aug.22
Temp – 20 C, light drizzle wind 16km/h
Game start – 1st Quarter
Raiders kick off to Ft Garry. 1st play Fort Garry runs for a TD. Ensuing Fort Garry kick off #10 Eric Martens returns the kick for a Raiders TD The following kick off the raiders recover the kick and keep the ball. #10 Eric Martens runs for a first down but after a Ft Garry offside penalty the ball is eventually turned over on downs.
Ft Garry makes a first down with a tackle made by #55 Gavin Neufeld . #98 Noah Godlewski and #12 both made tackles on first and 2nd down but Ft. Garry was able to convert the third down for 10 yards and a first down. Then #55 Gavin Neufled tackled the Ft Garry RB behind the line of scrimmage. Followed by a holding penalty on Ft Garry and #64 Aiden Wiebe sacked the QB the ball was turned over on downs to the raiders. After some good runs by #2 Austin Neufled and #10 Eric Martens #9 Boston Thiessen ran it in for a TD. Convert was also made by #10 Eric Martens running in the ball. Score 14-6 for Raiders after first.
The second Quarter started with #12 getting a QB sack but Ft Garry was able to run in for a TD on their 2nd down. They also made a 2 point convert.
On the next Ft Garry kick off #10 Eric Martens made a good catch for a good return. Raiders were able to drive down the field by a couple of good runs by #10 Eric Martens and #9 Boston Thiessen and a couple of offside calls on Ft Garry but eventually they turned the ball over on downs.
On the next Ft Garry drive #55 Gavin Neufled and #98 Noah Godlewski made some great tackles but a complete pass for a 1st down and with a few good runs Ft Garry was able to score a TD plus kick for a 2 point convert.
Next Raider drive #9 Boston Thiessen and #10 Eric Martens both ran for a couple of 1st downs but eventually the ball was turned over on downs. Ft Garry scored another TD on their next drive with a 2 point convert. Raiders were unable to score on their final drive to end the half. Score 30-14 for Ft Garry.
To start the 3rd quarter Ft Garry kicked off to #10 Eric Martens and he returned it for a TD. The Raiders ran in for a 1 point convert and the score was 30-21
After the Raiders kick off Noah Godlewski and Gavin Neufeld made a couple of crucial tackles to hold Ft Garry to a couple of first downs but the Raiders forced the ball to be turned over on downs. From the Ft Garry 40 yard line The Raiders drove down the field by runs from Boston Thiessen and Eric Martens with Eric finishing the drive with a TD. #20 Devon Karlenzig attempted to kick for the convert but the ball was blocked. Score 30-27 for Ft Garry.
On The next Fort Garry Drive #55 Gavin Neufeld, #98 Noah Godlewski and #12 made some good tackles but Ft Garry was able to run for another TD and kick a 2 point convert. The Raiders were able to get that TD back on their next drive but missed the convert.
With 3:40 left in the 3rd quarter lightning started so the game was delayed and after waiting close to a half hour the Thunder storm became so strong that the game was finally cancelled with the final score being 38-33 for Ft Garry.