The sun was shining on this rescheduled game of ours – much to the chagrin of the parents and a coach or two. But 9:00 a.m. it was and the Raiders were there and ready to play. The offence was on the attack right away. On the ground and in the air and in the end it was a run to the end zone. (Raider 6 Rods 0) Routine snap, hold and kick for 2. (Raiders 8 Rods 0) Defense got to work and battled down the field until the ball was back to us. Offence took no time at all to block and get a fancy run for another 6 points. (Raiders 14 Rods 0) Defense faced a good offensive drive by the Rods but stopped them when it counted. A long toss and fast run combined for a 50 yard touchdown play! (Raiders 20 Rods 0) A few 1st downs for the Rods, hanging on to jerseys, tackling the quarterback, speed by the line backers and their job was done – ball back to the Raiders. A huge throw under pressure earned us a 1st down, another throw and catch just past the defenders, a couple of short runs and we found the end zone. (Raiders 26 Rods 0) The 2-point convert was GOOD. (Raiders 28 Rods 0) Great speed forced a fumble on the kick off and a Raiders recovery was a sweet way to end the first half.
A strong start with the defense stalling them in the end zone for 2 points (Raiders 30 Rods 0) and the next time the Rods had the ball the defense had a huge stand on 3rd down with 1 yard to go which gave the ball back to us.
Looking back at this game – you could summarize it as great variety of offence and solid, defensive strength… pretty tough to beat when you put it together like that!! Well done boys!! GO RAIDERS GO!!!

The first quarter started with the broncos kicking the ball and the raiders receiving. Eric catches the ball for a few yards and the raiders take control of the ball. Boston hands the ball to Austin for a few carries and first downs. Noah also carries the ball for a few runs and firsts downs. After seven plays and a great rush by the raiders Boston hands the ball to Austin for a touchdown run and the raiders are first on the scoreboard. 6-0. Josh for the raiders kicks the ball after the touchdown and it bounces out of bounds near centre field , giving the broncos a first attempt with the ball. Raiders defence takes the field. The broncos use their three downs and the raiders take back the ball on turnover on downs. Austin carries the ball from QB Boston for a first down, followed by Noah carting the ball for several 1st downs, the raiders have a great rush to the goal line , but turn over the ball on downs which ends the 1st quarter.
2nd quarter starts with the raiders defence on the field. The raiders only give up about two yards the defence stands their ground. Excellent work! The raiders take the ball on turnover of downs from the broncos and in three plays Noah carries the ball across the line for another 6 points. Raiders lead 12-0. The raiders kick the ball to the broncos. The broncos offence wakes up and carries the ball for three 1st downs moving the ball deeper into raiders zone. A late fumble on third down gives the ball back to the raiders on turn over on downs. The raiders use their three downs not turning ten yards, broncos get the ball back. The broncos QB carries the ball for 2 first downs and is brought down hard by raiders defence, Eric making a crushing tackle. Raiders get the ball back on turnover of downs and till the half make rushing plays from Austin and Noah

3rd quarter, Raiders kick the ball to the broncos, return for a few yards. Eric has a nice tackle on #80 of the broncos, broncos try for a throw attempt on 2nd down. 3rd down and broncos QB runs for a 60 yard touchdown to put them on the scoreboard. Broncos complete a throw for the extra point . 12-7 raiders. Broncos have a great kick after the TD, and Boston runs the field for a good ten yards . Raiders have a few long carries by Noah and Austin. Austin almost gets away for a touchdown run but #16 for the broncos has a shoelace tackle . Raiders complete a throwing play, Boston to Austin, but turn over on downs after third down. Broncos have the ball for a short time as the raiders defence remain solid. As the raiders offence take the ball back, you can see something has got them going. In two plays a nice run from Noah scores the raiders another touchdown ! 18-7 raiders. Raiders extra conversion is no good. A short kick puts the ball on the fifty. Broncos make one 1st down but fall to move the ball and take a few penalties. Raiders offence get three tries at a first down, and even with the chains out for a measurement, have to turn the ball back to the broncos. Back and forth the ball is exchanged until late into the forth quarter when the broncos score a touchdown with another QB sneak. Broncos complete another conversion bringing the score within reach at 14-18 raiders.

A few penalties are called in the forth quarter and the ball is exchanged back and forth with small gains. There are some intense moments near the end of the game as the broncos had the ball and where close to the raiders line. The defence held the broncos offence from scoring, and the raiders offence pulled through by getting enough points on the scoreboard to win the game. Excellent work players , coaches and parents for coming out to support our team on it’s home opener! Final score 18-14 Raiders.

Opening kick by 50. Tackle by 88 and 48 at Centre. Breakthroughs, tackle by 50 near goal line. Good pressure on QB by 61. 20 knocks ball for interception, Teal takes the ball. Good blocking by 9 and hand-off to 25. Escaped the tackle to take in for TD. Great effort for the convert by 11, tackled within inches of goal line. Kick by 50, stopped fast. Good run, Brought down by 88. Pass attempt stopped by 48 and 60‎. Hand off and tackle by 20 to save the day. Teal ball. Great blocking by 42 as 11 takes the hand-off up 20 yards. Hand-off to 25, with help from 90 blocking. TD 11 with the extra nearing the half whistle. Kickoff, brought down by 61. Breakthrough‎ run stopped by 50. Pass attempt by Raiders teal.

HALF TIME

Hand-off to 11, then 25, then 11 for TD. Good blocking by 25. 25 makes the convert. Kick by 50 and tackle by 50. Running attempts, group tackle then a big tackle by 88. Run double team by 20 and 50 for 4th down. Run stopped by 49. 1st down Raiders Black. Big run stopped at 20 yd by 48+50. 61 rushes in to thwart run. Next rush, tackle and loose ball, recovery by teal. Hand-off, run in by 90. Convert attempt by 11 within inches. Kick off, tackle by 50, raider injury #3

First half, #11 (Jace Woytowich) takes the handoff from the 30 yard line, runs it to the centre line. Turn over on downs at 20 yard line. Great tackle by # 50 (Gavin Neufeld). 20 yard touchdown by # 25 (Asher Fehr) #11 runs in for the convert. Another good run by #25, and # 11 runs in for another touchdown! Good 20 yard kick by # 61 (Judah Reimer) # 50 forced loss of yards.

Second half, #50 & 61 force loss of yards. Turnover, # 61 runs for the goal line, then realizes it’s the wrong direction, fumbles the ball on his return. Ball is picked up by # 50 and runs in for the touch down! Thanks to great team blocking, # 25 runs in for the convert! Great kick by # 61. Quarterback sack by # 61 on 4th down. 30 yard touch down by # 11, convert is good by # 25. Touch down by other team, no convert. 25 yard kick return by # 25, touchdown by # 11. Convert is good! Great tackles by 88 ( Hunter Fehr) and # 11!

That was the game! Great job everyone!

Eastman Bantam Raiders got off to a rough start to begin the 2014 regular season, as they fell to a strong St.Vital Mustangs 30-0. Mustangs defense held the Raiders offense to 4 first downs. Mustang scored points on each of their offensive possessions in the first half building to a large lead. Barrett Friesen lead the Raiders defense with 6 tackles.

Raiders start the game with #63 receiving the kick from the Rods. On 1st down, Raiders quarterback, #18, Sam, hands off to #88, Jett, for a 4 yard gain. On second down, Jett receives the handoff again and runs in for the touchdown! For the convert, Raiders try a pass to #35, Brody, but it falls incomplete. Raiders #18, kicks the ball to centre field with the Rods player falling on it. Rods handoff the ball on 1st down, with #88 tackling him after a gain of first down. They handoff again, with 3 Raiders surrounding him. #30, 13 & 69 tackle him for a gain of only 3 yards. Again the rods handoff the ball, with #63, Kristjan, tackling him at the line of scrimmage. On 4th down, the Rods throw the ball, and #13, Kyle, tips it away from the receiver and it falls incomplete. The rods hand off the ball one more time, with #13, Kyle, #69, Denver and #30, Cody tackling the player. Turnover on downs. Raiders #18 passes to #35, Brody complete for 5 yards. On 2nd down, the Rods rush the quarterback and tackle him. On 3rd down, Raiders shovel pass to #88, Jett, who runs it in for the touchdown. For the convert, they try another running play, but the Rods were able to stop them. No convert. Raiders, #18, Sam, kicks the ball to the 40 yard line and Rods player receives it and fumbles the ball when #88 hits him. Jett recovers the ball. Raiders pass the ball to #35, Brody, who almost catches it, but it falls incomplete. Quarterback Sam hands off to #88, who runs 20 yards but fumbles the ball when tackled. Rods ball!

Rods kick the ball – #88, Jett, receives it. Raiders pass to Jett who catches it and runs 18 yards! Great play! On second down, Sam shovel passes to #88, who runs 10 yards. On 1st down, handoff to Jett, who runs 5 yards to the 25 yard line. We receive a delay of game penalty for a loss of down. 3rd down, Sam hands off to #35, Brody who runs 5 yards. On 4th down, Raiders throw to #88, with the ball falling incomplete. Turnover on downs. Rods take the ball and handoff. #69 and #88 are in on the tackle for no gain. Again, they handoff and our defence stops them. On third down, they run the ball again for a 2 yd gain with Denver and Kyle in on the tackles. On 4th down, the Rods throw an incomplete pass! Great defence! Turnover on downs. Raiders take the ball on the 30 yd line. On 1st down, Sam hands off the ball to #88, who gets tackled behind the line of scrimmage for a loss! On second down, Sam completes the pass to Jett who runs for 10 yards. On the last play of the game, #18, Sam passes to Brody, but the ball falls incomplete. Great game guys!

It was a hot and sunny day but the breeze made it a perfect day to start a football season. So, the Pee Wee Raiders took to the field and they were ready to go! A great offensive drive to start, steady work by the defence and a long toss into the end zone got us the first score! (Raiders 6 Transcona 0) A great snap, quick hold and it was good for TWO! (Raiders 8 Transcona 0)

The defence showed great speed for tackles in the backfield and the ball was ours again. Super blocking by the O-line opened up a hole to get us to the 10 yard line and although we couldn’t quite finish the drive with a score, the defence returned to the field and after fighting off a long drive by the Nationals, got us the ball back. Excellent blocking got us a 50 yard run for the touchdown… another 2 point convert… SCORE!! (Raiders 16 Transcona 0)

A long kick to start the 2nd half, a smashing tackle and we were off and running. Two quarterback sacks — loss of yards — and the ball was back to us. Another huge run found the end zone! (Raiders 24 Transcona 0)

It didn’t take long and a nice high throw and a sweet grab in the end zone resulted in another 6 points for us. (Raiders 30 Transcona 0)

We did end up finding the end zone one more time on the ground to finish off a fabulous regular season game.

If we were to sum up this sunny, warm Saturday game it would go like this:
*Defensive strength
*Unrelenting pursuit
*Shut out!
*Blocking to create big runs
*Super grabs in end zone
*True team effort on both sides of the ball
*Game ending interception — the cherry on top!

Well done boys — we know there is still work to be done and more tough competition on the way — we will take care of that and enjoy the win till next practice!!! GO RAIDERS GO!!!

Raiders start the game by kicking off. Mustangs run the ball with #69, Denver, tackling him after 15 yards. Mustangs run the ball again, scoring a touchdown. #69 and #40, Denver and Kean tackled him in he endzone. Mustangs scored the convert with #30, Cody tackling him. Mustangs kick off with the Raiders, Brayson #99 receiving. Raiders quarterback, #18, Samuel, hands off to #88, Jett who runs all the way for the touchdown. Again, for the convert, #88 runs the ball into the endzone. Raiders #18 kicks the ball 15 yards with mustangs falling on the ball. Mustangs run the ball all the way down the field and score a touchdown. Mustangs try to run the ball for the convert, but #88, Jett, tackles him before he can get in! Mustangs kick off, with #82, Dylan recovering the ball at the 35 yard line. Raiders hand off to #88, Jett, who runs 10 yards before being tackled. Raiders #18 tries to pass the ball to #35, but is intercepted, and Mustang player runs it in to score a touchdown. Again, they are unable to score on their convert, with #13 tackling him. Raiders kick off with the Mustangs receiving the ball. Mustangs run the ball, scoring another touchdown. #13, Kyle, tackles the Mustang player trying to complete the convert again! Mustangs kick off with #35, Brody, recovering the football. Raiders, #18, hands off to #88, who is tackled with a gain of 2 yards. On second down, #18, Samuel, tries to pass to #35, Brody, with it falling incomplete.

Mustangs kick off with #63, Kristjan recovering the ball at the 30 yard line to start the second half. On first down, #88, Jett receives the handoff and runs to the 43 yard line. #18, tries another pass to Brody, which falls incomplete. On second down, Raiders handoff to Jett, #88, who runs 2 yards. On third down, Samuel tries to pass to #35, which is defended by the Mustangs. On 4th down, #18 hands off the ball to #35, Brody, who runs 3yrds. Mustangs ball. Mustangs run the ball, with Jett, #88 tackling him after 5yards. On 2nd down, they run the ball again with Denver, #69, stopping him for a gain of no yards! Great job! On 3rd down, Mustangs run the ball in for a touchdown. But, once again, the Raiders were able to stop them on the convert, with #30 and #82, in on the tackle. Mustangs kick with #30, Cody, receiving at the 25 yard line. #18, Samuel hands off to #13,Kyle for a run of 5yards. Raiders pass on 2 be down, which is intercepted by the Mustang player. Mustangs handoff the ball with #63, Kristjan and #40, Kean, in on the tackle, after 10 yards. Mustangs run the ball again, with #99, Braysen tackling the player in the endzone. Touchdown Mustangs. They handoff the ball and complete the convert. Mustangs kick with Jett, #88 receiving the ball, and running 20 yards. Raiders hand off to #88, Jett who gains another first down.

Great job Crunchers Black! They played hard!

The game started out with the Eastman Raiders kicking off to the Coyotes.

The Coyotes first drive ended in them turning the ball over with a fumble.
The Raiders first drive went about 30 yards before it stalled.
The Coyotes started at their own 15 and managed 1 first down before being stopped.
The teams traded possessions with defenses ruling.
The first quarter ended 0-0.

The 2nd quarter started with the Raiders on the Coyotes 20. The drive ended in a touchdown by Gavin Pidsadney.The point after was missed.
The Coyotes drive started at their own 50. The Raiders defenceman stood tall again stuffing them and pushing them back 10 yards.
The Raiders offense took over on the 40 and managed to get a couple of first downs before fumbling. The Coyotes could not capitalize on the turnover. The Raiders took over on the Coyotes 20 and got no where due to a holding penalty and strong defence. The teams traded possessions at the Coyotes 15, going nowhere as both defenses were tough.
The first half ended Raiders 6 Coyotes 0.

The 2nd half started with the Coyotes kicking off to the Raiders. The Raiders started on the Coyotes 35 yard line.
The Raiders offense had a nice run from Cazden getting to the 10 yard line.
The drive ended there with a fumble by the Raiders. The Coyotes offense could not do anything with it the drive stalling at the 15.
The Raiders offense moved it about 5 yards and we’re stopped again.
The third quarter was dominated by more defense. The 3rd quarter was highlight ed by a nice touchdown run by Isaiah from the 15 yard line.
The Coyotes started their next drive on the 50 yard but couldn’t move the ball. The third quarter ended Raiders 12 Coyotes 0.

The fourth quarter started with the Coyotes fumbling and the Raiders taking over on the Coyotes 50. The Raiders drove the ball to the Coyotes 35 before turning it over on downs.
The Coyotes drive went all of 3 yards before being stopped.
The fourth quarter was highlighted by nice 10 yard runs by Bauer and Danic. The Raiders drive was stopped on the Coyotes 10. The Raiders defense kept pushing the Coyotes back. The Raiders took over on the Coyotes 5 yard line. The Raiders scored a touchdown with a nice pass to Gavin Pidsadney. The convert was no good.
The Coyotes started their next drive at midfield. The Raiders defense was ferocious with some hard tackles and not giving up any yards. However offside penalties aided and hurt the Coyotes allowing them to move the ball a few yards.
The Raiders drove the ball nicely with runs from Bauer and Isaiah. The game ended with the Raiders on the Coyotes 20.

Final score: Eastman 18 Sunrise 0

Player of the game was Evan.

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