Following what Coach Tyler Munday states was their best football game of the year on Friday, October 14th, the Martensville High School Royals football team will be heading into the playoffs, which begin this week.
The Royals took on Humboldt and ended with a score of 43-13. During the game, Caton Harrison rushed for 195 yards and Hayden Sametts recovered a fumble in the end zone for a defensive touchdown early in the second quarter. Additionally, Latrell Brown scored a pair of one yard touchdown runs.
“Defensively we produced a couple turnovers and were able to limit their run game. We protected the ball well and only had one turnover on offence. The boys played a very solid game, especially in the second half,” Munday stated.
This Friday, the Royals will have a rematch against Humboldt for the 2 vs 3 playoff game which will determine who will advance to the provincial quarter final in Fort Qu’Appelle on Saturday, October 29th, which Munday states now it is “win or go home for us from now on.”
“This week, we are focusing on keeping the same intensity we had in the second half of the game against Humboldt last week. We are fairly healthy at this point heading into Friday afternoons game and we are hoping with a string of practice and the confidence of coming off back-to-back wins, that we can keep the momentum going,” Munday said.
The game on Friday, October 21st will be taking place at Geransky Field, instead of Wilson Field, as the usual field is currently not in good shape and Munday stated that the team is thankful for the Maddogs for graciously lending them the field for the game.
“We are hoping for a big turnout from the City, the Maddogs and of course our Royals fans for the game. We’ve got a focused game, and are definitely not looking past Humboldt. They are a big, strong, physical team and we need to play our best football.”
