BCFC Week 6 recap – Home teams sweep in lopsided scores

Week 6 of the BCFC would feature a clean sweep by the home teams as each of the three wins were lopsided scores.
The first place Vancouver Island Raiders remain undefeated after a 52-8 pounding of their Island rival, the Westshore Rebels.

The Raiders compiled an impressive 732 offensive yards in their 60th franchise win. Quarterback Jordan Yantz would account for 389 of those yards finishing 18 of 27 for 386 yards and four more touchdowns. He would add three yards rushing on the afternoon. Yantz would spread the ball around, finding nine different receivers.
Andrew Smith was again the favourite target catching a game high six balls for 184 yards and had two majors. Dustin Pederson caught five passes for 77 yards while Michael Schaper and Matt Sawyer scored the other two Yantz touchdowns.
On the ground the BCFC’s leading rusher Jordan Botel was once again dominate. The tailback would rush 12 times for 136 yards and would record a TD.
Kicker Mark Mueller was perfect on two field goals both from 19 yards out and was 5-5 in converts.
Defensively the Raiders would be simply outstanding against the pass, not allowing a single completion. They would hold two Rebel quarterbacks to a 0-14 afternoon. They would force five turnovers including a fumble recovery by Andrew Oake in the end zone for a major. He would add six tackles and a knockdown to his day. Adam Laurensse picked off two passes, forced a fumble and made two tackles. Ranji Atwall recorded five tackles and had an assist.
The Raiders go to 6-0 and will travel to Kamloops to take on the 1-5 Broncos on Saturday night.
The loss drops the Westshore Rebels back down to .500 at 3-3, totalling just 221 yards, all of which was on the ground.
They would use two quarterbacks as Cat Todorovich finished zero of eight and Mark Black was zero and six on the day.
The Rebels ground attack did have some success as Greg Morris carried 18 times for 205 yards and would score the only touchdown for the visitors. Todorovich ran for 24 yards on two carries and Jessie Fitch rumbled 15 yards on a pair of carries.
The Rebels “D” was tested all day as 11 players had multi-tackle games. Bryon Sharratt, Blake Ector, Dane Douglas and Taylor Gudgeon each had four tackles. Gudgeon would also recover the lone Raiders turnover.
The Rebels will host the 5-1 Okanagan Sun on Saturday night in a rematch of Week 4.
Saturday afternoon the Langley Rams would win their third straight and move into a tie with the Rebels for third in the BCFC at 3-3. The Rams would smack the visiting Kamloops Broncos 43-7.
Prior to the game Broncos head coach Duncan Olthuis stated his club need to stop Nick Downey…they didn’t.
The two-time CJFL Return Specialist of the Year would torch the Broncos with three touchdowns. A 71-yard punt return, 96 yard kick-off return and a 50 yard touchdown reception. Perhaps the most impressive stat is the fact Downey scored all three within a span of 1:17 on game clock.
His first score was the 50 yard TD reception from quarterback Brandon Leyh with just 1:03 remaining in the first half. 43 seconds later, after a Bronco two and out, Downey returned the punt 71 yards to pay dirt heading into halftime. Then on the opening kick-off of the second half Downey would complete the hat trick. The kick-off return was his third of the season and fourth of his career, both totals setting new CJFL records.
In two games against the Broncos, Downey has six touchdowns.
Rams QB Leyh would finish nine of 14 for 220 yards and two touchdowns. Daniel English caught four passes for 94 yards and a score, while Downey finished with two catches for 93 yards.
On the ground the Rams were led by Kyle Albertini who carried nine times for 52 yards and had a major, while Malcolm Freeman had five carries for 47 yards and a score.
Had it not been a career day for Downey, the Rams defence would have been the story. They would record seven sacks and forced two turnovers. Jeff Paras intercepted a pass, while Jordan Linnen picked up a fumble.
The 3-3 Rams will travel to Chilliwack for a date with the 0-6 Huskers on Saturday night.
The Kamloops Broncos fall to 1-5 on the year after the loss. Their offense would sputter against an extremely motivated Rams “D.” They would tally just 130 offensive yards.
Three Bronco quarterbacks would combine for a 10 of 26 night for 91 yards and a pick. Carter Bilawchuk would lead the way with three catches for 28 yards.
On the ground Joel Mukendi carried five times for 63 yards and would score the only Bronco touchdown.
Defensively the Broncos saw an outstanding game from Drew Markortoff who had five tackles and two sacks. Clayton Ludba tallied four tackles while Wes Black had a sack.
The 1-5 Broncos will host the 6-0 Raiders on Saturday night.
The lone Sunday game of the week saw the Okanagan Sun keep pace with the other home teams by beating the Chilliwack Huskers 42-7.
It was the first game for the Sun with Jay Christensen back on the sideline as the offensive coordinator. “We were committed to the run,” said Christensen following the game. The ground attack did not disappoint.
Seven ball carriers would tally 313 yards, led by Arman Bokitch who had a game high 13 carries for 104 yards and an eight yard touchdown run. Linebacker Evin Polack made his debut at fullback and carried seven times for 72 yards.
Another defensive player would have success on the ground as BCFC sack leader Steven Doege scored two touchdowns from one yard out.
Quarterback Jeremy Mraovic finished 11 of 22 for 131 yards and one touchdown; a 12 yard score to Mike Friend. He would also find Dan Turek three times for 22 yards.
The Sun defence would hold the Huskers to just five yards on the ground. Carson Park had a terrific game with two tackles, three assists, recovered a fumble and had a pick six, running in the interception 18 yards. Brandon Donkers led the way with four solo tackles and a sack, while Doege also had a sack, a fumble recovery and three tackles.
The 5-1 Sun will visit the Island on Saturday night and battle the 3-3 Rebels.
The Chilliwack Huskers came into the game having been shut out by the Sun for 17 consecutive quarters. The ground game would struggle, however the passing attack out duelled the Sun compiling 161 yards. Quarterback David Hollinshead was 12 of 19 with two interceptions.
Nick Diguistini would make four catches for 25 yards, while Ben Skerrett caught two balls for 59 yards.
The scoreless streak would finally be snapped after 19 quarters as defensive back Tanner Hamade picked up a fumble in the third quarter and returned it 47 yards for the major.
The Huskers defence were without Cody Hillhouse who broke his leg in practice. The “D” would recover two other Sun fumbles as Cole Herrmann and Jordan Milankovics would jump on loose balls. Herrmann had five tackles, two assists and a sack. Curtis Schindel and Jayson Bates would each record six tackles.
The 0-6 Huskers will host the 3-3 Rams on Saturday night.