CFC50 Game Preview (MB): St. Paul’s and Dakota set to battle

CFC50 Dakota Lancers vs. CFC50 St. Paul’s Crusaders

Friday, Sept. 29th @ 7:00pm

This week in the Winnipeg High School Football League our premier game will be the Dakota Lancers against St. Paul’s Crusaders on Friday, at 7:00 pm. Both teams are 3-0 heading into this one.

The Lancers will meet up with St. Paul’s after a big 14-2 victory over Vincent Massey, while St. Paul’s earned a victory in the Laping Challenge 38-0 over Oak Park.

I talked to Dakota’s Ray Jarvis about what the feeling is like in the clubhouse at 3-0 right now. “It is a good feeling to know we are on the right track,” said Jarvis. “Massey is a very good team and having the opportunity to compete with them through the course of a game is a confident booster for the team. We also know we are not satisfied and need to continue to work hard and get better each week to remain competitive in the WHSFL.”

Last week’s win against Massey was a team effort. “Our defense made significant contributions holding Massey in key situations with some timely turn overs and tackles in the backfield,” mentioned Jarvis. Dakota’s defense bought their offense just enough time to regain some field position and score a couple of touchdowns late in the game.

Homecoming is this Friday! #GoCrusaders https://t.co/mu5hYbfuDT pic.twitter.com/FWHSy9SXmr

— St Pauls High School (@stpauls) September 27, 2017

The message heading into this game doesn’t change for the Lancers. Jarvis explained, “Every team in the division is well coached and has great players. We need to play within ourselves, limit our mistakes and compete each and every down.”

This will be the Dakota Lancers final road game before they play their first game at home. “Not looking ahead of ourselves but the opportunity to play at home will be significant,” said Jarvis. “For all those who contributed and supported this project the payoff will be when the Lancers step onto the field. We know that this would have not been possible without the dedicated efforts of many for which we are thankful.”

The Lancers will finally be able to celebrate their teams in their own backyard with the community on October 5^th when they host the Sisler Spartans.

We at CFC think that the Dakota Lancers will give the Crusaders a run for their money but in the end St. Paul’s will get the win.