Rebels solid but can’t fend off Rams


The Victoria Rebels took some positives out of yesterday’s B.C. Football Conference game in South Surrey, but the score wasn’t one of them. Buoyed by a big-play offence, the Rams outdistanced the Rebels 42-34 in an entertaining match, especially for South Surrey fans.

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“We just gave up a whole bunch of big plays,” Victoria president Roger Wade said. “They didn’t have a touchdown that was less that 20 yards.”

The Rebels were hoping to turn the tables on the Rams, after losing to them 35-17 last weekend at Bear Mountain Stadium. The difference was that South Surrey quarterback Nathaniel White was able to find some big holes in the Rebels defence, which was missing all-star defensive end Jake Farley.

The final game stats weren’t available, but Wade said all the Rams touchdowns were airborne, with at least two of them to Nick Downey, the BCFC special teams player of the week.

The good news was Downey, who racked up 258 yards in kick and punt returns in last week’s game, wasn’t able to repeat those numbers. Rebels kicker and punter Quinn Van Gylswyk made sure of that, keeping the ball out of Downey’s clutches.

“Quinn had an unbelievable game,” Wade said. “Downey had nothing on kick returns.”

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