The Yorkton Peewee Gridders hosted the visiting Regina Razorbacks at Kinsmen Century Field Saturday afternoon.
The Peewee Gridders stepped up their game and claimed their first win of the season.
In the second quarter a 68 yard pass play from quarterback Nick Payne to Hunter Arnold gave the Gridders another touchdown to put them into the lead 12-0.
Yorkton attempted an onside kick on the following kickoff. Arnold recovered the football for Yorkton and ran it into the Regina end zone for another six points to put the Gridders up 18-6.
Regina scored a six point major to pull within six points at 18-12.
A touchdown on the last play of the first half gave the Gridders a 24-12 edge as Arnold carried the ball into the end zone again.
The Razorbacks scored a touchdown followed by a two point convert to narrow the score to 24-20.
On the opening play of the fourth quarter, number 10, Reid Krasowski took the ball into the end zone to add six more points to the Gridder tally. The two point convert attempt was good giving Yorkton a 32-20 edge.
Following a final Regina touchdown, the final score in the game was Yorkton 32, Regina Razorbacks 26.
Peewee Gridder head coach Jason Farrell says it was the first win of many this year.
The offense concentrated on blocking in preparation for the game because without blocking their offense doesn't work. The blocking worked well which allowed the ball carriers to get outside and churn out the yards. "It was just a a really well played game by the entire team," Farrell says.
Hunter Arnold had a huge game with the help of his offensive tackle Brody Kormos on one play, says Farrell. "If it wasn't for him, Hunter wasn't getting down the field. Congratulations to Brody and Hunter. Those guys and the rest of the guys on the team deserve this win big time," Farrell declares.
Evan Gleason drew a penalty against Regina near the end of the game. On the subsequent play Gleason penetrated the Razorback offense and made the tackle to enable Yorkton to win, Farrell reports. Gleason is probably the most consistent player on the team. He's quick. He's strong and he did his job, says Farrell.
"What happened differently today is that the entire team was into every play and didn't stop until the final whistle was blown," Farrell closes.
