Welcome back to the win
column. After losing two in a row, the
Colts Bantams roared back with a 30-14 win over the Cochrane Lions at Encana
Field. Mason Johnson capped off a fifty
yard drive with a touchdown run from the five and Nathan Monteith, continuing
his dominating play, picked off the Lions quarterback twice, romping 35 yards
for a score to put the Colts up 14-0 in the second quarter.
“Nathan is a presence on the
field” said Head Coach Terry Swanney, “he has to be accounted for or you are
taking your chances”.
The Lions would roar back and
tie the score 14-14 which would hold up into the fourth quarter. “It was a nail-biter for sure” added Coach
Swanney “we were able to take over physically in the fourth and control the
line of scrimmage. I don’t often mention
individuals on the o-line because we are a unit but Elliott Faller really
distinguished himself with a fine game blocking on the left side”.
Second half touchdowns by Wyatt
Wright and Mason Johnson’s second of the day would prove the margin of victory.
“We challenged the defense to
prove that we believe in each other and our
systems after being exposed the past two weeks” said Defensive coordinator Greg
Warnock.
“The boys played sound physical
and technical defense. We missed two tackles to give the Lions
their only offensive score. After that
play, I can only point to great,
inspired defensive play. We had 4 interceptions this afternoon….we asked
the boys to give our offensive the ball today and that’s exactly what they
did. Derek Mauceri played a great game with a key interception and he
returned two kick offs gaining us some good positive yards. Evan Savytskyy also
had a
great pick that he almost took to the house. Nathan Monteith was a beast
with some great hits. It was a great day
to be a defensive coach. Very proud
indeed”.
The Colts will now conclude
the 2011 regular season versus the Eagles next Saturday at 9am at Shouldice Park, Hellard Field.