It came down to the wire but the Yorkton Junior Raiders football team came away with a one-point victory on the weekend.
The Raiders were in Regina at Leibel Field taking on the Balgonie Griffins.
“We were down by 13 at half time,” said coach Al Kyle.
But, the Raiders turned things around in the second half.
“We battled all game, and finally in the fourth quarter took the lead,” said Kyle.
So what was the difference for the Raiders in the second half?
“We started going with our power running offence, and the defence made some key stops,” said Kyle.
The power run game sees the Junior Raiders employ three backs, all on the field at the same time.
Among the trio Noah Bymak lead the way being named the team’s player of the game.
Braeden Miller-Lovering and Tannon Keltie were the other backs utilized in the comeback.
The winning points came late for Yorkton.
“We scored with under two-minutes to go,” said Kyle, adding “they got the ball back and the defence held them.”
The Raiders got the ball back one last time, and ran out the clock.
Looking back the offensive line made the difference allowing the run-game to generate offence.
“We’re big and good,” Kyle said of the ‘O’ line. “It’s a veteran group of offensive linemen.”
And the leader is Kaitlyn Hoffman.
“She’s excellent. She’s probably our best lineman,” said Kyle.
The win leaves the Raiders with a 5-1 record and second place in their league, with two games remaining on the schedule, including hosting the Regina Schooners Sunday at 1:45 at Century Field.
