Announcement
The Camrose Trojans lost to the Wetaskiwin Sabres Friday night by a score of 17 – 0. The Sabres, led by a powerful rushing attack racked up 296 yards of offence to the Trojans 165 yards. Wetaskiwin had the edge but the Trojans had two big goal line stops to keep the Sabres within reach. The Trojan offence never got established and stalled on a couple of drives that kept points off the board. Nick Ioanidis led the way with 75 yards rushing but the team was unable to capitalize. Griffon Lorenz completed 3 of 6 passes but the Sabres intercepted a pass intended for Matt Harland in the endzone which took away a scoring opportunity for the Trojans. The Sabres scored twice with one 2 point conversion and the Trojans were forced to give up a safety. The defence was led by Austin Thompson who had 14 tackles on the night. Russell Oshanyk had 8.
Not all is lost for the Trojans as the Drayton Valley Warriors defeated the Rocky Mountain House Rebels on Friday. The Rebels, Warriors, and Trojans all end the regular season with 2 wins. We beat Drayton Valley, Rocky Mountain House beat us and Drayton Valley beat Rocky Mountain House. The tie was broken by the points differential in each of the three games. The Trojans earned 4th spot with Drayton Valley 5th and Rocky Mountain House ending up 6th.
The final standings for the rural conference are:
1 – Sylvan Lake Lakers
2 – Stettler Wildcats
3 – Wetaskiwin Sabres
4 – Camrose Trojans
5 – Drayton Valley Wariors
6 – Rocky Mountain House Rebels
7 – Ponoka Broncs
This week the Trojans will play the first place Lakers. Wetaskiwin will travel to Stettler to take on the Wildcats. Winners play winners for the league Championship. The losers of each game will play off to determine 3rd and 4th. The Drayton Valley Warriors have a bye week and will play the winner of Rocky Mountain House and Ponoka.
That’s two more weeks of football for the Trojans. Watch the website for the upcoming game times and results.
