Camrose Trojans Football

When everything clicks it is a beautiful thing. The Camrose Trojans executed a complete game Thursday night, one that had been illusive thus far in the season. The Defence was the story as they held West Central to minus 13 yards rushing and 99 yards passing. Defence forced a Safety early in the first quarter to start off the scoring. The leader on Defence was Terryl Sherman who had 6 tackles 1 assist, 1 Knockdown, 1 Forced Fumble, and 2 big hits. Quarterback Sacks were taken by Dylan Barton, Dorian Gibbs, and Jesse Doutre. The Defense was in the backfield all night and the Rebels Quarterback was pressured 7 times by Trey Gerhardt, Scott Gilroy, Carson Fontaine, Dorian Gibbs who each had 1 and Brett Beairsto got in the Quarterbacks face 3 times. Offensively the Line stepped up in a big way with 313 yards rushing and 2 for 4 passing for 51 yards. Anchored by veteran Trey Gerhardt he was joined by Josh Moores, Kevin Kittler, Evan Kohlman, and Jake Rutushnick, they opened up big holes for the Trojan run game. Nick Ioanidis had a big night with 171 yards rushing on 24 carries and a touchdown. Dorian Gibbs had 82 yards on 14 carries with a touchdown, and steadily improving rookie Dominick Charpentier contributed with 42 yards on 5 carries. Quarterback Drew Loosemore escaped pressure and found receiver Kieran Batke who went up an got a contested catch before turning it up-field for a 50 yard gain. Terryl Sherman went 1 for 2 on converts and added a Field Goal. Next up for the Trojans is a trip to Stettler to play the Wildcats. Game time is 7:30.

The Trojans traveled to Sylvan Lake on Thursday September 21. Neither team had much success throwing the ball in the wet cold conditions. The Lakers got out ahead early and the Trojans offence struggled to put together drives in the first quarter. The offence was sparked by an 80 yard kick return by Trojan running back Nick Ioanidis. The Trojans got a drive going late in the second quarter but failed to convert on a crucial third down play turning the ball over to Sylvan Lake. It was 22 – 6 at the half. The third quarter saw the Trojan Offence continue to move the ball and Dorian Gibbs scored a touchdown on a run in the middle of the third. the Trojans defence held up well but the strong Lakers program was able to put up another touchdown and a field goal in the second half. The final score was 32 – 12 in favour of the Lakers. Standouts on Defence were Dylan Barton, Tynan McCarthy and Dorian Gibbs. McCarthy and rookie Brock Dalke cashed in on interceptions and Kieran Batke recovered a fumble for the Trojans. Nick Ioanidis cashed in on another 100+ yard rushing game for his second in 3 games. The Trojans look to bounce back against the Rocky Mountain House Rebels at home on September 28 at Kin Park.

The Camrose Trojans lost their home opener to the Drayton Valley Warriors 41 – 6 on Friday night. On Drayton’s first offensive play they ran the ball 85 yards for a touchdown. Then both defences steadied and yards were hard to come by for both teams. The half ended in Drayton Valley 7 – Camrose Trojans 0. Turnovers were an issue in the second half. Camrose fumbled in the endzone with the Warriors recovering in the third to go up 13 – 0. The Trojan defence had a few breakdowns which saw big gains result in scores. Neither team was able to put a drive together but big plays and turnovers hurt the Trojans. The Trojans fumbled 6 times with 2 recoveries and the Warriors fumbled twice with 6 recoveries. Right after fumbling the ball on offense Dorian Gibbs got it back by intercepting a pass from the Drayton Valley quarterback but the Trojans were forced to punt two plays later. The Trojan offence never got established in the game. Leaders on Defence were Halfback Brock Dalke who had 5 tackles and a sack. Brett Beairsto had 2 sacks, a tackle and an assist. Scott Gilroy came in in the second half as defensive end and contributed with 5 tackles.

Next up for the Trojans is a road trip to Sylvan Lake on Thursday to play the Lakers.

The Trojan discount cards are on their way.

We will kick off selling the Trojan Discount Cards on Monday Sep 18 with a blitz night after practice. Plan for an hour and a half of selling from 7 – 8:30.

With our home opener coming Friday at 7:30 Coach Belanger will meet with the parents on the bleachers for a quick meeting. Please be at the field by 7:00 so Coach can pass on a few items for the season and then get back to prepping the team.