The Prince George Kodiaks have closed out their first half of the season with a winning record, thanks to a 31-12 win over the Kamloops Broncos last night. (Saturday)
It was a bit of a rough start offensively for the Kodiaks at Hillside Stadium, fumbling close to the Broncos goal line on their opening drive.
The Kodiaks defence held strong forcing a two and out, but were held to just a 41-yard field goal from Brady Harper on the following drive.
Fumbles were a problem for the Kodiaks in the first half. Kick Returner Andrew Brown fumbled a punt return with the Broncos recovering the ball with great field position.
A penalty pushed the Broncos to within the Kodiaks’ five yard line, where Running Back Cameron Grzegorczyk punched in the touchdown to give Kamloops the early lead.
The extra point was no good, Kamloops did not have a regular kicker playing.
A solid drive brought the Kodiaks deep into Broncos territory.
The Kodiaks fumbled the ball again on the snap, but linebacker Caiden Crow, brought in to bring some extra size for blocking, picked it up and found the endzone, giving the Kodiaks the lead.
The Broncos answered right back with a Carter Moberg pass that was tipped up into the hands of Brock Dufort for a 63-yard touchdown, giving Kamloops a 12-10 lead heading into halftime.
The Kodiaks started the second half with a bang. A big return from Brown plus a penalty pushed Prince George to the Broncos’ two yard line. Running Back Gavin Halvorson punched in the touchdown to give the Kodiaks the lead.
The Kodiaks’ next points came off a sequence that saw the ball turned over three plays in a row.
After a quick Kodiaks two-and-out, Brady Harper recovered his own punt to give the Kodiaks excellent field position.
On the Kodiaks’ first offensive play of the “drive”, Quarterback Sawyer Thiessen threw an interception into the Kamloops endzone.
The Kodiaks got the ball right back on the next play after Line Backer Nick Tremblay stripped the Broncos receiver on a short pass.
Thiessen made no mistake on the next offensive play, finding Receiver Matthew Sturgess in the endzone for a 19-yard score.
James Comstock added another Kodiaks touchdown in the third with a 10-yard run.
With the win, the Kodiaks (3-2) are sitting third in the BC Football Conference.
The BCFC standings are here.
The Kodiaks travel to the Island to take on the Vancouver Island Raiders Saturday.
The full Kodiaks schedule is here.
Other BCFC scores:
Westshore Rebels 34 VI Raiders 17
Okanagan Sun 48 Valley Huskers 7
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