It was a Saturday night to forget at Masich Place Stadium for the Prince George Kodiaks, as they fell 60-6 to the undefeated Okanagan Sun.
“It was execution, we weren’t our finest for sure,” said Kodiaks Head Coach Jamie Boreham.
The Kodiaks had a promising start, holding the Sun to field goals on the visitors’ first two drives.
After that, the Sun’s passing attack shredded the Kodiaks’ defence, connecting for six touchdown passes through the air on the day.
“We put an emphasis on stopping the run, [Gerren] Hardisty had been a force, so we did that better than we have previously, but our coverage wasn’t where it needed to be,” Boreham said.
“It’s some assignment stuff, it’s understanding where the run is and where the pass is. We need more reps at it to see it. They run it the best in the league and we got to see it first hand.”
The Kodiaks offence didn’t fare much better. Their most successful drive of the first three quarters ended in a muffed punt the Kodiaks recovered at the Sun 35-yard line.
This resulted in a rare Brady Harper miss from 42-yards out.
“Not our night, offence came out flat, didn’t execute, defence held us in early, and we didn’t get them off the field,” said Quarterback Sawyer Thiessen.
“They wore us down, we need to come out and compete harder, right from the jump.”
With the game well out of reach in the fourth quarter, both teams started to play their backups.
For the Kodiaks, the younger players showed a lot of promise.
“It’s always nice to see your younger guys get on the field, not the optimal game that you’re hoping they’re on the field for,” Boreham said.
“You see guys who step up and who are ready to jump in at a moments notice.”
After taking a big, egregiously late hit after the play was blown dead, rookie Quarterback Toby Plett led the Kodiaks to the end zone, finding Myron Brown for a 39-yard touchdown pass for Prince George’s first points of the day.
“I kind of went in with a mindset of 0-0, and somebody had to get the job done,” Plett said.
Plett’s first action in the CJFL did not go as planned. His first drive resulted in a two-and-out, while the second saw a fumble while handing the ball off to his running back.
“Shake it off, go in for the third drive, somebody’s got to put six up, so I went out there and I put six up with 58 seconds left,” Plett said.
The Kodiaks (4-3) are third in the BC Football Conference.
The BCFC standings are here.
The Kodiaks host the Valley Huskers (2-4) Saturday at Masich Place Stadium.
The full Kodiaks schedule is here.
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