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Rams open with road loss to Raiders
By Nick Greenizan - Peace Arch News
Published: July 26, 2010 1:00 PM
Saturday’s much-anticipated rematch between the Big Kahuna Rams and Vancouver Island Raiders – who met in last year’s B.C. Football Conference final – ended the same way as the first: with a convincing Raiders’ win.
Against Big Kahuna, the Nanaimo-based Raiders – the defending Canadian Junior Football League champs – jumped out to an early lead on home turf and never let up, eventually going home with a 37-13 victory.
The Raiders got on the board in the first quarter, when Mike Schaper hauled in a touchdown pass from quarterback Jordan Yantz – one of five TDs the pivot threw on the day – and led 16-0 by halftime.
The Rams got on the board in the third quarter – when rookie quarterback Nathaniel White connected with Everad Jackson for a 15-yard score – but had another score called back on a penalty, which opened the door for Vancouver Island to extend its lead.
Nick Downey had the Rams’ other touchdown, scoring on a 65-yard run late in the fourth quarter. Downey finished with 80 yards rushing, while Griffin Bullock, with four receptions for 73 yards, and Matt Chapdelaine, three catches for 49 yards, were the team’s top pass-catchers.
Though the Rams are trying to work several new players into the offence – including White, at quarterback – the offence still managed to tally 252 total yards, but it was the team’s defence that struggled against the Raiders’ attack. The Raiders finished with 497 yards of total offence, with 398 of those yards coming from Yantz. “The plays that we knew would work actually worked ... We knew everything they were going to do,” said Schaper, who finished with 115 yards receiving and two TDs.
The Rams will look to even their record this Saturday in Kelowna, against the Okanagan Sun. More Big Kahuna Rams Stories at Peace Arch News.com
Big Kahuna newbies shine in pre-season win, tough choices in store for Rams coaches
Chris Swartz, Mud Bay Sports
July 19, 2010
The Big Kahuna Rams were on the road Saturday for a pre-season tilt with the Chilliwack Huskers, the South Surrey squad cruised to a 36-0 victory in front of a large crowd of Junior football supporters on a gorgeous Fraser Valley evening at Exhibition Stadium.
There were a lot of new faces in the line-up as the majority of Big Kahuna players dressed for Saturday's tilt were first year Rams, and while the Huskers were tuning up for next weeks home opener versus Victoria it was clear that the biggest battle of the day was Big Kahuna Rams prospects fighting for fighting for a spot on next weeks roster when the Rams open the regular season in Nanaimo. Full Story
CLICK HERE FOR CHILLIWACK GAME PHOTOS COURTESY OF ARNIE SARINGER
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Big Kahuna Rams to Open 2010 Season With Cullen Cup Re-Match in Nanaimo
The BCFC's 2010 football season kicks off where it's 2009 season ended as the Big Kahuna Rams set sail for Nanaimo and a July 24th re-match of the Cullen Cup game versus the Raiders.
The BCFC will compete with six teams in 2010 and will have a balanced schedule where all teams play each other twice for the first time since 1998.
Big Kahuna opens the season with three straight road games and then Rams fans will be getting out the tanning oil as the team plays three consecutive Saturday afternoon games in August at sunny South Surrey Athletic Park, starting with their big home opener on August 14 vs Victoria.
Click here for the full BCFC Schedule in PDF format.
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