Bantam Football Kicks off First Fall Season in Vegreville

Bantam Football Kicks off First Fall Season in Vegreville

Steven Cheremshynski Head Coach – Vegreville Football Association

The start of our season, which once seemed so far away, began on Saturday, September 7th as we headed out of town to play the Cold Lake Ravens. These long eight months since having first proposed the idea of having a Bantam 12-man team in Vegreville would not have been possible without the Town of Vegreville, parents, players, and the rest of the coaching staff who have joined us on this adventure.

This weekend, we finally took to the field with many first-time jitters.

The game started with us kicking off to Cold Lake. They scored first with a touchdown but we answered back with a touchdown pass of our own, to one of our wide receivers. Cold Lake was able to score 2 more touchdowns, but the team kept battling. Our defence made some great plays and our offence was able to punch in two more touchdowns.

Before we knew it, it was half time and we were all tied up at 22-22. With momentum on our side, we were able to take the lead for the first time in the game during the third quarter. Cold lake answered back and once again the game was tied. The whole third quarter was very much back and forth with us taking the lead and then Cold Lake answering back, right on our tails.

Late in the fourth quarter, some poor execution and missed tackles ended up with us down by 12 points. The team continued to work hard and with a minute left in the game we were down by only 5, with Cold Lake leading 45-40.

We had a great punt return and marched down the field to Cold Lake’s 15-yard line. Unfortunately, we were not able to capitalize and so the final score was 45-40 for Cold Lake.

As a coaching staff, we couldn’t be more proud of our young, inexperienced team. It was an exciting, entertaining game, and it was great to see so many parents and fans out to support the players. We look forward to our home opener this upcoming weekend, when we will face the St. Paul Bengals on our own turf.