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Inaugural season for JV Sun Devils ends in semi

A fantastic inaugural season for the South Delta Sun Devils junior varsity team came to an end Friday night at Burnaby Lakes.
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Ben McDonald, seen here in action in the senior AAA final, played quarterback for the JV Sun Devils in their semifinal contest.

A fantastic inaugural season for the South Delta Sun Devils junior varsity team came to an end Friday night at Burnaby Lakes.

Despite a valiant effort by the 19-player squad, South Delta dropped a 29-19 provincial semifinal decision to the Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers.

“They came out running the ball down our throats and after they scored the first touchdown we managed to stop them,” said head coach Ray Moon. “We went to the air and it went back-and-fourth. They had a seven-point lead on us most of the way.”

South Delta managed to cut the lead to 22-19 early in the fourth and had the momentum, but the Panthers scored on a long touchdown, which pushed the eventual margin to 10 points.

“There was about four minutes left and we just couldn’t sustain a drive to get into the end zone quick enough,” added Moon.

Ben McDonald was at quarterback the whole game, but only played on offence to allow him to play a full game in the senior AAA final on Saturday night. B.C. High School Football has rules in place that stipulate how many minutes a player can be on the field in consecutive games.

“Our starting centre went down in the third quarter, and he is also our nose tackle, so that certainly didn’t help,” Moon said. “I think if we could have played Ben the whole game, and take away a few of the turnovers, who knows, it might have been different. The kids put up one heck of a fight. They left everything on the field. It was disappointing, but I’m proud of the boys and what they’ve been able to accomplish with such small numbers.”

Moon said he hopes this year’s success is the foundation for next year.

“It’s one of the key building blocks. We need this to get the program off to a strong start and hopefully we can build on this for next year,” the head coach said.