South Delta Rams are Junior Bantam 9-Man champions of the Vancouver Mainland Football League after a convincing 64-31 win over the Westside Warriors on Sunday.
The 2018 championship game, played at Carnarvon Park in Vancouver, capped off an 8-1 regular season record and a dominant semi-final game over the Richmond Raiders to clinch the title. It also handed the Warriors their only loss of the season after beating South Delta back in late September.
The highest scoring team in the VMFL opened the game with a touchdown pass off their first play from scrimmage. The ensuing kick-off saw them recover an onside kick and score yet another touchdown to quickly gain a 14-0 lead. This set the tone for the rest of the game as the Rams jumped out to a huge 28-6 first quarter lead.
The Rams defence continued to put pressure on the Warriors offence holding off a few late surges by the home team.
“The entire game was a team effort and definitely a balanced performance on both sides of the line,” said Rams head coach Randi Yamaoka.
The Rams now travel to Kamloops next weekend for the provincial championship game.
The team includes: Aidan Kneesch, Alex Lechner, Archie Whitehead, Ben Holmes, Braydyn Alkassab, Brian Crarer, Darius Hanna, Ethan Dodd, Jaren Yamaoka, Jaxen Moore, Kenny Scott, Lucus Bates, Max Edwards-Ryland, Robbie Fisher, Ryan Leung and Trent Clisby.
Chris Dodd and Anthony Hanna round out the coaching staff. The team managers are Tania and Will Holmes, while Mike Leung and Darren Ryland are the trainers.
