WEYBURN - The Weyburn Comp Eagles had an impressive 41-28 win over North Battleford in their second exhibition game of the season, and coach Jody Kerr noted the Eagles had a strong performance.
“I was pretty impressed with our second contest of the year, against North Battleford. After we played Miller last week we used the week to improve on some mistakes we made, and worked to get better for week 2. The first three quarters of the game were senior starters and backups for both teams. Full regular rules let us see our players at regular game speed and intensity,” he said.
The veterans had a solid pass and run game, and the score was 41-0 after three quarters.
“We saw very good production from our veterans Nolan Uhren, Markus Paquet and Haydin Buehler, and some tough play by our linemen Kayden Henheffer and Jayden Hartman as leaders,” said coach Kerr.
“In the fourth quarter we put our young players to the test. Our junior varsity squad (Grades 9 and 10) took on the NB Grade 10 and up backup crew for their first game play of the year.”
The younger players had a few first game struggles as they ended up being outscored 28-0 in the quarter, “but as coaches we saw some young guys step up and stand out right away, and a few we see as needing a bit more time to be ready for games. Landon Uhren, Cole Payak and Lincoln Lillejord were three young men that coaches noticed that extra bit of football readiness on Friday, and several others that showed us some good things moving into our competitive season now,” said coach Kerr, noting the junior varsity players will get another chance for experience in games..
On Wednesday, Sept. 11, Moose Jaw Central and Peacock come to Weyburn for some junior varsity games, starting at 4 p.m.
