SHS still winless

Times Reporter 

 

It was another loss for the Strathmore High Spartans football team on Sept. 20 in Medicine Hat against McCoy; the final score was 47-8. The team is now 0-3.

“We got some points on the board which is a good thing,” said Coach Carl Seafoot. “We’re still struggling on the execution side but things are coming better. We’re making mental mistakes, and missing assignments still – the team that plays with the least errors tends to win.”

Though the team has practice scheduled three nights a week, there is little attendance from players. Their lack of practice shows on the scoreboard. 

“When you’re getting 12 to 13 guys out to practice, there’s only so much you can do,” Seafoot said.

The Spartans had an exhibition game on Sept. 24 against Chestermere that will hopefully improve their game for Brooks at home on Sept. 28.

“We can have a good game against them. They’re kind of in a similar situation as us,” Seafoot said. “Their game results are similar, so it’ll be a good pairing this weekend. We’ll see how things go.”

On a brighter note, the bantam Spartans are undefeated, after another victory at Sylvan Lake on Sept. 21, by a score of 28-20.

“We trailed the entire game up until 1:19 left, we finally went ahead,” said Coach Doug Klauck, noting that Misi Varga’s touchdown return from Sylvan Lake’s kick off sparked the team’s comeback. It was too close for comfort for their coach.

“The boys just weren’t into it,” said Klauck. “I think the first two victories came too easy to them; it got to their head and they had to learn how to fight for this past win.”

The bantams play Springbank at home on Saturday, and are expecting a competitive matchup.

“We played a very poor game last game,” Klauck said. “If we play the same way, we’re in jeopardy of losing.”

Chuck Holloway’s peewees were also victorious on Sept. 21, knocking out the Red Deer Hornets on their own turf, 46-6. This puts the peewees at 2-1 on the season.

“We had minor penalties on offense, three off-sides, but other than that they played great,” Holloway said. Makael Holloway rushed 150 yards, while quarterback Dustin Theissien rushed 120.

The young Spartans will face off against Rocky Mountain House on Sept. 28 at home; Holloway is expecting a similar score to last week’s.

“One of the Red Deer coaches said that overall, our team and Lacombe are pretty much the best teams in the league,” Coach Holloway said.