Spartans sedated in conference final

Tyler Lowey
Times Reporter

 

The Strathmore High School Spartans came up short in their first trip to the Rangeland Football Conference Finals, when they fell 29-5 to the Medicine Hat High School Mohawks Oct. 28 at the Methanex Bowl.
“It was a gutsy effort, but in the end, we made too many mistakes to be able to stay in the game,” said Spartans head coach Travis Gorski. “We can chalk that up to a relatively inexperienced team in a big game.”
The Spartans blocked a punt early in the first half, but dropped a pair of passes in the end zone, settling for a field goal.
Another threatening drive was halted when they were stuffed on a third-and-one attempt from the Mohawks 15-yard line. The very next play, the Mohawks hooked up a 90-yard touchdown pass and run to jump in front 7-3.
The Mohawks clipped the Spartans 18-14 back on Sept. 16 in Medicine Hat.
Mix in four interceptions and the defence dropping a pair of interceptions, it wouldn’t matter how much of the clock the Spartans controlled.
“We didn’t capitalize on our good drives and they capitalized on our mistakes,” said Gorksi.
The Mohawks recorded two touchdowns on plays over 60 yards.
The season didn’t end for the Spartans in Med Hat. Their semifinal win over the Crescent Heights High School Vikings earned a berth into provincials.
The quarterfinals kick off Nov. 12 against the number one-ranked Cochrane High School Cobras in Cochrane.