Badgers beatdown Bisons again

By Tyler Lowey, Times Reporter

The Strathmore Community Football Association Badgers have enjoyed a cupcake schedule to start their Mountainview Football Conference (MFC) season.
Disregard the MFC season opener against the defending league champs. The past three weeks for the Badgers included a 62-0 white washing of the Sundre Bisons, a bye week, followed by a rematch with the Bisons Sept. 23.
With a week off to prepare for the rematch, the Badgers took it to the Bisons once again, this time 45-6 in Sundre.
“They were definitely more improved than what they were two weeks ago,” said Badgers head coach Sean Seafoot. “They also had a few more players suit up for them.”
Similar to Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, Seafoot is also brilliant coming off the bye week. His Badgers (2-1) took a couple drives to get going, but got the ball moving once again, led by their running back Luke Henry.
Henry was questionable to even make the bus trip north, as he wasn’t feeling up to snuff. It took a little convincing from the coaching staff to get him to suit up.
“We went up there with 17 players, so we needed him. Once we got him in the game, I knew he would be fine,” said Seafoot. “He is a really quick back and shot through the holes once they opened up.”
Also joining in on the touchdown parade was Nick Heaton with a pair, Angelina Palardy and Brandon Middlemiss with one each. John Langlois was good three-point after attempts.
Believe it or not, there is something to be taken from each game, even in the blowouts.
Seafoot, who has upped his filming techniques this season, has already noticed the occasional poor technique in tackling or players lining up in wrong formations.
In the film room and back on the gridiron, the Badgers are constantly working, trying to find ways to improve. They will get a chance to put those improvements to the test Sept. 30 when they host the Carstairs Tigers at Crowther Memorial Junior High School field. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.
Both peewee and bantam Badgers experienced a bye week last weekend.
The bantam squad took on the Calgary Bears in an exhibition match Sept. 20 at Shouldice Athletic Park and fell 28-16 in Calgary.
The Bears play out of the Calgary Bantam League. This year, the league created a C division with not enough teams to play. Before the year started, they asked teams from around the Calgary area if they were open to the idea of an exhibition season, so the kids could still get snaps. Strathmore obliged and was supposed to host a rematch Sept. 23, but Badgers head coach Mike Hopp pulled the plug on that idea after sustaining some injuries Sept. 20.
“We thought it would be a good way to try and stay sharp on the bye week, but we ended up having kids play out of position without enough practice time in and we had a few more players go down with injury, so we thought it would be a better idea to rest up instead,” said Hopp.
The Badgers (0-2) will resume their Central Football League play Sept. 30 at home when they host the Lacombe Raiders (3-0) at noon.
The peewee crew (2-0) jumps back into Central Peewee Football League action Sept. 30 when they travel to take on the Red Deer Steelers (1-1). They will return home Oct. 7 to host the Innisfail Cyclones (1-1).