WEYBURN - The Weyburn Comp Eagles football team hosted their season home opener on Tuesday afternoon, as they defeated the visiting Moose Jaw Peacock Tornadoes by a score of 29-21.
“The WCS Eagles home opener vs Moose Jaw Peacock did not disappoint the fans in attendance,” said head coach Jody Kerr.
The Eagles scored first when Jarret Hayward hauled in a pass from Nolan Uhren in the first quarter, but the Tornadoes answered shortly after with a 95-yard punt return touchdown to even the score.
Just before half time Max Vennard had a reception and run to give the Eagles the lead going into the break.
In the second half, the Tornadoes tied the game and later took the lead on touchdown conversions, and held a 21-14 lead over the Eagles entering the last three minutes of the fourth quarter.
The Eagles rallied and punched scored with just over one minute left and decided to go for two points instead of kicking a single. The decision worked out and the Eagles were successful to take a 22-21 lead. After stopping the Tornadoes on third down on the next drive, the Eagles punched in a late TD to make the final score 29-21.
“Getting back into the win column was important for us this week after losing last week. This is a tough league and one loss can make a very big difference in the standings,” said coach Kerr.
On Friday, the Comp Eagles football team boarded the bus and went up to Regina for the first regular season meeting with the Balgonie Griffins. After coming off a win versus Yorkton the previous week, the Eagles were hoping to continue their success into this game.
The Griffins were solid and consistent, with a strong running game and an aggressive defense that kept the Eagles out of the end zone all night.
The Eagles defense was also very tough in the game only allowing one touchdown and forcing the Griffins to four field goal attempts. Unfortunately for the Eagles, the lack of scoring punch was their downfall and the Griffins came out on top 13-0.
The Eagles next action is Saturday, Sept. 28 at 1 p.m., when Swift Current comes to town.
