Falcons Romp Over Predators To Advance To Alberta Bowl Showdown ...

A superior ground attack in the third quarter turned a lopsided contest into a full-on blowout, as the Falcons racked up 49 points in a 36-minute span. They coasted through the fourth quarter while dominating the game on both sides of the ball.
Bev Facey head coach Barcley Spady admitted he was surprised to have dominated a Parkland team that boasted a similar record to the Falcons this season.
'That's a pretty offensively talented team,' he said of Parkland. 'So a shutout, we're pleased with that. Offensively, it helped that we were able to run the ball at will against these guys.'
With wind gusts in the range of 50 km/h, both teams struggled heavily in the opening quarter. Quarterbacks Adam Senuik and Garrett Gleisner of Bev Facey and Parkland, murano glass rosary respectively, had difficulty throwing the long ball and quickly had to abandon that approach. Both teams' kickers watched their best efforts veer off at sharp angles to the left and right.
While Bev Facey found success in its running game in the second and third quarters, Parkland was unable to mount any substantial offensive sequences. Predators head coach Brian Yakimchuk said that the wind definitely played a negative factor for his team.
'(The wind) took us off our game offensively a bit,' he said. 'But you can't take anything away from Facey. They came out and pearl rosary bracelet played a real good game. They gave us more than we could handle.'
Yakimchuk said he was disappointed in the blowout loss after a strong season in which the Predators hosted their first playoff games at the new Tri-Leisure Centre.
'We thought we'd be able to stick with them a little better than that,' the coach said.
'It seems like when the wheels come off, we were already on our way downhill and it just didn't get right again.'
With the win, Bev Facey advanced to meet Raymond (who dumped Henry Wise of Calgary 58-7 on Saturday) in the inaugural Alberta Bowl next Saturday, rosary for children 7 p.m., at Foote Field.
'It'll be nice to play in the city in a venue a little more suited to ... a squatter's boothstuff,' Spady said of next week's game.
'At the end of the day we'll play anybody, anywhere, anytime. We'll be ready to play at Foote; it's been a comfort zone for us.'
In the Tier 2 regional final on Saturday, Austin O'Brien beat the Lloydminster Barons 53-1. Ardrossan won its regional Tier IV final on Saturdaybesting Holy Rosary of Lloydminster 30-22.

The Edmonton Journal 2008