Yorkton Upends Peacock

By Robert Thomas

Saturday afternoon was a bright and sunny day for those assembled at Gutheridge Field but sadly for their Peacock Tornadoes it was not the best of days as the Tornadoes fell 48 - 0 to the visiting Yorkton Raiders.

Yorkton managed to use both its speed on the run as well as passing to dominate the local squad.

Yorkton Raiders Aiden Leslie about to make the catch on the way for his third touchdown of the first half. Leslie would score four touchdowns in total during the game - MJ Independent photo

Peacock Tornadoes quarterback Keaton Doerkson (left) lines up a pass -

The key to the Yorkton win was limiting Peacock’s rushing game with usually explosive Josh Johnson only five carries and 22 yards in offence.

The Tornadoes were able to put a total rushing offence of five yards in the first half and 17 yards in the second half for a total of 22 yards rushing for the entire game.

On the passing side of the game the Tornadoes fared a little better with 91 yards in seven completions out of 11 pass attempts in the first half. The second half saw the Tornadoes pick up 46 yards by completing five out of eight passing attempts.

Total offence for the Peacock Tornadoes was 159 yards.

Peacock Tornadoes Owen Varjassy attempts to break a tackle - MJ Independent photo

Peacock Tornadoes quarterback Keaton Doerkson (right) attempts to outflank the Yorkton Raiders defense - MJ Independent photo

Yorkton on the other hand managed total rushing offense of 198 yards and 161 yards in passing.

The Raiders put in total offence of 359 yards.

A pair of Peacock Tornadoes go flying head over heels to make a tackle - MJ Independent photo

The Peacock Tornadoes defensive squad looks for a fumble after a team effort tackle - MJ Independent photo

Next Game - The Tornadoes next game action is this coming Saturday afternoon.

1:00 PM Gutheridge Field Peacock Tornadoes versus Weyburn

3:15 PM Gutheridge Field Central Cyclones versus Yorkton

The Vanier Vikings have a bye week