Lions Give Steelers A Run For All The Marbles - Photo Feature Game

Photos and Text by Robert Thomas

The matchup between the U12 Moose Jaw Lions and the visiting Swift Current Steelers could be summed up to a single winning strategy - get to the outside and hopefully outrun your opponent.

Oh yeah there was also some passing in there.

It was also a game where the Lions offence once again relied heavily on one speedster player - Bekkem Usher to outrun the opposition.

It was a formula which saw Usher score six touchdowns - three in the first quarter - as the Lions defeated the visiting Swift Current Steelers 57 - 6 in Kinsmen Moose Jaw Minor Football League action on Saturday afternoon.

But the game wasn’t an Usher rushathon but rather it was a Lions team effort combined that lead to the convincing win.

Defensively the Lions were hot against the Steelers - but not hot enough to stop their opponents’ offence which at times showed impressive results.

The First Quarter score was Lions 24 and Steelers 0.

The score at Halftime was Lions 37 and Steelers 0.

The Third Quarter Score was Linos 43 and Steelers 6.

The Final Score was 57 - 6.

The Lions move to 3 - 1 and the Steelers move to 2 - 2.

Here are photos from the game.

Moose Jaw Lions running back Bekkem Usher turns the corner after evading tackle for big yardage - MJ Independent photo

A Steelers ball carrier (center) is the center of attention as both teams converge on the running play - MJ independent photo

A Moose Jaw Lions player tries to get to the sideline and around the Swift Current Steelers defence- MJ Independent photo

The Lions Martin Alberts (lying on the ground in the foreground) makes the tackle - MJ Independent photo

Swift Current’s Daxx Schultz (right) attempts to evade Moose Jaw’s Cohen Carter (left) as the Steelers Colt Austen attempts to throw a block - MJ Independent photo

Lions quarterback Nash Olfert makes a big pass attempt…. - MJ independent photo

….that was successfully caught - MJ Independent photo

Steelers Daxx Schultz heads up field and about to be tackled by the Lions Chaysen Seiferling - MJ Independent photo

Steelers quarterback Micah Siemens (right) makes a pass under pressure… - MJ independent photo

….the pass was completed to the Steelers Josh Woods followed closely by three Lions defenders - Mj Independent photo

At the Moose Jaw U12 Lions Bench - MJ Independent photo

Lions Bekkem Usher approaches the goal lion on route to scoring one of his six touchdowns in the game - MJ Independent photo

The coaches talk to the Swift Current Steelers at half time - MJ independent photo

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