Vikings Win Chess Match Versus Steelers - Photo Feature Game
The Moose Jaw Vikings opened the season on Friday evening with a 36 - 0 victory over the visiting Swift Current Steelers in U14 division action in the Kinsmen Moose Jaw Minor Football League.
Despite the lopsided victory the Steelers came into town to play and in the early going remained close to the Vikings.
The game itself was a sidelines coaching chess match as the two teams coaches put their charges through their strategic paces. With the Vikings emerging victorious.
Moose Jaw Vikings Teegan Kivol attempts to tackle Swift Current Steelers Jax Brown - MJ Independent photo by Robert Thomas
The First Quarter saw the teams closely matched.
The Vikings scored on a running play on the last play of the quarter.
A two point conversion was good.
At the end of the first quarter the score was 8 - 0.
Moose Jaw Vikings Wesley Pittman moves into tackle Swift Current Steelers Jax Brown- MJ Independent photo by Robert Thomas
The Vikings scored on a running play with with 2:39 left in the Second Quarter.
The Vikings do not score on a passing attempt for a two point conversion.
With 36.9 seconds the Vikings swing outside on a long third down. They run all the way into the end zone to score a major. The convert is good.
Moose Jaw Vikings Keltyn Chappel attempts to get around a Swift Current Steelers defender - MJ Independent photo by Robert Thomas
The Third Quarter saw the Vikings score a long touchdown with 5:38 left in the quarter.
After scrambling on a long third down they score.
The score at the end of the quarter was Vikings 28 and the Steelers 0.
Swift Current Steelers coach Tyson Congdon talks to his players on the sidelines - MJ Independent photo by Robert Thomas
With 2:47 left in the Fourth Quarter the Vikings quarterback calls his own number and takes the ball and sneaks in just inside the goal line at the put of bounds marker.
The two point convert is good on a reverse play.
Final score Vikings 36 and Steelers 0
