Kinsmen Minor Football League Week Three Roundup

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Week Three of the Kinsmen Minor Football League (KMFL) has finished as the league played their games at Thomas A Stewart Secondary School (TASSS) on Saturday.

Sr Ticats vs Redblacks

KMFL recognized the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation prior to the first game’s kickoff. Chief Laurie Carr of Hiawatha First Nation opened the day and was joined by captains and coaches from the Senior RedBlacks and Roughriders teams. She addressed the fans —many of them were dressed in orange — about the history and importance of the day.

A ceremonial smudging and drumming song was then performed by members of Hiawatha First Nation before kickoff.

The first game saw the Senior RedBlacks defeat the Roughriders 31-12. Levi Paige had the quadfecta, scoring four touchdowns for the RedBlacks. Daniel Consiglio added a single touchdown and Brody Munnings ran in a two-point conversion. Ian Watt and Fox Theobold each scored a touchdown for the Roughriders in their losing effort.

The Tiger Cats won a tight contest, 51-49, over the Argonauts in the second game. Reid Nobes led the Tiger Cats with a whopping five touchdowns. Liam McCartie added two touchdowns and ran in three two-point conversions while Mike Bevan tacked on a single touchdown. Landon Levesque scored three touchdowns for the Argos, kicked three extra points and ran for a pair of two-point conversions. Kurtis Pawlowski found the end zone twice while Theo Edwards and Ethan Bebbington tacked on a single touchdown each.

The Junior RedBlacks defeated the Roughriders 22-0. Lucas Harrington, AJ Galloway and Beau Jannsen all scored single touchdowns. Harley Rock and Galloway each kicked for a convert.

The second Junior game had the Tiger Cats defeat the Argonauts 54-22. Harrison Anchor led the scoring for the TiCats with two touchdowns and five extra points. Benton Gallant, Jack Trull, Jacob Yarrow and Benjamin Carter each had a touchdown. Connor Dodds notched an extra point. Eli Black scored two touchdowns for the Argonauts and made converted two extra points. Sam Kelly found his way into the end zone for a score.

Halfway through the regular season, the RedBlacks are leading the Junior Division and the Tiger Cats are at the top of the the Senior Division.

KMFL is running their first Friday Night Lights games since 2019 this Friday. Guest host announcers Jordan Mercier and Gabe Robinson (Former Toronto Argonaut and Grey Cup Champion) are serving as the broadcast team for the play-by-play and colour commentating respectively. Junior action kicks off at 6 p.m. and the Seniors begins at 7:30 p.m. as the Argonauts and RedBlacks battle it out.

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