Coquitlam Raiders invaded Rupert Park last Sunday. They tore a stripping off the Vancouver Trojans in the process.
Dylan Cusker got the Raiders' ball rolling when he collected a short opening kick and bolted for the first of what would be six Coquitlam touchdowns during a 48-0 Jr. Bantam division romp in Vancouver Mainland Football League action.
Sean Stewart scored back-to-back majors on a kick return and subsequent 40-yard rush as the now 3-1 Raiders built an early 24-0 lead and never looked back.
Bowen Goldade scored on a reception off a Liam Stewart toss, as did Darrell Gerela and Zachary Merisca on dashes of 30 and 25 yards respectively.
Bryan Cortes and Tony Dhillon each smartly hauled in Liam Stewart passes that led directly to touchdowns, while R.J. Shelley connected on all six of his convert attempts after some fine long snaps in slippery conditions by centre Taylor Lintott.
Defensive standouts for the Raiders included Mak Stephens, Taylor Poitras and Marco Aiello.
WILDCATS COOLED
Nico DePaoli broke a tackle and darted 105 yards to paydirt but that was all the scoring the Coquitlam Wildcats could muster in a tough 12-6 defeat to the host North Surrey Hawks in a Peewee division struggle.
Untimely penalties against the 'Cats, particularly down the stretch, allowed the Hawks to post the comeback win.
Apart from DePaoli's mammoth romp, rookie safety Greyson Dube's his first ever tackle on the opening play from scrimmage and Liam Stewart's touchdown-saving tackle deep in 'Cats territory were other Coquitlam highlights.
