It started with a successful onside kick by Rylan Smaaslet and the Coquitlam Raiders went on to literally punish the North Surrey Eagles the rest of the way.
The Jr. Bantam Raiders racked up a 22-8 halftime lead and, after the two squads swapped second-half touchdowns to make it 28-14 Coquitlam, the game at Bear Creek Park was called after two lengthy injury delays after paramedics had to be called in to attend to two injured North Surrey players.
The Eagles actually scored first but the Raiders took over the Vancouver Mainland Football League affair shortly after, courtesy of two long scoring tosses by Coquitlam quarterback Liam Stewart.
Bowen Goldade was the recipient on the first Stewart strike, making an acrobatic one-hand catch and rambling into the end zone from 35 yards out.
Next, Taylor Poitras scooped a tipped ball and fended out several North Surrey defenders to score, with R.J. Shelley nailing his second two-point convert to put the Raiders up 16-8.
Late in the second quarter, solid runs by Poitras, Sean Stewart and Dylan Custer set up Liam Stewart to hit paydirt on a two-yard quarterback keeper.
In the second half, the Eagles' game star Kwaku Frimpong scored his second major of the contest before Sean Stewart bolted into the end zone on a six-yard run off tackle.
The result left both squads with 1-1 records.
WILDCATS WIN
Temperatures were hot Sunday but the Coquitlam Wildcats made the sure the Royal City Hyacks' offence didn't so much as warm up in a Peewee division contest at Ryall Park.
The Wildcats blanked the Hyacks 13-0 to post their second straight win of the young season. Coquitlam quarterback Max Kennedy sprinted 50 yards in the opening half for the Wildcats' first major, then Kennedy hit receiver Kieran Little on the last play of the game to seal the victory.
The Wildcats' Matthew Hewa-Baddege forced a fumble and recovered it on a quarterback sack early in the game to snuff out what looked like a promising drive for Royal City, while Chad Deugau and Jarrett Chong made some key tackles in the second half to help secure the shutout.
COUGS CLIPPED
Jarrod Hills was a defensive standout but his Coquitlam Cougars were tripped 16-0 by the Cloverdale Bobcats at Kevin Chin Field.
