Connor McKee was Mc-nificent last Thursday for the Terry Fox Ravens.
The do-all quarterback dashed for 127 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 224 and five majors as the Ravens stormed to a 62-34 victory over Abbotsford's W.J. Mouat Hawks in a B.C. AAA high school junior varsity football league affair.
In AAA senior league play Friday, Fox was whipped 33-0 by Mouat while the Centennial Centaurs were crushed 37-6 by the No. 1-ranked St. Thomas More Knights of Burnaby.
The junior Ravens increased their comfortable 27-14 halftime lead to 40-14 after three quarters, with McKee doing the majority of the offensive damage.
After Mike West opened the Fox scoring on a 45-yard run, McKee tossed back-to-back TD passes of 16 and 86 yards respectively to Adriel Sellers and Jake Bye, then darted 22 yards to paydirt himself to give the Ravens a commanding 27-7 early margin.
"It was a great game with a fast start," raved Ravens head coach Dave Lehman, whose team improved to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in league action. "We came out in the fourth quarter with a few mental errors and allowed Mouat to get back in the game but our guys showed they're learning to win by answering back. Connor McKee had a phenomenal performance."
Led by West's team-leading eight tackles and a QB sack, the Ravens' defence recorded six turnovers on two interceptions (Kyle Miller and Jason Shamatutu), two fumble recoveries (Kyle Sagmoen and Nick Agnoletto) and two fourth-down stops.
Isaiah Stevens was also solid defensively for Fox with five solo tackles.
Next, the junior Ravens take on their Tri-City rivals, the Centaurs, tomorrow (Thursday) at Fox Oval, 3:30 p.m.
The 3-1 senior Ravens battle 5-0 St. Thomas More on Friday at Percy Perry Stadium, 7 p.m., while the 1-2 senior Cents host the 2-2 Earl Marriott Mariners of South Surrey at the same location and time Saturday.
