It only took one quarter for the offence to get rolling but when it did the Coquitam Falcons could not be stopped.
The team kicked off their Vancouver Mainland Football League season with a 20-0 win over the Victoria Spartans at Mackin Park last Sunday in a penalty-filled match.
Jordan Lund was the first person to put some points on the board for the Coquitlam club, when he connected with quarterback Andrew Flett before making his way to the end zone for a 90-yard play. A convert by Flett made it 7-0 Falcons in the second quarter.
Victoria stepped up the pressure after that but could not get passed the midfield for several possessions before Flacons’ player Nathan Quon picked off a pass to give his team the ball in Spartans territory.
A couple of runs by Flett and Xavion Fleary brought the ball to the 15-yard line before Flett hit Dade Motz for the games second touchdown, to give Coquitlam a 14-0 lead going into half time.
The refs took over in the second half, slowing the game down considerably as both teams took a bunch of penalties. The slow down in momentum was not helped by the fact that a field goal attempt by Coquitlam was blocked by Victoria and neither team seemed to be able to make anything happen.
Flett managed to score another touchdown early in the fourth quarter on a quarterback keeper to run the ball in from the five-yard line. Victoria blocked the convert but could not turn things around in the dying minutes of the game, with the Vancouver Island team falling 20-0.
