The St. Thomas More Collegiate (STM) Knights blanked Kelowna’s Rutland Voodoo 53-0 at home at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex on Friday.
The win marks the second shutout in a row for the Knights after beating Coquitlam’s Centennial 42-0 at their homecoming game on Sept. 19.
One of the standouts of the game against Rutland was Terrell Jana who rushed for 102 yards, including one touchdown run. His passing stats were 160-yards which included three touchdowns.
“Terrell is growing into his role as a quarterback this year,” said STM head coach Bernie Kully.
After the first quarter, the score was 33-0.
“It was a great first quarter for us as a team today. We started strong and were able to carry the momentum throughout the course of the game,” said Kully.
The power of the Knights’ offence was also seen in the rushing touchdowns by Andrew Flett, Jordan Stewart, Matt Smigel and Shane Noel, who also got a receiving touchdown.
Running back J.J. DesLauriers also wracked up two receiving touchdowns.
Supporting the Knights’ offence were Spencer Moore, who had 36 yards receiving and Smigel with 44 yards.
By halftime, it was 39-0.
“Having eight different players score touchdowns is a great team statistic. I was very happy with the play of our offensive and defensive lines. They are key in terms of us creating opportunities for our athletes,” added Kully.
Speaking of defence, Ben Steele had four tackles, which resulted in lost yards for the Voodoo. Steele also added three sacks. Moore had three tackles and three sacks. Kieran Janes had three tackles.
“Having two shutouts in a row is a credit to the play of our defense. Especially our front seven who are at their best when they get some penetration,” said Kully.
STM takes on West Kelowna’s Mt. Boucherie on the road at the Apple Bowl Oct. 3 at 5 p.m.
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