On the official ledger, the St. Thomas More Knights are struggling – but between the lines they look unlucky.
The B.C. AAA senior football team dropped to 1-4 (0-3 in regular season play) with a 14-9 loss to Centennial last week, on the basis of a late pass-and-run breakout.
The Coquitlam rivals broke open a 7-3 game on the strength of a fourth quarter 61-yard pass from Max Kennedy to Nic Greene, one of 12 completed passes for the Centennial pivot on the day.
Up to that point, Burnaby’s Knights were right in the thick of what was a defensive battle of Eastern Conference rivals.
“We didn’t get the result we wanted, but we did battle to the final whistle,” remarked STM coach Bernie Kully. “We had a few guys playing in positions where we have to get more reps and experience in order to be successful.”
The Knights held a brief lead in the third quarter, after putting up a field goal to go ahead 3-0. But two long strikes by Kennedy erased that advantage.
Quarterback Kolby Buljevic hit Jonah Friddfinnson for STM’s only major, late in the fourth quarter.
STM visits W.J. Mouat tonight (Friday).
