Tartans Win! Advance to SWOSSAA Football Final
After more than a decade drought without winning a Kent senior football title, the Wallaceburg Tartans are now one win away from a SWOSSAA championship after defeating the St. Christopher Cyclones in a cold and windy matchup Saturday afternoon in Wallaceburg.
The Tartans jumped out to a quick lead and never looked back finishing with a 35-1 win.
On the opening drive of the game, St. Christopher’s attempted a hook and ladder play which was fumbled. Wallaceburg then marched the ball down the field capped off by a Lee Purnell touchdown run.
Purnell, dominated on both sides of the ball in the game racking up several tackles in the first quarter alone. Purnell, who is a final year player with the WDSS Tartans scored his second rushing touchdown of the game to give Wallaceburg a 14-1 lead after a St. Christopher’s rouge.
Jonah Pataki continued his strong season scoring another Wallaceburg touchdown with just over five minutes remaining in the first half to give the Tartans a 21-1 lead. After a Troy Babock field goal, the Tartans took a 24-1 lead.
The final Wallaceburg touchdown of the game came on a long pass from Brayden Fischer to Josh Stokes down the sideline. After an odd angle field goal from Babcock, the Wallaceburg Dstrict Secondary School Tartans rode a 35-1 lead until the final buzzer.
Wallaceburg will now face Kennedy (Windsor) at the University of Windsor later this week. Game date and time has yet to be confirmed.
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The Senior Boys Football Team has been an amazing group of young men. They have worked hard and molded together as a team should. Thanks to them and their coaches for an awesome season for fans and family.
No matter the outcome on Thursday night, we are all very proud of them!!!
Go Tartans Go!!!
One More, we can do it.