Fundamentals continue to be a focus as Vikings prepare for provincial final
In most big football playoff games, there are usually one or two moments that changed the course or flow of the game for good.
For the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings, those two moments happened in quick succession right before the half of Friday’s 26-15 win over the Tommy Douglas Tigers in the Saskatoon Secondary Schools Athletic Directorate (SSSAD) 3A final, a win that propelled them to this Saturday’s 3A provincial final.
The first was an interception by senior Kolby Heidt while the Tigers were threatening deep in the red zone with one minute to go in the second quarter.
Then, with the ball turned over, the second game-changing moment happened: quarterback Damon Dutton connected with receiver Zach Wolfe — as he often did this fall — for a 57-yard touchdown on the last play of the half to give the Vikings a 13-7 lead.