For the second week in a row, the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings scored early and scored often.
The Vikings improved to 2-0 for the season in Saskatoon High School Football League play Thursday in Prince Albert as they picked up a 37-13 win over the Carlton Crusaders.
鈥淥ur game plan was to spread the ball around as much as we could and we ended up having six different players who had catches during the game,鈥� Vikings head coach Mike Humenny said.
鈥淲e got into a groove and we were able to work our offence around what the Crusaders defence was allowing us to do. It was similar to how things went last week against Tommy Douglas, but we had some new wrinkles that we were able to exploit.鈥�
Quarterback Damon Dutton connected with his favourite target Zach Wolfe on a pair of touchdowns in the first half, but it was the performance of wide receiver and punt returner Presley Peterson that stood out for Humenny.
Peterson found the end zone during the second quarter as he teamed up on a hook-and-ladder play with Nils Graupe.
鈥淗e was strong right from the start,鈥� Humenny said. 鈥淗e also had a couple of long runs for us but they ended up getting called back on penalties.
鈥淭he guys are starting to buy in the system. We鈥檙e running the plays that we call for a reason. We鈥檙e either trying to set up a play for later on or we鈥檙e trying to capitalize on some mismatches.鈥�
Humenny was also thrilled with the progress that the Vikings defence has made since the season opener.
鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 show up on the stat sheet but our guys held the Crusaders from getting a first down until the third quarter,鈥� Humenny said.
鈥淭he defensive line was outstanding. They pressured the quarterback and they didn鈥檛 allow their running backs to get much of anything in the first half.鈥�
The Vikings will be back at Beavers Lions Stadium next Thursday night for a 6:30 p.m. contest against the Mount Royal Mustangs of Saskatoon.
The Mustangs have a 0-2 record following a 42-21 loss to Bedford Road this week.
鈥淲e鈥檙e expecting for the guys to keep doing what they have been doing here lately, especially on offence,鈥� Humenny said. 鈥淲e plan to add a few new plays into the playbook this week in practice that the guys can implement in the game.
鈥淚t鈥檚 the same on defence. If it鈥檚 not broken, there鈥檚 no real need to fix anything.鈥�
