Kevin McBain
of The Clarion
After a terrific season, the Kindersley Composite School Kobras have nothing to hang their heads about.
The Kobras, for the first time since 1970, earned a berth in the provincial high school nine-man 3A football final, played in Lumsden on Saturday. But despite their best efforts, they fell short.
The final score was 68-20 for the Lumsden Devils, an opponent that proved to be very strong and worthy of a finals berth.
The game started out well for the Kobras.
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After the Kobras kicked off to the Devils, the Kobras defence came up big and stopped them on their first drive.
The Kobras looked solid on their opening drive and took the ball down and they found the back of the house and got on the scoreboard first.
However, it was a costly drive as No. 15 Matthew Kovlaske was kicked out of the game for a “head lead tackle.”
The Devils quickly replied, scoring on the next drive, then just as quickly added a 70-yard punt return to make it 14-6 going into the second quarter.
From there, the Devils played solid football and held the Kobras off the scoreboard for the most part.
“We knew that they had a really good offence and that we would have to play very solid,” said coach Tavis Lehman. “It was tough losing Kovlaske early. He has played well defensively for us.”
But in the end, the Kobras should be very proud of their season.
“It’s great that they were able to smile in the end and reflect on how good their season really was,” said Lehman.
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