Central Alberta Buccaneer Ian Keetch squeezes the ball tightly before getting tackled by the Calgary Wolfpack defender during the Alberta Football League semifinal at Great Chief Park in Red Deer Saturday. (Photo by SEAN MCINTOSH/Advocate staff)
The Central Alberta Buccaneers are heading to the AFL championships.
A 38-13 victory over the Calgary Wolfpack in the final home game of the season at Setter’s Place sealed the deal on Saturday.
The Bucs’ are now staring down rival Fort McMurray Monarchs in the final next weekend.
Offensive guard Vince Roth said the team is confident they can pull ouf the win.
“It is a championship game. We can’t leave anything in the tank, regardless of how it goes,” he said. “We are confident we can pull out the win. The National Championship won’t be for a few weeks after that, so there is no reason to leave anything.”
The game next weekend in Fort Mac will be a repeat of 2016, when the Monarchs beat the Bucs’ in Lacombe.
“For some of the vets on the team, we haven’t forgot 2016. They came to Lacombe and beat us at home in the Championship. It would be an amazing feeling to repay that feeling,” he said.
- with files from Lacombe Express
Central Alberta Buccaneers quarterback Jarrett Burzuk tosses the ball over the Calgary Wolfpack defender during the first quarter of the Alberta Football League semifinal at Great Chief Park in Red Deer Saturday. (Photo by SEAN MCINTOSH/Advocate staff)Central Alberta Buccaneer Ian Keetch runs the ball during the Alberta Football League semifinal against the Calgary Wolfpack at Great Chief Park in Red Deer Saturday. (Photo by SEAN MCINTOSH/Advocate staff)Major Newman, No. 15 for the Central Alberta Buccaneers, battles for a few more yards with a Calgary Wolfpack defender all over him during the first quarter of the Alberta Football League semifinal at Great Chief Park in Red Deer Saturday. (Photo by SEAN MCINTOSH/Advocate staff)Major Newman, No. 15 for the Central Alberta Buccaneers, battles for a few more yards with a Calgary Wolfpack defender all over him during the first quarter of the Alberta Football League semifinal at Great Chief Park in Red Deer Saturday. (Photo by SEAN MCINTOSH/Advocate staff)
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