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.
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