Canadian Loses to TAPPS Power

By Chris Doelle
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Updated: October 2, 2018

Photos by Alan Hale

Canadian Falls to Talented Grapevine Faith 41-20

Week 5 provided an interesting match at a neutral site in Vernon High School’s Brittain Field/Lion Stadium with LSG #3 ranked Canadian and TAPPS powerhouse Grapevine Faith Christian, 2016 TAPPS DII State Champions. Both teams entered the contest 4-0 on the season, the seventh time for GFC since 2005. Canadian was noted to have a 23-0 regular season win streak coming in, the longest in any class in the Panhandle area.

The first quarter ending 0-0 met expectations for those expecting a close game by two well coached programs, however, with 3:01 left in the second quarter, GFC running back Malik Caper broke free for a 70 yard TD run to extend the lead to 13-0 going in at halftime. The play was a preview of the challenge the Wildcats would have containing a run game headed up by a well-coordinated O-line featuring Caper, a legitimate D1 recruit.

The third period began with yet another break-away run through the middle of the line when Caper went for a 65 yard TD with less than a minute off the clock. GFC Junior QB Deuce Hogan (6-17-0, 61 yds passing), a verbal commit to Iowa, tossed a 2-point conversion making up for a missed PAT and the 21-0 lead put Canadian in jeopardy of facing a blowout. Fortunately for the Wildcats, two scoring drives and a wayward snap to Hogan, punting for GFC, was recovered by LB Ethan Brewster for a special teams TD and had the Wildcats back in the game 28-20 going into the fourth quarter.

Although Canadian QB Casen Cavalier passed for 221 yards completing 20 for 31 attempts, his interception free season was marred by 3 INTs in this game, turning over the ball too many times to give the Wildcats a chance to even the score. With a little over 4 minutes remaining in the game, the GFC run game took away any possibility of a Canadian comeback with a 6 yard TD by Caper, and a final 16 yard TD by RB Mark Saunders.

Next week GFC will host Legacy Christian Academy and Canadian will be open before going into the conference schedule which will resume on October 12th on the road to Tulia.

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Stats courtesy of Ron Shrader, Canadian ISD

	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Final
Canadian	0	0	20	0	20
Grapevine Faith	0	13	15	13	41

	Canadian	Grapevine Faith
First Downs	16	16
Rushing Yds	91	355
Passing Yds	221	61
C - A - I	20-31-3	6-17-0
Total Yds	312	416
Punts-Avg	4-34	1-40
Fumbles-Lost	1-1	1-1
Penalties	3-30	3-25

Scoring

1st Q

NO SCORES

2nd Q

G - Holton Harris, 6 yd pass from Deuce Hogan (Anderson kick good) 10:28
G - Malik Caper, 70 yd run (PAT failed) 3:01

3rd Q

G - Malik Caper, 65 yd run (2-pt conv, Hogan pass to Hilton Harris) 11:02
C - Casen Cavalier, 1 yd run, (PAT failed) 5:26
G - Mark Saunders, 11 yd run, (Davis Anderson kick good) 4:18
C - Twister Kelton, 35 yd pass from Cavalier (2-pt conv failed) 0:56
C - Ethan Brewster, fumble recovery, (Cavalier to Garrison McCook pass good)

4th Q

G - Malik Caper, 6 yd run (PAT failed) 4:48
G - Mark Saunders, 16 yd run, (Anderson kick good) 2:42

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@CHSWildcatNews