It was another battle of the undefeated teams last week but unfortunately for the home team, it was the North Star Wolves that lost their perfect record.
The Wolves senior football team went up against the L’Essor Eagles last Thursday night at the Libro Centre and lost 28-14. Much of the scoring was done in the first half.
The loss puts North Star’s record at 3-1 while L’Essor improved to 4-0 in WECSSAA Tier 2 football play.
A touchdown run put L’Essor up 6-0 midway through the first quarter as the extra point attempt failed. North Star followed up with a pair of converted touchdowns to go up 14-6 after one quarter.
A two-yard quarterback sneak by Sawyer Krokos accounted for the first touchdown with Noah Abreu returning a fumble 40 yards for a score accounting for the second touchdown.
L’Essor scored twice in the second quarter to go up 21-14 at the half. The first touchdown was on a five-yard run while a 31-yard touchdown run on a third down play was the Eagles’ second score of the quarter. The first touchdown was capped by a two-point conversion while the extra point was successful on the second score.
A six-yard touchdown run, with extra point, by L’Essor in the third quarter was the final scoring play of the game.
Turnovers late played a factor, including a North Star fumble that was recovered at the L’Essor four-yard line midway through the fourth quarter.
“I thought it came down to mental mistakes,” said North Star head coach Joel Charron.
A first half blocked punt by L’Essor and the Wolves’ fumble in the red zone were keys as Charron believed there could have been a different outcome if those plays did not happen.
“I thought we lost focus but that’s my fault,” said Charron. “I’ve got to do a better job getting them ready.”
Aside from watching the game video and learning from it, Charron said he is already looking towards next week.
“It’s already behind me,” he said of last Thursday’s loss. “We are a very resilient group. We’re still in control of our destiny. We’re 3-1.”
The Wolves plan on learning from the game and moving forward, he indicated. Charron said Steven Craner played a great game with Connor Kell and Brody Halliday having strong games on the line.
The Wolves play the Riverside Stingers this Thursday (Oct. 24) at the Libro Centre starting at 5:30 p.m.
Wolves suffer first loss of the season versus L’Essor Eagles
By Ron Giofu
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