It didn’t take very long for the Central Cyclones to get back on the winning track in South 5A 12-Man Football League action.
A week after suffering their first loss of the season to the defending provincial champion Weyburn Eagles, the Cyclones racked up 32 first-half points and would go on to a 47-6 victory over the Vanier Vikings on Friday night under the lights at Elk’s Field.
The win saw Central maintain touch with the league leaders at 3-1, while Vanier fell to 0-4 on the season.
Keaton Belsher got things started for Central with their first touchdown of the game before Javin Boynton got things rolling on the ground, finishing the first half with two majors and 92 yards rushing on six carries.
Donovan Harkness had the Cyclone’s other first-half touchdown and Rylan Schaffer tacked on a field goal to close out their scoring before the break.
Joel Marak had the highlight of the game for Vanier in the first half, breaking out a 90-yard run for the Vikings’ lone touchdown of the game. He’d finish the game with nine carries for 98 yards and one catch for 10 yards.
Central rotated in a host of ball carriers in the second half, with Boynton picking up his third touchdown and finishing with eight carries for 138 yards. Jake Wilson had their other major on the day.
Alec Tangan finished the game with six catches for 103 yards for the Cyclones, with starting quarterback Brodie Ansell going 9-for-13 for 214 yards passing in the first half, while Wyatt Craik finished the game with 3-for-6 passing for 57 yards.
Grayson Hrenyk completed 3-of-14 passes for 18 yards to lead Vanier.
League action continues on Saturday, Oct. 1 with Yorkton at Peacock at 1 p.m. and Estevan at Vanier at 3:15 p.m., with both contests at Gutheridge Field. The lone out-of-town game sees Swift Current at Weyburn.
