The Yorkton Raiders (6-0) capped an undefeated regular season with a 19-16 win over the Central Cyclones (4-2) in a first-place showdown at Gutheridge Field, while the Weyburn Eagles (3-3) booked their spot in the Tier I playoffs with a 37-7 win over the Peacock Tornadoes (3-3). The lone out-of-town contest saw Swift Current (4-2) take a 55-26 win over the Estevan Elecs (1-5).
Yorkton 19, Central 16
Austin Stewart hit an 18-yard field goal with 8:03 remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Raiders their come-from-behind victory.
Central had taken an 16-8 lead out of the first half, marking one of the few times Yorkton has trailed all season.
Ryan Vincent ran in from five yards out with 4:52 to play in the first quarter and on their next possession, Will Ansell hit Kaleb Schanoski with a 30-yard pass to give the Cyclones a 13-0 lead.
Josh Haczkewicz got one major back for Yorkton before the quarter was out, taking a pass from Connor Watrych and going 49 yards for the score, with the two-point convert making it 13-8.
Schanoski closed out scoring in the half with a 20-yard field goal in the dying seconds of the second quarter.
Stewart kicked off the second half comeback with a single point on a missed 23-yard field goal with 8:59 to play in the third before Braden Van Someren hauled in a 27-yard pass three minutes later to tie things 16-16.
Vincent led Central’s offence with 20 carries for 102 yards; Haczkewicz had five catches for 95 yards for Yorkton.
Weyburn 37, Peacock 7
The Eagles built a 23-0 lead by half-time and never looked back in their commanding win over the Tornadoes.
Austin Knupp (one-yard run), Ethan West (15-yard pass) and Evan Barsness (one-yard run) all had majors in the first half, while Zack Schmidt added a 22-yard field goal.
Weyburn extended their lead to 37-0 on runs of 17 and five yards from Knupp in the third quarter.
Hayden Tollefson got Peacock on the board with 6:41 remaining in the game, scoring on a five-yard run of his own.
The Tornadoes had a total of 98 yards offence, with Kayde Shymko carrying nine times for 45 yards. Ben Michel had 15 carries for 146 yards for Weyburn, while Knupp ran 15 times for 64 yards.
The first round of the playoffs will take place on Saturday, Oct. 26 with the game times to be posted early in the week.
