‘Every person dreams of it’: Huskies win Hardy Cup against Regina Rams with seconds to spare
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Lukas Scott was grinning ear-to-ear on Saturday, with a medal around his neck, following the game-winning field goal that won the Canada West championship.
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As the game wound down to the final 30 seconds of the fourth quarter, his University of Saskatchewan Huskies were able to finish a march down the field and win the Hardy Cup against the Regina Rams, 25-24, with Scott’s 25-yard field goal.
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“I missed a game winner against the Manitoba Bisons earlier in the season,” said Scott, whose season-preserving kick came with 25 seconds on the clock. “Just kind of thinking back to that, I really wanted to be able to lift up the boys today and that’s exactly what I did.
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“Every person dreams of it and it’s a huge moment … I just knew I was going to hit that kick,” he added.
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The Rams led 24-9 after three quarters before Saskatchewan launched a fourth-quarter comeback. Although the Huskies were full of celebrations and smiles at Griffiths Stadium, the Rams were emotional after the loss, and coaches gathered the team for a meeting.
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“I think we showed flashes of good Rams football and then at the end of the game, we just couldn’t execute,” Rams head coach Mark McConkey said.
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“These guys did everything the right way and I am still proud of the players and the group,” he added.
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The in-province rivalry kept everyone on edge with 801 total yards of offence. The Huskies, who allowed the fewest points-against in Canada West during the regular season, beat the British Columbia Thunderbirds 26-7 in last Saturday’s semifinal to advance.
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Now they’ll host Ontario’s Queen’s Gaels in next weekend’s Mitchell Bowl, with the winner advancing to the Vanier Cup that will be played in Regina for first time ever.
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“As a quarterback, that’s 100 per cent on me,” said Rams QB Owen Sieben. “I got to be better than that in the second half. I just love this team, man, and I love these fifth years. It’s the grittiest football team I’ve ever been on.”
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The Huskies went 7-1 in the regular season, the Rams finished close behind at 6-2, and the teams were the top two in Canada West. Saturday’s game was looking more like a repeat of last year, when the Rams beat the Huskies in the final, until quarterback Jake Farrell threw two touchdowns in the fourth quarter.