Kinsmen Minor Football League Holds First Friday Night Lights Games For the Season

The Kinsmen Minor Football League had the spotlight on them on their first Friday Night Lights series with packed stands this past weekend.

KMFL President Bryan Junkin addressing a record number of players during the Senior Evaluation Night. Photo courtesy of KMFL.

The opening game saw the Junior RedBlacks defeat the Junior Roughriders 36-16. Jacob Cahorn and Camron Yanuziello with a touchdown each for the Roughriders. Cahorn also added two converts. The RedBlacks saw AJ Galloway, Easton Schenk (2) and Carter Gray for scores. Denver Paige led the defense with a pick-six. Galloway added a convert and Schenk kicked two converts.

In Senior action, the RedBlacks and Roughriders had a back-and-forth match that went down to the wire. The Roughriders edged the RedBlacks 44-41. Brody Munnings led the RedBlacks with five touchdowns. Levi Paige added a touchdown and kicked two converts. Brock Hendren added a convert. Hayden Phair led the scoring for the Roughriders with four touchdowns. Michael Porter and Vincent Martin-Hollowaty added a score, while Kaden Curtis kicked four converts.

Saturday morning began with the Junior TiCats defeating the Argos 36-6. Kai Scott scored two touchdowns for the TiCats, with Conrad Condon and Mike Zoric each adding a single. Wesley Clarke kicked three converts. Jamieson Temple scored the lone touchdown for the Argos.

The final game were the Senior Argonauts defeating the TiCats 38-8. Parker Vivian and Max Ytsma each scored three touchdowns for the Argos with Chase Rimes adding a convert.  Keenan Mealin scored the lone touchdown for the TiCats while the defence added a safety.

Action continues Saturday at 9 a.m. with the Argos facing the Roughriders and the TiCats taking on the RedBlacks.

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