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Midget Knights rout Richmond with 7 TDs

The Meadow Ridge Knights had games in Richmond, Abbotsford and at SRT in Maple Ridge on Saturday.
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Isaiah Cavalli of the Blue Knights

The Meadow Ridge Knights did the raiding Sunday in Richmond, hanging the midget hosts with a 42-0 loss.

The Knights recorded four offensive and three defensive touchdowns.

Running back Tyrel Ogloff opened the scoring on the first possession, capping a three-play series with a rush into the end zone.

Next, Knights defensive end Alex Pongracz fell on a blocked Raiders punt in the end zone for six more points.

Knights quarterback Sidney Berglund scored the next major on a keep option for a 21-0 lead.

A.J. Ariken added another six points with a 52-yard interception run back.

Berglund then recorded his second TD of the game.

Sheldon Rowley, a defensive tackle, caught a  pass tipped by  Joseph Hine for an interception, which led to another rushing touchdown by Ogloff

Werner Atkinson kicked five conversions and a rouge to account for six of the Knights’ 42 points.

The local midget team hosts the Coquitlam Falcons on Saturday, 2 p.m. at SRT.

• Junior bantam:  The junior bantam White Knights fell 28-6 to the Abbotsford Falcons at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford on Saturday.

The loss drops the White Knights to 2-2.

Tristan Parkin and Jackson Martin opened some holes for the offense.

On the defensive side of the ball, Riley Durante and Cole Leon made it tough on the Falcons offense to run up the middle.

The White Knights play the Blue Knights Saturday at SRT.

• Peewee: Full-back Dallas Pattenden rushed for two touchdowns as the Gold Knights defeated the peewee Blue Knights 26-8 on Saturday at SRT.

Corners Liam Anderson and Noah Iannone helped contain the peewee Blues, while Nick Succurro and Angelo Chalmers displayed text book penetration in the middle. Aidan Johnson and Maxx Hanson won  battles in the trenches and opened lanes on the offensive line.

The Gold Knights are now 3-2.