Wray Morrison

By Greg Campbell

A hat trick for Kubongo

Huskies are 5 and 0 for the first time since 2006.

Sep 30, 2022 | 10:53 PM

The Manitoba Bisons came, they saw, and they walked away like the last 14 visitors at Griffiths Stadium, on the losing end of the scoreboard.

Despite a 43-22 victory by the Saskatchewan Huskies to secure their sixth 5-0 start in program history, it did not look so certain.

Brian Dobie and his squad came out swinging earlier, and held a 22-19 lead into the locker room. The first half saw the Bisons play the game on their terms, despite a Ted Kubongo 102 yard kickoff to begin the contest that got Griffiths Stadium rocking earlier.

What Scott Flory said to his number two-ranked squad in the nation at halftime we may never know. Conclusions can be made though that the message was delivered clear, digested, and put into action for all 30 minutes of the second half.

The Huskies outscored the visitors 24-0 in the second half, including 17-0 in the 4th quarter. Not to mention limiting the Bisons to a single first down. In playoff football, you need to run the ball, minimize turnovers, and play sound defence. Against another top-ten opponent, Scott Flory and his team did just that.

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Breydon Stubbs, coming off a career week that saw him score conference honours off a 169-yard peformance against the Calgary Dinos, was held in check to 40 yards on six carriers. Desmond Catellier had his arm slinging in the first half, but courtesy of a constant quarterback spy and a disciplined secondary, was held in check to 191 yards through the air and a touchdown on a 16 of 34 performance. His go-to target, Brendt Adams, made a number of spectacular contested catches, finishing with a touchdown and 98 yards on four receptions.

The other bright spot for the Bisons was Dolan Hills, who’s encore to last week’s USports Defensive Player of the Week performance came with 11 tackles and a fumble recovery.

One of the noticeable adjustments was the tightening up of the back five, with the middle of the defence in Charlie Ringland, Taner Reiber and Nixon Voll being tested early and often. For 30 minutes in the second half, that issue was turned into a non-factor.

Speaking with Bisons running back Breydon Stubbs before the game, he alluded to how a potential gritty battle would come down to each man winning their one on ones across the board in all three phases of the game.

Unfortunately for Stubbs and company, they watched it play out ono the other side of the ball in the second half.

Mason Nyhus continues to create magic when his team needs it most, finishing with a 67% completion percentage via 315 yards through the air and a pair of touchdown passes.

Former UBC product Ted Kubongo has turned the Huskies backfield into a vicious

pack that no front seven in the Canada West conference would like to deal with. Kubongo not only scored on the opening kickoff, but also had nine carries for 121 yards in a touchdown, as well as a trio of receptions for 37 yards and a score. For Kobongo, though he was quick to point the offensive line and his quarterback’s play that opened things up for him. “The o-line first and foremost did a phenomenal job just being physical, staying course, and opening up lanes for the run game…I’m happy the coaches put their trust in me…so I’m definitely blessed that’s for sure.”

Though this isn’t hockey, Kubongo’s hat trick performance showed by Scott Flory was excited about the UBC transfer in the first place. “You look at his skillset and it’s like how do we get this guy the ball. We can do it in multiple ways.”

Caleb Morin led all Saskatchewan receivers with 97 yards on just two catches. Jordin Rusnack and Rhett Vavra both hit over the 50-yard mark by the end of the evening, the former on three grabs, and the letter on six.

David Solie also continued his perfect start to the season, going two for two in the field goal department and not missing one of his five extra points.

While the victory moves the Huskies to 5-0, it sets up a critical October 15 meeting with their provincial rivals in the Regina Rams. Despite eeking out a 11-10 victory a few weeks ago in Regina, the Rams sit at 3-1 on the season. Should the Huskies win, they secure home field advantage throughout the playoffs until late November, where they’ll be looking to book flights respectively to the east coast and London, Ontario.

If the Rams win, well things suddenly get a little bit more interesting for the last two weeks of the 2022 campaign.

For now in Huskie nation, there is plenty to be thankful for with the upcoming holiday and play of this team so far.