MOOSE JAW -- The Central Cyclones continue to roll along in South Rural Football League action, picking up another commanding victory on Saturday afternoon in their quest to defend their league championship.
Facing the Swift Current Colts at Gutheridge Field in Moose Jaw, the Cyclones would jump out to a 28-0 lead at halftime and go on to a 42-0 victory to improve to 3-0 on the campaign and hold down sole possession of first place.
Swift Current fell to 1-2 and are in fifth place.
Things were relatively quiet in the first quarter, as a 50-yard passing touchdown to Dylan Ward ended up as the only points in the opening 15 minutes as Central took a 7-0 lead.
The Cyclones opened things up in the second, though, as quarterback Hudson Belsher began to find his targets. Older brother Keaton Belsher (38-yard pass), Reid Weiss (65-yard pass) and Nicholas Bechard (10-yard pass) all had majors as Central opened their 28-point lead.
Ciaran McCulloch caught a 12-yard pass for a touchdown for the lone points in the third quarter and Karver Gusa closed out scoring with a 16-yard run for a major in the fourth.
QB Belsher finished 11-for-17 passing for 239 yards and five touchdowns to go along with two interceptions. Ward finished with three catches for 90 yards, WR Belsher had four catches for 55 yards.
Kayden Nightengale had a solid game on the ground, rushing 13 times for 140 yards.
All told, Central put up 446 yards of offence.
Jamie Robinson was 4-for-11 passing for 39 yards for Swift Current, Jake Woods had 11 carries for 55 yards. The Colts had 105 yards total offence.
Scores from Friday’s game between Yorkton and Estevan and Saturday’s game between Weyburn and Balgonie were unavailable as of this writing.
All of next week’s games will take place on Friday, with the Peacock Tornadoes hosting Balgonie (4 p.m.), Yorkton hosting Central (7 p.m.) and Weyburn at Estevan (7 p.m.)
