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Sun Shutout Broncos

By Ryan Watters (@ryan2tswatters), 08/20/16, 10:00PM PDT

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Behind 5 sacks and 5 interceptions, the Sun defence shines

The Sun defence pitched a shutout on Saturday night, beating the Kamloops Broncos 31-0 behind five sacks and five interceptions.

It was a defensive battle in the first half, the Sun getting a seven yard touchdown run from Kasey Russell and a 13 yard field goal from Kealey Heintz and led 10-0 at the half.

The Sun offence came to life in the second half as quarterback Foster Martens found Pierre Luc Lord for an 11 yard touchdown pass and Russell scored his second major in the third quarter.

Beck Fullerton put the exclamation point on the game with a 72 yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Fullerton and Conor Richard each had two interceptions while Raquille Cespedes got his second of the season.

Broncos’ quarterback Colby Henkel was under pressure all night as Elias Rodriguez and Jonas Gering led the charge with a sack and a half each.
Martens finished the game 17 of 23 for 217 yards and threw his third touchdown of the season, and Keith Zylas was 3 of 7 for 38 yards.

In all the Sun gathered 434 yards of total offence, but committed 15 penalties.

The Sun (5-0) now hit the road for a first place showdown with the Langley Rams (4-1) on Saturday night at 7:00pm.  They don’t return home until Saturday September 17 when they make history and host the Saskatoon Hilltops.