Image: Crazy Bees Photography / Sardis Falcons players Cache Klein (#58) and Brayden Delorme (#62) combined for a quarterback sack Friday vs. Salmon Arm. The Falcons won their second game in a row thanks to a 6-0 victory over the Golds.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Sardis Falcons football

Sardis Falcons blank Salmon Arm in Rick Klassen Game to make it two wins in a row

Sep 16, 2024 | 9:07 AM

CHILLIWACK — It wasn’t an offensive spectacle by any means, but it’s hard to argue with the outcome after the Sardis Falcons shut out Salmon Arm 6-0 Friday (Sept. 13) in the annual Rick Klassen Game at Rick Klassen Field in Sardis.

Coming off a 26-20 exhibition win over the Mission Roadrunners last week, the Falcons scored the game’s only points when senior running back Tim Bullert found the end zone on a 3-yard touchdown run. Sardis missed the two-point conversion attempt. Bullert was a steady source of offensive production with 89 rushing yards on 20 carries.

On defence, Falcons senior linebacker Jeremy St. Denis made a key interception to stall a Salmon Arm drive. Sardis defensive end Cache Klein, a senior, pressured the Salmon Arm quarterback all game. Klein finished the game with three quarterback sacks.

Image: Crazy Bees Photography / Sardis Falcons players carry the Canadian and B.C. flags Friday during the Rick Klassen Game at Rick Klassen Field in Sardis.

Both teams played solid defence and limited any big plays from either offence, but it was the Falcons who remained especially solid as Salmon Arm threatened to score late in the game.

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Image: Crazy Bees Photography / The Sardis Falcons line up on defence before the ball snaps during Friday’s game at Rick Klassen Field.

“This was a tough game,” said Sardis Falcons head coach Sukh Parmar. “Hats off to Salmon Arm. They came here to play. They were tough and physical. They pushed us to be our best late in the game. We have several areas for improvement. We’ll keep working to get better.”