Clippers fall short in RMFL semifinal

Published on Wednesday, 30 October 2024 16:34

The Dauphin Clippers entered the Rural Manitoba Football League playoffs with high hopes that they would compete for a championship.

Instead, they are left to wonder what could have been after losing their semifinal contest to the Moosomin Generals, 26-20 in overtime, Sunday afternoon in Dauphin.

The Clippers proved to be their own worst enemy, having two lengthy runs for touchdowns called back because of penalties.

Dauphin did have the lead, 20-14, only for the Generals to march down field to tie the game. The Clippers defence came up big, stopping the convert attempt, sending the game to overtime.

Each team had one possession, with the Generals scoring on their first possession. The Clippers failed to score on their time with the ball, resulting in the Moosomin victory.

Clippers coach Gerald Lopez said the two penalties were unfortunate.

“I thought both teams had the same type of penalties, but it just unfortunately happens like that. It’s just the way the ball bounces sometimes,” he said.

Lopez was pleased his team didn’t fold and kept giving their all, eventually taking the lead late in the game.

“Right up to the end, I was proud of all those guys. They played hard right up to the last snap, all the way to overtime. Unfortunately, the better team won and it wasn’t our day today,” he said.

The Clippers will lose six or seven players next year, but they will have a good core of players returning.

“I’m proud of all these guys,” Lopez said.



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