Rhett Vavra @ Calgary 2024
Jim Corry / Calgary Dinos
16
Winner Saskatchewan SSK 5-3 , 5-3
11
Calgary CGY 2-6 , 2-6
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
SSK Saskatchewan 1 8 0 7 16
CGY Calgary 8 0 0 3 11

Game Recap: Football | | Calgary Athletics

Ryker Franks Last-Second Touchdown Lifts Huskies Past Dinos in Regular Season Finale

CALGARY, Alta.Ryker Frank scored a touchdown with just seven seconds left on the clock to give Saskatchewan a 16-11 win over the Calgary Dinos football team Saturday afternoon from McMahon Stadium.

The Dinos took an 11-9 lead early in the fourth after a 33-yard field goal by Vince Triumbari, but they weren't able to ice this one away, as a big special teams play set up the Huskies' final score.

Calgary finishes the 2024 season with a 2-6 record, narrowly missing out on the fourth and final playoff spot in Canada West. Meanwhile the Huskies finish the campaign with a 5-3 record and four consecutive wins to close out the season.

After an early single by Saskatchewan, it was Calgary that was first to find the endzone, doing so on their opening possession. It was the Britton connection once again as Dom Britton found brother Ben Britton for a 19-yard pass to the far corner to give the Dinos an 8-1 lead following the kickoff just 7:26 into the game.

The score would stay the same until midway through the second. The Huskies got the ball past midfield when Anton Amundrud connected with Daniel Wiebe for a short pass, but Wiebe made a nice spin move and turned on the jets down the sideline for a 46-yard score to tie things up. Wiebe would finish the game with 5 catches for 87 yards and a major, moving into a tie for 8th in Huskie career receptions (125) and 3rd in single seeason receptions (52). 

Saskatchewan kicker Lukas Scott would add another single just before halftime for the 9-8 lead for the visitors at the break.

Fast forward to just under one minute left in the fourth quarter, with the Dinos leading 11-9 and setting up for a 42-yard FG attempt. Triumbari's kick went just wide, and Rhett Vavra caught the ball deep in the endzone – weaving his way through the field and running it back to the Calgary 45 yard line to instantly inject life in the Saskatchewan side.

A big run by Frank got the ball in the redzone before the fourth-year running back plowed in from four yards out to give the Huskies the go-ahead lead with just seven seconds remaining.

Frank was the player of the game for Saskatchewan, finishing with 147 yards on 17 carries. Amundrud passed the ball for 273 yards on 26-40. With another impressive performance Frank moved into 3rd in both program career all-purpose yards with 3,929 and career rushing yards with 2,825.

Saskatchewan will now turn its attention to the postseason as the No. 3 seed in this year's playoffs, traveling to UBC next weekend for a semifinal contest with the Thunderbirds. 
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