Undefeated Saskatoon Hilltops embark on playoff journey hosting PFC semis

Going undefeated successful 1 regular play is hard enough, fto unsocial repeating that aforesaid feat conscionable 1 twelvemonth later.

That’s precisely what the Saskatoon Hilltops person done, finishing their 2024 regular play docket with a cleanable 8-0 grounds and present turning their attraction to their archetypal crippled of playoffs.

“The Hilltops are measured by what they bash successful the playoffs,” said Hilltops caput manager Tom Sargeant. “That’s wherefore we person the contented that we have. The regular play for maine astatine the extremity of the day, that conscionable puts you successful the concern to bash what you’re going to do.”

Playoff shot has arrived for the ‘Toppers who person rolled done the Prairie Football Conference outscoring their opponents 325-106 implicit 8 games to fastener up archetypal spot successful the league.

Running backmost Corbin Ebben has been a large piece, breaking retired for a league-leading 964 yards connected the crushed to spell on with his six touchdowns.

“We’ve been moving towards this the full play truthful far,” said Ebben. “We’re conscionable excited and acceptable to go, and that’s going to amusement connected the field.”

The Hilltops volition big the Edmonton Huskies successful the PFC semi-final connected Sunday, the aforesaid hostile they faced successful their regular play finale connected Oct. 6.

It was a crippled that Saskatoon won by a 21-14 final, but seldom controlled.

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“You can’t spend to person an disconnected crippled successful the PFC,” said Hilltops backmost Trey Reider. “When everyone is coached good and knows what you’re going to bash sometimes, you conscionable got to play good. You can’t instrumentality a playoff, due to the fact that that could impact your full crippled plan.”

Stretching an undefeated streak to 20 games and implicit 700 days without a loss, the defending Canadian Bowl champions person been remarkably accordant since their past decision connected Oct. 30, 2022.

With location tract guaranteed up until the nationalist championship, the Hilltops could bask the comforts of SMF Field for the adjacent 3 weeks.

Defensive backmost Dalton Urban knows what’s astatine stake, however, adding their advancement could travel crashing down with 1 mediocre showing.

“We cognize that if we don’t propulsion ourselves this week, adjacent week we mightiness not beryllium practicing again,” said Urban. “That’s a world of this clip of year, truthful we truly got to bring it each azygous time and our guys cognize that.”

The Hilltops volition conflict the Huskies for a spot successful the 2024 PFC Final with a 1:00 p.m. kickoff astatine SMF Field for the league semi-final tilt Sunday.