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V.I. Raiders win to end regular season

Nanaimo's V.I. Raiders ended the regular season with a 38-9 victory over the Valley Huskers on Saturday in Chilliwack.

The V.I. Raiders will head into the post-season on a roll.

Nanaimo’s B.C. Football Conference team ended the regular season with a 38-9 victory over the Valley Huskers on Saturday in Chilliwack.

The Raiders built a 38-0 halftime lead and then coasted the rest of the way.

Taylor Flavel and Dustin Rodriguez each scored two touchdowns and Dustin Hamm had the other.

Quarterback Liam O’Brien was 13-for-22 for 213 yards and four touchdowns before Brody Taylor finished the game, going 6-for-9 for 72 yards.

Flavel had 70 rushing yards on 10 carries and 59 receiving yards, both team highs.

Defensively, Cole Virtanen had a fumble recovery and four solo tackles and Nigel Henry and Adam McDonald also had four tackles apiece. Doug Thornton had a sack and Dexter Shea forced a fumble.

In other action around the BCFC, the Okanagan Sun defeated the Kamloops Broncos 51-38 in the desert and the Langley Rams beat the Westshore Rebels 35-25 down the Malahat.

GAME ON … The league will break for the Thanksgiving long weekend and the BCFC semifinal between the Raiders and the Rams is Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. at Caledonia Park.



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