Langley Rams won the Canadian Bowl Saturday afternoon, Dec. 4, shutting out the Ontario Conference champion London Beefeaters 37-0 in London, Ontario for the first national title in franchise history.
Exultant Rams president Derek Henneberry said the team was seeking redemption from previous championship losses, and achieved it.
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Rams defence scored a record 10 quarterback sacks on route to their first-ever CJFL championship.
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Eckert was named Canadian Bowl defensive player of the game .
Rams quarterback Michael Calvert was named offensive player of the game and his favourite target, wide receiver Daniel Kubongo, won special team honours.
Rams defence roster includes five conference all-stars, two all-Canadians and conference defensive player of the year.
They have allowed an average of four points a game during the regular season and during playoffs, they gave up an average of eight.
Congratulations to the 2021 Canadian Bowl Champions!
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The Bowl game saw Tato Ferreyro-Araya complete two first quarter field goals before the Beefeaters gave up five conceded safeties, for a 14-0 lead by Langley at halftime.
In the third quarter, CJFL rookie of the year Kubongo returned a punt 85-yards for a major.
Then Calvert struck for a 15-yard touchdown to Mario Johnson to increase the lead to 30-0.
Early in the fourth quarter, Derek Best made it into the end zone for the final points of the game.
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It was the first Bowl shutout since 2003, and the first BC Conference team victory at the national championship since 2009.
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