The Westshore Rebels season ended on Saturday night with a loss to the Vancouver Island Raiders in the Cullen Cup Final at Westhills Stadium.
After a 9-1 regular season that saw Head Coach Charly Cardilicchia named BCFC Coach of the Year, Trey Campbell named Top Offensive Back and Christian Krause awarded Top Offensive Lineman, the Rebels struggled to get anything going in the championship final.
At 2:35 in the first quarter, the Raiders opened the scoring and went up 7-0. That lead held for the quarter and then the Raiders scored again early in the second quarter and it was quickly 14-0.
The Rebels would stop the bleeding for a short while with a Kaine Stevenson touchdown but the Raiders took a 18-7 lead just before the end of the first half with a field goal.
The Rebels struggled offensively with passes being completed or on target with mother nature wreaking havoc all night.
The Raiders continued to dominate and added a field goal with 1:29 left in the game to seal the 21-7 victory.
It has been a great season Rebels fans thank you for your support. Raiders win the Cullen Cup 21-7
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Coach Charly Cardilicchia said after the game the amount of turnovers the Rebels committed on the night was a big part of the loss.
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He also pointed to a play early in the game that would have given the Rebels a touchdown but instead was a dropped ball.
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Cardilicchia said the 10 wins in a row meant nothing nor did the first place finish in the league.
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As for recruiting for next season? The head coach said that begins tomorrow.
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