It was a clinical second half and it propelled the Dauphin Clippers football team to first place in the Rural Manitoba Football League.
On home field Friday, the Clippers downed their Parkland rival Swan Valley Tigers, 28-14, in front of a great crowd at the Clipper Dome. Dauphin trailed 14-7 at halftime after the Tigers scored late in the second quarter to take the lead. From there, Dauphin completely locked it down defensively and caught fire offensively to run away with the game.
With the win, the Clippers improved to 4-1 on the season and sit in first place heading into week six. Dauphin now heads to Neepawa on October 13 for a 2 p.m. kickoff.
Key Stats:
- Julien Lopez with 131 yards rushing and one touchdown;
- Ronin Mouck with 49 yards rushing and 53 yards receiving;
- Sully Fox with 12 rushing yards and two touchdowns;
- Cody Zurba was 5-for-6 with 64 yards passing;
- Mouck also had six tackles and two sacks, Nathanial Okanese-Brezden had two tackles;
- and Lopez averaged 25 yards with 50 total kickoff return yards.
