MOOSEJAWTODAY.COM -- As the old saying goes, it’s always a pretty good feeling when you win your final game of the season.
And while the Peacock Tornadoes might not have been in the last game they hoped to be playing in, they’ll take the victory in the Â鶹´«Ã½AV Rural Football League Tier II final all the same.
The Tornadoes scored the only points in the fourth quarter and went on to a 14-7 victory over the Swift Current Colts in the contest Saturday afternoon at Gutheridge Field.
As the score would indicate, it was a close battle from start to finish.
Peacock took the lead out of the first half, with Kam Lopston hauling in a 14-yard pass from Owen Varjassy for a Peacock touchdown in the first quarter.
The 7-0 lead stood until Kyle Griffin hit the end zone for Swift Current in the third, setting up a dramatic final 12 minutes.
Kingston Potosme-Usher would come up with the biggest play of the game in the final frame, hauling in a pass from Varjassy and going the distance for a 54-yard touchdown and the winning points.
Potosme-Usher ended up with eight catches for 170 yards -- including 116 yards in the first half. Nate Measner also had a solid game receiving with four catches for 94 yards.
Varjassy ended up 14-for-32 passing for 283 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.
Rayan Yuhas-Gebhardt led the Tornadoes ground game with 13 carries for 74 yards.
All told, Peacock had 395 yards of offence on the day.
Nate Siemans led Swift Current with three catches for 43 yards, while Jake Woods had eight carries for 31 yards on the ground.
Colts quarterback Owen Sletten was 8-for-17 passing for 91 yards.
Swift Current finished with 103 yards offence total.
