As head coach Jamie Boreham puts it, the Okanagan Sun鈥檚 win last weekend wasn鈥檛 their best performance but it sure was entertaining.
The Sun came back from a 14-3 first-half deficit against the Vancouver Island Raiders last Sunday at the Apple Bowl to grab a 19-14 win and move into third place in the league.
In what could be their final home game of the year, the Sun came into the second half with a new attitude and scored 16 unanswered points.
Boreham said there was a message was sent at the game鈥檚 break.
鈥淚 give all the credit to the guys,鈥� he said.
鈥淭o come out and respond after being challenged at the half-time was great to see. Both coaches and players sent a message and we got the team to buy-in, believe and execute.鈥�
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Boreham said the final 30 minutes of Sunday鈥檚 game could have been the Sun鈥檚 best half of football all season.
The comeback started with the offence going off to start the third quarter with an 80-year touchdown reception.
Then, it was all defence and special teams, making stops and forcing turnovers to keep the Raiders off the scoresheet in the second half.
Big plays and capitalization of opportunities on all sides of the ball will be critical as the Sun鈥檚 season winds down.
鈥淓verything came together in the second half. It makes things easier when you put it all together on (defence, offence and special teams),鈥� said Boreham.
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The four teams that are playoff bound this season have been booked and the Sun currently sit third in the rankings.
Okanagan will play their final game of the regular season against the Westshore Rebels on Oct. 20 after the Thanksgiving break.
A win will cement third place for the Sun and will set up a re-match against the Rebels in the first round of the playoffs the following week.
A loss against the Rebels on Oct. 20 will bump the Sun back down to fourth spot which would lead to a first-round matchup against the league leading Langley Rams.
Boreham said the Sun will make the most of the Thanksgiving break.
鈥淚t鈥檒l be a good break and we鈥檙e resting over the weekend,鈥� Boreham said.
鈥淥ur destiny is in our hands and we鈥檒l pick it up next week and put it all together for a run.鈥�
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