The Howe Sound Sounders got to drink a tall, cool glass of revenge juice after beating their archrival Frank Hurt Hornets 34-16 on Saturday (Oct. 15).The Hornets beat the Sounders twice in the regular season last year and also eliminated them from the playoffs and the teams free safety Rory Baldwin said it was nice to finally pick up a win against them.It for sure feels good to finally beat them, he said. We had to redeem ourselves against them after last year, we hadnt beaten them since last years spring tournament.Howe Sound started slow offensively, trailing 2-0 after the Hornets scored on a safety but it all changed in the second quarter when Anthony Wuster went off. Wuster rumbled 90 yards for a touchdown and the Sounders got the ball back the very next play after Frank Hurt fumbled their kick off. The next possession saw Wuster reach the end zone again after quarterback James Kyle connected with him through the air.Kyle added a touchdown of his own to give Howe Sound a commanding 22-2 lead at the half. Wuster added two more touchdowns in the second half, with the Hornets managing to solve the Sounders defence in the fourth quarter to a couple of times to reach the 36-14 final score.Despite the lopsided victory, Baldwin said the afternoon was a challenge defensively.This was probably the toughest game Ive ever played on defence, he said. We used so many different formations and we really had to adjust a lot to them.He said the team also wanted to focus on Hornets quarterback Devoun Hallems, who torched the Sounders last year both in the air and on the ground.You really need to get your angles right when youre playing him, he said of Hallems. We didnt want to overcommit at all. We knew we were in tough, he definitely presented a tough challenge for our defence.With the win, the Sounders improve to 2-0 for the year in Tier 2 B.C. High School Football action. Howe Sound will next host the Moscrop Panthers on Saturday (Oct. 22) at 1 p.m.Check the print edition of The Chief for more on this story.
