Vancouver College Fighting Irish vs Handsworth Royals

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The Vancouver College Fighting Irish once again showed why they're the number one team to beat in the province with a resounding 52-0 over the Handsworth Royals.

After being tested against by the South Delta Sun Devils last week, The Irish returned to their dominant ways this afternoon. Despite another adamant effort by the Royals, the Irish's star power was too much to handle. 

The Irish leaned on their one-two punch in the backfield early. Ryder Quintana opened the scoring with a 15-yard rushing touchdown. Not to be outdone by Quintana, Tristan Perdido ran one in from 16 yards out on the Irish's next drive, and it was 14-0 VC.

The rest of the half was Irish quarterback Declan Damgaard's time to shine. First, he rolled to his left and avoided a Royals Blitzer who was free of the edge before hitting Luan Lam in stride for a 20-yard score through the air to make it 21-0 Irish. 

In the second quarter, Damgaard dropped back to pass and threw a moon ball into the left corner of the endzone. Nate Lowden out-muscled his defender for the ball, and the Irish extended their lead to 28-0.

The Irish's defense also had an outstanding performance. The Royals continued to try to air the ball out all afternoon, being down big. VC's defensive backs showed discipline in their coverages and suffocated the Royals' receivers all game long. 

With a great performance for a full four quarters on both sides of the ball, when the clock hit zero, the scoreboard showed 52-0 in favor of the Irish. 

VC Head Coach Bryan Chiu was pleased with his team's win. The team put in a tremendous effort on both sides of the ball and had a plethora of players on the field after the first quarter.

 "Very happy that all our boys got a chance to play. Most importantly, we came out of the game injury-free.  We still have so much to improve on fundamentally. Ultimately, we accomplished our goal for the week by going 1-0."

The Irish will head to the Island next week to take on the Belmont Bulldogs.