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Mosquito Bengals improve record to 4-0 with win over Kanata
By Fred Sherwin
Orléans Online

Orleans Bengals slotback Tevin Johnson breaks throught a tackle during the mosquito Bengals 48-6 win over the Kanata Stalllions on Saturday. Fred Sherwin/Photo

Kobe Armstrong left. Kobe Armstrong right. Kobe Armstrong straight up the middle. The Kanata Knights saw a whole lot of Kobe Armstrong on Saturday and in the end they had no answer for the Orleans Bengals running back who scored five touchdowns in leading his team to a 48-6 win.

Armstrong rushed for 287 yards on 12 carries, five of which went for touchdowns including runs of 53, 67 and 60 yards.

Zekiem Ogilvie scored the Bengals' opening touchdown to give Orleans an early 6-0 lead. Armstrong then scored the Bengals next two majors and then kicked a two-point convert to put the home team up 20-0 after the first quarter.

The Knights' defence managed to tighen up early in the second stanza and even forced the Bengals to cough up the ball, but it was only a matter of time before Armstrong broke off another long run to squash any hope the Stallions had of making a game of it. Another two-point convert by Armstrong extended the Bengals' lead to 28-0.

The Bengals would go up 34-0 on Amstrong's fourth touchdown of the half, leaving the Knghts' coaching staff searching for answers at the break.

Kanata responded with their only sustained drive of the game. moving the ball 58 yards for their lone touchdown.

Unfazed, the Bengals answered back by handing the ball to Armstrong who ran 60 yards untouched into the end zone for his fifth major of the game.

Orleans would add a little extra icing on their cake in the fourth quarter when pivot Huzaifah Rana connected with slotback Tevin Johnson for a 35-yard touchdown to make the final score 48-6.

Cody Lacombe had a big day on defence for the Bengals registering 15 tackles and a fumble recovery, while Remy Ngah made nine solo tackles and added an assist.

Despite the lopsided score, Bengals head coach Victor Tedondo was less than overjoyed with his team's performance especially on defence where they allowed several long runs in the second.

"We're going to have to play better than that if we want to compete against the top teams in he west," said Tedondo. "The schedule is going to

The Bengals have outscored their opponents 184-32 during the first four weeks of the season, but their opponents have a combined record of 3-8 and only one team, the Cumberland Panthers, have won more games than they lost.

The Bengals schedule will get tougher over the coming weeks with games against the Gatineau Vikings, Gloucester South Raiders and Bell Warriors all of whom are undefeated.

"The schedule keeps getting tougher every week and our job (as coaches) is to keep them focused," says Tedondo.

(Posted 8:30 p.m., Sept. 16)

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