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Saskatoon Hilltops make history with 5th straight Canadian Bowl win

The Hilltops led the Langley Rams the entire game, beating them 51-28 at SMF Field in Saskatoon on Saturday.

Hilltops prevail in championships, with 58-21 win over Langley Rams

Sam Maciag · CBC News ·
The Saskatoon Hilltops beat the Langley Rams 58-21 in the 2018 Canadian Bowl for a record fifth straight Canadian title. (Saskatoon Hilltops/Twitter)

The Saskatoon Hilltops have made Canadian Junior Football League history with a fifth straight national championship win.

The Hilltops led the Langley Rams during all of Saturday's championship game, finishing with a 58-21 win over the Rams at SMF Field in Saskatoon on Saturday.

Saskatoon Hilltops defensive back Logan Bitz was named defensive player of the game in the 2018 Canadian Bowl. (Saskatoon Hilltops/Facebook)

It was a dominant performance. By the end of the first quarter, the Hilltops were ahead of the Rams 9-0. At half time, the score was 31-7 and at the end of the third quarter, Saskatoon led 51-14.

Hilltops defensive back Logan Bitz and running back Josh Ewanchyna were named defensive and offensive players of the game.

Saskatoon Hilltops running back Josh Ewanchyna is named offensive player of the game in the 2018 Canadian Bowl championship. (Saskatoon Hilltops/Facebook)

The Hilltops did not lose a game the entire season, going 11-0 through the regular season, playoffs and championship. During the regular season, they scored a CJFL-best 402 points while only allowing 70.

Saskatoon holds 21 Canadian Bowl titles and head coach Tom Sargeant has guided the Hilltops to 12 of them.

Saturday's win makes it nine straight years that a Saskatchewan team has won the championship. The Regina Thunder broke the Hilltops' streak with a victory in 2013. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sam Maciag

Host, CBC Saskatchewan News at 6

Sam Maciag is a Regina-based producer and television host for CBC News Saskatchewan. She was raised in Regina and has been a journalist in the city for more than 15 years. Maciag is also a literacy advocate and the founder and host of The Novel Idea Society book club, a partnership between CBC Sask and the Regina Public Library. Have a story idea for her? Send it to sam.maciag@cbc.ca.

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