The Saskatoon Hilltops successfully captured their third straight national championship Saturday with a 37-25 victory over the Westshore Rebels in Langford, B.C.
The 109th Canadian Bowl was held at Westhills Stadium to decide the 2016 winner of Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL).
The Calgary Colts handed the Toppers their only loss of 2016 in regular-season play, but Saskatoon defeated their Albertan competition in the Prairie Football Conference (PFC) final to get to B.C.
Westshore amassed a record of 8-1-1 in the British Columbia Football Conference regular season.
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Running back Logan Fischer kicked off scoring Saturday with a Hilltops touchdown, however the Rebels evened it up 7-7 before the first quarter was over.
It was another good start to the second quarter for the Hilltops as Josh Ewanchyna took it to the end zone and Saskatoon reestablished the lead 14-7.
Next, the Rebels closed the lead to 14-10 with a field goal.
Both teams conceded a safety to make it 16-12 at the half.
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Westhore came back in the third quarter with a touchdown to retake the lead 19-16.
Then Josh Ewanchyna made a huge kick return for the Toppers and Saskatoon was back in the lead 23-19 in the third quarter.
The Hilltops piled on with Fischer and Price scoring touchdowns to make it 37-19 with minutes left in the game.
Westshore kept the CJFL action alive with a touchdown to make it 37-25 but Saskatoon was able to hold onto its lead.
The Hilltops’ football club now has 19 national championships to its name.