Wildcats Triumph In Fourth-Straight Championship

The Souris Wildcats are becoming more and more familiar with winning championships, coming out on top in the P.E.I. Varsity Football League Potato Bowl Game 47-28 over the Charlottetown Privateers in Cornwall Sunday.
Wildcats third-year Quarterback Alex Fitzpatrick earned offensive MVP honours, throwing for over 100 yards, with two passing scores and a single rushing touchdown.
Running back Brando Olivieri rushed for four touchdowns for the Wildcats.
The Wildcats found themselves down 21-7 in the first quarter, but demonstrated why they deserve to win championships by inching their way back into the game, grabbing a 27-21 lead by half time and never looking back.
For Souris, the win was sweet. But for Head Coach Steve McPhee, it meant a little bit more than usual.
"I don't remember if it felt this way, but this year it feels really great," said McPhee.
"Last year we played the Potato Bowl in Souris, so that was special. But this year, it's just the team we have. Charlottetown has a lot of talented players. But for us it was a question of whether or not we had the patience. I'm glad we didn't get discouraged early on and we just got better as the game went on."
Since the first of their four consecutive victories in 2008, the Wildcats have won the championship on each home field in the league. Winning in Charlottetown, Summerside, Souris and Cornwall.
Fitzpatrick was excited to earn the offensive MVP award, but believed it could have gone to anyone else and they would have deserved it.
"I think it's just the fact of being a Quarterback, they will give it to you," said Fitzpatrick.
Our offence and (offensive)line did an amazing job today. Anybody on offence could have got this. It's that simple."
Privateers Quarterback Taylor Thorne challenged Fitzpatick for the award, passing for over 100 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for another as well.
Andrew Simmons earned defensive player MVP honours, while also catching two touchdown passes on offense.