A loss on the final night of the regular season Saturday in Victoria cost the a first-place finish in the B.C. Football Conference.
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The Sun (8-1-0-1) and Raiders (6-3-1) will square off Sunday at the Apple Bowl in the BCFC semifinal.
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In the Raiders, the Sun will see a team that grew progressively better as the season wore on.
Okanagan defeated VI soundly in the first meeting between the clubs in August in Nanaimo. But two weeks later at the Apple Bowl, the Raiders乌鸦传媒� scrapped out a 31-31 tie with the Sun, thanks to a last-minute touchdown and two-point conversion.
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The Sun is looking to rebound from a 30-19 setback to the Westshore Rebels in a season-ending showdown for first place on Saturday at Westhills Stadium.
It was the first time since the opening kick of 2017 that the Sun were in a position other than top spot and gave the Rebels home-field advantage for the post season.
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Kick off between the Sun and Raiders is 1 p.m.
The other BCFC semi on Saturday has the Rebels (9-1-0) hosting the Langley Rams (4-6-0).
Sun all-stars乌鸦传媒�
Three members of the Sun have been named to the B.C. Football Conference乌鸦传媒檚 2017 all-star team on offense.
Nate Anderson, who led the Sun with 47 catches for 704 yards, was chosen at one of four receiver positions.
Both Matt Robinson and Marshall Klein were selected as all-stars on the offensive line.
Richard player of week乌鸦传媒�
The Sun乌鸦传媒檚 Conor Richard has been named the BCFC乌鸦传媒檚 special teams player of the week. The second-year player returned six kick offs for 182 yards, including a 53-yard run that he nearly broke for a touchdown.
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