ROCKETS GALORE

In the first games of Scottish Flag Football League Inverness Rockets junior squad came out firing on all cylinders winning 53 points to 7 against their local rivals Glenurquhart Gladiators.

Opening the scoring for the Rockets was Chris MacDonald with one of his characteristic full field runs. Rockets quarterback Angus Mackintosh then connected with Paul Stevenson on a 20 yard TD pass, with Finlay Mackie running in for the extra point.

Some great blitzing from Callum Hickie meant that the Gladiators quarterback was always under pressure and forced some mistakes which the Rockets secondary were only too keen to exploit. Euan Rennie showed how he had earned defensive MVP in the UK Bowl final two weeks previous with some great tackles.

Josh Knox added to the Rockets tally early in the second half by sacking the Gladiators QB in his own endzone for a safety.

As time ticked away the Gladiators finally broke through the Rockets defence and Chris McDiarmid worked his way into the Rockets endzone for a TD, with Carl Taggert catching the pass for the extra point. MVP for the Inverness Rockets was Callum Hickie and for the Glenurquhart Gladiators Chris McDiarmid. Final score Inverness Rockets 53 Glenurquhart Gladiators 7.

In the cadet game played on the same day the Rockets led by quarterback Marc Prasher went in at half-time 18 – 26 up, but this time the Gladiators came back in the second half to snatch victory as Calum Davenport intercepted a pass from Marc Prasher and returned it for a touchdown to tie the score, Paul Lumsden added the extra point and with only minutes remaining the Gladiators defence held strong and stopped the Rockets from scoring.

Final score Inverness Rockets 38 Glenurquhart Gladiators 39. MVP for the Inverness Rockets was Paul MacDonald and for the Glenurquhart Gladiators Paul Lumsden.