The bitter taste of last year91裸聊视频檚 playoff elimination still lingers for Tyler Going.
As the Okanagan Sun defensive back enters his third season with the club, that hint of defeat still remains from last season as Going and his teammates focus on a new season bidding to reach the Canadian Bowl junior football championship.
91裸聊视频淭he expectation is the same thing every year, it91裸聊视频檚 to win a championship,91裸聊视频� said Going.
91裸聊视频淭he players are going everything we can, and our coaches are doing everything they can to get us to that point.91裸聊视频�
Going is using last year91裸聊视频檚 39-7 BCFC loss on their Apple Bowl home turf as motivation to succeed this season.
91裸聊视频淵ou can91裸聊视频檛 be a champion if you don91裸聊视频檛 know what it91裸聊视频檚 like to be defeated before. We91裸聊视频檝e got to forget about last year,91裸聊视频� Going said.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a whole different team and whole different atmosphere. I think it91裸聊视频檚 looking good.91裸聊视频�
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The Sun started their season on Aug. 3 with a 26-3 victory against Kamloops, and although the win wasn91裸聊视频檛 pretty, it was still a win.
The season-opener win came right after Going was named the eighth-best player in the league by the Canadian Junior Football League.
He91裸聊视频檚 one of two Sun players to rank in the top 10 rankings of the entire league, which has 18 teams and well over 900 players.
91裸聊视频淚 was a bit surprised, to be honest, I didn91裸聊视频檛 think I was gonna go eighth, but it91裸聊视频檚 a big honour to be recognized by the league as one of the top players,91裸聊视频� he said.
91裸聊视频淣ow, I need to go out there and prove to people why the league was right.91裸聊视频�
DB Tyler Going of the had a breakout season and lands at #8 on the list. Photo: Jason Harding
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Head coach Jamie Boreham has said from the season91裸聊视频檚 outset it would take the mixture of veteran leaders and newcomers to blend together to revive the Sun91裸聊视频檚 championship hopes.
And Going knows that he will be called upon as one of those veterans to provide leadership.
91裸聊视频淓very day at practice we91裸聊视频檙e working hard towards our goal of a championship,91裸聊视频� said Going.
91裸聊视频淔or me, it91裸聊视频檚 leading by example. It starts with practice, it starts with being in the locker room and being a brotherhood.
91裸聊视频淭here are lots of guys doing a good job with that.91裸聊视频�
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The Okanagan Sun take on the Valley Huskers in their next matchup on Saturday night.
After the first-game jitters against Kamloops which led to penalties and turnovers, Going is ready to learn from the mistakes moving forward.
91裸聊视频淚t was nice after not playing football for (almost) eight months, to get that win. We were a little loose and we screwed up here and there,91裸聊视频� said Going.
91裸聊视频淏ut now that we and all the other teams got the first-game jitters out, all the teams are going to be better.
91裸聊视频淲e got to be ready to go, it91裸聊视频檒l be a first road game for a lot of our team. We have to go in there and do our jobs.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淰alley has some good players, but I think we have better football players and a better team.91裸聊视频�
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Going looks to repeat as a B.C. conference all-star team again this season and aspires to earn his first All-Canadian nod.
But above all else, Going said that earning a spot in the Canadian Bowl remains the ultimate goal.
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