College Notebook: Philpot brothers’ feats of catching passes make playoffs tougher obstacle for UBC football

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Opening weekend for basketball sees the men of UBC and Fraser Valley take crucial victories and the women of Trinity Western also secure a sweep.

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Steve Ewen

Dino's Tyson Philpot catches a pass and makes his third touchdown of the game during the second half of the action as Calgary Dino defeats the visiting UBC Thunderbirds 53-14 at McMahon Stadium. Saturday, October 30, 2021.
Dino’s Tyson Philpot catches a pass and makes his third touchdown of the game during the second half of the action as Calgary Dino defeats the visiting UBC Thunderbirds 53-14 at McMahon Stadium. Saturday, October 30, 2021. Photo by Brendan Miller /Postmedia

The twin sons of former BC Lions running back Cory Philpot have helped make the UBC Thunderbirds’ push for the playoffs in Western Canada football more overwhelming.

Tyson Philpot had seven receptions for 214 yards and three touchdowns, while his brother and fellow receiver Jalen Philpot had five receptions for 112 yards and a touchdown in the Calgary Dinos’ 53-14 fight over the visiting Thunderbirds on Saturday.

The top four teams from Canada West’s six teams qualify for the postseason and heading into the final week of the regular season, UBC (2-3) is in fifth place, behind the Saskatchewan Huskies (4- 1), Alberta Golden Bears (3-2), Manitoba Bisons (3-2) and Calgary (2-3), who now have the tiebreaker over UBC.

UBC wraps up league play on Saturday (1pm) by hosting Alberta at Thunderbird Stadium and the T-Birds could finish anywhere from second to fifth, depending on various scenarios. The easiest explanation for all of this is that a loss automatically ends your season.

“Our guys have to have a short memory of what just happened and focus on a single goal of having one more point than Alberta at the end of Saturday,” said UBC coach Blake Nill.

Other games on Saturday will see last-place Regina Rams (1-4) host Manitoba and Calgary in Saskatchewan.

The Dinos held the T-Birds to just 95 yards on Saturday. UBC produced 294 yards rushing, led by Dane Kapler’s 161 yards on 11 carries and Isaiah Knight’s 105 yards on 17 carries.

Kapler, who rushed 49 yards for a major, is the son of San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler.

The Philpots, who played their high school ball with North Delta’s Seaquam Seahawks, accounted for 326 of Calgary’s 361 receiving yards. Both are in their third season with Calgary and helped the Dinos claim the 2019 Vanier Cup national championship. The 2020 college football season was knocked out due to COVID-19.

Jalen was ranked No. 7 in the CFL Scouting Bureau’s Draft 2022 standings released in September, while Tyson was ranked 15. Cory Philpot was a running back in the CFL from 1993 to 2000, and the first five seasons were for the Lions.

UBC wide receiver Jason Soriano celebrates scoring a touchdown during the second half of action as Calgary Dino defeats visiting UBC Thunderbirds 53-14 at McMahon Stadium. Saturday, October 30, 2021.
UBC wide receiver Jason Soriano celebrates scoring a touchdown during the second half of action as Calgary Dino defeats visiting UBC Thunderbirds 53-14 at McMahon Stadium. Saturday, October 30, 2021. Photo by Brendan Miller /Postmedia

SFU loses 42-3 to Western Oregon

SFU (1-6 overall, 0-3 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) lost a 42-3 decision to host Western Oregon in NCAA Div. II football on Saturday.

Kristie Elliott represented SFU’s points with a 28-yard field goal. He is 3-of-5 in field goals on the season.

SFU racked up just 97 yards of offense against Western Oregon (3-5, 2-2). They conclude their season on November 13 with a visit to downtown Washington.

Cascades to face the Thunderbirds in a basketball doubleheader

Fraser Valley Cascades (2-0) and UBC Thunderbirds (2-0) enter a West Canada men’s basketball doubleheader showdown next weekend at UBC, each on momentum.

Fraser Valley opened the regular season game last weekend by beating visiting UBC Okanagan Heat (0-2) by an 85-63 count and then scoring a 95-93 overtime win over visiting UNBC Timberwolves. (1-1). UNBC rallied from a 26-point deficit to force the extra session. Against UNBC, Kyle Claggett had 18 points and nine rebounds.

Meanwhile, UBC achieved a 97-80 win over visiting Trinity Western Spartans (0-2) and then a 94-76 win over visiting UVic Vikes (1-1). UBC rallied from a 45-41 deficit at halftime against the Vikes. Grant Audu had 23 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals against UVic.

UVIc was BC’s best team among 17 overall in Canada West’s preseason coaches poll, ranked No. 3. UBC was No. 4, Fraser Valley was No. 14.

Meanwhile, in the Canadian West women’s rings, Trinity Western (2-0) recorded a 72-68 road win over UBC (0-2) and a 73-66 home win against UVic (1-1 ). Kianna Wiens had 29 points against UBC, Nicole Fransson had 19 points against UVic

Trinity Western was the 10th team in the preseason Western Canada Coaches Poll. UVic was No. 7, UBC was No. 9.

BC’s best team among the 17 was Fraser Valley, which came in at No. 3, and they started with a 71-67 win over UBC Okanagan (1-1) and a 73-48 win over UNBC (1-1 ). .

Also at the weekend, UVic beat UBC 74-72 when Tana Pankratz hit a jump from the baseline at the buzzer of an on-field play for the deciding points. UVic had been delayed up to 16.

It was the first career victory for UVic coach Carrie Watts, the former UBC star player and assistant coach who accepted Vikes’ job this summer.

Due to security concerns in these times of COVID-19, this Canada West season will emphasize regional play, with all seven BC programs playing an 18-game regular season with just one another. The five Alberta programs and the five Saskatchewan and Manitoba teams will also play as divisions. Limiting travel also cuts costs.

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