Playing in their first post season game since 2014, the Sault Steelers hit Rocky DiPietro Field on Saturday, August 6th to host the visiting Oakville Longhorns in a Northern Football Conference quarter final in Sault Ste Marie.

At 9:33 of the opening quarter, Steeler Jesse Hill found the Longhorn uprights with a 20 yard field goal to give the Sault a 3 – 0 lead. With Taylor Holub in Oakville’s endzone, Steeler quarterback Ryan Yost throws a 14 yard touchdown pass to Holub at 3:19 to bring the hosts lead to 9 – 0. Hill kicks a convert to give the Sault a 10 – 0 lead. With 0:00 on the clock at the end of the first, Brock Hoover runs the ball for a Steeler 17 yard touchdown to send the Sault into the second quarter up 16 – 0. Steeler Chris Solomon Jr recovers a Longhorn fumble at the Oakville 20 yard line to run the ball for a 20 yard Sault major to increase the lead to 23 – 0 after Hill’s second successful convert at 12:48 of the second quarter. Running the ball for a Sault touchdown on a 34 yard carry, Alonzo Clarke adds to the Steelers lead at 9:56. With Hill’s third convert of the game, the Steelers lead 30 – 0.

With 2:18 remaining in the half, Tristan Marshall carries the ball for a Steeler 13 yard touchdown to give the Sault a 36 – 0 lead. Yost and Holub connect for Holub second major of the contest at 0:00 of the third with a three yard pass to bring the lead to 43 – 0 with Hill’s convert. Ryan Barnes runs for a four yard carry at 9:39 of the final quarter for the Steelers final touchdown of the game, Hill added the extra point on the convert to give the blue and gold a 50 – 0 lead. With 3:10 left in the NFC quarter final in Sault Ste Marie, the Steelers win 52 – 0 with a two point safety on August 6th and advancing to a NFC semi final.

The Steelers will now hit the road to either meet the Sarnia Imperials or Tri City Outlaws in a NFC semi-final on August 13th.