Calgary’s Ernest Manning Griffins look to repeat as provincial football champions [Video]

Over the first weekend of November, the Ernest Manning Griffins suffered a heartbreaking loss in the senior boys Division 1 city championship game.

The St. Francis Browns kicked the game winning field goal with no time left on the clock to win the title 24-22, ending the Griffins’ bid for a three-peat.

Linebacker Cole Macinnis says that was a tough moment.

“You see that and then you see the comeback that we almost had,” said the 16-year-old. “Then you see them kick that field goal in the last second.  It’s just brutal and you’re trying to pick your guys up and just say hey, we’ve got another week.  Let’s go.”

Still in the hunt

That’s the great thing about high school football.  Even though the Griffins didn’t reach their goal of winning three straight city titles, they still have a chance to win a provincial championship.

Receiver Emmett Pachet says that’s what made it easier to take in the city final.

“At the …