The Carlton Crusaders punched their ticket to the North Saskatchewan Football League final with a 39-0 shutout victory over the North Battleford Vikings on Friday night at Max Clunie Field.

The win set up an all-Prince Albert matchup for the NSFL Final as the St. Mary Marauders upset the higher seeded Martensville Royals 35-18 on Friday afternoon in Martensville.

Crusaders coach Lindsay Strachan was happy to see his team return to the league final for a second consecutive year.

“(I’m) excited for these guys,” he said. “At the start of the year you hope to put yourself in a position to go win the league and we punched our ticket today.”

He Friday’s game was a physical contest that his players were up for.

“I thought we played well,” Strachan said. “You know you’re in for a physical tes

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