NEWS PHOTO RYAN MCCRACKEN Parkside Pythons' Abdul Kiawen is hauled down by a group of Stettler Cougars during a bantam provincial football game at the Methanex Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019.
The Parkside Pythons were a score away from playing in a provincial final.
On Saturday at the Methanex Bowl, the local bantam football team fell 21-20 to the Stettler Cougars in a Tier 2 semifinal matchup.
The Pythons had advanced by beating the Medicine Hat Hawks 48-31 on Nov. 2, while Stettler beat Sylvan Lake 56-20 in their league final.
Sylvan Lake will play in the Alberta Tier 2 championship game this weekend in Lloydminster. Lloydminster beat Grande Prairie 51-7 in their semifinal.