Keegan Dicks caught two sensational touchdown passes as the Saskatoon Hilltops scored 23 unanswered second half point to post a 38-10 win over the Wildcats in Edmonton and clinch first place in the Prairie Football Conference.

The Toppers took a 15-9 lead into the locker room at halftime after a tough grinding first half on a cold and windy day in the Alberta capital and the turning point came early in the third quarter.

The Wildcats had a chance a to take the lead with first-and-goal from the 10-yard-line but the Hilltops defense held and Edmonton’s Sebastian Fritsen missed a 16-yard field goal attempt limiting a promising drive to a single point.

The Toppers took over on their 35-yard-line and quickly capped a 75-yard drive with Dicks catching a contested 35 yard pass for a touchdown giving Saskatoon a 21-10 lead and the Hilltops dominated the rest of the game.

Ben Abrook would finish off a drive less than a minute into the fourth quarter with a one-yard touchdown run and Connor Graham hauled in a touchdown toss from second string quarterback Doug Fleming late in the game.

Abrook rolled up 114 yards on 17 carries and now has 908 rushing yards for the season. Dicks who capped a 92 yard first quarter drive with a 13-yard touchdown catch led all Hilltops receivers with four catches for 87 yards.

Tyler Herman had a solid day completing 12-of-18 passes for 210 yards and two majors and Fleming came off the bench to complete both of his passes.

The Hilltops defense stiffened in the second half holding the Wildcats to a single point with defensive lineman Tristan Hering leading the team with six tackles. Middle linebacker Jaydn Pingue made four tackles and recorded the game’s lone interception.

Rylan Kleiter kicked three field goals including a 42 yard boot in the first quarter that hit the upright and fell through and added three converts in addition to catching three passes.

Head coach Tom Sergeant told the post game show audience on 92.9 THE BULL he was happy with the way the team executed the adjustments made by the coaching staff and halftime and said the first goal of clinching first place has been achieved. Their next goal is eliminating Winnipeg from the playoff picture on Sunday when they host the Rifles.

That game starts at 1 p.m. with the broadcast on 92.9 THE BULL signing on at 12:30.