The Foothills Falcons take their first step towards repeating as Tier II Football Alberta Provincial Champions this weekend in Springbank.

Falcons Coach Darren Olson says he knows full well there's a giant bulls-eye on their backs.

"You know anytime your defending champions everybody wants to get a shot at you. You know what? We'll be ready. Our guys are working hard and we have about 30 guys who played last year, so they know what it's like to be a champion. So, we'll be ready to go."

The Falcons come in riding the high of a 57-7 win over Holy Trinity last week, while Springbank looks to recover from a 43-0 loss to the Tier III Cochrane Cobras.

Game time is 1 o'clock Saturday, November 5, in Springbank.