2025 CFC50 High School Rankings WEEK 2: Oak Park land the first blow in Manitoba

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• Are we witnessing the end of the Dakota dynasty in Manitoba? Of course, it’s not officially over yet with plenty of time to get the ship pointing in the right direction again, but Oak Park have landed the first critical blow with a hard-fought 11-3 victory in their WHSFL season opener to take over pole position. It’s one thing to land a punch in September. It’s a whole different story to throw the knockout blow in November. For now we’ve got advantage Raiders, but we would be shocked if this is the last time these two juggernauts meet in the middle of the ring this season.
  

  
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• Charles-Lemoyne staked their claim for a top 10 spot with another huge 36-29 victory over College Bourget to improve their record to 2-0 to start the year. It’s a massive jump up the rankings, and they’ll need to prove it’s not premature with another marquee matchup against Cure-Antoine-Labelle, who will be desperate to find their first W after falling short 14-10 against Saint-Francois this week.
• The mysterious case of Notre Dame in Calgary. They still remain in the top 25 conversation after sliding by Ernest Manning with a slim 8-7 victory, and this comes off the back of a 14-14 tie against perennial Saskatoon powerhouse Holy Cross to kick off the year. They’ve earned their spot in the rankings so far, but we cannot wait until they finally line-up against St. Francis so we can truly find out who the front runners are in Calgary are this season. The same can be said about Salisbury and Spruce Grove, who will compete this week to settle who’s in the chase position behind Harry Ainlay in Edmonton.

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• For a long time everyone was cranking their necks to get a glimpse of Miller at the top of the Saskatchewan football mountain. Now the roles have been reversed with St. Joseph looking down from their throne after another big-time 37-25 victory over the Marauders. With their wins over Dakota and Miller to start the year, there’s only a handful of programs in the country who have challenged themselves the same way the Guardians have with non-league opponents. We already know Holy Cross are lurking in the shadows just waiting for their chance to paint Saskatoon green again. Unfortunately for high school football fans we will have to wait until the final week of the regular season for the Guardians and Crusaders to renew their rivalry on October 9th.
• Football in Ontario is slowly coming back to life with some fantastic preseason matchups, and you can always rely on Nelson to seek out top-notch opponents to test their skills early. This past week they made the trip to Kingston to take on top 15 ranked Frontenac, and although the Falcons got the better of them in a 36-28 battle, it could be a sign that the Lords are ready and capable of reclaiming the HSSAA title with a trip to OFSAA in the cards. They now set their sights on a matchup A.N. Myer, who are currently ranked 16th and will be itching to get back in action after a heartbreaking loss to Corpus Christi at OFSAA last season.

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• Another interesting preseason matchup took place between Bishop Ryan and South to kickoff their campaigns. Bishop Ryan flirted with success in the tough Hamilton Catholic league last season, and look like they may be true contenders after a dominant 30-0 victory over the Lions, who are always near the top of the pile in London. They have the opportunity to build some early season momentum until they have to run the gauntlet in October with three straight matchups to end the regular season against Bishop Tonnos, St. Thomas More and Newman.
• The exhibition schedule rolls on in British Columbia, and W.J. Mouat are looking like they will be one of the top programs again this season with a clutch 41-33 victory over Lord Tweedsmuir. The Hawks have no time to rest with another tough matchup upcoming against Terry Fox, and will need to really buckle down once the regular season begins with a grueling schedule that features South Delta, Robert Bateman and Vancouver College.
• New Brunswick used to be one of the most predictable provinces prior to the pandemic, but ever since it’s been a crapshoot with so many programs stepping up their game to compete with Tantramar. The Titans won five straight between 2015-2019, but were only able to reclaim the crown for the first time since the lockdowns last season. Back to status quo right? Not a chance with Mathieu-Martin shocking the province with a colossal 30-10 victory against Tantramar to open the year. For more context, the Matadors were an afterthought in 2024 during a 0-6 campaign, but all of a sudden they find themselves amongst the top 50 programs in Canada. Now the real challenge will be to prove they can continue their winning ways with tough matchups against Riverview, Harrison Trimble and L’Odyssee left on the schedule, not to mention a potential rematch with the Titans down the road. Don’t you just love high school football?

PAST RANKINGS: WEEK 1

#	Last	School	City	Prov.	League	Non-League	USA	Results
1	1	Harry Ainlay Titans	Edmonton	AB	0-0	3-0	0-0	W 45-6 vs. St. Joseph’s
2	2	Huron Heights Warriors	Newmarket	ON	0-0	1-0	0-0	W 37-0 vs. Ursuline College
3	3	St Joseph Guardians	Saskatoon	SK	0-0	2-0	0-0	W 37-25 vs. Miller
4	4	Saint-Jean-Eudes Condors	Québec	QC	2-0	0-0	0-0	W 34-11 vs. College Notre-Dame
5	5	Corpus Christi Longhorns	Burlington	ON	0-0	0-0	0-0	BYE
6	8	Oak Park Raiders	Winnipeg	MB	1-0	0-0	0-0	W 11-3 vs. Dakota
7	6	Vancouver College Fighting Irish	Vancouver	BC	0-0	1-0	0-1	L 42-16 vs. Lynden Christian (WA)
8	9	Catholic Central Crusaders	London	ON	0-0	0-0	0-0	BYE
9	10	Raymond Comets	Raymond	AB	0-0	2-1	0-0	W 35-7 vs. Centennial
10	30	Charles-Lemoyne Dynamique	Sainte-Catherine	QC	2-0	0-0	0-0	W 36-29 vs. College Bourget
11	11	Frontenac Falcons	Kingston	ON	0-0	1-0	0-0	W 36-28 vs. Nelson
12	12	Centennial Collegiate Spartans	Guelph	ON	0-0	0-0	0-0	BYE
13	13	Robert Bateman Timberwolves	Abbotsford	BC	0-0	1-1	0-0	W 31-0 vs. Holy Cross
14	14	Korah Colts	Sault Ste Marie	ON	1-0	0-0	0-0	W 43-8 vs. White Pines
15	7	Dakota Collegiate Lancers	Winnipeg	MB	0-1	0-1	0-0	L 11-3 vs. Oak Park
16	15	A. N. Myer Marauders	Niagara Falls	ON	0-0	0-0	0-0	BYE
17	16	St. Roch Ravens	Brampton	ON	0-0	0-0	0-0	BYE
18	18	Lethbridge CI Rams	Lethbridge	AB	0-0	1-1	0-0	BYE
19	22	W.J. Mouat Hawks	Abbotsford	BC	0-0	2-0	0-0	W 41-33 vs. Lord Tweedsmuir
20	17	South Delta Sun Devils	Delta	BC	0-0	2-0	0-0	W 15-6 vs. Terry Fox
21	19	Holy Cross Crusaders	Saskatoon	SK	1-0	0-0-1	0-0	W 42-6 vs. Walter Murray
22	20	Notre Dame Pride	Calgary	AB	0-0	1-0-1	0-0	W 8-7 vs. Ernest Manning
23	21	Collège Bourget Voltigeurs	Rigaud	QC	1-1	0-0	0-0	L 36-29 vs. Charles-Lemoyne
24	24	Sir Frederick Banting Broncos	London	ON	0-0	0-0	0-0	BYE
25	25	Bishop Tonnos Titans	Ancaster	ON	0-0	0-0	0-0	BYE
26	27	Campbell Tartans	Regina	SK	1-0	1-0	0-0	W 29-15 vs. Winston Knoll
27	29	St. Francis Browns	Calgary	AB	1-0	1-0	0-0	W 34-9 vs. Henry Wise Wood
28	35	Salisbury Sabres	Sherwood Park	AB	1-0	1-0	0-0	W 43-17 vs. Austin O’Brien
29	28	St. Thomas More Knights	Hamilton	ON	0-0	0-0	0-1	L 34-10 vs. Catholic Central (MI)
30	34	Miller Marauders	Regina	SK	1-0	0-1	0-0	L 37-25 vs. St. Joseph
31	33	St. Joseph Jaguars	Ottawa	ON	0-0	0-0	0-0	Waiting vs. Holy Cross
32	49	Nelson Lords	Burlington	ON	0-0	0-1	0-0	L 36-28 vs. Frontenac
33	26	Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers	Surrey	BC	0-0	0-1	0-0	L 41-33 vs. W.J. Mouat
34	UR	Saint-François Blizzard	Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaure	QC	1-1	0-0	0-0	W 14-10 Cure-Antoine-Labelle
35	37	Charles P. Allen Cheetahs	Bedford	NS	0-0	0-0	0-0	Sept 8th vs. Auburn Drive
36	UR	Mathieu-Martin Matadors	Dieppe	NB	1-0	0-0	0-0	W 30-10 vs. Tantramar
37	23	Cure-Antoine-Labelle Loups	Laval	QC	0-2	0-0	0-0	L 14-10 vs. Saint-Francois
38	36	Ernest Manning Griffins	Calgary	AB	0-1	0-1	0-0	L 8-7 vs. Notre Dame
39	38	Westgate Tigers	Thunder Bay	ON	0-0	0-0	0-0	BYE
40	39	W. F. Herman Green Griffins	Windsor	ON	0-0	0-0	0-0	BYE
41	40	Holy Names Knights	Windsor	ON	0-0	0-0	0-0	BYE
42	41	Northern Vikings	Sarnia	ON	0-0	0-0	0-0	BYE
43	42	A.B. Lucas Vikings	London	ON	0-0	0-0	0-0	BYE
44	43	Westmount Wildcats	Hamilton	ON	0-0	0-0	0-0	BYE
45	44	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Welland	ON	0-0	0-0	0-0	BYE
46	UR	Bishop Ryan Celtics	Stoney Creek	ON	0-0	1-0	0-0	W 30-0 vs. South
47	46	Spruce Grove Panthers	Spruce Grove	AB	1-0	1-0	0-0	W 15-8 vs. Jasper Place
48	47	Riffel Royals	Regina	SK	0-1	1-0	0-0	W 48-7 vs. Bethlehem
49	48	St. Paul’s Crusaders	Winnipeg	MB	1-0	0-0	0-0	W 24-7 vs. Miles Mac
50	UR	New Westminster Hyacks	New Westminster	BC	0-0	1-0	0-0	W 35-14 vs. G.W. Graham