2026 CFC25 Tier II Rankings WEEK 9: Miraculous finish in Saskatoon after two point gamble

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• Desperation can reveal a team’s biggest flaws, or it can reveal their true character. That sinking feeling of desperation must’ve been running rampant throughout the Bishop J. Mahoney sidelines as they watched their season slowly slipping away down 21-14 against Aden Bowman in the Saskatoon 5A championship game, but then a lifeline appeared in the form of a forced fumble with just over a minute left on the clock that gave the Saints one last gasp. They took full advantage of the Bears’ gaff quickly driving the ball down field to score what should’ve been the game-tying touchdown, but then a penalty by Aden Bowman on the convert forced the coaching staff into a do or die decision. Instead of rekicking the convert and hopefully heading to overtime, the Saints decided a one yard plunge across the goal line was their best chance at victory. At some point in life we all need to roll the dice, and thankfully for Bishop J. Mahoney their gamble paid off pulling ahead 22-21 with just 30 seconds left on the clock. Their defence rewarded the risky decision by shutting down the Bears’ final comeback attempt to help the Saints claim their third straight Saskatoon championship. Bishop J. Mahoney will now take on Carlton in the 5A provincial semifinals, who ran the table in the North Saskatchewan league with a flawless 6-0 record after defeating North Battleford in the championship game. These two faced off in non-league action earlier in the season with the Saints running away with a 31-6 victory, but anything can happen in November.

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• On the other side of the bracket we’ll have Central and Sheldon Williams squaring off with a berth in the 5A Saskatchewan provincial finals hanging in the balance. Central reclaimed the South Rural title by holding off a furious second half comeback attempt by Swift Current to secure a 28-21 victory. The Colts deserve a huge shoutout after putting together a fantastic season that saw them host their first league final since 1981, but unfortunately they couldn’t find a way to end their championship drought that dates back to 1999. Central will now turn their attention to Sheldon Williams, who capped off a perfect season in the Regina Stewart Division with a dominant 35-7 victory over Martin-Luther in the finals, and now have a chance to make their first 5A provincial final since 2018. If they manage to win the whole thing, it will be their first provincial championship since 2006.
• In the grand scheme of things it doesn’t really matter, but you try telling that to St-Jean-Vianney, who handed Saint-Joseph their first loss of the year in their regular season finale. The seeding stays the same with Saint-Joseph locked in as the one seed earning a bye, and St-Jean-Vianney slotted as the third behind Roger-Comtois, who earned the tiebreaker by defeating the Dragons in the season opener 30-28. Technically the win is irrelevant, but you have to imagine St-Jean-Vianney will be heading into their first round matchup against Triolet full of confidence with the belief that they have what it takes to win it all this year.

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• We’ve reached the semifinals in Manitoba, and we’ve got a couple of unexpected guests in the final four with Kelvin pulling off the upset against Sisler, and Windsor Park shocking Springfield. It sets up some great storylines with Kelvin looking to keep their underdog run alive against River East, who had no issues defeating Kildonan East 38-0 in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile on the other side of the bracket, the upstart Windsor Park Royals look to do the impossible and make it all the way to the championship game in their first season at the varsity level, but that will be a lot easier said than done with undefeated West Kildonan standing in their way coming off another 42-0 beatdown against Maples in the opening round.

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#	Last Week	School	City	Prov.	League	Non-League	USA	Results
1	1	Bishop J. Mahoney Saints	Saskatoon	SK	7-0	1-1	0-0	W 22-21 vs. Aden Bowman
2	3	St. Paul Lions	St. Paul	AB	4-0	3-0	0-0	W 64-0 vs. Fort McMurray
3	4	West Kildonan Wolverines	Winnipeg	MB	8-0	1-0	0-0	W 42-0 vs. Maples
4	2	Saint-Joseph Vert et Or	Trois-Rivieres	QC	8-1	0-0	0-0	L 17-7 vs. St-Jean-Vianney
5	10	St-Jean-Vianney Dragons	Montreal	QC	7-2	0-0	0-0	W 17-7 vs. Saint-Joseph
6	5	Cochrane Cobras	Cochrane	AB	7-1	1-0	0-0	W 43-13 vs. Strathmore
7	7	Aden Bowman Bears	Saskatoon	SK	3-2	2-2	0-0	L 22-21 vs. Bishop J. Mahoney
8	6	Westsyde Blue Wave	Kamloops	BC	4-0	2-1	0-0	W 54-7 vs. Salmon Arm
9	8	Cardston Cougars	Cardston	AB	4-2	2-0	0-0	W 51-7 vs. McCoy
10	9	John Barsby Bulldogs	Nanaimo	BC	4-0	0-2	0-0	W 50-0 vs. Spectrum
11	11	Holy Rosary Raiders	Lloydminster	AB	3-1	5-0	0-0	W 44-2 vs. Cold Lake
12	12	Collège Jean-Eudes Aigles	Montreal	QC	6-3	0-0	0-0	W 33-22 vs. Deux-Montagnes
13	15	River East Kodiaks	Winnipeg	MB	6-2	0-1	0-0	W 38-0 vs. Kildonan East
14	20	Central Cyclones	Moose Jaw	SK	7-2	1-0	0-0	W 28-21 vs. Swift Current
15	14	Roger-Comtois Patriotes	Quebec	QC	7-2	0-0	0-0	W 46-21 vs. Collège Laval
16	18	Carlton Crusaders	Prince Albert	SK	6-0	0-1	0-0	W 28-9 vs. North Battleford
17	13	Swift Current Colts	Swift Current	SK	7-2	0-0	0-0	L 28-21 vs. Central
18	16	Bev Facey Falcons	Sherwood Park	AB	4-3	2-0	0-0	L 48-25 vs. CFC50 Salisbury
19	17	Holy Trinity Academy Knights	Okotoks	AB	0-0	6-2	0-0	W 35-0 vs. George McDougall
20	UR	Sheldon Williams Spartans	Regina	SK	7-0	0-0	0-0	BYE
21	22	Vernon Panthers	Vernon	BC	3-1	1-1	0-0	W 35-13 vs. Clarence Fulton
22	UR	Handsworth Royals	North Vancouver	BC	3-1	2-1	0-0	W 22-7 vs. Mount Douglas
23	19	Catholic Central Cougars	Lethbridge	AB	3-3	5-0	0-0	W 21-0 vs. Medicine Hat
24	23	Yorkton Raider Gridders	Yorkton	SK	5-2	0-0	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
25	24	College Heights Cougars	Prince George	BC	1-1	4-0	0-0	W 13-0 vs. Nechako Valley