2026 CFC25 Tier II Rankings WEEK 10: Will the slipper fit for Kelvin in Manitoba?

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• Survive and advance. That’s the name of the game for Bishop J. Mahoney the past two weeks after they held on to defeat Carlton 14-12 to advance to the Saskatchewan 5A title game against the defending champions Central. It was a much different story for the Crusaders, who found little resistance in their semifinals bout with Sheldon Williams walking away with a 52-7 blowout victory. After waiting 22 long years to reach the pinnacle again, Central now have the chance to become the first program to win back-to-back 5A provincial banners since their local rivals Albert E. Peacock pulled off a three-peat in 2015. On the other side of the ledger, Bishop J. Mahoney are looking to bring home their first provincial championship since 2022, and the fourth in school history. This will be the first time the Crusaders and the Saints meet in the 5A finals, and on paper it looks like it should be a barn burner where the we’ll need the full 48 minutes to determine the champion.

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• Revenge is a dish best served cold. After falling from the top spot on the rankings following their regular season loss to St. Paul, it was Holy Rosary who got the last laugh in the Wheatland finals with a 31-19 victory to keep their season alive and advance to the 3A provincial playdowns. It seems cruel that St. Paul will not have the chance to force a rubber match in the playdowns this year considering they entered the game as the top ranked 3A program in the province, they are still clearly the second best 3A program, and in previous years have earned the right to participate in the playdowns, but unfortunately we don’t make the rules. We’re sure Holy Rosary wouldn’t have backed down from the challenge if they met again, but this does mean they have become the heavy favourites to extend their finals appearance streak to 11 in a row and win their fifth straight provincial banner. Maybe there’s an upset lurking in the shadows, but it’s going to take a monumental effort if anybody wants to knock the Raiders off their perch.
• It doesn’t happen very often in high school football, but after entering as the seventh seed in the WHSFL Gustafsson playoff bracket, Kelvin have put together a magnificent Cinderella run to the finals following their 27-7 victory over River East. They’ve taken down the second seed Sisler in the first round, and River East entered as the third seed, so now all that’s left is to do is take a swing at the top seed West Kildonan, who head into the championship game undefeated after breezing past Windsor Park 25-0 in the other semifinal matchup. West Kildonan and Kelvin are chasing their first championship under the WHSFL’s revamped AAAA Tier II format as the two programs look to add another chapter to their histories that includes River East last bowl win coming in 2021, and Kelvin in 2024. The clock has almost reached midnight in Manitoba, and now the only question left is will the slipper fit for Kelvin?

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• You never know what you’re going to get when the playoffs kickoff in Quebec, and the quarterfinals didn’t disappoint. Estacades went on the road to Collège Jean-Eudes and pulled off the 14-2 upset to book a rematch with St-Jean-Vianney in the semifinals, who had no issues getting past Triolet in a 44-21 victory. Meanwhile on the other side of the bracket, seventh seed Collège de Lévis shocked the second seed Roger-Comtois prevailing 28-21, and now have the chance to do it again in the semifinals against a well rested Saint-Joseph squad coming off a bye. If you’re using the regular season results as any indication, then it looks like it’ll be a tall task for the lower seeds to pull off another pair of upsets with St-Jean-Vianney winning their first matchup 23-1 against Estacades, and Saint-Joseph walking away with a 36-0 shutout against Collège de Lévis. Thankfully the games aren’t played on paper, and history has no control over the final score. As we’ve learned with Kelvin in Manitoba, magical things can happen in November.
• It was a little tougher the second time around, but Cardston wouldn’t be denied defeating Catholic Central 20-15 in the South Zone finals to earn a berth in the Alberta 4A playdowns. The road won’t get any easier in the quarterfinals with a showdown against Holy Trinity Academy, who are looking to return to the finals for the third straight year and avenge their championship defeat to Austin O’Brien last season. The other three quarterfinals matchups will feature Cochrane taking on Bishop Carroll, Bev Facey squaring off against St. Joseph’s, and Hunting Hills going to battle with Cold Lake. We expect this to be a bloodbath where anything can happen once the games begin, and the only thing we can guarantee is that we will have a new 4A champion with Austin O’Brien watching from the sidelines this year.

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#	Last Week	School	City	Prov.	League	Non-League	USA	Results
1	1	Bishop J. Mahoney Saints	Saskatoon	SK	7-0	2-1	0-0	W 14-12 vs. Carlton
2	3	West Kildonan Wolverines	Winnipeg	MB	9-0	1-0	0-0	W 25-0 vs. Windsor Park
3	4	Saint-Joseph Vert et Or	Trois-Rivieres	QC	8-1	0-0	0-0	BYE
4	5	St-Jean-Vianney Dragons	Montreal	QC	8-2	0-0	0-0	W 44-21 vs. Triolet
5	6	Cochrane Cobras	Cochrane	AB	7-1	1-0	0-0	BYE
6	11	Holy Rosary Raiders	Lloydminster	AB	4-1	5-0	0-0	W 31-19 vs. St. Paul
7	7	Aden Bowman Bears	Saskatoon	SK	3-2	2-2	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
8	8	Westsyde Blue Wave	Kamloops	BC	5-0	2-1	0-0	W 15-0 vs. Pleasant Valley
9	14	Central Cyclones	Moose Jaw	SK	7-2	2-0	0-0	W 52-7 vs. Sheldon-Williams
10	9	Cardston Cougars	Cardston	AB	4-2	3-0	0-0	W 20-15 vs. Catholic Central
11	16	Carlton Crusaders	Prince Albert	SK	6-0	0-2	0-0	L 14-12 vs. Bishop J. Mahoney
12	10	John Barsby Bulldogs	Nanaimo	BC	5-0	0-2	0-0	W 16-6 vs. Ballenas
13	2	St. Paul Lions	St. Paul	AB	4-1	3-0	0-0	L 31-19 vs. Holy Rosary
14	17	Swift Current Colts	Swift Current	SK	7-2	0-0	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
15	18	Bev Facey Falcons	Sherwood Park	AB	4-3	2-0	0-0	BYE
16	21	Vernon Panthers	Vernon	BC	4-1	1-1	0-0	W 34-12 vs. Clarence Fulton
17	19	Holy Trinity Academy Knights	Okotoks	AB	0-0	6-2	0-0	BYE
18	UR	Estacades Aigles	Trois-Rivières	QC	6-4	0-0	0-0	W 14-2 vs. Collège Jean-Eudes
19	23	Catholic Central Cougars	Lethbridge	AB	3-3	5-1	0-0	L 20-15 vs. Cardston
20	24	Yorkton Raider Gridders	Yorkton	SK	5-2	0-0	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
21	UR	Kelvin Clippers	Wnnipeg	MB	5-4	0-0	0-0	W 27-7 vs. River East
22	25	College Heights Cougars	Prince George	BC	1-1	4-0	0-0	BYE
23	UR	Argyle Pipers	North Vancouver	BC	2-2	2-0	0-0	BYE
24	12	Collège Jean-Eudes Aigles	Montreal	QC	6-4	0-0	0-0	L 14-2 vs. Estacades
25	13	River East Kodiaks	Winnipeg	MB	6-3	0-1	0-0	L 27-7 vs. Kelvin