CFC25 Small School RANKINGS: Hardware handed out in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario

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• Usually you expect the provincial finals to be your toughest task of all, but that simply wasn’t the case for Central who bulldozed their way past F.W. Johnson 51-8 to claim their first Saskatchewan 5A title since 2003. It caps off an undefeated 10-0 season where they outscored their opponents 423-81, and their provincial semifinals matchup against Carlton was the only time any team managed to keep it within one score at the final whistle. It’s been a long 22 years since they’ve hung up a 5A banner in the gymnasium, and since then they’ve had to watch division rivals Weyburn, Yorkton and their next door neighbours Peacock all take home the honours. But this group of Cyclones finally flipped the script, and they did it in style from start to finish. Their triumph has propelled them up the rankings into the number two spot on the rankings, and they’ve got a real argument for the number one spot when it’s all said and done.

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• It was cold. It was snowy. In other words, it was the perfect conditions for a championship game in Winnipeg, and St. Norbert were able to navigate the wintery conditions to take home their first ever AAA banner with a 10-0 shutout victory against Dryden. The first one is always the hardest, and the Celtics definitely took the road less travelled with a lot of ups and downs along the way, but that’s what makes the final chapter so special. It started out with a bang with two blowout victories, but reality then set in quickly with three straight losses to the front runners John Taylor, Fort Frances and Churchill. That point in the season was pivotal, because they easily could’ve just turtled and accepted their fate, but instead they showed their championship mentality and never lost again ripping off five straight wins en route to the banner. There may be plenty of titles in the future, but this group can always say they were the first to get the job done at St. Norbert.
• It can be a coach’s worst nightmare. You have a squad that breezed their way through the league like Holy Cross, who outscored their opponents 140-14 with four shutouts in six games, but in the back of their mind they never truly know how their team will respond to adversity. Well this group of Crusaders passed the test with flying colours after going to battle against Centennial with a berth at the OFSAA Football Festival on the line, and they were able to keep their composure under massive pressure to come away with the 14-13 victory. Holy Cross have now earned the right to go bowling for the second year in a row as they look to make it back-t0-back OFSAA triumphs against Chaminade College in the Eastern Bowl.

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• There are no moral victories when you reach the NOSSA finals, but Confederation have a lot to be proud about after going toe-to-toe with one of the best programs in the nation. In the end Korah proved to be too much to handle across four quarters walking away with a 55-35 victory, but at halftime they knew they were in a dogfight with the scoreboard reading 29-28. The bad new is they couldn’t slay the dragon in Northern Ontario, but the good news is OFSAA decided to give NOSAA two bowl bids this season, so the Chargers will get one more chance to end their campaign on a high note with a matchup against the runner-ups from CWOSSA in the Independent Bowl.
• After 32 years of heartbreak, the Sherwood Saints can finally call themselves champions again after defeating Sir Winston Churchill 31-7 to bring home their first Hamilton public league banner since 1993. Sometimes all the pieces just fall into place for a magical season to occur, and that was the case for Sherwood this year who were firing on all cylinders from the first day of training camp. At some point in the season you’re expecting reality to set in, but the Saints were untouchable outscoring their opponents 259-44, and their closest margin of victory was 24 points in the championship game against Sir Winston Churchill. There may be another team who brings home the hardware in the future, but it’s going to be tough to dislodge this group as the greatest to ever suit up at Sherwood.
• Ingersoll would not be denied the sweet taste of victory the second time around against Saunders as they battled their way to a 18-7 victory for their first TVRA championship since 2011 when they won the South East Varsity title. Heading into this contest the only minor blemish they had on their record was the 7-7 tie against Saunders earlier in the year, but nobody will remember that game now when they look back on the Blue Bombers championship campaign where they outscored their opponents 220-48.

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• And then there was two. The Juvenile DII Bol d’Or matchup is officially set with Dalbe-Viau hoping to complete their perfect season and go back-to-back against St-Jean-Vianney. These two took different paths to the finals with Dalbe-Viau blowing out Saint-Joseph 28-0, meanwhile St-Jean-Vianney had to scrap a little harder to come away with a 15-9 victory over Estacades. This will be the second time these two meet between the white lines, and the Dragons will be looking to crack the code this time around after falling 36-13 in round one. The positive news for them is that game took place all the way back in week two, so a lot has changed, and this St-Jean-Vianney squad has proven they are resilient if nothing else. They aren’t your typical 10-1 high school team who cake walked their way to the finals, instead they’ve had to claw their way to victory in most games, and have figured out the formula for how to make big plays when it matters most. Dalbe-Viau have a much more dominant resume outscoring their opponents 326-126 along the way, but they have also been forced to dig deep a couple times when College-Jean-Eudes and College Laval threatened their streak. On paper you give Dalbe-Viau the advantage, but as we’ve seen plenty of times before, anything can happen on a November afternoon in Quebec.

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• It’s time to drink from the firehose as we update you on what’s been happening in Alberta since they restarted the season. Holy Trinity Academy have reasserted themselves as the team to beat in Tier II with another huge 33-10 victory over George McDougall that ended their season. They are now preparing to take on Bishop Carroll in the provincial quarterfinals, who shouldn’t pose much of a threat, but you never know what can happen in high school football. Catholic Central are another program who have made their intentions clear with a pair of big wins to lockdown their spot in the provincial bracket, including a hard-fought 27-23 triumph against Chinook that eliminated them from contention. Cochrane is now waiting on the other side for Catholic Central in the provincial quarterfinals, which has potential to be the best game of the week featuring two talented squads that believe they can go the distance. St. Joseph’s and Austin O’Brien come into the playdowns in an interesting situation with neither playing a game yet since the restart, so despite the discrepancy in records, this matchup will be a complete unknown until the ball is kicked off and we see how each team reacts to live action again. The final quarterfinals contest will feature newly ranked Hunting Hills going up against Cold Lake, who are another team that haven’t hit the field since the restart which should give a big advantage to Hunting Hills coming off a 21-7 victory against Lacombe. Lastly a quick update on Tier III where Holy Rosary held on for the 18-13 victory in a hotly contested Wheatland League championship against St. Paul. There’s now a chance they meet again in the Tier III North Championship if they can both handle business in the quarterfinals. Despite all the circumstances surrounding this season in Alberta, there’s no where left to hide and no more room for error because in three weeks we’ll be crowning provincial champions.

#	Last	School	City	Prov.	League	Non-League	USA	Results
1	1	Dalbé-Viau Aigles D’Or	Lachine	QC	10-0	0-0	0-0	W 28-0 vs. Saint-Joseph
2	5	Central Cyclones	Moose Jaw	SK	8-0	2-0	0-0	W 51-8 vs. F.W. Johnson
3	2	Holy Trinity Academy Knights	Okotoks	AB	0-0	6-2	0-0	W 33-10 vs. George McDougall
4	4	Vernon Panthers	Vernon	BC	5-0	3-0	0-0	BYE
5	7	St-Jean-Vianney Dragons	Montreal	QC	10-1	0-0	0-0	W 15-9 vs. Estacades
6	3	Holy Rosary Raiders	Lloydminster	AB	2-0	4-0	0-0	W 18-13 vs. St. Paul
7	6	Holy Cross Hurricanes	Peterborough	ON	6-0	1-0	0-0	W 14-13 vs. Centennial
8	8	Confederation Chargers	Sudbury	ON	7-0	1-1	0-0	L 55-35 vs. CFC50 #11 Korah
9	12	Carlton Crusaders	Prince Albert	SK	6-0	1-2	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
10	10	John Barsby Bulldogs	Nanaimo	BC	6-0	2-0-1	0-0	BYE
11	16	Cochrane Cobras	Cochrane	AB	6-0	0-0	0-0	W 40-6 vs. Strathmore
12	15	Sherwood Saints	Hamilton	ON	7-0	0-0	0-0	W 31-7 vs. Sir Winston Churchill
13	14	North Star Wolves	Amherstburg	ON	7-0	0-0	0-0	W 27-16 vs. L’Essor
14	20	St. Norbert Celtics	Winnipeg	MB	7-3	0-0	0-0	W 10-0 vs. Dryden
15	24	Catholic Central Cougars	Lethbridge	AB	4-1	4-0	0-0	W 27-23 vs. Chinook
16	18	Estacades Aigles	Trois-Rivières	QC	7-4	0-0	0-0	L 15-9 vs. St-Jean-Vianney
17	22	Ingersoll Blue Bombers	Ingersoll	ON	7-0-1	0-0	0-0	W 18-7 vs. Saunders
18	11	George McDougall Mustangs	Airdrie	AB	5-0	1-2	0-0	L 33-10 vs. Holy Trinity Academy
19	9	F.W. Johnson Wildcats	Regina	SK	6-0	1-3	0-0	L 51-8 vs. Central
20	13	Bishop J. Mahoney Saints	Saskatoon	SK	6-0	0-3	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
21	17	Argyle Pipers	North Vancouver	BC	6-0	0-2	0-0	BYE
22	19	St. Joseph’s Celtics	Grande Prairie	AB	1-0	3-2	0-0	BYE
23	21	Dryden Eagles	Dryden	MB	7-3	0-0	0-0	L 10-0 v.s St. Norbert
24	UR	Hunting Hills Lightning	Red Deer	AB	5-1	0-0	0-0	W 21-7 vs. Lacombe
25	23	Saint-Joseph Vert et Or	Trois-Rivieres	QC	6-4	0-0	0-0	L 28-0 vs. Dalbe-Viau