CFC50 High School Rankings FINAL: CFC50 National Title heading to Alberta for the first time since 2015

Congratulations to every program across Canada who made an appearance on the rankings this season, and a huge thank you to all the dedicated coaches from coast to coast who volunteer their time every year to help our game continue to grow and make the CFC50 Rankings possible.

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• For the first time since 2015, the mythical CFC50 National Title is heading back to Alberta with the Harry Ainlay Titans finishing the 2024 season as the top ranked high school program in Canada. We already gave the Titans all their flowers in last week’s edition after they throttled Raymond in the Tier I Alberta provincial finals to bring home their fifth banner since 2011 – but you can never hand out too many flowers to the champions. When you add up the numbers, the Titans outscored their competition 648-88 as they put together a flawless 14-0 campaign, which featured 11 games where they scored 40+ points, and 11 games where they allowed single digits. The most impressive part is how they somehow found an extra gear in the provincial playdowns outscoring Notre Dame (Red Deer), Ernest Manning and Raymond 163-22 when it mattered most. The closest they ever came to defeat came all the way back in their season opener against Raymond where they walked away with a tight 21-18 victory, but since that day no team even sniffed victory with their closest margin of victory being 22 points against Ross Shepperd in the Edmonton Metro semifinals. There’s been many years where the Titans looked like they were primed and ready to take home the CFC50 National Title, but for whatever reason there was always a blip on the radar that crushed their dreams. Well the dream is finally a reality thanks to an elite group of players led by long-time Head Coach Tyler Greenslade, who helped mold Harry Ainlay into a model program that every school across Canada could learn from. The Titans have played the most games of any team in Canada since 2017 with an astonishing 83-5-2, and have won four of the last six Alberta Tier I championships. Now they can also add CFC50 National Champions to their long list of accolades.

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• From start to finish this season, there was no doubt about who the best team in Ontario was with Huron Heights completing another successful campaign with a hard-fought 35-15 victory over Korah in the National Capital Bowl to bring their OFSAA banner tally to eight. The “Road Warriors” have taken on a unique place in the Canadian high school football landscape with no conference to call their own in the York Region, which has forced Head Coach Heath Weir to get creative with new ways to challenge his program each season. They could easily book a complete cupcake schedule against smaller schools willing to take them on for the experience, but instead they decided to test their players with repeated trips across the border to take on quality teams from New York, Ohio and Michigan. This means they aren’t always going to come out on top, but at the end of the day they are providing an unprecedented platform for their players to consistently compete against American competition without needing to take the prep school route. We know they will be a disappointed with “only” a top three finish this year, but we’d like to tip our hat to every player, coach and parent involved with the Warriors’ program for representing Canada with pride whenever they step on the field south of the border.
• We flip our attention to British Columbia to catch-up with another dynastic program. For the third straight year, Vancouver College have run the table with a decisive 29-0 victory over South Delta in the AAA Varsity Finals to extend their winning streak to an astonishing 38 straight games dating back to 2022 when Head Coach Bryan Chiu took over the program. If we zoom out a little bit more, they now own a 66-3 record since 2018. Even though they’ve made winning look like nothing more than a formality during the streak, this wasn’t always the case with Vancouver College historically failing to live up to expectations going 2-8 in championship appearances between 2000-2019. The streak will end one day, but it’s the historical context that should make every player, coach and parent involved with the program over the past three seasons appreciate just how special every win has been along the way. They’ll be the favourites again next year, but there’s a great crop of programs slowly closing the gap like South Delta, W.J. Mouat and Lord Tweedsmuir who would love nothing more than to be the team who finally slays the Irish Dragon.

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• For the first time in school history, Corpus Christi are bringing a banner back to Burlington after hanging on for a 13-10 victory over A.N. Myer in the Golden Horseshoe Bowl. This group of Longhorns has forever changed the history of the program going 22-1 over the past two seasons, and will be hoping that they’ve laid the foundation for Corpus Christi to remain in the top ten national discussion for years to come.
• It’s been a long time since we’ve had the chance to write this sentence: Catholic Central are OFSAA Bowl champions. The Crusaders managed to break an eight year drought with their dominant 30-7 victory over W.F. Herman in the Western Bowl to claim their first banner since 2015. The competitive nature of the London region makes it tough to repeat year-on-year, but the Crusaders are hoping this is the dawn of a new era where Catholic Central are the team to beat if you want a chance to dance at OFSAA.
• Was there ever any doubt? Frontenac add another banner to the rafter with a 25-14 victory over Westgate in the Northern Bowl. The Falcons were already the most success program in OFSAA history, and have now extended their record to 11-4 on the provincial stage giving them a three game cushion over St. Michael’s College, W.F. Herman and Huron Heights in the history books. And if our records are correct, this also means the Falcons are currently riding a 37 game winning streak including four OFSAA titles dating back to 2021. It would be incredible if OFSAA one day comes up with some sort of provincial playoff format so we can truly determine who the best teams in Ontario are each year, because we would’ve loved to see Frontenac test their luck against the likes of Huron Heights, Corpus Christi, Catholic Central and Centennial this year.

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• We’ve got more history to document with Centennial bringing home their first OFSAA banner in their first ever appearance after defeating Westmount 35-7 in the newly minted Southern Bowl. This group of Spartans really elevated Guelph to new heights on the CFC50 Rankings this season after years of programs from District 10 coming up short in the CWOSSA playdowns. It’s an incredible story that could be the genesis of a changing of the guard in Central Western Ontario high school football.
• Everyone tried to doubt them this year, but every single time St. Roch stepped up to the plate. We are guilty as charged, but there’s no more questions after the Ravens silenced all their doubters with a 28-13 victory over St. Joseph in the Central Bowl. This is the fourth banner for St. Roch in five appearances at the OFSAA Bowl Festival, and continues the legacy of programs out of ROPSSAA being top of the class whenever they compete at the provincial level. The win caps off a fantastic campaign for the Ravens that saw them claim the ROPSSAA title, the 905 Bowl, the Metro Bowl and the Central Bowl.
• Fourth times the charm? Northern waited 13 long years for another chance at glory, but they didn’t let this opportunity slip away bringing home the first OFSAA title in school history with a 28-7 victory over Brebeuf College in the Independent Bowl. They could’ve shrunk after losing a heartbreaker to W.F. Herman in the SWOSSAA finals, but they rose to the occasion, and will forever be remembered as the group that finally brought a provincial title back to Sarnia.

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• Lastly we catch up with Paul Dwyer, who threw a wrench into the final rankings with their 9-7 victory over Barrie North in the Simcoe Bowl. Much like Northern, the Saints could’ve lost all confidence after losing to St. Roch decisively in the 905 Bowl, but they decided to use the loss as a rallying cry to claim Paul Dwyer’s first OFSAA title since 2015.

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#	Last	School	City	Prov.	Conf. Rec	Non-Conf. Rec	Results
1	1	Harry Ainlay Titans	Edmonton	AB	9-0	5-0	SEASON COMPLETE
2	2	Dakota Collegiate Lancers	Winnipeg	MB	10-0	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
3	3	Huron Heights Warriors	Newmarket	ON	0-0	6-0	W 35-15 vs. Korah
4	4	Vancouver College Fighting Irish	Vancouver	BC	9-0	3-0	W 29-0 vs. South Delta
5	7	Corpus Christi Longhorns	Burlington	ON	8-0	3-0	W 13-10 vs. A.N. Myer
6	5	Oak Park Raiders	Winnipeg	MB	9-1	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
7	6	Saint-Jean-Eudes Condors	Québec	QC	9-2	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
8	12	Catholic Central Crusaders	London	ON	7-1	1-0	W 30-7 vs. W.F. Herman
9	8	St Joseph Guardians	Saskatoon	SK	7-2	1-1	SEASON COMPLETE
10	9	Raymond Comets	Raymond	AB	0-0	10-2	SEASON COMPLETE
11	11	Frontenac Falcons	Kingston	ON	8-0	3-0	W 25-14 vs. Westgate
12	18	Centennial Collegiate Spartans	Guelph	ON	7-0	4-0	W 35-7 vs. Westmount
13	14	Holy Cross Crusaders	Saskatoon	SK	8-1	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
14	16	Cure-Antoine-Labelle Loups	Laval	QC	7-3	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
15	10	Korah Colts	Sault Ste Marie	ON	8-0	2-1	L 35-15 vs. Huron Heights
16	15	A. N. Myer Marauders	Niagara Falls	ON	5-1	3-1	L 13-10 vs. Corpus Christi
17	32	St. Roch Ravens	Brampton	ON	5-1	3-0	W 28-13 vs. St. Joseph
18	13	South Delta Sun Devils	Delta	BC	7-2	4-0	L 29-0 vs. Vancouver College
19	19	W.J. Mouat Hawks	Abbotsford	BC	7-2	4-0	SEASON COMPLETE
20	20	Sir Frederick Banting Broncos	London	ON	7-1	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
21	21	Bishop Tonnos Titans	Ancaster	ON	8-0	1-1	SEASON COMPLETE
22	22	Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers	Surrey	BC	6-2	3-0	SEASON COMPLETE
23	23	Lethbridge CI Rams	Lethbridge	AB	0-0	8-4	SEASON COMPLETE
24	25	Campbell Tartans	Regina	SK	7-2	0-1	SEASON COMPLETE
25	26	St. Thomas More Knights	Hamilton	ON	6-2	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
26	27	St. Francis Browns	Calgary	AB	7-0	1-1	SEASON COMPLETE
27	30	Tantramar Titans	Sackville	NB	8-0-1	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
28	31	Bay View Sharks	Upper Tantallon	NS	8-0-1	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
29	17	St. Joseph Jaguars	Ottawa	ON	7-0	1-1	L 28-13 vs. St. Roch
30	35	Ernest Manning Griffins	Calgary	AB	5-2	2-2	SEASON COMPLETE
31	36	Charles-Lemoyne Dynamique	Sainte-Catherine	QC	6-4	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
32	37	Charles P. Allen Cheetahs	Bedford	NS	6-1–1	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
33	38	Riffel Royals	Regina	SK	5-2	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
34	49	Westgate Tigers	Thunder Bay	ON	8-0	0-1	L 25-14 vs. Frontenac
35	28	W. F. Herman Green Griffins	Windsor	ON	8-1	1-1	L 30-7 vs. Catholic Central
36	29	Holy Names Knights	Windsor	ON	6-1	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
37	39	Northern Vikings	Sarnia	ON	6-1	1-1	W 28-7 vs. Brebeuf College
38	48	A.B. Lucas Vikings	London	ON	5-1–1	1-0	SEASON COMPLETE
39	33	Westmount Wildcats	Hamilton	ON	7-1	1-3	L 35-7 vs. Centennial
40	34	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Welland	ON	6-0	1-1	SEASON COMPLETE
41	40	Jacob Hespeler Hawks	Cambridge	ON	6-0	1-1	SEASON COMPLETE
42	UR	Paul Dwyer Saints	Oshawa	ON	6-0	1-1	W 9-7 vs. Barrie North
43	24	Barrie North Vikings	Barrie	ON	8-0	1-1	L 9-7 vs. Paul Dwyer
44	41	Westdale Warriors	Hamilton	ON	6-2	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
45	50	Spruce Grove Panthers	Spruce Grove	AB	7-2	0-1	SEASON COMPLETE
46	42	New Westminster Hyacks	New Westminster	BC	5-3	3-0	SEASON COMPLETE
47	43	Georgetown 87s	Georgetown	ON	6-2	0-1	SEASON COMPLETE
48	44	Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs	St. Catharines	ON	5-1	0-1	SEASON COMPLETE
49	45	Nelson Lords	Burlington	ON	7-1	1-1	SEASON COMPLETE
50	47	St. Paul’s Crusaders	Winnipeg	MB	6-3	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE