CFC50 High School Rankings WEEK 9: Never say never after upsets in Niagara and Saskatoon

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• We’ve got a lot of headlines to get to this week, so please excuse our rapid fire format. Our first bullet flies in Saskatoon where St. Joseph finally figured out the winning combination against Holy Cross at the perfect time to take home the Saskatoon 6A city title with an epic 38-34 comeback victory. They were looking down the barrel at the end of the first half facing a 28-14 deficit, but the Guardians rallied in the second half to secure their spot in the 6A Provincial finals for the second time in three years. On the other side of the bracket, Campbell brought an end to LeBoldus’ Cinderella run with a 28-20 victory to take home their first Regina city title since 2017, which is also the last time they raised the provincial banner. For St. Joseph, they are looking to claim their first provincial championship since 2003, which would also bring an end to the city-wide drought that dates back to 2009 when Aden Bowman last brought the trophy back to Saskatoon. Either way, we are about to crown a new champion in Saskatchewan.

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• It’s time to check-in with the chaotic Alberta football landscape where they’ve been handing out hardware left, right and centre this past week. Harry Ainlay would not be denied another Edmonton Metro Carr Conference title with a dominant41-7 victory over Spruce Grove. The Titans now prepare to take on Notre Dame (Red Deer), who completed their perfect campaign in Central Alberta League with a 34-24 victory over Hunting Hills in the championship game. Now we will find out what this group of Cougars is all about with a chance to play the ultimate spoiler in the Alberta Bowl provincial quarterfinals. Raymond will enter the quarterfinals as the second seed after a huge 38-7 statement victory over Lethbridge CI in the Southern Alberta Zone finals. Then in Cowtown, St. Francis were able to hold on in a tight 24-22 contest against Ernest Manning to reclaim the Calgary city title. There will be three programs representing Calgary in the playdowns with Notre Dame getting one more bite at the apple after falling to Ernest Manning in the city semifinals. St. Francis will take on Lethbridge CI, Ernest Manning will battle Spruce Grove, while Notre Dame get the opportunity to knockoff Raymond. With the weather beginning to turn in Alberta, you can always expect the unexpected in November.

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• There’s now where left to hide. It might have been an anti-climatic semifinals week in Manitoba with Dakota defeating Grant Park and Oak Park fighting off St. Paul’s, but now we get the matchup we’ve all be waiting for at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg. Dakota and Oak Park have strolled through the season so far handing out fat L’s every step of the way, but now one of these undefeated juggernauts must fall in the ANAVETS Bowl. Let’s hope they rollback their classic matchup from last year’s semifinals that saw Dakota sneak away with a 24-23 victory before going on to defeat Grant Park in provincial finals.
• Ontario is usually drama free until the regional playdowns take place, but we had an upset for the ages in Niagara where Sir Winston Churchill shocked A. N. Myer in the public league finals 35-31. To put this into perspective, the Marauders had won 48 straight league games dating back to 2017 (thank you BPSportsNiagara for the stat). The saving grace is that this isn’t the end A. N. Myer’s season just yet with the NRHSAA hosting the SOSSA playdowns, which means they get two bids instead of one. It’s going to be very interesting to watch how the Marauders respond to adversity, and how the Bulldogs handle unchartered territory.

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• Northern have prevailed as the champions in Toronto after defeating Western Tech in a wild 36-35 overtime showdown in the TDSSAA finals. Northern will now take on Brebeuf in the Toronto Bowl this week with both programs earning a spot at the OFSAA Football Bowl Series. Elsewhere in the province, we’ve got some big-time championship bouts with Bishop Tonnos taking on St. Thomas More in the Hamilton Catholic league finals, Westdale going to war with Westmount in the Hamilton Public league finals, and Catholic Central looking for revenge against unbeaten Sir Frederick Banting in the TVRA Tier I finals. Lastly we congratulate Centennial on taking home the D10 league title in Guelph after dismantling Bishop Macdonnell 45-3, and St. Roch on another ROPSSAA title after handing Robert F. Hall their first loss of the year 22-12. It’s going zero to 100 quickly in Ontario so stay tuned for an overdose of coverage in the upcoming weeks.
• We flip our attention to the Maritimes where Charles P. Allen and Bay View are preparing for a colossal rematch in the Nova Scotia provincial finals. The last time these two met it ended in a 22-22 draw, so there’s no telling which one of these powerhouse programs will prevail – but we do know there will be a new champion with Auburn Drive outta the picture. Charles P. Allen are hoping to make history as the first team to raise the provincial banner in school history, while Bay View are looking to write a new chapter in their school’s history as the first team to win the provincial title as the Bay View Sharks after changing the name of the school in 2021. In New Brunswick, Tantramar will be looking to claim their first provincial title since 2019 against Riverview, who are looking to build a dynasty of their own as they look to three-peat. Tantramar should be the heavy favourites after handing Riverview a 37-0 loss in the season opener, but that game is now ancient history and anything can happen once the whistle blows.

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• It’s time for a quick check-in with Quebec where there surprisingly wasn’t any upsets in the quarterfinals. However, things are about to get extra spicy this week with Cure-Antoine-Labelle taking on Saint-Francois, and Charles-Lemoyne battling the reigning champs Saint-Jean-Eudes in the semifinals. Might as well throw all four programs in a hat and pick out the Bol d’Or finalists because anything can happen this week.
• We wrap things up in British Columbia where it’s finally playoff time. It’s going to be a super competitive bracket filled with marquee matchups beginning in the quarterfinals where nobody can afford to overlook their opponents. Vancouver College and South Delta have earned themselves byes, while third seed W.J. Mouat face off against St. Thomas More, fourth seed Lord Tweedsmuir take on Mt. Boucherie, fifth seed G.W. Graham battles Carson Graham, and our last ranked program New Westminster are preparing to take on Notre Dame as the sixth seed. We can’t wait to watch the madness unfold.

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#	Last	School	City	Prov.	Conf. Rec	Non-Conf. Rec	Results
1	1	Harry Ainlay Titans	Edmonton	AB	9-0	2-0	W 41-7 vs. Spruce Grove
2	2	Dakota Collegiate Lancers	Winnipeg	MB	9-0	0-0	W 39-12 vs. Grant Park
3	3	Huron Heights Warriors	Newmarket	ON	0-0	5-0	W 61-47 vs. St. Francis
4	4	Vancouver College Fighting Irish	Vancouver	BC	6-0	3-0	W 34-0 vs. Notre Dame
5	5	Raymond Comets	Raymond	AB	0-0	8-1	W 38-7 vs. LCI
6	6	Oak Park Raiders	Winnipeg	MB	9-0	0-0	W 24-10 vs. St. Paul’s
7	7	Corpus Christi Longhorns	Burlington	ON	7-0	0-0	W 30-0 vs. Holy Trinity
8	12	St. Francis Browns	Calgary	AB	7-0	1-0	W 66-7 vs. Henry Wise Wood / W 24-22 vs. Ernest Manning
9	8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Welland	ON	5-0	1-0	BYE
10	16	Campbell Tartans	Regina	SK	7-2	0-0	W 28-20 vs. LeBoldus
11	9	Frontenac Falcons	Kingston	ON	7-0	1-0	W 24-10 vs. La Salle
12	11	Korah Colts	Sault Ste Marie	ON	8-0	0-0	BYE
13	14	Bishop Tonnos Titans	Ancaster	ON	7-0	0-0	W 48-21 vs. Bishop Ryan
14	27	St Joseph Guardians	Saskatoon	SK	7-2	0-1	W 38-34 vs. Holy Cross
15	15	Sir Frederick Banting Broncos	London	ON	7-0	0-0	W 14-11 vs. South
16	17	Cure-Antoine-Labelle Loups	Laval	QC	6-2	0-0	BYE
17	18	Saint-Jean-Eudes Condors	Québec	QC	7-2	0-0	W 28-21 vs. Armand-Corbeil
18	23	Catholic Central Crusaders	London	ON	6-1	0-0	W 32-8 vs. A.B. Lucas
19	19	Nelson Lords	Burlington	ON	7-0	1-1	W 37-15 vs. Iroquois Ridge
20	10	Holy Cross Crusaders	Saskatoon	SK	8-1	0-0	L 38-34 vs. St. Joseph
21	20	South Delta Sun Devils	Delta	BC	5-1	4-0	W 32-2 vs. Handsworth
22	22	Charles-Lemoyne Dynamique	Sainte-Catherine	QC	6-3	0-0	W 43-22 vs. Saint-Louis
23	21	W.J. Mouat Hawks	Abbotsford	BC	5-1	4-0	W 27-0 vs. Mt. Boucherie
24	24	Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers	Surrey	BC	5-1	3-0	W 35-6 vs. Seaquam
25	25	St. Joseph Jaguars	Ottawa	ON	5-0	1-0	W 45-21 vs. St. Francis Xavier
26	30	Centennial Collegiate Spartans	Guelph	ON	7-0	0-0	W 45-3 vs. Bishop Macdonnell
27	28	Ernest Manning Griffins	Calgary	AB	5-2	1-1	W 28-22 vs. Notre Dame / L 24-22 vs. St. Francis
28	33	St. Thomas More Knights	Hamilton	ON	6-1	0-0	W 38-0 vs. Newman
29	26	Riffel Royals	Regina	SK	5-2	0-0	SEASON COMPLETE
30	31	Holy Names Knights	Windsor	ON	5-0	0-0	BYE
31	13	A. N. Myer Marauders	Niagara Falls	ON	5-1	1-0	L 35-31 vs. Sir Winston Churchill
32	35	Charles P. Allen Cheetahs	Bedford	NS	6-0-1	0-0	W 42-19 vs. Auburn Drive
33	39	Westdale Warriors	Hamilton	ON	6-1	0-0	W 17-13 vs. Waterdown
34	41	Westmount Wildcats	Hamilton	ON	6-1	0-1	W 23-2 vs. Saltfleet
35	34	Miller Marauders	Regina	SK	4-2	1-0	SEASON COMPLETE
36	29	Spruce Grove Panthers	Spruce Grove	AB	7-2	0-0	L 41-7 vs. Harry Ainlay
37	37	Jacob Hespeler Hawks	Cambridge	ON	5-0	0-0	BYE
38	38	Barrie North Vikings	Barrie	ON	7-0	0-0	W 46-0 vs. Banting
39	43	Tantramar Titans	Sackville	NB	7-0-1	0-0	W 42-19 vs. Saint John
40	UR	Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs	St. Catharines	ON	5-1	0-0	W 35-31 vs. A.N. Myer
41	46	New Westminster Hyacks	New Westminster	BC	4-2	3-0	W 42-7 vs. St. Thomas More
42	36	Lethbridge CI Rams	Lethbridge	AB	0-0	7-3	L 38-7 vs. Raymond
43	47	W. F. Herman Green Griffins	Windsor	ON	6-1	0-0	W 33-7 vs. St. Anne
44	49	G.W. Graham Grizzlies	Chilliwack	BC	5-1	2-2	W 30-10 vs. Langley
45	45	Notre Dame Pride	Calgary	AB	4-3	1-1	L 28-22 vs. Ernest Manning
46	50	Notre Dame Cougars	Red Deer	AB	8-0	0-0	W 34-24 vs. Hunting Hills
47	UR	St. Paul’s Crusaders	Winnipeg	MB	6-3	0-0	L 24-10 vs. Oak Park
48	32	A.B. Lucas Vikings	London	ON	5-1-1	1-0	L 32-8 vs. Catholic Central
49	UR	St. Roch Ravens	Brampton	ON	5-1	0-0	W 22-12 vs. Robert F. Hall
50	UR	Northern Red Knights	Toronto	ON	4-1	0-0	W 36-35 vs. Western Tech