CFC50 Rankings Week 7: Wild results in Quebec reimagine the top 25

Another week of high school football across Canada is in the books, and like clockwork we’ve got another top ten shakeup.

Quebec might be located on the Eastern side of the country, but it truly is the Wild West of football. After watching Seminaire-Saint-Francois drop out of the top ten with their first loss of the season to Academie Saint-Louis last week, we had a feeling they’d be back with a vengeance, and they delivered by repaying the favour to former top ten program Charles-Lemoyne in a thrilling 17-14 victory. The two programs sit tied atop the standings at 6-1 with two games remaining in the regular season campaign, but the Blizzard now own the tiebreaker which could provide a pivotal bye week in the first round of the playoffs. Any week off would be a blessing with turbulence running rampant throughout the division, and it hit Academie-Saint-Louis the hardest who couldn’t manage to capture the momentum from their dominant display against Saint-Francois. Instead it was Armand-Corbeil who jumped into third place with a 21-16 victory over the Arsenal, and now they’ll be looking to climb the standings once again this week with a big matchup against Saint-Francois. We’ve said it before and it’s worth saying again, the field is wide open in Quebec this year with the playoffs on the horizon, and we can’t wait to see who emerges at the top of the pile with the Bol d’Or raised high above their heads.

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BC is another province where you can’t get caught napping against any opponents, and this week it was St. Thomas More and Notre Dame who seized the moment with a pair of key victories. St. Thomas More were able to get the best of last year’s runner-up Terry Fox in a 21-16 triumph, while Notre Dame had a big bounce back victory over Mt. Douglas prevailing 29-26 in a game that could’ve gone either way. In other action Carson Graham were able to keep their winning streak alive with a close 22-14 victory over South Delta, and now they’ll face their biggest test so far with an impending showdown against undefeated Vancouver College, who we’ve got currently marked as the top team in BC this season. If we’ve learned anything so far, expect another hotly contested matchup with the Eagles looking to prove they belong in the conversation of best around at the AAA Varsity level.

From one chaotic region to another, we now head to Alberta where we saw a big matchup between St. Francis and Ernest Manning end in a 10-10 tie. You don’t see many deadlocks at any level of football, but this marks the second draw this season for Ernest Manning, who also managed to pull even with Raymond in a dramatic 34-34 contest earlier this year. This sets up a very intriguing finish to the regular season in Calgary with Ernest Manning looking to find a way to defeat Notre Dame this week to earn the first seed come playoff time. It’s not going to be easy with Notre Dame coming off a commanding 41-27 win over St. Francis two weeks ago, and they’ll be feeling fresh after catching a breather during the bye. Regardless of the end result, it’s been a joy to watch the three team race in Cowtown, and there’s no predicting who will ultimately end up on top. Across the province in Edmonton we nearly caught an upset with Austin O’Brien leaving everything on the field against top five ranked Salisbury, but unfortunately they fell shy of the mark falling 29-20 in a hard-fought battle. Now it’s time for an annual matchup everyone looks forward to across the country with Salisbury taking on Harry Ainlay in the regular season finale, which is guaranteed to shakeup the top ten once again.

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We had more theatrics in Ontario where programs are still sorting out who the top dogs will be come OFSAA time. It’s been a wild couple of weeks in Hamilton, and St. Thomas More wrote another chapter in their storied rivalry with S.J.H. Newman who once again found themselves on the wrong side of the storyline with the Knights running away with a 40-5 victory. St. Thomas More suffered a heartbreaker against Bishop Ryan a couple weeks ago, but a commanding victory over the Cardinals could be the confidence boost they needed as we race towards the playoffs.

Elsewhere in Ontario we had a pair of ranked programs fall with Garth Webb making a claim for the best around in Halton Public with a 16-14 victory over Iroquois Ridge, and Centennial Collegiate asserting themselves in Guelph by remaining undefeated with their 21-10 victory over Bishop Macdonell. The results also made way for another undefeated team to make their first appearance on the list as St. John’s completed a flawless campaign in Brantford with their 23-0 win over North Park, and will now be looking to keep their perfect run alive in the playoffs.

Lastly we wrap up this week’s coverage in Manitoba who provided a couple tightly contested matchups as always with Vincent Massey nearly taking down top ranked St. Paul’s, but fell short of the mark in a 14-10 defeat, while Dakota did enough to remain in second place with a 16-3 win over Grant Park. We’ve got one for showdown in a couple of weeks between St. Paul’s and Dakota in the regular season finale, which will likely determine first place going into the postseason.

Speaking of postseason, it’s time for the real fun to begin in Saskatchewan next week where Miller, Riffel, St. Joseph’s and Holy Cross have all earned themselves a first round bye in Regina and Saskatoon, but they can’t afford any complacency with their rivals looking to capitalize when it matters the most.

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#	Last Week	School/Team Mascot	City	Prov.	Conf. Rec.	Non-Conf. Rec	Results
1	1	Huron Heights Warriors	Newmarket	ON	0-0	5-0	W 35-0 vs. Bill Crothers
2	2	Miller Marauders	Regina	SK	6-0	0-0	W 24-3 vs. LeBoldus
3	3	Harry Ainlay Titans	Edmonton	AB	5-0	2-0	W 60-0 vs. Bev Facy
4	4	Salisbury Sabres	Sherwood Park	AB	5-0	1-0	W 29-20 vs. Austin O’Brien
5	6	Vancouver College Fighting Irish	Vancouver	BC	3-0	3-0	W 20-0 vs. Belmont
6	7	St. Paul’s Crusaders	Winnipeg	MB	6-0	0-0	W 14-10 vs. Vincent Massey
7	8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Welland	ON	3-0	1-1	W 35-7 vs. Saint Francis
8	9	G.W. Graham Grizzlies	Chilliwack	BC	2-1	4-0	W 48-7 vs. Kelowna
9	10	Notre Dame Pride	Calgary	AB	3-0	1-1	BYE
10	12	Laurier Rams	London	ON	4-0	0-0	W 28-0 vs. Oakridge
11	21	Sém. St-François Blizzard	Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaure	QC	6-1	0-0	W 17-14 vs. Charles-Lemoyne
12	5	Charles-Lemoyne Dynamique	Sainte-Catherine	QC	6-1	0-0	L 17-14 vs. Sem-Saint-Francois
13	11	Raymond Comets	Raymond	AB	0-0	4-1- 1	BYE
14	15	St Joseph Guardians	Saskatoon	SK	5-0	0-1	W 40-0 vs. Walter Murray
15	14	St. Roch Ravens	Brampton	ON	3-0	1-1	W 23-0 vs. Lorne Park
16	17	Dakota Collegiate Lancers	Winnipeg	MB	5-1	0-0	W 16-3 vs. Grant Park
17	19	Holy Cross Crusaders	Saskatoon	SK	4-1	0-1	W 41-15 vs. Centennial
18	20	St. Francis Browns	Calgary	AB	2-1- 1	0-1	T 10-10 vs. Ernest Manning
19	22	Ernest Manning Griffins	Calgary	AB	2-0-1	2-0-1	T 10-10 vs. St. Francis
20	39	Armand-Corbeil Scorpions	Terrebonne	QC	5-2	0-0	W 21-16 vs. Academie Saint-Louis
21	16	Academie Saint-Louis Arsenal	Quebec	QC	4-3	0-0	L 21-16 vs. Armand-Corbeil
22	18	Holy Trinity Titans	Oakville	ON	4-0	0-0	BYE
23	26	Jacob Hespeler Hawks	Cambridge	ON	4-0	0-0	W 35-20 vs. Grand River Collegiate
24	42	Carson Graham Eagles	North Vancouver	BC	3-0	1-2	W 22-14 vs. South Delta
25	47	St. Thomas More Knights	Burnaby	BC	3-0	1-2	W 21-15 vs. Terry Fox
26	27	Corpus Christi Longhorns	Burlington	ON	4-0	0-0	W 42-0 vs. Notre Dame
27	29	Korah Colts	Sault Ste Marie	ON	3-1	0-1	BYE
28	43	Notre Dame Jugglers	Burnaby	BC	2-1	3-0	W 29-26 vs. Mt. Douglas
29	13	St. Thomas Aquinas Flames	London	ON	3-0	0-0	W 14-13 vs. Mother Teresa
30	30	W. F. Herman Green Griffins	Windsor	ON	2-0	0-0	W 23-3 vs. Holy Names
31	45	St. Thomas More Knights	Hamilton	ON	2-1	0-1	W 40-5 vs. S.J.H. Newman
32	28	St. Andrew’s College Saints	Aurora	ON	2-0	1-2	L 36-9 vs. Lima Central (OH)
33	24	Mount Douglas Rams	Victoria	BC	2-1	2-1	L 29-26 vs. Notre Dame
34	40	Saint-Jean-Eudes Condors	Québec	QC	4-3	0-0	W 39-7 vs. Cure-Antoine-Labelle
35	25	Terry Fox Ravens	Port Coquitlam	BC	2-1	2-1	L 21-15 vs. St. Thomas More
36	32	Auburn Drive Eagles	Westphal	NS	4-0	0-0	Waiting vs. CEC
37	33	Saint John Greyhounds	Saint John	NB	6-0	0-0	W 69-0 vs. Moncton
38	34	Frontenac Falcons	Kingston	ON	4-0	0-0	W 41-7 vs. Regiopolis-Notre Dame
39	35	Westmount Wildcats	Hamilton	ON	3-0	0-0	W 59-0 vs. Dundas Valley
40	36	A. N. Myer Marauders	Niagara Falls	ON	4-0	0-0	W 35-6 vs. Greater Fort Erie
41	37	St. Joan of Arc Knights	Barrie	ON	4-0	0-0	W 37-0 vs. St. Theresa’s
42	38	Riffel Royals	Regina	SK	5-1	0-0	W 45-0 vs. O’Neill
43	41	College Notre-Dame Cactus	Montreal	QC	4-3	0-0	W 21-7 vs. College Jean-Eudes
44	48	St. Matthew Tigers	Ottawa	ON	3-0	0-0	W 77-7 vs. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
45	23	St. John Henry Newman Cardinals	Stoney Creek	ON	3-1	0-0	L 40-5 vs. St. Thomas More
46	50	L.C.I. Rams	Lethbridge	AB	3-0	2-2	W 38-0 vs. Chinook
47	44	Bishop Ryan Celtics	Hamilton	ON	2-2	0-0	BYE
48	UR	London South Lions	London	ON	2-1	1-0	W 35-0 vs. Parkside
49	UR	St. John’s Eagles	Brantford	ON	5-0	0-0	W 23-0 vs. North Park
50	UR	Centennial Collegiate Spartans	Guelph	ON	4-0	0-0	W 21-10 vs. Bishop Macdonell