Week 3 of the ‘Top 25’ poll saw lots of team movement and a handful of Ontario leagues begin their regular seasons. As teams establish themselves expect more movement in the coming weeks. Parity has hit the ‘west coast’ while teams continue to establish themselves in the Prairies with Sherwood Park teams leading the way. What teams should be in the top 25?
Depending on when scores are reported the ‘Top 25’ is released weekly between Sunday 6pm and Monday 12 noon.
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1 (2) Séminaire Saint-François Blizzard – Saint-Augustin, Quebec (4-0)
Continued their undefeated season with a victory over Cure-Antoine-Labelle 30 to 18. Host the 3 and 1 Academie Saint-Louis this Saturday which should be a great match up.
2 (3) Bev Facey Falcons – Sherwood Park, AB (3-0)
Defeated Paul Kane 46 to 0. Play Archbishop Jordan this week.
3 (4) Cardinal Newman Cardinals – Stoney Creek, ON (1-0)
Opened regular season on the road against Bishop Ryan with a 31 to 10 victory. Host St Thomas More Friday which is always a great match up. STM are defending champs of the Hamilton Catholic league.
4 (5) Salisbury Sabres – Sherwood Park, AB (4-0)
Defeated Ross Sheppard 44 to 10. Play Bellerose this week and look to continue the Sherwood Park domination in Alberta.
5 (8) St. Andrew’s Saints – Aurora, ON (1-0, 1-0)
Yannick Harou scored 3 touchdowns and Jamal Kett added 2 touchdowns in a league opening victory 57 to 3 over the Trinity Bears. Kett also had 2 interceptions and 2 forced fumbles on defense. Host Upper Canada College in a possible Independent league final preview. These two teams battled in what may have been game of the year in last year’s final, with UCC coming out on top in overtime.
6 (6) Oak Park Raiders – Winnipeg (2-0)
Downed Churchill by a score of 33 to 0. Play Murdoch Mackay this Thursday.
7 (7) Herman Griffins – Windsor, ON (0-0)
Austin Lumley will be the top QB in Windsor and will have a good RB in Jaydon Gauthier to hand the ball off too. Had a first week bye and open up regular season September 22nd when they host Belle River.
8 (9) Collège Notre-Dame Cactus – Montreal (3-1)
Defeated Jacques-Rousseau 51 to 0 and look to be back firing on all cylinders. Play Laval Liberty this weekend, who have yet to win a game in four attempts.
9 (10) Nelson Lords – Burlington, ON (1-0, 1-0)
Defeated Corpus Christi 22 to 3 in opener of Halton schedule. Doug Corby led with 2 touchdowns and Victor Fasullo had a touchdown and 2 converts. Up next is fellow top 25 team the Holy Trinity Titans, Friday at Holy Trinity. Photo courtesy www.nelsonlords.com
10 (1) Vancouver College Fighting Irish – Vancouver (0-0, 1-2)
Lost to conference opponent St Thomas More this weekend 14 to 7. Led at half 7 to 0 on a Hunter Robinson touchdown pass to Matt Ellis. Lost in final 2 minutes. RB Matt Alviz had 15 carries for 95 yards. Kristian Albian had 16 tackles and Justin Sanvido had 10.
11 (12) Riffel Royals – Regina, SK (2-0)
Defeated Sheldon Williams Spartans 30 to 6. Play the undefeated Leboldus Golden Suns which will be a big game this Thursday in Regina.
12 (14) Catholic Central Crusaders (CCH) – London, ON (0-0, 0-1)
Open regular season this Thursday against Central.
13 (11) Lakeshore Gators – Port Colborne, ON (1-0)
Narrowly defeated Blessed Trinity 12 to 10. Play of the Game was a reported 125 yard touchdown by Morgan Lavoie after a failed FG attempt by BT at the end of the 1st Quarter. Play Denis Morris this Thursday.
14 (15) Notre Dame – Calgary (2-0)
Defeated St. Francis (Calgary) in their regular season opener 22 to 21. Face St. Mary’s this week.
16 (16) Holy Trinity Titans – Oakville, ON (1-0)
Defeated MM Robinson in their opener on Friday 25 to 6. Play fellow ‘top 25’ Nelson this Friday at home.
17 (18) Mother Teresa – London, ON (0-0, 0-1)
Lost in exhibition opener to Burlington Nelson by a score of 24 to 10. Open London regular season September 22nd against John Paul II.
18 (19) Mount Douglas Rams – Victoria, B.C. (0-0, 1-1)
Lost to american opponent Bainbridge 35 to 18. Terrell Davis had 150 yards on 25 carries.
19 (20) Citadel Phoenix – Halifax (2-0)
Defeated Prince Andrew 21 to 0. Big test this week against last year’s finalists Sir John A MacDonald.
20 (21) St. Paul’s Crusaders – Winnipeg (2-0)
Another shutout victory this time against the Murdoch MacKay Clansman 50 to 0. Look to continue the streak this week against the Vincent Massey Trojans.
21 (HM) Harry Ainlay Titans – Edmonton (3-0)
Defeated Bishop O’Byrne 33 to 0. Have a bye this week.
22 (22) Aden Bowman Bears – Saskatoon (2-0)
Defeated the St. Joseph Guardians 46 to 6 to bring their record to 3 and 0 and average points against to 3 a game. Play Tommy Douglas this Friday.
23 (NR) St Thomas More Knights – Vancouver, BC (0-0, 2-0)
Defeated former CFC #1 Vancouver College 14 to 7. Kyle Madden bulled his way over from one yard out to give the home team the victory with less than 2 minutes to go in the game. STM was down at half 7 to 0 but QB Mike Carney showed great poise and decision making in the second half.
24 (24) Externat St-Jean-Eudes Condors – Quebec City (2-1)
Defeated Laval Liberty 64 to 0 on Friday. Play É. sec. de l’Amitié Friday on the road.
25 (NR) Leo Hayes Lions – Fredericton, NB (2-0)
QB Alex Dee had a big game against cross-town rivals Fredericton Black Kats. Dee rushed for three TDs and threw another one in the dying moments of the game to secure a 32 to 29 victory.
Honorable mentions:
British Columbia
Terry Fox Ravens – Port Coquitlam (0-0, 2-0)
W.J. Mouat Hawks – Abbotsford, B.C. (0-0, 1-1)
Centennial Centaurs – Coquitlam (0-0, 0-2)
Alberta
St. Francis – Calgary (0-1)
L.C.I. Rams- Lethbridge (1-2)
Henry Wise Wood – Calgary (2-0)
Saskatchewan
Leboldus Golden Suns – Regina (2-0)
Holy Cross – Saskatoon (3-0)
Manitoba
None
Ontario
St. Mark’s – Ottawa (0-0, 1-0)
Holy Trinity Titans – Courtice (0-0, 0-1)
King City Lions – King City (0-0, 0-1)
Assumption Lions – Brantford (1-0, 0-1)
Superior Heights Steelhawks – Sault Ste Marie (1-0)
Sydenham Golden Eagles – Sydenham (1-0)
Villanova – Windsor (1-0)
Upper Canada College Blues – Toronto (1-0)
Jacob Hespeler Hawks – Cambridge (1-0)
St. Paul Patriot – Niagara Falls
St. Marguerite d’Youville (0-0, 1-0)
Lasalle – Sudbury (1-0)
Northern Vikings- Sarnia
Huron Heights Warriors- Newmarket
Donald A. Wilson Gators – Whitby
A B Lucas Vikings – London
Quebec
É. sec. Curé-Antoine-Labelle les Loups – Laval, QC (2-2)
Académie Saint-Louis – Quebec (3-1)
New Brunswick
Fredericton Black Kats – Fredericton (1-1)
Nova Scotia
TIE – Sir John A MacDonald Flames – Upper Tantallon (2-0)
TIE – Horton Griffins – Wolfville, NS (2-0)
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NOTES:
1) Teams eligible are in the below listing.
2) At least one team per province will be represented always.
3) We encourage your participation, feedback, and criticism.
4) All leagues go to grade 12 except for quebec which are grade 10’s and 11’s. Ontario allows grade 13 players to play. Some provinces limit the total amount of years you can participate in high school football (i.e. Nova Scotia has 3 year maximum). Most provinces are January school years with the exception of Alberta (and Nova Scotia use to be so this class is still on that schedule).
5) List is compiled by CFC high school ranking group. CFC group numbers 20 people from across Canada.
6) In brackets is last weeks ranking. NR = not ranked, HM = honarable mention, NC = No change
LEAGUES IN THE POLL
NOTE: Most provinces have more than 1 tier and therefore there are more teams in each province then what is considered in this poll.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
1) AAA Varsity – 11 man – (18 teams)
ALBERTA
1) TIER 1 (TBD)
SASKATCHEWAN
1) 4A (16 teams)
MANITOBA
1) AAA (8 teams)
ONTARIO
1) Senior / Varsity Tier 1 (TBD)
QUEBEC
1) JUVENILE AAA – DIVISION 1 (10 teams)
NEW BRUNSWICK
1) 12 MAN (11 teams)
NOVA SCOTIA
1) VARSITY (17 teams)
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