Football BC: Games to keep an eye on this weekend (Sept 17-18)

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Vancouver Mainland Football League
It’s a battle between Raiders at the Junior Bantam level on Sunday, September 19 out on Kevin Chin Field at Mackin Park when the Coquitlam Raiders play host to the Richmond Raiders. Kickoff is at 1:30pm.

Visit www.vmfl.ca/gd_current.html for the entire VMFL schedule this weekend.

Valley Community Football League
Chilliwack pride is on the line on Saturday, September 18 when the Chilliwack Blue peewee squad faces the Chilliwack Red peewee team at Townsend Park. Kickoff is at 2:45pm. Visit www.allprosoftware.net/vcfl/aplsleagueschedule.htm for the entire VCFL schedule this weekend.

Northern Minor Football
Lakewood will be the site of the four games taking place on Saturday, September 18 in the Northern Minor Football association. Download the entire Northern Minor Football schedule here.

West Kootenay Minor Football Jr. Bantam
The West Kootenay Jr. Bantam Jamboree takes place this weekend with all teams playing four mini-games each. More information is available by contacting Mike Leyte at [email protected].

BC High School Football
After playing a pair of exhibition contests down in Washington State, last year’s AAA Varsity Champions Centennial Centaurs will play their first pre-season game on BC when they face the Sands Scorpions at Sands Secondary School on Saturday, September 18. Kickoff is at 12:30pm. For the complete BC High School game schedule at all division, please visit www.bchighschoolfootball.com.

BC Junior Football
Just three more weeks remain in the BCFC regular season. This weekend’s action begins with a battle between the league’s top team in the Vancouver Island Rebels (6-1) looking to extend their win streak to five games when they meet the league’s cellar dwellers, the Chilliwack Huskers (0-7), who are still in search of their first victory of the season. Kickoff at Exhibition Stadium at 2 pm on Saturday, September 18.
Also on Saturday, the Victoria Rebels (3-4) pay a visit to Hillside Stadium to face the Kamloops Blazers (3-4) with both squads looking to get back to an even .500 on the season. Kickoff is 7 pm.
The week closes out with the league’s other top team, the Okanagan Sun (6-1) looking to stretch their win streak to four games when they visit South Surrey Athletic Park to face the Big Kahuna Rams (3-4). Kickoff is at 3pm on Sunday, September 19.

For more information, please visit www.bcjuniorfootball.ca.

University Football
The SFU Clan are still in search of their first victory as an NCAA team after falling to the Southern Oregon University Raiders on Saturday by a 31-18 score in a non-conference game. The Clan (0-2) will look for their first win as well as a measure of revenge from their week one loss to Western Oregon when they travel to Monmouth, Oregon for their first road game of the season. Kickoff is 1 pm.
For more information, please visit www.sfu.ca/athletics.
The UBC Thunderbirds (1-1) picked up their first win of the Shawn Olson era in improbably fashion as they knocked off the no. 2 ranked Saskatchewan Huskies at Griffiths Stadium last Friday. The T-Birds now return home to face the winless Manitoba Bisons in their Homecoming game this Saturday, September 18. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 pm with a tailgate party beginning at 11:30 am in the stadium parking lot.
For more information, please visit www.gothunderbirds.ca.