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Week 10

Date	League	Home	Away
31-Oct	CA1	#3 – CFC50 Bishop O’Byrne 14	#6 – Centennial 20
31-Oct	CA1	#4 – Ernest Manning 23	#5 – Henry Wise Wood 39
31-Oct	CA2	#3 – Bishop Grandin 10	#7 – Crescent Heights 7
31-Oct	CA2	#4 – Robert Thirsk 31	#5 – St. Mary’s 24
31-Oct	CA2	#2 – Bishop Carroll 24	#6 – McNally/Lacombe 6
31-Oct	CA3	#3 – Scarlett/Central 8	#6 – Churchill/Bowness 31
31-Oct	CA3	#4 – Western Canada 23	#5 – Lester B. Pearson 0
31-Oct	CA3	#2 – Diefenbaker/Fowler 36	#6 – Forest Lawn 14
31-Oct	CA3	#1 – Lord Beaverbrook 51	#7 – Nelson Mandela 6
2-Nov	ED3	1A – Fort Saskatchewan 14	Winner 2B/3A – Holy Trinity 0
2-Nov	ED3	1B – Beaumont 20	Winner 2A/3B – ME Lazerte 34
6-Nov	CA1	#1 – CFC50 St. Francis 35	Winner #4/#5 – Centennial 0
6-Nov	CA1	#2 – CFC50 Notre Dame 0	Winner #3/#6 – Henry Wise Wood 25
6-Nov	CA2	#1 – William Aberhart 28	Winner #4/#5 – Robert Thirsk 21
6-Nov	CA2	#2 – Bishop Grandin 31	Winner #3/#6 – Bishop Carroll 30
6-Nov	CA3	#1 – Lord Beaverbrook 24	Winner #4/#5 – Western 0
6-Nov	CA3	#2 – Diefenbaker/Fowler 0	Winner #3/#6 – Churchill/Bowness 14
3-Nov	ED1	Finalist – CFC50 Harry Ainlay 48	Finalist – CFC50 Bellerose 14
3-Nov	ED2	Finalist – Paul Kane 0	Finalist – Strathcona 37
4-Nov	BSK	#1 – Drumheller 7	Winner #2/#3 – Canmore 20
4-Nov	CEN	City Finalists – Hunting Hills 34	City Finalist – Lacombe 11
4-Nov	CEN	Loser City Semis – Lindsay Thurber 42	Loser City Semis – Notre Dame (RD) 36
4-Nov	CEN	Winner Rural #1/#4 – Wetaskiwin 20	Winner Rural #2/#3 – H. J Cody 18
4-Nov	CEN	Loser Rural #1/#4 – Frank Maddock 12	Loser Rural #2/#3 – William E. Hay 26
4-Nov	CEN	Rural #5 – Camrose 16	Winner #6/#7 – West Central 14
4-Nov	MPE	Athabasca Finalist – Peace River	Athabasca Finalist – Charles Spencer
4-Nov	MPE	Peace Finalist – St. Joseph’s 36	Peace Finalist – Peace Wapiti 0
4-Nov	Reg. 1	Tier II South – Catholic Central	Tier II Rangeland – Medicine Hat
4-Nov	REG. 2	Tier II Finalist – Foothills 46	Tier II Finalist – Springbank 6
4-Nov	REG. 2	Tier IV Big Rock (2B) – Lloydminster	Tier IV Big Sky (2B) – Fort Mac forfeits
4-Nov	Reg. 7	Wheatland Tier II – Holy Rosary 24	Fort Mac Tier II – Father Mercredi 7
4-Nov	SOU	Tier III #1 – Willow Creek 27	Winner #2/#3 – W.R. Myers 13
4-Nov	SOU	Tier I #1 – Raymond 10	Tier I #2 – LCI 31

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— Harry Ainlay Titans (@HATitansFB) November 4, 2017

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— Lethbridge Herald (@Leth_Herald) November 3, 2017

Week 11

Date	League	Home	Away
8-Nov	ED3	Fort Saskatchewan	ME Lazerte
11-Nov	CA1	CFC50 St. Francis	CFC50 Henry Wise Wood
11-Nov	CA2	William Aberhart	Bishop Grandin
11-Nov	CA3	Lord Beaverbrook	Churchill/Bowness

 

Tier I (School Pop. 1250+)

Regional Semi-finals, November 11

NORTH

#6 Salisbury Sabres at #2 Harry Ainlay Titans
12:00 p.m., Foote Field (Edmonton)

The Titans are flying through their year going untouched from wire to wire sporting a 10-0 record with an average margin of victory well over two TD’s a game. Featuring an explosive offense, most of who are Provincial All-Stars that can return next year, Harry Ainlay’s first order of business in Provincials is to avenge last year’s stunning upset loss to the Notre Dame Cougars from Red Deer in the first round of last year’s event. Standing in their way is the third seed out of the Metro Edmonton, the Salisbury Sabres. They too are chock full of young talent, and many consider them to be a year ahead of schedule in their re-build. Still, they can give you a game and in the Winter Wonderland world of the 2017 ASAA Provincials, it’s anyone’s game once the snow flies and the ball is kicked off.

#8 Centennial Coyotes at #5 Bellerose Bulldogs
2:30 p.m., Foote Field (Edmonton)

Well, here is a match-up no one saw coming. Two weeks ago, the both of these teams were in serious danger of not even making their league’s playoffs let alone advancing to Provincials. A 12-6 squeaker over Crescent Heights on Sept. 28 is the only difference between the Coyotes getting the last spot in Calgary Div. I playoffs and relegation to the Div. II playdowns. From there, they have come alive with a 20-14 upset over the previously #5 ranked Bishop O’Byrne Bobcats to stake a spot in the Calgary Semi-Finals from where they qualified as the fourth seed out of Calgary into Tier I Provincials (since Lindsay Thurber from Red Deer declined their Region 4 spot). Bellerose was stuck in a four-team weave for the final three spots in the Edmonton Division I playoffs but a gutty win over last year’s Northern Tier I Champion Bev Facey Falcons in the final regular season game secured their spot and entry into Provincials. Both teams are missing key players with Bellerose’s being most severe as technically they are down to their 5th string QB due to unbelievable run of bad luck at that position.

SOUTH

#7 Henry Wise Wood Warriors at #1 St. Francis Browns
7:00 p.m., Hellard Field at Shouldice Park (Calgary)

OK, be honest. At the end of the regular season who predicted this would be your Calgary Division I Final? The tradition laden Browns had many people writing their name in pen for this game but the Warriors? Mired in 5th place after a muddled season that saw them with a losing record for the first time in recent memory, they have shocked Cowtown with two upsets of the higher ranked Ernest Manning Griffins 39-23 in the quarterfinals and the Notre Dame Pride 25-0 in the semi-finals on Monday night. Beating the Browns is another tall order but it seems the Warriors are on a roll for the ages. This game also doubles as the Tier I South Semi-Final.

#3 Notre Dame Pride at #4 L.C.I. Rams
2:00 p.m., University of Lethbridge Community Stadium (Lethbridge)

Two of the most storied programs in the history of Tier I Provincials will meet for only the second time in their histories. The Rams have been a factor at Tier I ever since the first event in 1985 while the Pride have been a more recent phenomenon only joining the ranks at Tier I in 2009. Both programs have multiple Provincial titles but have only faced each other once before in 2012 where the Pride defeated the Rams 47-15 in the South Final. With the upsets specials continuing in the Calgary Division I playoffs this wasn’t necessarily an anticipated match-up which makes it all the more fun.

Regional Finals, November 18th
NORTH – at winner Harry Ainlay/Salisbury
SOUTH – at winner St. Francis/Henry Wise Wood

Alberta Bowl Provincial Final – MEGlobal Athletic Park (Lacombe)
Saturday, November 25th, 6:00 p.m.
NORTH WINNER vs. SOUTH WINNER

PAST TIER I CHAMPIONS
1986 – Salisbury Sabres 1994 – L.C.I Rams 2002 – Bev Facey Falcons 2010 – Raymond Comets
1987 – Harry Ainlay Titans 1995 – St. Francis Browns 2003 – St. Francis Browns 2011 – Harry Ainlay Titans
1988 – L.C.I. Rams 1996 – Raymond Comets 2004 – St. Francis Browns 2012 – Notre Dame Pride
1989 – L.C.I. Rams 1997 – Raymond Comets 2005 – Raymond Comets 2013 – Notre Dame Pride
1990 – L.C.I Rams 1998 – Raymond Comets 2006 – Salisbury Sabres 2014 – Notre Dame Pride
1991 – Henry Wise Wood 1999 – Jasper Place Rebels 2007 – St. Francis Browns 2015 – St. Francis Browns
1992 – L.C.I. Rams 2000 – Strathcona Lords 2008 – Raymond Comets 2016 – St. Francis Browns
1993 – L.C.I. Rams 2001 – Strathcona Lords 2009 – Raymond Comets

Tier II (School Pop. 750-1249)

Regional Semi-finals, November 11

NORTH

#5 Austin O’Brien Crusaders at #4 Lloydminster Barons
3:00 p.m., Armstrong Field (Lloydminster)

Beware the Crusaders. Don’t let their barely over .500 5-4 record fool you. They put up with all that Edmonton Division I could throw at them and made the playoffs leaving four Tier I sized teams in their wake. In their league semis they gave the powerful Harry Ainlay Titans all they could handle before bowing 38-22. On the other side of the ball are the Barons who were running the board in the Wheatland before dropping the League Final two weeks ago to Holy Rosary 11-9. The good news for them is that they have been very tough in the first round of Provincials the last two years beating these same Crusaders at home in 2015 and Paul Kane in 2016. A later game is due to Remembrance Day activities on Armstrong Field.

#6 Paul Kane Blues at #1 St. Joseph’s Celtics
4:00 p.m., CKC Field (Grande Prairie)

There are technically 13 Tier II sized teams in the four leagues that put teams into Provincials at that level in Northern Alberta. And yet it’s the four teams represented here that seem to have standing reservations as this will be the 5th year in a row that we will start the Big Dance with only these teams vying for the North in Tier II. It seems even more like same old, same old as, but for a switch in dance partners last year, this will be the fourth time in five years that Paul Kane and St. Joes will kick things off. That’s not necessarily good news for the Blues as despite winning their first Provincial game vs. the Celtics in 2013, they have dropped that last three these two teams have played in Provincials and now have the long bus ride to Grande Prairie for a date with the #1 ranked Tier II team to try to turn things around.

SOUTH

#2 Hunting Hills Lightning at St. Mary’s Saints
4:15 p.m., Stampeder Field at Shouldice Park (Calgary)

On paper this seems like the biggest mismatch of Provincials. The undefeated and Central Alberta League Champion Lightning against the unranked Saints who have won a total of one game so far this year. Thankfully for the Saints it was the one that counted as they beat the only other Tier II sized school in Calgary, the Robert Thirsk Comets, in the last regular season game 27-1 to earn the berth from Region 3 into Provincials. The Lightning have kept it close to the vest this year, only playing league regular season and playoff games and not filling their byes with games, so we’ll see how the well-rested approach goes when kick-off happens in Calgary this Saturday.

#7 Medicine Hat Mohawks at #3 Foothills Falcons
1:00 p.m., Foothills H.S. (Okotoks)

They’re baaaaaaack…. Even though they only got to .500 or better in mid-October, the two-time defending Tier II Provincial Champion is a team to watch once again in November. Sitting at 3-3 at the end of the regular season the Falcons have soared through the playoffs outscoring their three opponents by a combined score of 115-13. Their opponent, the Medicine Hat Mohawks, are no slouches themselves having dropped a couple of games but won seven and their umpteenth Rangeland League Championship along the way. They are facing a short week with their qualifying game scheduled for last Friday moved to Tuesday due to the heavy snowfall in Southern Alberta. Are the Falcons poised to make another run? We’ll find out Saturday.

Regional Finals, November 18th
NORTH – at winner Austin O’Brien/Lloydminster
SOUTH – at winner St. Mary’s/Hunting Hills

Alberta Bowl Provincial Final – MEGlobal Athletic Park (Lacombe)
Saturday, November 25th, 11:00 a.m.
NORTH WINNER vs. SOUTH WINNER

PAST TIER II CHAMPIONS
1986 – Stettler Wildcats 1994 – Lloydminster Barons 2002 – Arch. Jordan Scots 2010 – Catholic Central Cougars
1987 – Cardston Cougars 1995 – Brooks Buffalos 2003 – Arch. Jordan Scots 2011 – Austin O’Brien Crusaders
1988 – Salisbury Sabres 1996 – Cochrane Cobras 2004 – Foothills Falcons 2012 – Austin O’Brien Crusaders
1989 – Archbishop Jordan Scots 1997 – Brooks Buffalos 2005 – St. Mary’s Saints 2013 – Austin O’Brien Crusaders
1990 – Cardston Cougars 1998 – Cochrane Cobras 2006 – Foothills Falcons 2014 – St. Joseph’s Celtics
1991 – Cardston Cougars 1999 – George McDougall 2007 – Notre Dame Pride 2015 – Foothills Falcons
1992 – Cardston Cougars 2000 – Foothills Falcons 2008 – Notre Dame Pride 2016 – Foothills Falcons
1993 – Cardston Cougars 2001 – Med. Hat Mohawks 2009 – Foothills Falcons

Tier III (School Pop. 450-749)

Regional Semi-finals, November 11

NORTH

#4 St. Albert Skyhawks at #7 Peace Wapiti Titans
1:30 p.m., CKC Field (Grande Prairie)

A rematch from last year that saw the Skyhawks win 22-17 in Edmonton. This year the Hawks are on the road vs. a Titan team that has won seven games this year and advanced to their first ever Peace Bowl this past weekend. This will mark the seventh straight year that St. Albert has qualified for the Tier III Provincials and they have one Provincial Final appearance to show for it. The Titans are still relatively new to the process this being only their second Tier III qualification.

#5 Wetaskiwin Sabres at #3 Holy Rosary Raiders
12:00 p.m., Holy Rosary Field (Lloydminster)

Here’s a team we haven’t seen in the Big Dance for the while – the Wetaskiwin Sabres. Laying in the weeds for most of the year and finishing fourth in the Rural Division of the Central League, the Sabres have strung together two upsets in a row over Frank Maddock and Sylvan Lake to not only win that Division but get back into Provincials for the first time since their Provincial Tier III Championship year of 2006. A bit of a rude re-introduction though as their welcoming committee is the two-time defending Northern Tier III Champion Holy Rosary Raiders – and in Lloydminster no less.

SOUTH

#1 Cochrane Cobras at #8 Brooks Buffalos
2:30 p.m., Brooks Jr. H.S. (Brooks)

27 years and counting the Cochrane Cobras have advanced to Provincial play. That’s a decade longer than most of their current player have been alive. Another daunting number is their 15-2 (.882) record in first round games since they moved to Tier III in 2000. The Cobras are a legend in Alberta winning their tenth Tier III Provincial Title in the last fifteen seasons last year. What a place for the Brooks Buffalos to get back in the game. Absent from the Big Dance since 2010, the Buffalos are quite accomplished in the past winning the Tier III Title in 2009 and two Tier II’s in the 1990’s, but recent teams haven’t made the cut until this year. Their reward…. Cochrane.

#6 Sylvan Lake Lakers at #2 Cardston Cougars (GAME TO BE PLAYED FRIDAY, NOV. 10)
6:00 p.m.., University of Lethbridge Community Stadium (Lethbridge)

A long travel day for the Lakers awaits them as with Region 4 getting a second slot this year, the Lakers live to fight another day after their tight loss to Wetaskiwin in the Central League Rural Championship Game last week. Still, they are Central Alberta’s most consistent participant in Provincials over the past decade so this is nothing new for them. What is new is their opponent. The Cardston Cougars not only lay claim to the #2 ranking but are also the Southern Alberta League’s Champions for 2017. This could be their year but first they must deal with the Lakers. This game will be played Friday night as Cardston has elected to move this game into Lethbridge and play on the turf at the U of L.

Regional Finals, November 18th
NORTH – at winner Wetaskiwin/Holy Rosary
SOUTH – at winner Brooks/Cochrane

Alberta Bowl Provincial Final – MEGlobal Athletic Park (Lacombe)
Friday, November 24th, 7:00 p.m.
NORTH WINNER vs. SOUTH WINNER

PAST TIER III CHAMPIONS
1986 – Cochrane Cobras 1994 – Wainwright Commandos 2002 – Cochrane Cobras 2010 – Cardston Cougars
1987 – Cochrane Cobras 1995 – Kate Andrews Spartans 2003 – Cochrane Cobras 2011 – Stettler Wildcats
1988 – Medicine Hat Mohawks 1996 – Sexsmith Sabres 2004 – Cochrane Cobras 2012 – Cochrane Cobras
1989 – Will Sinclair Rebels 1997 – Springbank Phoenix 2005 – Cochrane Cobras 2013 – Cardston Cougars
1990 – Raymond Comets 1998 – McCoy Colts 2006 – Wetaskiwin Sabres 2014 – Cochrane Cobras
1991 – Raymond Comets 1999 – W.R. Myers Rebels 2007 – Cochrane Cobras 2015 – Cochrane Cobras
1992 – Raymond Comets 2000 – W.R. Myers Rebels 2008 – Cochrane Cobras 2016 – Cochrane Cobras
1993 – Bert Church Chargers 2001 – W.R. Myers Rebels 2009 – Brooks Buffalos

Tier IV (School Pop. 449 or less)

Regional Semi-finals, November 11

NORTH

#4 Sexsmith Sabres at #8 Cold Lake Royals
1:00 p.m., Soholt Field (Cold Lake)

Possibly the farthest anyone has to travel this weekend. Clear across the Province from the far west to eastern border go the Sabres who once again are in the hunt at Tier IV. Despite having qualified for Provincials at the Tier IV level for 14 consecutive seasons, Sexsmith has not hit pay dirt since the creation of the Tier IV level of play in 1999 but are hoping this might be the year having recorded a solid season in the Mighty Peace league. On the flip side of this match-up is another perennial attendee in the Cold Lake Royals who have represented themselves well but haven’t to date been to the promised land. Don’t let the 2-5 record fool you. These guys can play. Should be fun in Cold Lake this Saturday.

#9 Hillside Cougars at #4 Stettler Wildcats
1:00 p.m., Larry Wilson Field (Stettler)

This year represents Hillside’s second ever appearance in Provincials but considering the last time was 1999 they have a lot of catching up to do. Quietly building a consistent contender in the Mighty Peace, the team from Valleyview can hang with anyone. Facing them are last year’s Northern Tier IV Champs, the Stettler Wildcats. An up and down year for the Wildcats came to a head when it mattered most and they qualified once again out of the tough Central Alberta League Rural Division. Its anyone’s game in the North draw for Tier IV.

SOUTH

#5 Canmore Wolverines at #1 Willow Creek Cobras
2:00 p.m., Cobra Field (Claresholm)

The dark horse in this hunt are the Canmore Wolverines, who play in at the feet of the Rocky Mountains in one of the world’s most beautiful settings for a football game. Quietly putting together a solid 7-2 record in the revamped Big Sky Conference, the took out the perennial Tier IV power Drumheller Titans last weekend to earn this berth. Standing in their way is another perennial power in Willow Creek, who has qualified for Provincials out of the Southern Alberta League every year but one (2008) since 2000 and made it to the Championship Game five times yet only have one Title to show for it. Two teams with something to prove meet this Saturday in Willow Creek

#2 W.R. Myers at #3 Rundle College Cobras
1:00 p.m., Rundle College Field (Calgary)

You could hear a collective gasp when the word came out that due to a smaller population the Rundle College Cobras were returning to Tier IV. Once a juggernaut at Tier IV the Cobras collected two straight Titles in 2009 and 2010 then promptly moved up to Tier III where despite qualifying for Provincials at that level five of the past six seasons, weren’t able to replicate the success they had before. Now they are back and looking to renew acquaintances. First up is the star-crossed W.R. Myers Rebels, who have ran the board with the exception of one team – the #1 ranked Willow Creek Cobras – who have beaten them soundly twice. Will they get another shot? They’ll have to get past another bunch of Cobras first.

Regional Finals, November 18th
NORTH – at winner Stettler/Hillside
SOUTH – at winner Willow Creek/Canmore

Alberta Bowl Provincial Final – MEGlobal Athletic Park (Lacombe)
Saturday, November 25th, 2:30 p.m.
NORTH WINNER vs. SOUTH WINNER

PAST TIER IV CHAMPIONS
1999 – Oilfields Drillers 2005 – Ardrossan Bisons 2011 – Drumheller Titans
2000 – Oilfields Drillers 2006 – Willow Creek Cobras 2012 – Drumheller Titans
2001 – Ardrossan Bisons 2007 – Sylvan Lake Lakers 2013 – Drumheller Titans
2002 – Bow Valley Bobcats 2008 – Ardrossan Bisons 2014 – Holy Rosary Raiders
2003 – Bow Valley Bobcats 2009 – Rundle College Cobras 2015 – Ardrossan Bisons
2004 – Ardrossan Bisons 2010 – Rundle College Cobras 2016 – Bow Valley Bobcats

Source: All game previews courtesy of Football Alberta

 

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