The top seeds have both advanced to the semi-final round of the Ontario Football Conference (OFC) Varsity Playoffs.
In the Doug Dittmer Conference, the Hamilton Hurricanes (8-0) advanced to the next round after thrashing the Guelph Bears 61-7. On Friday August 2nd, the Hurricanes will host the third ranked Burlington Stampeders (6-2) at St. Thomas More. Kickoff is 8:00pm. The Stampeders punched their ticket to the semi-finals after eliminating the second seeded Twin Cities Predators 31-13.
As for the Mike Ramsay Conference, the top ranked Huronia Stallions (7-0) knocked off the fourth seeded Oakville Titans 34-12 to make it into the semi-finals. Now, the team will host the third seeded Peterborough Wolverines (5-3) on Saturday August 3rd at Barrie Sports Complex. Game start is 3:00pm. The Wolverines earned their spot after edging the second seeded Toronto Jr. Argos 31-23.
In the junior varsity division semi-finals, the top ranked team in the Doug Dittmer Conference, Burlington Stampeders (7-0) will host the second seeded Hamilton Hurricanes (6-1) on Sunday August 4th at Nelson Stadium. Kickoff is 1:00pm. The other semi-final will pit the top ranked team in the Mike Ramsay Conference, Peterborough Wolverines (8-0) against the second seeded North Halton Crimson Tide (7-1). The playoff location and start time for this game was yet to be determined at press time.
Here is the complete OFC semi-final schedule for the Varsity, Junior Varsity and Bantam Divisions:
VARSITY:
Semi Finals Varsity 2013 | 07-29-2013 12:00 AM | Huronia Stallions | – : – | Peterborough Wolverines |
08-02-2013 08:00 PM | Hamilton Hurricanes | St. Thomas Moore | Burlington Stampeders |
JUNIOR VARSITY:
Semi Finals JV 2013 | 07-29-2013 12:00 AM | Peterborough Wolverines | – : – | North Halton |
08-04-2013 01:30 PM | Burlington Stampeders | Nelson Stadium | Hamilton Hurricanes |
BANTAM:
Semi Finals Bantam 2013 | 07-29-2013 12:00 AM | Peterborough Wolverines | – : – | Oakville Titans |
08-03-2013 10:30 AM | Brantford Bisons | Bisons Alumni Field | Burlington Stampeders |
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