AA Varsity Week Nine
This is the final week of practice leading-up to the last game of high school football for some of the senior classes in the league. The lessons learned and friendships formed over your tenure will last in many cases, for a lifetime. Be sure to thank a friend or a coach for the time they spent with you and make this the best week of preparation and game day effort of your career. Have no regrets and enjoy every last second of the experience. Some teams are headed to the playoff dance and a couple are fighting to get there at this point. Week nine ought to be a good one!Week Eight Wrap-Up
The Grizzly-Panther game lived up to the hype and then some out in the Valley on Friday Night. The crazy thing about the game however, is that it did not decide the seeding in the East. Mission has quietly but effectively cobbled together a hec of a season and has back drafted behind their divisional rivals. Now, the Roadrunners will emerge from under the radar and challenge for first in next week's game vs the Grizzlies. A Mission win, with a big enough point spread, would have them as a first place seed. Unreal. The East is now the hotbed of AA highschool football! Barsby had a strong win vs Holy Cross as did Carson versus Windsor. Up North Prince George will emerge as the number one seed after dismantling Duchess Park. The Vernon Panthers got their best league challenge of the year from South Kamloops en route to clinching the Interior title for 2015 on Saturday.
Scores
John Barsby 46 Holy Cross 6
G.W. Graham 23 Abbottsford 22
Hugh Boyd 27 Moscrop 0
Robert Batemen 54 Rick Hansen 0
Carson Graham 40 Windsor 6
Valleyview 24 Clarence Fulton
Ballenas 30 Nanaimo District 6
Prince George 50 Duchess Park 13 (Northern Playoff Game)
Mission 10 Pitt Meadows 6
Langley 50 Frank Hurt 0
Vernon 21 South Kamloops 7
Gridiron's AA Varsity Top Five
1. G.W. Graham Grizzlies
2. Abbottsford Collegiate Panthers
3. John Barsby Bulldogs
4. Mission Roadrunners
5. Langley Saints
Honorable Mention
Carson Graham Eagles, Vernon Panthers, Prince George Polars, Holy Cross Crusaders
The Conferences
AA East: Three-way tie for first place is possible with a Mission Win this weekend vs G.W. Graham.
AA West: The Border Battle between Barsby and Ballenas will solidify the standings one way or the other.
AA South: A Hugh Boyd win vs Langley creates a three way tie@
AA Interior: Vernon is the outright league champs. Westsyde vs Valleyview settle the 3/4 standing in the division this weekend.
AA North: Hail to the Polars! Divisional champs for the first time in program history.
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| DIVISION: Northern AA Conference | ||
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| DIVISION: Okanagan AA Varsity | ||
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| DIVISION: Southern AA Conference | ||
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| DIVISION: Western AA Conference | ||
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| Tiebreaker - in Downloads |
| LEGEND FOR STATISTICAL ABBREVIATIONS | |
| GP = GAMES PLAYED PF = POINTS FOR PA = POINTS AGAINST AVG = AVERAGE W = WINS (2 points) L = LOSSES (0 points) T = TIES (1 points) OTW = OT WINS (0 points) D = DEFAULTS (0 points) | L10 = Last 10 Games PTS = POINTS PCT = WINNING PERCENTAGE x = Clinched Playoff Spot y = Clinched Division z = Clinched Conference t = Clinched 1st in League |
GI's Picks
Friday, 6 November
Nanaimo @ Carson Graham: The Islanders will finish this season on the road @ Carson. This game will be close and hard fought in the trenches. The edge goes to Carson in the passing game however and the Eagles ought to soar if they get their people out in space with the ball in their hands. GI's Pick: Eagles by 16
Holy Cross @ Moscrop: Both of these teams are playoff bound, albeit with different seeds. Holy Cross played their last game tangling with the Barsby double-wing. Now they get Moscrop's version. The Crusaders throw the ball well and are a threat to score on the deep ball on every snap. Moscrop will have difficulty defending this along with the underneath game. GI's Pick: Crusaders by 16
Valleyview @ Westsyde: A good game to cap the regular season for these cross-town rivals. This one should be pretty darn close on the scoreboard and on the field of play, no quarter given either way. I think Valleyview probably has more gas in the offensive tank and will likely outlas their hosts. GI's Pick: Vikings by 5
Vernon @ Clarence Fulton: The battle for Vernon! This is a big traditional rivalry game for both teams and league records don't really count for much in this one as both teams will be bringing their A-Game to the field. Vernon has the depth of roster to carry the day. GI's Pick: Panthers by 18
Langley @ Hugh Boyd: This is a good match-up in the trenches. The Trojans in fact, have a slight edge defensively with their front seven. The rub however, is the decisive speed and big play advantage held by the Saints. Boyd got rained-on by Holy Cross with the deep ball a couple weeks ago and they will likely suffer the same fate come Friday. GI's Pick: Langley by 16
Robert Bateman @ Pitt Meadows: This game decides the fourth seed out of the East. I think the winner will be the toughest number four seed in the post-season tourney. Both teams have speed on the roster. Bateman however, plays better defense this year and this along with special teams will be the separator in the game. GI's Pick: Timberwolves by 11
Saturday, 7 November
G.W. Graham @ Mission: Most folks would pick the Grizzlies as a cinch to close the deal in this game. This may not be a lock folks as Mission always defends the Grizzly offense tenaciously and the Roadrunners are playing the toughest scoring defense in the division. Graham for their part is going to have to defend a very potent running game while still playing honest versus the pass. Mission had better be able to get some breathing room for its run game by throwing effectively come Saturday. This game will come down to a big throw or two in the second half. GI's Pick: Grizzlies by 3
Abbottsford @ Rick Hansen: This will be the last game of high school football for the grade 12's on the Hansen squad. I believe this group will come out and compete their hardest throughout the contest. Abbey is looking to hit the playoffs on a roll and will come out "guns a blazing". GI's Pick: Panthers by 26
John Barsby @ Ballenas: The 2015 Border Battle takes place where it all began, in the Ballenas mud and grass. This is one of the great rivalry games in BC High School Football. The Whalers will be solid up-front and have regained a lot of health since a tough couple of mid-season weeks. Look for a very balanced run-pass game offensively and some tough run-defense from the Parksville squad. Barsby will be very much the same in both regards as their hosts. Special teams are going to be very big in this game as is turnovers. GI's Pick: Barsby by 8
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