Monday, September 4, 2017

AA Varsity 2018 Pre-Season Rankings

AA Varsity Pre-Season Top 10

1. Windsor Dukes: The Dukes are loaded for bear and you can always tell that Coach Schuman is going to make a run when Coach Al Wilson is on the staff.  These guys will get tougher every week. A nightmare to come up against when the playoff tourney begins.

2. Abbottsford Panthers: Abbey will be an offensive hydra with great run-pass balance.  The best running back in BC resides here and he has a steam roller offensive line up front!

3. Vernon Panthers:  This program is fully mature and the school attracts the best players in town!  Moreover, the Panthers have lived deep in the post-season the past three years and they have not altered what they do offensively and defensively to any significant degree.  The players pick-up where they left off the season before and simply do things faster than the year before.  Fabulous depth at every position.  Windsor and Abbey are going to be looking over their shoulder all season long.

4. Prince George Polars: This team has it all and is uber-deep at the running back position.  The top running back in JV last year makes his Varsity debut and he has company with two more players who are not far off.  There is size up front and playoff experience.  The Polars will be a force to reckon with!

5. Hugh Boyd Trojans: Hungry, deep and very well coached, the men of Troy are looking to finish this season with a vengence!  The quarterback position is an unknown to some extent, but the offensive line, receivers and their defensive counterparts are big, deep and experienced.

6. Ballenas Whalers: Ballenas will field its best varsity squad since 2013.  These guys are BIG and the backfield speed is tremendous.  There will be offensive wrinkle on top of offensive wrinkle  and the defense can really get after people via the blitz and edge speed.

7. Robert Bateman Timberwolves:  The offensive line returns en masse and there will be a lot of run-pass balance from these guys.  Look for a bigger role from the pass game with Bateman. Defensively, it will be pressure, pressure, pressure.  This group could be a dark horse in 2017

8. SRT Titans:  This program is on the rise.  The JV's fielded a dominant squad last season that ran deep in to the playoff.  The guys moving up to varsity are ballers and they don't shy away from the rougher side of the game.  Keep an eye on em!

9. Argyle Pipers:  The Pipers have a big school to draw from in terms of numbers, their staff has had great continuity, they don't stray to far from their schemes year after year and winning has become a habit with the program.  This crew will get better as the season unfolds and should crash the playoff tourney all things considered.

10. Holy Cross Crusaders: Old school rough and tumble best describes this crew.  Blocking, tackling, catching and running their way to being in position to win games when they count.  It has been fun over the years watching the coaching staff bring their understudies to playoff form come November. Look for a big run emphasis from the Crusaders.  Defensively, you will see a reflection of the offense they scrimmage against week after week.

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