Vernon Panthers' quarterback Zack Smith (4) gets a rude welcome from a host of Ballenas tacklers including (left to right) Adrian Friesen, Greg Geiger and Demar Hohnstein during Subway Bowl B.C. junior varsity AA final last December at BC Place Stadium. Star players from both teams have fortified their respective senior varsity teams this season, and both are a part of the 2018 Subway Bowl B.C. draw (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Varsity Letters’ Subway Bowl All U Can Eat B.C. High School Playoff Football Primer: Final Big 5 rankings, full AA, AAA brackets

LANGLEY — It’s a wire-to-wire run at No. 1 for both the Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers and the Vernon Panthers  respectively in the VarsityLetters’ Big 5 AAA and AA football rankings. 

Simon Fraser Clan senior midfielder Mamadi Camara has combined work rate with focus as his team preps to open the NCAA D2 championships as West Region No. 1. (Photo by Paul Yates property of Vancouver Sports Pictures)
Robert Bateman's fine two-way star Phoenix Moller was Sunday chosen Eastern Conference AA Defensive MVP. (Photo property of Rick MacDonald courtesy Robert Bateman athletics)
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BCHSF’s 2018 AA conference all-stars! A galaxy of star quarterbacks dominates the tier’s list of B.C.’s finest

LANGLEY — B.C. Double A football put its usual array of talent on the field again this season, yet as conference all-star kudos were handed out Sunday by the tier’s coaches,  it really seemed like the ‘Year of the Quarterback’

New Westminster Hyacks senior defensive end Evan Nolli (76) capped an incredible regular season by Sunday being named the Western Conference AAA Defensive Player of the Year. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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BCHSF’s 2018 AAA conference all-stars! MVP’s Clarke, Ciccone, Blake on offence, Nolli, Odoom, Manongdo on defence

LANGLEY — B.C.’s high school football’s galaxy of AAA talent was put to the vote by member coaches Sunday morning, and as we get set to begin the start of Subway Bowl season with the first post-season practices on Monday, here’s the results.Congratulations to the B.C. Secondary Schools Football Association’s 2018 AAA conference all-stars.We’ll have […]

Vernon head coach Sean Smith chats with his Interior Conference champions. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.com)
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Vernon, Holy Cross, Bateman and PGSS the conference champs as draw for Subway Bowl AA football tourney unveiled

LANGLEY — The 12-team draw is now official for the 2018 Subway Bowl B.C. AA high school football championships which begin play Friday at Langley’s McLeod Stadium, then continue Saturday in Prince George and Vernon.

UBC's All-Canadian safety Stavros Katsantonis played his usual hard-hitting game, here tackling Saskatchewan's Tyler Chow. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Football ‘Birds unravel late in Hardy Cup semi final loss, coach Nill knows UBC “…is going to be a totally different team next year”

VANCOUVER — When it comes to advancing to the Canada West’s Hardy Cup conference championship, it’s almost felt like the UBC Thunderbirds have been protected by some sort of invisible force field since head coach Blake Nill rolled into town back in 2015.And with just over a minute left in the conference semifinal Saturday, with […]

Eric 'The Irish Rifle' Zychlinski was near flawless Friday as he led Vancouver College past Notre Dame in the 62nd annual Archbishops' Trophy game at Burnaby Lakes. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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11.03.18 BCHSF bonus report! Irish eyes smiling, Ravens rolling, Isles new Pac champs, much-improved Mission, the Polars’ QB superstar

LANGLEY — Some late finishes, some tardy coaches, some e-gremlins. Put them all together and you’ve got a bonus Saturday morning edition of Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Report.

Quenching a conference-best thirst, Surrey's Holy Cross Crusaders completed a last-to-first rise in the AA Western Conference with a win over the Windsor Dukes Friday, on the final weekend of the regular season. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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FINAL EDITION: 11.02.18 Friday Night Lights B.C. High School Football Report, regular-season finale edition

LANGLEY — The Friday Night Lights shine for the final time in this 2018 B.C. high school football regular season. Subway Bowl’s one-month run beckons, but before we get there, it time to put the cap on a tremendous conference campaign.