Author: Howard Tsumura

Mt. Douglas tackler Zairech Kremler attempts to slow Notre Dame running back Teon Alexander-Amour, and a member of the officiating crew does his best to step aside. In the end, nothing stopped Alexander-Amour from rushing 10 yards to pay dirt as part of the unranked Jugglers' upset 15-12 win over the No. 4-ranked Rams. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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09.21.18 B.C. High School Football Report Week 3, Friday Night Lights edition

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LANGLEY — Welcome to Week 3 of the 2018 B.C. high school football season. There’s a small handful of non-conference tests on tap tonight, but the heart of Friday Night Lights are its 10 conference clashes. Keep checking back here tonight for updates.

Terry Fox's Jaden Severy seemed to be stepping between the raindrops Saturday as he took this second-half punt return to the house, one of four majors he scored en route to Varsity Letters' top performance of week in B.C. high school football. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Terry Fox’s Jaden Severy tops our list! Varsity Letters’ Top 10 B.C. High School Football Performances of the Week

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This week’s Top 10 performances in B.C. High School Football pay tribute to our usual number of quarterbacks and running backs.

Surrey's Earl Marriott Mariners enter the 2018 B.C. senior girls AAAA volleyball campaign with the No 1 ranking. EMS will play Friday and Saturday at UBC's annual Mizuno Invitational. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Earl Marriott tops girls B.C. Quad-A volleyball poll: On eve of UBC’s star-filled Mizuno Invite, Crofton, York and Unity also earn No. 1’s

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LANGLEY — The road to the B.C. senior girls volleyball championships is just beginning, yet the road map looks a little clearer.

Notre Dame Jugglers' senior quarterback Will Clarke is poised for a breakout 2018 campaign. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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A Will To Trust: Faith in the process puts Notre Dame quarterback Will Clarke in a place where his gifts can prosper

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VANCOUVER — Take a listen to Seattle sports radio these days, and the ongoing dissection and analysis of what most ails the 0-2 Seahawks seems to be a 24/7 concern.

SFU players (left to right) Marcello Polisi, Connor Glennon, Matteo Polisi and Jeff Cadman are all back to try and help the Clan win a D2 national title. (Photo Howard Tsumura/Clan athletics)
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SFU men’s soccer: Its ‘Control the controllables’ motto has Clan ranked No. 3 in D2 heading into GNAC opener

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BURNABY — It might not be the catchiest mission statement in college sports, but ‘controlling the controllables’ seems to be working fine for the Simon Fraser Clan men’s soccer team.

UFV Cascades' Gurmaan Jhaj attempts to split through the UBC defence during Canada West action earlier this season. With Jhaj igniting the offence, UFV is the only team in Canada West to take point from the Thunderbirds this season. (Photo by Dan Kinvig property of UFV Cascades' athletics)
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UFV’s Gurmaan Jhaj: Whether in sport, the classroom or in business, Cascades’ striker is all about his goals

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ABBOTSFORD — Gurmaan Jhaj may have just turned 22, but he’s already an expert in sharpening the saw and building success brick by brick.

The G.W. Graham Grizzlies have got the right idea based on their inspirational t-shirts. The Grizzlies get their toughest test of the season in one of our Top 5 games of the week. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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09.19.18 edition: Varsity Letter’s Top 5 B.C. high school football games to watch this weekend (surprise, surprise)

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Here’s our take on the top five games to take in this weekend over Week 3 of the B.C. High School Football campaign.

Terry Fox defensive coordinator Tom Kudaba and senior tackle Brandon Hodge schemed to limit AA No. 1 Vernon to just seven points last week in rainy PoCo. On Friday, the AAA No. 2 Ravens are in the Apple Bowl to face quarterback Isaac Athans and the rest of the Kelowna Owls in the Eastern Conference opener for both teams. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters)
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High school football’s Week 3 has arrived! Your survival guide includes the latest Big 5 rankings, schedule, scoreboard

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LANGLEY — Week 3 is here, and at the Triple A tier, it means that virtually every member school will be involved with conference games.

With his offensive line clearing the way, Holy Cross senior quarterback Andrew Hunt tucks the ball and soldiers forward. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Do The Right Thing: Simple creed helps carry Surrey’s Holy Cross on an inspiring, new football crusade

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SURREY — The post-game victory speech Conrad Deugau delivered to his Holy Cross Crusaders’ senior varsity football team a couple of Saturdays ago, was short, sweet and to the point.

Sam Bastow (rear) shown celebrating with explosive teammate Quin Desaulniers (8), returns for his Grade 12 campaign with Coquitlam's Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils. The reigning B.C. AAA champs opened the new season at No. 1 in the preseason rankings. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Top 10 B.C. boys AAA soccer rankings: Coquitlam’s defending champion Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils the team too beat

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LANGLEY — The defending champions will start in 2018 where they finished in 2017.