LANGLEY — Welcome to the biggest high school football weekend of the season thus far.
We’ve got our first No. 1 vs. No. 2 when Abbotsford’s Robert Bateman Timberwolves travel to top-ranked Langley to face the Thunderbirds in an epic AA clash at McLeod Stadium (7 p.m.).
We’ve also got the No. 2 Mt. Douglas Rams of Victoria travelling to Burnaby Lake on Friday (2 p.m.) to meet the host and No. 3-ranked Notre Dame Jugglers in a battle of unbeatens.
Other than that?
How about the newest rankings, this week’s complete schedule, and all of last week’s scores?
It’s another edition of Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Weekend Survival Guide!
And remember to look out for this week’s VL Players of the Week! As a bit of a hint, each of our two honourees have great connections to the history of our game in this province.
RANKINGS
VARSITY LETTERS BIG 5
TRIPLE A
1 Vancouver College Fighting Irish (5-0) Def. Seaquam 38-0. (LW-1)
2 Mt. Douglas Rams (Victoria) Def. Belmont 38-0. (5-0) Def. Seaquam 40-18 (2)
3 Notre Dame Jugglers (Vancouver) (5-0) Def. South Delta 34-0. (3)
4 Terry Fox Ravens (Port Coquitlam) (5-0) Def. Mission 42-0. (4)
5 G.W. Graham Grizzlies (Chilliwack) (6-0) Def. W.J. Mouat 40-0. (5)
Honourable mention — Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers (Surrey) (3-1) Def. Centennial 21-14. (HM), New Westminster Hyacks (3-2) Def. St. Thomas More 7-6. (HM)
DOUBLE A
1 Langley Thunderbirds (3-0) Def. Argyle 42-0. (LW-1)
2 Robert Bateman Timberwolves (Abbotsford) (5-1) Def. Holy Cross 41-0. (2)
3 Vernon Panthers (2-2) Def. Mt. Boucherie 22-6. (3)
4 John Barsby Bulldogs (Nanaimo) (2-2) Def. Ballenas 36-30. (HM)
5-tie Carson Graham Eagles (North Vancouver) (4-2) Def. West Vancouver 22-20. (5-tie)
5-tie Ballenas Whalers (Parksville) (3-2) Lost 36-30 to John Barsby. (4)
Honourable mention — Argyle Pipers (North Vancouver) (1-3). Lost 42-0 to Langley. (5-tie), West Vancouver Highlanders (2-3) Lost 22-20 to Carson Graham. (HM), South Kamloops Titans (1-3) Def. Salmon Arm 38-6. (HM)
THIS WEEK
FRIDAY
AAA WEST
2 p.m. — Mt. Douglas at Notre Dame (Burnaby Lake)
3 p.m. — New Westminster at Seaquam
7:30 p.m. —South Delta at St. Thomas More (Burnaby Lake)
AAA EAST
3 p.m. —W.J. Mouat at Lord Tweedsmuir
4 p.m. — Kelowna at Centennial (Percy Perry Stadium)
7 p.m. —Mission at G.W. Graham (Exhibition Stadium), Abbotsford at Terry Fox (Percy Perry Stadium)
AA COASTAL
3 p.m. — Ballenas at Windsor
3:45 p.m. —Argyle at Carson Graham
7 p.m. — Robert Bateman at Langley (McLeod Stadium)
AA NORTH
5 p.m. —Prince George at College Heights (Masich Field)
7 p.m. — Duchess Park at Nechako Valley (Masich Park)
AAA/AA HYBRID
6:30 p.m. —Salmon Arm at Okanagan Mission (Apple Bowl)
7 p.m. — South Kamloops at Vernon
SATURDAY
AAA WEST
1:30 p.m. —Belmont at Vancouver College
AAA PACIFIC
1 p.m. — Sardis at Frank Hurt (Bear Creek Park)
1:30 p.m. — Nanaimo District at Earl Marriott
AA COASTAL
1:30 p.m. — John Barsby at West Vancouver
EXHIBITION
7 p.m. — Mt. Boucherie at Shas Ti Kelly Road (Prince George Secondary)
LAST WEEK
SCOREBOARD
AAA
FRIDAY
EAST
Kelowna 42 at Abbotsford 0
Mission 0 at Terry Fox 42
G.W. Graham 40 at W.J. Mouat 0
Lord Tweedsmuir 21 at Centennial 14
WEST
Belmont 0 at Mt. Douglas 38
St. Thomas More 6 at New Westminster 7
PACIFIC
Nanaimo District 0 at Handsworth 48
Sardis 33 at Sullivan Heights 0
AAA/AA HYBRID
Mt. Boucherie 6 at Vernon 22
Rutland 37 at Okanagan Mission 7
South Kamloops 38 at Salmon Arm 6
SATURDAY
WEST
Seaquam 0 at Vancouver College 38
Notre Dame 34 at South Delta 0
PACIFIC
Earl Marriott 33 at Frank Hurt 0
AA
FRIDAY
COASTAL
Ballenas 30 at John Barsby 36
Carson Graham 22 at West Vancouver 20
Argyle 0 at Langley 42
Holy Cross 0 at Robert Bateman 41
NORTH
Nechako Valley 12 vs. College Heights 12
Duchess Park 28 at Shas Ti Kelly Road 0
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