LANGLEY — It’s taken a full month, but after the 2020 cancelled campaign, the trends of 2021 have taken root and the front-runners in Varsity Letters’ Big 5 rankings for AA and AAA football have revealed themselves.
Our annual Weekend Survival Guide has the latest rankings, scoreboard and upcoming games for Friday and Saturday.
On Wednesday, we’re back with our Players of the Week.
RANKINGS
VARSITY LETTERS BIG 5
TRIPLE A
1 Vancouver College Fighting Irish (4-0) Def. New Westminster 35-0 (LW-1)
2 Mt. Douglas Rams (Victoria) (4-0) Def. Seaquam 40-18 (2)
3 Notre Dame Jugglers (Vancouver) (4-0) Def. St. Thomas More 15-0 (forfeit) (3)
4 Terry Fox Ravens (Port Coquitlam) (4-0) Def. Kelowna 40-8 (4)
5 G.W. Graham Grizzlies (Chilliwack) (5-0) Def. Centennial 16-13 (5)
Honourable mention — Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers (Surrey) (2-1) Def. Mission 27-8 (HM), New Westminster Hyacks (2-2) Lost 35-0 to Vancouver College (HM), Belmont Bulldogs (Victoria) 2-2 (NR) Def. South Delta 14-7.
DOUBLE A
1 Langley Thunderbirds (2-0) Did not play. (LW-1)
2 Robert Bateman Timberwolves (Abbotsford) (4-1) Def. John Barsby 35-16 (2)
3 Vernon Panthers (1-2) Did not play (3)
4 Ballenas Whalers (Parksville) (3-1) Def. West Vancouver 39-14 (4)
5-tie Carson Graham Eagles (North Vancouver) (3-2) def. Holy Cross 26-14 (5-tie)
5-tie Argyle Pipers (North Vancouver) (1-2) Def. Windsor 27-8 (5-tie)
Honourable mention — John Barsby Bulldogs (Nanaimo) (1-2) Lost 35-16 to Robert Bateman (HM), West Vancouver Highlanders (2-2) Lost 39-14 to Ballenas (HM), South Kamloops Titans (0-3) Did not play (HM)
THIS WEEK
FRIDAY
AAA WEST
5 p.m. — Belmont at Mt. Douglas (Royal Athletic Park)
7:30 p.m. — St. Thomas More at New Westminster (Mercer Stadium)
AAA PACIFIC
2 p.m. — Nanaimo District at Handsworth
5:30 p.m. — Sardis at Sullivan Heights
AAA EAST
3:30 p.m. — Kelowna at Abbotsford, Lord Tweedsmuir at Centennial (Percy Perry Stadium)
7 p.m. — Mission at Terry Fox (Percy Perry Stadium), G.W. Graham at W.J. Mouat
AAA/AA HYBRID
4 p.m. — Rutland at Okanagan Mission (Apple Bowl)
6 p.m. — South Kamloops at Salmon Arm (Little Mountain Park)
7 p.m. — Mt. Boucherie at Vernon (Greater Vernon Athletic Park)
AA COASTAL
2 p.m. — Ballenas at John Barsby
3 p.m. — Holy Cross at Robert Bateman
3:15 p.m. — Carson Graham at West Vancouver
7 p.m. — Argyle at Langley (McLeod Stadium)
AA NORTH
5 p.m. — College Heights at Prince George (Masich Field)
7 p.m. — Nechako Valley at Duchess Park (Masich Field)
SATURDAY
AAA PACIFIC
1 p.m. — Earl Marriott at Frank Hurt (Bear Creek Park)
AAA WEST
1:30 p.m. — Notre Dame at South Delta, Seaquam at Vancouver College
SCOREBOARD
FRIDAY
AAA WEST
Notre Dame 15 at St. Thomas More 0 (forfeit)
Vancouver College 35 New Westminster 0
AAA PACIFIC
Handsworth 13 at Earl Marriott 26
Sullivan Heights 37 at Nanaimo District 0
AAA EAST
Lord Tweesdsmuir 27 at Mission 8
W.J. Mouat 22 at Abbotsford 8
Terry Fox 45 at Kelowna 8
Centennial 13 G.W. Graham 16
AA COASTAL
Robert Bateman 35 at John Barsby 16
West Vancouver 14 at Ballenas 39
Carson Graham 26 at Holy Cross 14
Windsor 8 at Argyle 27
AAA/AA HYBRID
Okanagan Mission 3 Mt. Boucherie 42
SATURDAY
AAA/AA HYBRID
Salmon Arm 0 at Rutland 47
AA NORTH
Prince George 33 at Nechako Valley 0
AAA WEST
Belmont 14 at South Delta 7
Mt. Douglas 40 at Seaquam 18
WEEK 3
AAA WEST
New Westminster 13 at Belmont 0
South Delta 14 at Mt. Douglas 34
Seaquam 0 at Notre Dame 42
AAA PACIFIC
Nanaimo District 0 at Sardis 59
AAA EAST
Abbotsford 8 at Centennial 49
Terry Fox 30 at Lord Tweedsmuir 6
G.W. Graham 27 at Kelowna 23
Mission 34 at W.J. Mouat 35 (OT)
AAA/AA HYBRID
Okanagan Mission 16 Earl Marriott 0
Salmon Arm 0 at Vernon 61
Rutland 35 at South Kamloops 13
AA COASTAL
West Vancouver 33 at Holy Cross 6
Robert Bateman 21 at Argyle 20
Langley 26 at Ballenas 0
Windsor 0 at Carson Graham 32
AA NORTH
Shas Ti Kelly Road 6 at Prince George 28
Duchess Park 23 at College Heights 0
SATURDAY
AAA PACIFIC
Sullivan Heights 40 at Frank Hurt 0
AAA WEST
St. Thomas More 0 at Vancouver College 30
WEEK 2
SEPT. 17
AA COASTAL
Holy Cross 0 at John Barsby 37, Ballenas 8 at Argyle 2, Langley 50 Carson Graham 6
NON-CONFERENCE
Vernon 2 at G.W. Graham 14, Centennial 0 at Vancouver College 32
Mt. Douglas 59 at Abbotsford 0
Kelowna 0 at Notre Dame 36
Seaquam 28 at Earl Marriott 0
Belmont 34 Nanaimo District 7
South Kamloops 0 at New Westminster 23
AAA/AA HYBRID
Rutland 47 at Salmon Arm 12
Sardis 30 at W.J. Mouat 0
SEPT. 18
AA COASTAL
Windsor 8 at Robert Bateman 38
NON-CONFERENCE
Sullivan Heights 12 at Mission 14, Terry Fox 21 at South Delta 7, Handsworth 6 at West Vancouver 37
WEEK 1
NON-CONFERENCE
SEPT. 11
South Delta 35 South Kamloops 12, G.W. Graham 14 St. Thomas More 12
SEPT. 10
Robert Bateman 28 W.J. Mouat 12, Carson Graham 46 Handsworth 28, Mt. Douglas 6 John Barsby 6, Rutland 13 Vernon 12, Holy Cross 30 Abbotsford 8, Ballenas 28 Belmont 13, Lord Tweedsmuir 7 New Westminster 0, Seaquam 44 Sullivan Heights 0, Mt. Boucherie 32 Sardis 16, Terry Fox 43 Earl Marriott 0
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