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.

Notre Dame head coach Denis Kelly (right), pictured chatting with assistant and longtime former head coach George Oswald earlier this season, has stood on both sidelines of the Archbishops' Trophy game. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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VC Irish vs. ND Jugglers: All the fun facts behind six-plus decades of the Archbishops’ Trophy game

VANCOUVER — It’s a game with enough reverence that you can almost hear the legendary voice of college football’s Keith Jackson providing its play-by-play.On Friday, a 7:30 p.m. kick-off will herald the 62nd playing of the annual Archbishops’ Trophy game at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex between the host Notre Dame Jugglers and the visiting […]

Notre Dame's Will Clarke and South Delta's Ben McDonald put on the perhaps the most impressive offensive show on a B.C. high school football field since Mouat's Maleek Irons rushed for 491 yards in 2012. The duo combined for 758 yards of offence and 11 touchdowns in a game in which 102 points were scored. (Photos by Howard Tsumura (left) and Mark Booth respective property of VarsityLetters.ca and The Delta Optimist)
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Big Ben vs. Will the Thrill in true QB super-power clash! 11.01.18 Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Performances of the Week

How many ‘Great Performances’ is too many? If you’re a B.C. high school football fan, you can never get too much of a good thing. 

Nanaimo District's Kyle Lindsay led the Islanders to a 2016 B.C. Subway Bowl AA junior varsity title. Two years later, he's 11th in senior AAA rushing as NDSS hits the second season with gusto. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters.ca)
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Hub City’s humble heroes: As Nanaimo District football turns 18, its Islanders charter path to top of AAA Pacific Conference

NANAIMO — Spend any amount of time chatting with him about the near-generation he has spent planting the roots of B.C. high school football at Nanaimo District Secondary School, and it become clear pretty quickly that Islanders’ head coach Nate Stevenson isn’t in the business of complaining about what his program doesn’t have.

With a victory this weekend, Kojo Odoom (23), Trey Jones and the rest of Surrey's Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers would complete a wire-to-wire regular-season stronghold on the No. 1 spot in the B.C.AAA rankings. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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10.30.18 edition: Halloween Week’s super scary B.C. High School Football Weekend Survival Guide with Big 5 ranks, Top 5 games, etc!

LANGLEY — The final weekend of the 2018 B.C. high school football regular season is here, and with it, five conference titles. Top spot in the both AAA’s Western and Pacific conferences are up for grabs. Ditto for AA’s East, Interior and West.

South Delta's Ben McDonald was masterful in the huddle, leading South Delta to a thrilling OT win over Notre Dame on Saturday in Tsawwassen. (Photo by Mark Booth property of The Delta Optimist)
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BCHSF Report 10.27.18 edition: Sun Devils-Jugglers create instant OT classic, Irish keep on winning

LANGLEY — Two big Western Conference clashes highlight our report. But before we get to them, here’s the skinny on what is at stake with next week’s game, as it pertains to the West.

Who wouldn't want to shake the hand of Lord Tweedsmuir's dynamic Josef Drysdale (4, right) these days. Teammate Jumeiz Omerkodi did earlier this season, and on Friday, it was once again opportunity to salute the Panthers senior after he scored a touchdown and kicked all four of his team's PATs. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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FINAL EDITION 10.26.18 Friday Night Lights edition: Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Report

LANGLEY — Friday Night’s lights are shining once again. Welcome to Varsity Letter’ weekly Friday night special, our look around the province at all of our senior varsity high school action. Please keep checking back throughout the evening for more updates.

St. Thomas More Knights' quarterback Dario Ciccone led his team to an upset win over PoCo's Terry Fox Ravens. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Ciccone to Simone: STM’s dynamic passing duo dominates Varsity Letters’ Top 10 Performances of the Week

LANGLEY — Ahh, the beauty of pure chemistry between quarterback and receiver. As the massive statistical department huddled here at Varsity Letters looking for our performance of the week past in B.C. high school football, that’s the theme that shone through.