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.

Two of the Seaquam Seahawks key pieces moving forward are current Grade 11s in two-way lineman Jaskirat Sanghera (74, front) and quarterback Jay Mather. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.com)
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Seaquam football: Tough losses the product of youth, but resilient Seahawks hope to flip script in 2019 à la VC’s Fighting Irish

NORTH DELTA — With all of the youth that resides on the current roster of the Seaquam Seahawks senior varsity football team, it’s not going to be a surprise, to borrow from the phraseology of the sweet science, to see the North Delta-based team step up in weight class next season.

Under head coach Jay Fujimura's tutelage, the Abbotsford Panthers will clash with the Terry Fox Ravens on Friday in a battle of 3-2 Eastern Conference AAA teams. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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10.23.18 edition B.C. high school football Weekend Survival Guide: Big 5 rankings, Top 4 Games to Watch plus full schedule

LANGLEY — We’re down to two weeks and counting in the 2018 B.C. high school football conference regular season. Before we know it, it’ll be Subway Bowl season again.

STM's Michael Simone (right) has played his best games against B.C.'s best. On Friday, the STM receiver set up his team's first TD in a win over No. 2 Terry Fox with a 90-yard reception. (File photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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FINAL EDITION! 10.19.18 Friday Night Lights edition: Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Report

LANGLEY — Welcome to the Saturday morning updated version of the Friday Night Lights edition of Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Report. We’ve added late reports from Vancouver College vs. Lynden (Wash.) and Westsyde vs Salmon Arm.Looks for our Saturday edition later today with all the results from today. A full schedule of today’s game […]

Notre Dame's Teon Alexander-Amour rushed for over 300 yards last week en route to Varsity Letter Player of the Week honours. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Juggler’s ‘Neon’ Teon lights up Notre Dame ground game, his 322 rushing yards net VL’s Player of the Week honours

LANGLEY — Once again, here’s our best effort to turn subjectivity into a science. Ahh, it’s pretty tough to do. Still, when you break 300 yards rushing in the AAA ranks it’s pretty tough to not get the nod.

Mission's winged helmets seem especially appropriate this season as the team has adopted the double-wing, an offence which has the Roadrunners rushing up a storm. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Mission earns its football wings, rush-heavy Roadrunners pay homage in adopting John Barsby’s double-wing offence

MISSION — Wrong offence, bad result. Right offence, good result. The Mission Roadrunners are true believers in that simplest of formulas this season, their third at the Triple-A tier, and one in which they have finally begun to show the signs of forward progress.