LANGLEY — Week 1 is here, and with it our first full schedule of the B.C. high school football season.
The demise and subsequent dispersement of teams from senior varsity’s Tier 2 division, the swelling of the ranks at the AAA tier, and the addition of two start-up programs at AA gives the game in our province a brand-new look.
It also means that, for teams from AAA’s Western and Pacific circuits, the conference season begins this weekend!
We’ve got 2018’s first set of Big 5 rankings for both tiers, and the entire schedule broken down by both tiers and league.
VARSITY LETTERS’ BIG 5 RANKINGS
TRIPLE A
1 Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers (Surrey) (0-0, 0-0) (LW-1)
LW — Did not play.
TW — Open season Friday on the road with non-conference game at Burlington-Edison (Wash.).
2 Terry Fox Ravens (Port Coquitlam) (1-0, 0-0) (2)
LW — Def. host Concrete (Wash.) 52-7 on Friday.
TW — Friday at Abbotsford (non-conference).
3 New Westminster Hyacks (0-1, 0-0) (3)
LW — Lost 28-12 at Liberty (Issaquah, Wash.) on Friday.
TW — Home and Western Conference opener Friday vs. Carson Graham.
4 Mt. Douglas Rams (Victoria) (0-0, 0-0) (4)
LW — Did not play.
TW — Friday open Western Conference play by hosting No. 4 South Delta at Goudy Park.
5 South Delta Sun Devils (0-0, 0-0) (5)
LW — Did not play.
TW — Friday open Western Conference play at Mt. Douglas.
HM Notre Dame Jugglers (Vancouver) (1-0, 0-0) (HM)
LW — Def. host South Umpaqua (Ore.) 47-20 on Friday.
TW — Open season Friday at Burnaby Lakes vs. St. Thomas More.
HM St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby) (0-0, 0-0) (HM)
LW — Did not play.
TW — Open season Friday at Burnaby Lakes vs. Notre Dame.
HM Vancouver College Fighting Irish (1-0, 0-0) (HM)
LW — Def. host R.A. Long (Longview, Wash.) 40-14 on Friday.
TW — Saturday open Western Conference play at Seaquam.
DOUBLE A
1 Vernon Panthers (0-0, 0-0) (LW-1)
LW — Did not play.
TW — Friday host Kelowna.
2 John Barsby Bulldogs (0-0, 0-0) (2)
LW — Did not play.
TW — Friday vs. Nanaimo District.
3 Ballenas Whalers (0-0, 0-0) (3)
LW — Did not play.
TW —Friday host Centennial.
4 G.W. Graham Grizzlies (Chilliwack) (0-1, 0-0) (4)
LW — Lost 49-28 at Colton (Ore.) on Friday.
TW — Saturday at Holy Cross.
5 Samuel Robertson Titans (0-0, 0-0) (5)
LW — Did not play.
TW — Friday vs. South Kamloops.
HM Windsor Dukes (0-0, 0-0) (HM)
LW — Did not play.
TW — Do not play. Open season Sept 14 vs. Robert Bateman.
HM Prince George Polars (0-0, 0-0) (HM)
LW — Did not play.
TW — Open Northern Conference play Friday vs. College Heights.
HM Holy Cross Crusaders (0-0, 0-0) (HM)
LW — Did not play.
TW — Saturday vs. G.W. Graham
(Note – first bracket indicates team’s overall record, the second its conference record)
THIS WEEK’S FULL SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
TRIPLE A
WESTERN CONFERENCE
12:45 p.m. — Handsworth at Belmont
3:15 p.m. — South Delta at Mt. Douglas
7:30 p.m. — Carson Graham at New Westminster
PACIFIC CONFERENCE
3:15 p.m. — Eric Hamber at West Vancouver
6 p.m. — Spectrum at Rutland
7 p.m. — Earl Marriott at W.J. Mouat
EXHIBITION
4 p.m. — Terry Fox at Abbotsford
5 p.m. — St. Thomas More at Notre Dame
7 p.m. — Lord Tweedsmuir at Burlington (Wash.)-Edison
DOUBLE A
NON-CONFERENCE
1:30 p.m. — South Kamloops at Samuel Robertson
3 p.m. —Westsyde at Salmon Arm
4:30 p.m. — Argyle at Langley
5 p.m. — Robert Bateman at Clarence Fulton
6 p.m. — John Barsby at Nanaimo District
CROSS-TIER
3 p.m. — Centennial at Ballenas
7:30 p.m. — Kelowna at Vernon, Mission at Pitt Meadows
SATURDAY
TRIPLE A
WESTERN CONFERENCE
1 p.m. — Vancouver College at Seaquam
PACIFIC CONFERENCE
2 p.m. — Sullivan Heights at Sardis
DOUBLE A
NON-CONFERENCE
1:30 p.m. — G.W Graham at Holy Cross
CROSS-TIER
6 p.m. — Valleyview at Mt. Boucherie
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