LANGLEY — It’s a wire-to-wire run at No. 1 for both the Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers and the Vernon Panthers respectively in the VarsityLetters’ Big 5 AAA and AA football rankings.
Both Panthers went perfect in league play, and both are attempting to win Subway Bowl senior varsity titles for the first time.
Lord Tweedsmuir lost in the 2005 Double A title game, while Vernon lost in last season’s title game.
Vancouver College, also undefeated in conference play, moves up to No. 2 at Triple A this week.
Here’s our final set of Big 5 rankings for the season, along with updated schedules (times, locations, venues) for the first of four Subway Bowl playoff rounds, Friday and Saturday.
We’ve also included last week’s complete regular-season finale scoreboard.
VARSITY LETTERS’ BIG 5 RANKINGS
TRIPLE A
1 Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers (Surrey) (8-1, 7-0) (LW-1)
LW — Def. Abbotsford 31-0 to close conference season.
TW — Do not play, open Subway Bowl quarterfinals Nov.16-17.
2 Vancouver College Fighting Irish (8-1, 7-0) (3)
LW — Def. Notre Dame 41-14 to close conference season.
TW — Do not play, open Subway Bowl quarterfinals Nov.16-17.
3 St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby) (8-1, 6-1) (2)
LW — Def. Mission 30-22 to close conference season.
TW — Friday vs. Nanaimo District in Subway Bowl opening-round game at Burnaby Lakes.
4 Terry Fox Ravens (Port Coquitlam) (8-2, 5-2) (4)
LW — Def. Centennial 84-7 to close conference season.
TW — Saturday host Carson Graham in Subway Bowl opening-round game at SFU-Terry Fox Field.
5 South Delta Sun Devils (4-3, 4-3) (5-tie)
LW — Did not play.
TW — Friday at Mission in Subway Bowl opening-round game at Abbotsford-W.J. Mouat.
HM Notre Dame Jugglers (Vancouver) (7-3, 5-2) (5-tie)
LW — Lost 41-14 to Vancouver College to close conference season.
TW — Friday host W.J. Mouat in Subway Bowl opening-round game at Burnaby Lakes.
HM Mt. Douglas Rams (Victoria) (5-2, 5-2) (HM)
LW — Def. New Westminster 34-28 to close conference season.
TW — Friday host Kelowna in Subway Bowl opening-round game at Victoria-Goudy Field.
HM New Westminster Hyacks (5-4, 4-3) (HM)
LW — Lost 34-28 to Mt. Douglas to close conference season.
TW — Friday host Abbotsford in Subway Bowl opening-round game at Mercer Stadium.
HM Mission Roadrunners (4-5, 4-3) (HM)
LW — Lost 30-22 to St. Thomas More to close conference season..
TW — Friday host South Delta in Subway Bowl opening-round game at Abbotsford-W.J. Mouat.
DOUBLE A
1 Vernon Panthers (7-1, 4-0) (LW-1)
LW — Def. Clarence Fulton 48-0 to close conference season.
TW — Do not play, open Subway Bowl quarterfinals Nov.16-17.
2 Holy Cross Crusaders (7-1, 4-1) (2)
LW — Def. Windsor 21-14 to close conference season.
TW — Do not play, open Subway Bowl quarterfinals Nov.16-17.
3 John Barsby Bulldogs (6-2, 4-1) (3)
LW — Did not play. Regular season complete.
TW — Do not play, open Subway Bowl quarterfinals Nov.16-17.
4 Windsor Dukes (4-2, 3-2) (4)
LW — Lost 21-14 to Holy Cross to close conference season.
TW — Saturday at Clarence Fulton in Subway Bowl opening-round game at Greater Vernon Athletic Park.
5 tie Ballenas Whalers (6-2, 3-2) (5-tie)
LW — Def. Argyle 35-0 to close conference season.
TW — Friday at Langley in Subway Bowl opening-round game at McLeod Athletic Park.
5-tie Robert Bateman Timberwolves (5-2, 3-0) (HM)
LW — Def. Langley 17-14 to close conference season.
TW — Do not play, open Subway Bowl quarterfinals Nov.16-17.
HM Langley Saints (4-2, 2-1) (5-tie)
LW — Lost 17-14 to Robert Bateman to close conference season.
TW — Friday host Ballenas in Subway Bowl opening-round game at McLeod Athletic Park.
SUBWAY BOWL 2018 DRAW
TOP HALF DRAW
QUADRANT A
*Abbotsford (E-5) at New Westminster (W-4)
(Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Mercer Stadium)
*Winner plays Lord Tweedsmuir (E-1) in quarterfinals.
QUADRNT B
*Carson Graham (W-6) at Terry Fox (E-3)
(Saturday, 5:30 p.m. at SFU-Terry Fox Field)
*W.J. Mouat (P-2) at Notre Dame (W-2)
(Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Burnaby Lakes)
BOTTOM HALF DRAW
QUADRANT C
*St. Thomas More (E-2) vs. Nanaimo District (P-1)
(Friday, 3 p.m. at Burnaby Lakes)
*Kelowna Owls (E-6) at Mt. Douglas (W-3)
(Friday, 7 p.m. at Victoria-Goudy Field)
QUADRANT D
*South Delta (W-5) at Mission (E-4)
(Friday, 1:30 p.m. at Abbotsford-W.J. Mouat)
*Winner plays Vancouver College (W-1) in quarterfinals.
DOUBLE A
TOP HALF DRAW
QUADRANT A
*G.W. Graham (E-1) at Kelly Road (N-2)
(Saturday, 11a.m., Masich Place Stadium)
*Winners play John Barsby (W-2) in quarterfinals
QUADRANT B
*Ballenas (W-4) at Langley (E-2)
(Friday, 2 p.m. at McLeod Stadium)
*Winner plays Vernon (I-1) in quarterfinals
BOTTOM HALF DRAW
QUADRANT C
*Windsor (W-3) at Clarence Fulton (I-2)
(Saturday, 5:15 p.m. at Greater Vernon Athletic Park)
*Winner plays Robert Bateman (E-1) in quarterfinals
QUADRANT D
*South Kamloops (I-3) at Prince George (N-1)
(Saturday, 4 p.m. at Masich Place Stadium)
*Winner plays Holy Cross (W-1) in quarterfinals
SCOREBOARD
LAST WEEK
FRIDAY
TRIPLE A
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Seaquam 30 Handsworth 21
Mt. Douglas 34 New Westminster 28
Vancouver College 41 Notre Dame 14
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Lord Tweedsmuir 31 Abbotsford 0
Kelowna at Mt. Boucherie (Apple Bowl)
St. Thomas More 30 Mission 22
Terry Fox 84 Centennial 7
PACIFIC CONFERENCE
Earl Marriott 19 Spectrum 14
Nanaimo District 42 Sullivan Heights 0
CROSS-TIER
Salmon Arm 37 Rutland 24
DOUBLE A
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ballenas 35 Argyle 0
Holy Cross 21 Windsor 14
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Robert Bateman 17 Langley 14
G.W. Graham 34 Samuel Robertson 7
INTERIOR CONFERENCE
Vernon 48 Clarence Fulton 0
South Kamloops 35 Westsyde 18
NORTHERN CONFERENCE
Nechako Valley 32 College Heights 12
Prince George 49 Kelly Road 8
SATURDAY
TRIPLE A
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Kelowna 26 Mt. Boucherie 6
PACIFIC CONFERENCE
W.J. Mouat 25 West Vancouver 6
Sardis 8 Eric Hamber 0
(end regular season)
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