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Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all four Tiers of 12 man high school football in Alberta and the 6-man rankings as well for the 2014 season. These rankings will come out every Saturday night (except for Labor Day kickoff) from now up until November 1.
The teams are slotted into Tiers based on their estimated school size, which may change once official counts are known at the end of September. Please note that games vs. US opponents, or tournaments are not taken into consideration for ranking or listed in the overall record of the schools due to too many variables and inconsistent rules for those games.
Should you have any questions about the rankings or listed teams please contact Football Alberta at (780)427-8108 or check out our website at www.footballalberta.ab.ca.
WEEK #5 - 2014
Sept. 28, 2014
Tier I (School Pop. 1250 +)
Rank* School & Record City/Town Last Weeks Result and Upcoming Opponent
1(1) Notre Dame (3-0) Calgary beat Ernest Manning 63-6 (next week BYE)
2(2) St. Francis (3-0) Calgary beat Bishop O’Byrne 35-0 (next vs. Centennial)
3(3) Bellerose (4-0) St. Albert beat Austin O’Brien 24-14 (next vs. Spruce Grove)
4(4) L.C.I. (4-0) Lethbridge beat Chinook 64-6 (next vs. Catholic Central)
5(5) Henry Wise Wood (2-1) Calgary beat Foothills 24-14 (next vs. Bishop O’Bryne)
6(6) Salisbury (4-1) Sherwood Park beat Jasper Place 21-20 (next vs. Bev Facey)
7(7) Bev Facey (4-1) Sherwood Park beat Ross Sheppard 64-14 (next vs. Salisbury)
8(8) Bishop O’Byrne (1-2) Calgary lost to St. Francis 0-35 (next vs. Henry Wise Wood)
9(-) Harry Ainlay (2-2) Edmonton beat Spruce Grove 21-20 (next vs. Ross Sheppard)
10(10) Lindsay Thurber (2-1) Red Deer did not play (next vs. Hunting Hills)
* last weeks rank in parentheses.
Tier II (School Pop. 750-1249)
Rank* School & Record City/Town Last Weeks Result and Upcoming Opponent
1(1) St. Joseph’s (6-0) Grande Prairie beat Whitecourt 24-3 & Hunting Hills 25-21 (next vs. Grande Prairie)
2(2) Paul Kane (4-0) St. Albert beat Archbishop O’Leary 36-0 (next vs. Ardrossan)
3(3) Medicine Hat (4-1) Medicine Hat beat Drumheller 53-0 (next vs. Central Moose Jaw, SK)
4(4) Foothills (4-3) Okotoks beat Highwood 58-8 and lost to HWW 14-24 (next vs. Rundle College)
5(5) Hunting Hills (2-2) Red Deer lost to St. Joseph’s 21-25 (next vs. Lindsay Thurber)
6(6) St. Mary’s (2-0) Calgary lost to St. Anthony’s ,CA, USA 0-49 (next vs. Robert Thirsk)
7(7) Austin O’Brien (2-3) Edmonton lost to Bellerose 14-24 (next vs. Jasper Place)
8(8) Catholic Central (2-2) Lethbridge beat Winston Churchill 63-28 (next vs. L.C.I.)
9(9) George McDougall (1-1) Airdrie did not play (next Bow Valley & Springbank)
10(10) Holy Trinity Aca. (3-2) Okotoks beat Canmore 29-0 & McNally 20-8 (next vs. Highwood & Raymond)
* last weeks rank in parentheses.
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Tier III (School Pop. 450-749)
Rank* School & Record City/Town Last Weeks Result and Upcoming Opponent
1(1) Cardston (5-0) Cardston beat Raymond 51-10 (next vs. Winston Churchill)
2(2) Cochrane (4-1) Cochrane beat Notre Dame (RD) 28-17 & Bert Church 76-10 (next vs. Bow Valley)
3(3) Rundle College (2-1) Calgary beat Olds 25-13 (next vs. Foothills)
4(5) Crescent Heights (5-0) Medicine Hat beat McCoy 56-7 (next vs. Canmore)
5(9) St. Albert (2-1) St. Albert beat Strathcona 42-0 (next vs. McNally)
6(5) Winston Churchill (2-1) Lethbridge lost to Catholic Central 28-63 (next vs. Cardston)
7(6) Whitecourt (3-1) Whitecourt lost to St. Joseph’s (next vs. Sexsmith)
8(7) Olds (3-2) Olds lost Rundle College 13-25 (next vs. Highwood)
9(8) W.R. Myers (3-1) Taber did not play (next vs. Chinook)
10(10) Sylvan Lake (2-2) Sylvan Lake beat Ponoka 42-12 (next vs. Stettler)
* - last weeks rank in parentheses.
Tier IV (School Pop. 449 or less)
Rank* School & Record City/Town Last Weeks Result and Upcoming Opponent
1(1) Holy Rosary (6-0) Lloydminster beat Cold Lake 17-14 (next vs. Westlock)
2(2) Willow Creek (3-1) Claresholm beat Canmore 40-0 (next vs. Kate Andrews)
3(3) Cold Lake (2-2) Cold Lake lost to Holy Rosary 17-14 (next vs. Bonnyville)
4(4) Sexsmith (1-1) Sexsmith game ppd to Monday (next vs. Peace Wapiti Whitecourt)
5(6) Ardrossan (2-2) Ardrossan beat W.P. Wagner 31-24 (next vs. Paul Kane)
6(9) Kate Andrews (1-1) Coaldale beat Pincher Creek 29-6 (next vs. Willow Creek)
7(7) Bow Valley (1-1) Cochrane did not play (next vs. George McDougall & Cochrane)
8(5) Drumheller (1-3-1) Drumheller lost to Medicine Hat 0-53 (next week BYE)
9(8) West Central (1-1) Rocky Mtn. Hs. did not play (next vs. Wetaskiwin)
10(-) Wainwright (2-2) Wainwright beat Vegreville 36-13 (next vs. Vermilion)
*- last weeks rank in parentheses.
6-Man
Rank* School & Record City/Town Last Week Result and Upcoming opponent
1(1) Millwoods Christian(3-0) Edmonton beat L.Y. Cairns 77-0 (next week BYE)
2(2) Rimbey (3-0) Rimbey beat Caroline 37-0 (next week BYE)
3(3) St. Joseph's (3-0) Brooks beat Heritage Christian 54-24 (next week BYE)
4(4) Holy Redeemer (3-0) Edson beat Sunchild 83-0 (next week BYE)
5(7) J.C. Charyk (1-1) Hanna beat Prairie Christian 32-14 (next week BYE)
6(5) École Desrochers (2-1) Jasper beat Harry Collinge 82-7 (next week BYE)
7(-) Breton (1-2) Breton beat Buck Mountain 56-40 (next week BYE)
8(6) Buck Mountain (1-2) Buck Lake lost to Breton 40-56 (next week BYE)
9(8) Caroline (1-2) Caroline lost to Rimbey 0-37 (next week BYE)
10(9) Sedgewick (1-1) Sedgewick game ppd to next week (next vs. Provost)
GAME(S) OF THE WEEK:
Tier I
#6 Salisbury Sabres vs. #7 Bev Facey Falcons
Thursday, October 2, 5:00 p.m., Strathcona Athletic Park, Calgary
One last blast for Strathcona Athletic Park this Thursday before the big games get moved to the new Emerald Hills Stadium in Sherwood Park next year. And what a way to go out! There is nothing better in the Edmonton area for high school football than the Sabre/Falcon clash when both teams are ranked, and really there is not much to choose between them right now. They can both put up the points but have also lost one game each to ranked opponents. The Sabres feature a more veteran line-up with 3rd year QB Reggie Shoeppe leading the way, while the Falcons counter with wunderkind Grade 10 tailback Chuba Hubbard and a relatively young supporting cast. Parking will be an issue. Getting in will be an issue. Don’t be late for this one!