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Sept. 17, 2023

Alberta high school football rankings: Week 3

Sep 18, 2023 | 1:16 PM

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 2023 season.

These rankings will come out every Sunday until November 6. At that time those will be the last rankings and teams will take this rank into Provincials

The teams are slotted into Tiers based on their estimated school size by the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association. Some re-sorting of Tier’s will take place after the final officials population numbers are recorded at the end of September. Please note that games vs. US opponents, scrimmages, or tournaments are not taken into consideration for ranking or listed in the overall record of the schools.

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.

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Tier I (School Pop. 1250 +)

Rank* School & Record City/Town Last Weeks Result and Upcoming Opponent

1(1) Raymond (1-0) Raymond did not play (next vs. LC.I.)

2(2) Harry Ainlay (3-0-1) Edmonton beat Austin O’Brien 42-1 (next vs. Salisbury)

3(3) Ernest Manning (3-0) Calgary beat Notre Dame (CGY) 58-28 (next vs. William Aberhart)

4(4) All Saints (3-0) Calgary beat Centennial 28-0 (next vs. Notre Dame (CGY))

5(5) Salisbury (2-1) Sherwood Park beat Spruce Grove 37-21 (next vs. Harry Ainlay)

6(7) St. Francis (2-0) Calgary beat L.C.I. 20-7 (next vs. Centennial)

7(9) Bev Facey (3-1) Sherwood Park beat Paul Kane 20-16 (next vs. Austin O’Brien)

8(8) Foothills (2-1) Okotoks lost to Holy Trinity Academy 24-34 (next vs. Cardston)

9(6) Notre Dame (1-2) Calgary lost to Ernest Manning 28-58 (next vs. All Saints)

10(10) Paul Kane (1-2) St. Albert lost to Bev Facey 16-20 (next vs. Jasper Place)

* last week’s rank in parentheses.

Tier II (School Pop. 750-1249)

Rank* School & Record City/Town Last Weeks Result and Upcoming Opponent

1(1) Holy Trinity Aca. (4-0) Okotoks beat Foothills 34-24 (next vs. Chinook)

2(2) St. Joseph’s (3-1) Grande Prairie beat Peace Wapiti 45-0 (next week BYE)

3(3) George McDougall (4-0) Airdrie beat Springbank 36-8 (next vs. Bow Valley)

4(4) Chinook (2-0) Lethbridge beat W.R.Myers 34-13 (next vs. Holy Trinity Academy)

5(5) Medicine Hat (3-1) Medicine Hat beat McCoy 48-14 (next vs. W.H. Croxford)

6(6) Strathmore (3-0) Strathmore beat Willow Creek 45-15 (next vs. Crescent Heights (MH))

7(8) Hunting Hills (1-1) Red Deer beat Lindsay Thurber 43-2 (next vs. Sylvan Lake)

8(7) Springbank (2-1) Springbank lost to George McDougall 8-36 (next vs. Cochrane)

9(9) Austin O’Brien (1-1) Edmonton lost to Harry Ainlay 1-42 (next vs. Bev Facey)

10(10) Bellerose (3-0) St. Albert beat Archbishop Jordan 17-14 (next vs. Beaumont)

Tier III (School Pop. 450-749)

Rank* School & Record City/Town Last Weeks Result and Upcoming Opponent

1(1) Cochrane (2-0) Cochrane did not play (next vs. Springbank)

2(2) Holy Rosary (2-1) Lloydminster did not play (next vs. Cold Lake)

3(3) Whitecourt (2-0) Whitecourt beat High Prairie 67-22 (next vs. Peace Wapiti)

4(5) Bow Valley (3-1) Cochrane beat Bert Church 35-9 (next vs. George McDougall)

5(8) Sylvan Lake (1-1) Sylvan Lake beat Stettler 39-16 (next vs. Hunting Hills)

6(9) Brooks (2-1) Cardston beat Crescent Heights (MH) 16-12 (next vs. Winston Churchill)

7(-) Cold Lake (1-1) Cold Lake beat Wainwright 44-0 (next vs. Holy Rosary)

8(4) Bonnyville (1-1) Bonnyville lost to St. Paul 10-49 (next vs. Wainwright)

9(6) Stettler (0-2) Stettler lost to Sylvan Lake 16-39 (next vs. Notre Dame (RD))

10(7) St. Albert (1-1) St. Albert lost to Ardrossan 6-48 (next vs. Lillian Osborne)

Tier IV (School Pop. 449 or less)

Rank* School & Record City/Town Last Weeks Result and Upcoming Opponent

1(1) Drumheller (3-0) Drumheller beat Catholic Central 21-20 (next vs. Olds)

2(3) Sexsmith (3-0) Sexsmith beat Valleyview 58-6 (next vs. Grande Prairie)

3(4) Ardrossan (3-0) Ardrossan beat St. Albert 48-6 (next vs. McNally)

4(2) W.R. Myers (2-1) Taber lost to Chinook 13-34 (next vs. McCoy)

5(6) St. Paul (2-1) St. Paul beat Bonnyville 49-10 (next week BYE)

6(5) Willow Creek (1-1) Claresholm lost to Strathmore 15-45 (next vs. Catholic Central)

7(8) Olds (2-0) Olds beat Canmore 56-27 (next vs. Drumheller)

8(7) High Prairie (1-2) High Prairie lost to Whitecourt 22-67 (next vs. Fort McMurray)

9(9) Valleyview (0-2) Valleyview lost to Sexsmith 6-58 (next vs. Edson)

10(10) Canmore (0-2) Canmore lost to Olds 27-56 (next vs. Highwood)

6-a-side

Rank* School & Record City/Town Last Week Result and Upcoming opponent

1(1) Millwoods Christian(1-0)Edmonton beat Breton 64-22 (next vs. Holy Redeemer)

2(2) J.C. Charyk (0-0) Hanna did not play (next vs. West Central)

3(4) Holy Redeemer (1-0) Edson beat Rimbey 48-32 (next vs. Millwoods Christian)

4(3) Rimbey (0-1) Rimbey lost to Holy Redeemer 32-48 (next vs. Breton)

5(-) Harry Collinge (1-0) Hinton beat West Central 68-30 (next week BYE)

GAME OF THE WEEK:

The Game of Many Names!

Tier I

#5 Salisbury Sabres at #2 Harry Ainlay Titans

5:00 p.m., Friday, September 22, Foote Field (Edmonton)

Regular season games between these two premier programs have been classics both pre- and post-pandemic to the point where they’ve gotten nicknames. In 2018 both teams battled each other as well as the elements in the “Battle in the Blizzard” won by the Titans. In 2019 the field goal attempt that wasn’t’ due to an inadvertent whistle by an official left us with the “Faux Field Goal Game” which ended in an 11-11 tie. Getting back to business after the pandemic in 2021 saw the best of the bunch in the “(Almost) Comeback Classic” where the Titans took off to a 28-0 lead at the half only to hang on for a 35-30 victory. Last year’s game doesn’t get a “name” but it was the only close game Harry Ainlay experienced before dropping the ASAA Provincial Title game to Raymond at the Alberta Bowl, with the Titan’s winning 26-17.

This year’s game is a little earlier in the year than we’re used to but it will still be the must-see game of the year in Division I. The Sabres are in reloading mode while the Titans are shooting once again for another ASAA Provincial Championship. Regardless, red vs. blue has provided thrills going back to the 1980’s so if you only go to one game in the Edmonton area this year – this is the one.

BEST OF THE REST

TIER I

#4 All Saints Legends vs. #9 Notre Dame Pride

5:00 p.m., Friday, September 22, Hellard Field at Shouldice Park (Calgary)

So how good are the Legends? Still relative newbies to Calgary Division I, they rode their 2022 season to the ASAA Larry Wilson Tier I Title game appearance last year and are 3-0 so far in 2023. A test against the Pride will tell a lot.

L.C.I. Rams at #1 Raymond Comets

7:00 p.m., Friday, September 22, Comet Stadium (Raymond)

Normally the de facto Game of the Week when it happens, but the Rams are winless so far in 2023 having played the toughest schedule of any Tier I team in Alberta. Still, it is L.C.I. vs. Raymond and the passion and rivalry is worth the admission.

TIER II

#4 Chinook Coyotes at #1 Holy Trinity Academy Knights

6:00 p.m., Friday, September 22, Knights Field (Okotoks)

This one is curious in that a lot is expected of Chinook this year and so far, so good at 2-0. Now for the real test as they travel to Okotoks to take on the #1 ranked Knights.