Football Alberta weekly high school rankings

Oct. 10, 2021

Tier I (School Pop. 1250 +)

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

1(1) Harry Ainlay (7-0) Edmonton beat Jasper Place 63-0 (next vs. Bev Facey)

2(2) Notre Dame (4-0) Calgary beat William Aberhart 16-0 (next vs. St. Francis)

3(3) L.C.I. (5-1) Lethbridge did not play (next vs. Foothills)

4(4) Salisbury (4-1) Sherwood Park beat Ross Sheppard 77-0 (next vs. Spruce Grove)

5(5) St. Francis (4-1) Calgary beat Henry Wise Wood 31-7 (next vs. Notre Dame (CGY))

6(7) Ernest Manning (2-1) Calgary beat All Saints 23-12 (next vs. Henry Wise Wood)

7(6) Henry Wise Wood (1-2) Calgary lost to St. Francis 7-31 (next vs. Ernest Manning)

8(9) Raymond (2-4) Raymond beat Medicine Hat 28-16 (next week BYE)

9(10) Fort McMurray (5-0) Fort McMurray beat Grande Prairie 44-36 (next vs. St. Joseph’s)

10(-) Bev Facey (4-2) Sherwood Park beat Austin O’Brien 21-8 (next vs. Harry Ainlay)

* 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) St. Joseph’s (6-0) Grande Prairie did not play (next vs. Fort McMurray)

2(2) Medicine Hat (6-1) Medicine Hat lost to Raymond 16-28 (next vs. Catholic Central)

3(3) George McDougall (6-0) Airdrie beat Bow Valley 60-0 (next vs. Chestermere)

4(4) Cardston (3-3) Cardston beat Foothills 55-6 (next vs. Holy Trinity Academy)

5(5) Leduc (4-0) Leduc did not play (next vs. Archbishop O’Leary)

6(6) Bellerose (2-4) St. Albert beat Spruce Grove 41-35 (next vs. Austin O’Brien)

7(7) Holy Trinity Aca. (4-2) Okotoks beat Catholic Central 53-7 (next vs. Cardston)

8(8) Strathmore (7-0) Strathmore beat Drumheller 52-28 (next vs. Olds)

9(9) Chinook (4-1) Lethbridge beat Stettler 21-14 (next vs. Willow Creek)

10(10) Haysboro (4-0) Calgary beat Joanne Schubert-Cardinal 23-20 (next week BYE)

Tier III (School Pop. 450-749)

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

1(1) Holy Rosary (6-0) Lloydminster beat Wainwright 59-0 (next vs. Bonnyville)

2(2) Cochrane (4-1) Cochrane beat Springbank 31-10 (next vs. W.H. Croxford)

3(3) Sylvan Lake (3-0) Sylvan Lake beat Lacombe 34-17 (next week BYE)

4(4) Crescent Heights (5-1) Medicine Hat beat W.R. Myers 50-19 (next vs. Winston Churchill)

5(5) Brooks (3-2) Brooks did not play (next vs. McCoy)

6(6) Sturgeon (4-2) Sturgeon County lost to St. Francis Xavier 13-23 (next vs. Fort Saskatchewan)

7(-) Stettler (2-3) Stettler lost to Chinook 14-21 (next vs. Wetaskiwin)

8(8) St. Albert (3-2) St. Albert beat McNally 37-0 (next vs. Ardrossan)

9(-) Cold Lake (2-2) Cold Lake lost to Lloydminster 14-46 (next vs. St. Paul)

10(-) Wetaskiwin (1-2) Wetaskiwin did not play (next vs. Stettler)

*** – Fort Saskatchewan, Peace River and Peace Wapiti are all Tier II sized after population counts submitted to ASAA on Sept. 30

Tier IV (School Pop. 449 or less)

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

1(1) Sexsmith (4-1) Sexsmith beat Valleyview 59-0 (next vs. Peace River)

2(2) Drumheller (4-3) Drumheller lost to Strathmore 28-52 (next vs. Canmore)

3(5) St. Paul (2-3) St. Paul beat Bonnyville 43-0 (next vs. Cold Lake)

4(6) Canmore (2-2) Canmore beat Olds 23-18 (next vs. Drumheller)

5(4) Ardrossan (1-4) Ardrossan lost to Lillian Osborne 6-12 (next vs. St. Albert)

6(-) High Prairie (1-3) High Prairie beat Peace Wapiti 42-6 (next week BYE)

7(3) W.R. Myers (1-4) Taber lost to Crescent Heights (MH) 19-50 (next week BYE)

8(7) Willow Creek (1-4) Claresholm beat Winston Churchill 20-15 (next vs. Chinook)

9(8) Wainwright (1-3) Wainwright lost to Holy Rosary 0-59 (next vs. Lloydminster)

10(-) Valleyview (1-4) Valleyview lost to Sexsmith 0-59 (next week BYE)

**** – Stettler and Cold Lake are all Tier III sized after population counts submitted to ASAA on Sept. 30

6-Man

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

1(1) J.C. Charyk (4-0) Hanna Provost 75-34 (next vs.Buck Mountain )

2(2) Breton (4-0) Breton beat Harry Collinge 56-6 (next week BYE)

3(3) Millwoods Christian (2-0) Edmonton game postponed vs. Vermilion (next vs. Frank Maddock)

4(4) Rimbey (2-1) Rimbey beat OLMP 75-0 (next vs. Provost)

5(5) Holy Redeemer (2-1) Edson did not play (next vs Vermilion)

GAME(S) OF THE WEEK:

Tier I

#2 Notre Dame Pride vs. #5 St. Francis Browns

6:00 p.m., Friday, October 15, Hellard Field at Shouldice Park (Calgary)

There are many great games this week at the Tier I level including #1 Harry Ainlay vs. #10 Bev Facey and #6 Ernest Manning vs. #7 Henry Wise Wood, but there is only one Big One.

Annually the tilt between the Pride and the Browns draws the largest high school football crowds in Western Canada. So much so, that it had to be held in McMahon Stadium to handle the demand. This year it will be a little different with new restrictions on spectators for Calgary Senior High School football games now limiting attendees to parents/guardians/siblings, the game will be at Shouldice Park with a fraction of the crowd who would like to attend.

This year, the teams are on a similar trajectory to each other with only a loss to L.C.I. by the Browns blemishing the teams otherwise perfect records. In most years this can serve as a preview of the Calgary Division I final, but in 2021 it also will go a long way to determining the team(s) from Calgary who might qualify for the ASAA’s new Brian Fryer Division of Provincial Playoffs which takes the top four Tier I teams out of the draw and has them play off for Provincial gold.

Note, the Football Alberta rankings are NOT being used to determine these four teams. A special committee of the ASAA has been formed and will come up with their decision on Nov. 7. Until then, sit back and enjoy the ride.

by rdnewsNOW Staff

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