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September 5, 2022

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Tier I (School Pop. 1250 +)

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

1(-) Harry Ainlay (2-0) Edmonton beat St. Francis 31-14 (next week BYE)

2(-) Salisbury (1-0) Sherwood Park beat Notre Dame (CAL) 36-27 (next vs. Spruce Grove)

3(-) Raymond (0-1) Raymond lost to Coeur d’Alene (ID) 22-36 (next vs. St. Joseph’s (GP))

4(-) Notre Dame (0-1) Calgary lost to Salisbury 27-36 (next vs. Holy Cross (SK))

5(-) L.C.I. (1-0) Lethbridge did not play (next vs. All Saints)

6(-) St. Francis (0-1) Calgary lost to Harry Ainlay 14-31 (next vs. Cochrane)

7(-) Ernest Manning (1-0) Calgary beat Ross Sheppard 37-6 (next vs. Holy Rosary)

8(-) Foothills (1-0) Okotoks beat All Saints 17-16 (next Notre Dame (RD))

9(-) Fort McMurray (1-0) Fort McMurray did not play (next vs. Sexsmith)

10(-) Bev Facey (0-1) Sherwood Park did not play (next vs. Austin O’Brien)

* last week’s rank in parentheses.

Tier II (School Pop. 750-1249)

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

1(-) Holy Trinity Aca. (2-0) Okotoks beat St. Joseph’s (GP) 15-12 (next vs. Bert Church)

2(-) Cardston (1-0) Cardston beat Strathmore 44-14 (next vs. Catholic Central)

3(-) W.H. Croxford (2-0) Airdrie beat George McDougall 22-17 (next vs. Bow Valley)

4(-) St. Joseph’s (0-2) Grande Prairie lost to Holy Trinity Academy 12-15 (next vs.Raymond)

5(-) George McDougall (1-1) Airdrie lost to W.H. Croxford 17-22 (next vs. Springbank)

6(-) Bellerose (1-0) St. Albert beat Lloydminster 22-16 (next vs. Ross Sheppard)

7(-) Lady of the Rockies (0-0) Calgary did not play (next vs. Robert Thirsk)

8(-) Lacombe (0-0) Lacombe did not play (next week BYE)

9(-) Medicine Hat (1-1) Medicine Hat beat Brooks 67-0 (next vs. Lloydminster)

10(-) Hunting Hills (1-0) Red Deer beat Chinook 12-11 (next vs. Paul Kane)

Tier III (School Pop. 450-749)

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

1(-) Cochrane (2-0) Cochrane beat Chestermere 49-0 (next vs. St. Francis)

2(-) Holy Rosary (2-0) Lloydminster beat Paul Kane 32-20 (next vs. Ernest Manning)

3(-) Sylvan Lake (0-0) Sylvan Lake did not play (next week BYE)

4(-) Stettler (0-0) Stettler did not play (next vs. Drumheller)

5(-) Crescent Heights (1-0) Medicine Hat beat McCoy 39-3 (next vs. W.R. Myers)

6(-) Sturgeon (0-0) Sturgeon County did not play (next vs. Fort Saskatchewan)

7(-) St. Albert (0-0) St. Albert did not play (next vs. Holy Trinity (EDM))

8(-) Strathmore (1-1) Strathmore lost to Cardston 14-44 (next week BYE)

9(-) Peace Wapiti (0-0) Grande Prairie did not play (next vs Valleyview)

10(-) Cold Lake (0-1) Cold Lake did not play (next week BYE)

Tier IV (School Pop. 449 or less)

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

1(-) Sexsmith (0-0) Sexsmith did not play (next vs. Fort McMurray)

2(-) Drumheller (2-0) Drumheller beat St. Paul 24-13 (next vs. Stettler)

3(-) W.R. Myers (0-0) Taber did not play (next vs. Crescent Heights)

4(-) Willow Creek (0-1) Claresholm lost to Catholic Central 7-21 (next vs. Chinook)

5(-) St. Paul (0-1) St. Paul lost to Drumheller 13-24 (next week BYE)

6(-) Ardrossan (1-0) Ardrossan did not play (next vs. M.E. LaZerte)

7(-) High Prairie (0-0) High Prairie did not play (next vs. Whitecourt)

8(-) Canmore (0-1) Canmore did not play (next week BYE)

9(-) Wainwright (0-0) Wainwright did not play (next week BYE)

10(-) Valleyview (0-0) Valleyview did not play (next vs. Peace Wapiti)

6-a-side

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

1(-) Millwoods Christian(0-0)Edmonton did not play (next week BYE)

2(-) J.C. Charyk (0-0) Hanna did not play (next week BYE)

3(-) Rimbey (0-0) Rimbey did not play (next week BYE)

4(-) Breton (0-0) Breton did not play (next week BYE)

5(-) Buck Mountain (0-0) Buck Lake did not play (next week BYE)

GAME(S) OF THE WEEK:

Tier I & III

#6 St. Francis Browns (Tier I) vs. #1 (Tier III) Cochrane Cobras

Game below rescheduled from Friday, Sept. 9, due to a referee shortage

Monday, September 12, 2022, 8:00 p.m., Spray Lakes Legacy Field, Cochrane

This is an interesting one as these are two of the most tradition laden powerhouses in the southern half of the province. St. Francis’s exploits in Calgary Division I are well known having won the title on a regular basis since the 1970’s and it’s hard to think of any other team that has won the Rockyview Championship in the past three decades other than Cochrane (although it has happened).

That they play in different Tier’s shouldn’t matter but there is an underlying storyline. This game will be exciting but also have some risk involved for both teams. Cochrane will be running the risk of biting off a bit more than they can crew against a powerful Tier I opponent while Browns – already smarting from their Week 1 loss to Harry Ainlay – face a different risk. A loss to a Tier III team for St. Francis – no matter how good that team is – is rankings kryptonite and in a year when rankings matter in terms of inclusion in the Brian Fryer Tier I Provincials, it’s a bit of a chance the Browns are taking.

These two have played before as it was St. Francis that ended Cochrane’s 40 game winning streak in 2018. Either way this will be a fun one early in the season.