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Week 5

Weekly Top-10 High School football rankings

Oct 4, 2023 | 4:16 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 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.

WEEK #5 – 2023

October 1, 2023

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Tier I (School Pop. 1250 +)

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

1(1) Raymond (2-0) Raymond did not play (next vs. Medicine Hat)

2(2) Harry Ainlay (5-0-1) Edmonton beat Jasper Place 47-6 (next vs. Paul Kane)

3(3) Ernest Manning (3-0) Calgary did not play (next vs. All Saints)

4(4) St. Francis (4-0) Calgary beat All Saints 34-0 (next vs. Notre Dame (CGY))

5(5) Bev Facey (5-1) Sherwood Park beat Spruce Grove 29-0 (next vs. Jasper Place)

6(6) Notre Dame (3-2) Calgary beat Henry Wise Wood 42-21 (next vs. St. Francis)

7(9) Paul Kane (3-2) St. Albert beat Ross Sheppard 35-0 (next vs. Harry Ainlay)

8(8) Foothills (3-1-1) Okotoks tied Medicine Hat 21-21 (next vs. L.C.I.)

9(-) George McDougall (6-0) Airdrie beat Scarlett/Central 39-21 (next vs. Cochrane)

10(7) All Saints (3-2) Calgary lost to St. Francis 0-34 (next vs. Ernest Manning)

* 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) Chinook (4-0) Lethbridge beat Cardston 50-0 (next vs. Winston Churchill)

2(2) St. Joseph’s (4-1) Grande Prairie beat Grande Prairie 54-6 (next vs. Valleyview)

3(4) Holy Trinity Aca. (5-1) Okotoks beat L.C.I. 45-35 (next week BYE)

4(6) Strathmore (5-0) Strathmore beat Chestermere 32-6 (next week BYE)

5(5) Medicine Hat (3-1-1) Medicine Hat tied Foothills 21-21 (next vs. Raymond)

6(9) Austin O’Brien (2-2) Edmonton beat Salisbury 23-20 (next vs. Spruce Grove)

7(7) Hunting Hills (2-1) Red Deer did not play (next vs. Stettler)

8(8) Springbank (2-2) Springbank did not play (next vs. Chestermere)

9(10) Bellerose (5-0) St. Albert beat Strathcona 28-2 (next vs. St. Francis Xavier)

10(-) Lady of the Rockies (2-2) Calgary beat Robert Thirsk 23-15 (next vs. Joane Cardinal-Schubert)

Tier III (School Pop. 450-749)

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

1(1) Cochrane (4-0) Cochrane beat Bow Valley 43-10 (next vs. George McDougall)

2(2) Holy Rosary (4-1) Lloydminster beat St. Paul 50-3 (next vs. Wainwright)

3(3) Brooks (4-1) Brooks beat Canmore 42-22 (next week BYE)

4(4) Whitecourt (3-1) Whitecourt beat Valleyview 45-7 (next vs. Fort McMurray)

5(5) Bow Valley (3-3) Cochrane lost to Cochrane 10-43 (next week BYE)

6(7) Cold Lake (2-2) Cold Lake beat Bonnyville 30-8 (next vs. St. Paul)

7(6) Sylvan Lake (1-3) Sylvan Lake lost to Notre Dame (RD) 7-22 (next vs. Lacombe)

8(8) Bonnyville (2-2) Bonnyville beat Wainwright 27-6 & lost to Cold Lake 8-30 (next week BYE)

9(9) St. Albert (1-2) St. Albert did not play (next vs. M.E. LaZerte)

10(-) Fort Saskatchewan (1-2) Fort Sask. beat Queen Elizabeth 61-0 (next vs. McNally)

Tier IV (School Pop. 449 or less)

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

1(1) Drumheller (5-0) Drumheller beat Carstairs 34-0 (next vs. Highwood)

2(2) Sexsmith (5-0) Sexsmith beat Fort McMurray 56-0 (next vs. High Prairie)

3(4) W.R. Myers (4-1) Taber beat Catholic Central 43-31(next vs. Willow Creek)

4(3) Ardrossan (4-1) Ardrossan lost to M.E. LaZerte 18-28 (next vs. Lillian Osborne)

5(7) Olds (3-1) Olds beat Highwood 38-7 (next week BYE)

6(5) St. Paul (2-2) St. Paul lost to Holy Rosary 3-50 (next vs. Cold Lake)

7(6) Willow Creek (1-3) Claresholm lost to Winston Churchill 23-25 (next vs. W.R. Myers)

8(8) High Prairie (1-2) High Prairie did not play (next vs. Sexsmith)

9(9) Valleyview (1-3) Valleyview lost to Whitecourt 7-45 (next vs.St. Joseph’s (GP))

10(10) Canmore (0-4) Canmore lost to Brooks 22-42 (next vs. Carstairs)

6-a-side

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

1(1) Millwoods Christian(2-0)Edmonton did not play (next vs. West Central)

2(2) J.C. Charyk (2-0) Hanna beat Rimbey 74-16 (next vs. Breton)

3(3) Holy Redeemer (2-1) Edson beat Hinton 64-39 (next week BYE)

4(4) Breton (2-1) Breton beat West Central 36-6 (next vs. J.C. Charyk)

5(5) Hinton (1-1) Hinton lost to Holy Redeemer 39-64 (next vs. Rimbey)

GAME OF THE WEEK:

The Grandaddy of the All!

Tier I

#6 Notre Dame Pride at #4 St. Francis Browns

7:00 p.m., Friday, October 6, McMahon Stadium (Calgary)

Well maybe not THE Grandaddy of them All, with all due respect to the Rose Bowl and legendary sportscaster Keith Jackson, but in terms of regular season high school football in Alberta and possibly across Canada it doesn’t get any bigger than this. It’s a rite of passage for all those who currently attend the two Catholic high schools on Calgary’s north side, as well as plenty of alumni to make their way to McMahon Stadium on a crisp fall day for the clash of Notre Dame vs. St. Francis.

This game has spawned several future CFL and NFL players, so the talent level is always at a premium. Thousands will be in attendance in Calgary’s largest stadium for the match-up which this year isn’t even for first place. Still, its tradition and will also be available via the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association for viewing on-line. A Thanksgiving weekend treat! Can’t wait!

BEST OF THE REST

TIER I

#7 Paul Kane Blues vs. #2 Harry Ainlay Titans

5:00 p.m., Thursday, October 5, Clarke Stadium (Airdrie)

Number Seven with the bullet, the rising fortunes of the Paul Kane Blues will be put to the test this Thursday against the perennial power in the Metro Edmonton Div. I League.

TIER I & III

#1 (Tier III) Cochrane Cobras at (Tier I) #9 George McDougall Mustangs

4:00 p.m., Friday, October 6, Ed Eggerer Field (Airdrie)

Ok Mustangs, let’s see what you got. After making the bold move from Tier II to Tier I this week in terms of Provincial declarations they now face the most powerful team in the Rockyview League – the Cochrane Cobras. The Mustangs have had the most success against the Cobras in recent years so this will be a must-see affair and definitely sort out where both teams are at.

Tier IV

#3 W.R. Myers Rebels at #7 Willow Creek Cobras

7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 5, The Snake Pit at Willow Creek H.S. (Claresholm)

Its not for all the marbles at Tier IV in the Southern Alberta League as that will be decided again between these two teams in November. But it will be a good test to see where these two traditional Tier IV powers are at the mid-point.