Weekly Top-10 high school football rankings

October 8, 2023

Tier I (School Pop. 1250 +)

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

1(1) Raymond (3-0) Raymond beat Medicine Hat 41-8 (next week vs. Green Canyon (UT))

2(2) Harry Ainlay (6-0-1) Edmonton beat Paul Kane 38-7 (next vs. Ross Sheppard)

3(3) Ernest Manning (4-0) Calgary beat All Saints 21-14 (next vs. Centennial)

4(5) Bev Facey (6-1) Sherwood Park beat Jasper Place 49-6 (next vs. Salisbury)

5(6) Notre Dame (4-2) Calgary beat St. Francis 21-14 (next vs. Holy Trinity Academy)

6(4) St. Francis (4-1) Calgary lost to Notre Dame (CGY) 14-21 (next vs. Henry Wise Wood)

7(9) George McDougall (7-0) Airdrie beat Cochrane 24-15 (next vs. Bert Church)

8(7) Paul Kane (3-3) St. Albert lost to Harry Ainlay 7-38 (next vs. Austin O’Brien)

9(8) Foothills (3-2-1) Okotoks lost to L.C.I. 9-14 (next week BYE)

10(10) All Saints (3-3) Calgary lost to Ernest Manning 14-21 (next vs. William Aberhart)

* 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 did not play (next week BYE)

2(2) St. Joseph’s (5-1) Grande Prairie beat Valleyview 33-6 (next vs. Sexsmith)

3(3) Holy Trinity Aca. (5-1) Okotoks did not play (next vs. Notre Dame (CGY))

4(4) Strathmore (5-0) Strathmore did not play (next vs. Cold Lake)

5(6) Austin O’Brien (3-2) Edmonton beat Spruce Grove 29-6 (next vs. Paul Kane)

6(7) Hunting Hills (3-1) Red Deer beat Stettler 56-0 (next vs. Notre Dame (RD))

7(5) Medicine Hat (3-2-1) Medicine Hat lost to Raymond 8-41 (next vs. Brooks)

8(-) Bishop Carroll (4-0) Calgary beat Western Canada 14-0 (next vs. Bowness)

9(-) Brooks (4-1) Brooks did not play (next vs. Medicine Hat)

10(-) St. Francis Xavier (4-1) Edmonton beat Bellerose 27-2 (next vs. Archbishop Jordan)

Tier III (School Pop. 450-749)

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

1(2) Holy Rosary (5-1) Lloydminster beat Wainwright 67-0 (next vs. Bonnyville)

2(1) Cochrane (4-1) Cochrane lost to George McDougall 15-24 (next vs. Chestermere)

3(6) Cold Lake (4-1) Cold Lake beat Bowness 21-1 (next vs. Strathmore)

4(4) Whitecourt (3-2) Whitecourt lost to Fort McMurray 29-42 (next week BYE)

5(5) Bow Valley (3-3) Cochrane did not play (next vs. W.H. Croxford)

6(9) St. Albert (1-2-1) St. Albert tied M.E. LaZerte 25-25 (next vs. Holy Trinity)

7(7) Sylvan Lake (1-4) Sylvan Lake lost to Lacombe 12-41 (next week BYE)

8(8) Bonnyville (2-2) Bonnyville did not play (next vs. Holy Rosary)

9(-) Cardston (2-3) Cardston beat Catholic Central 42-21 (next vs. Willow Creek)

10(10) Fort Saskatchewan (1-3) Fort Sask. lost to McNally 19-21 (next vs. M.E. LaZerte)

Tier IV (School Pop. 449 or less)

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

1(1) Drumheller (6-0) Drumheller beat Highwood 50-0 (next vs. Canmore)

2(2) Sexsmith (6-0) Sexsmith beat High Prairie 57-8 (next vs. St. Joseph’s (GP))

3(4) W.R. Myers (5-1) Taber beat Willow Creek 49-21 (next week BYE )

4(3) Ardrossan (5-1) Ardrossan beat Lillian Osborne 45-21 (next week BYE)

5(5) St. Paul (3-2) St. Paul beat Cold Lake 17-6 (next vs. Wainwright)

6(6) Willow Creek (1-4) Claresholm lost to W.R. Myers 21-49 (next vs. Cardston)

7(8) High Prairie (1-3) High Prairie lost to Sexsmith 8-57 (next week BYE)

8(9) Valleyview (1-4) Valleyview lost to St. Joseph’s (GP) 6-33 (next vs. Peace Wapiti)

9(10) Canmore (1-4) Canmore beat Carstairs 30-18 (next vs. Drumheller)

10(-) Carstairs (0-4) Carstairs lost to Canmore 18-30 (next vs. Olds)

6-a-side

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

1(1) Millwoods Christian(3-0) Edmonton beat West Central 62-6 (next vs. Hinton)

2(2) J.C. Charyk (3-0) Hanna beat Breton 45-0 (next vs. Holy Redeemer)

3(3) Holy Redeemer (2-1) Edson did not play (next vs. J.C. Charyk)

4(5) Hinton (2-1) Hinton beat Rimbey 50-14 (next vs. Millwoods Christian)

5(4) Breton (2-2) Breton lost to J.C. Charyk 0-45 (next vs. Parkland)

GAME OF THE WEEK:

The Battle of Sherwood Park!

Tier I

Salisbury Sabres at #4 Bev Facey Falcons

5:00 p.m., Friday, October 13, Emerald Hills Stadium (Sherwood Park)

There is definitely a shifting of the winds in Strathcona County in 2023. The fortunes of the two Tier I teams in Sherwood Park seem to switch every few years and this season might be one where that takes place, or not. We’ll find out this Friday. The Sabres have definitely been a top five team in Alberta for a few years now, but are in a reloading process for sure in 2023. The Falcons have been spinning their wheels since the Chuba Hubbard years but now have strung together a 7-1 record and have declared for the top Tier I division in the Province when it comes to playoffs in November. Still, this is a rivalry that dates back decades and is always a hotly contested affair. It being on Friday the 13th adds even more intrigue in the month of Halloween. Will this be the ascension of the Falcons or will the Sabres prove they’re still the ones to beat in Sherwood Park? Tune in Friday.

BEST OF THE REST

TIER II

#7 Medicine Hat Hawks at #9 Brooks Buffalos

7:00 p.m., Friday, October 13, Brooks Jr. High School Field (Brooks)

Newly minted at the Tier II level due to their population the Brooks Buffalos are having a great season. Now for the supreme test as they face the team that has grabbed the Tier II berth out of the Rangeland league for the last several years. Are the Buffalos legit at Tier II or will the Hawks give them a wakeup call?

TIER II & IV

#2 (Tier IV) Sexsmith Sabres at #2 (Tier II) St. Joseph’s Celtics

6:00 p.m., Friday, October 13, Hanson Lincoln Field (Grande Prairie)

A big difference in school size but clearly these are the best two teams in the Mighty Peace League so far. This game will go a long way to determining the pecking order in the league but will also be a great warm up for Provincials for both teams.

6-A-SIDE

#2 J.C. Charyk Hawks at #3 Holy Redeemer Rebels

12:00 p.m., Saturday, October 14, Holy Redeemer H.S. (Edson)

A long way to go for the Hanna Hawks as this Top 5 Battle at the 6-a-side level will be an important one with playoffs just three weeks away.

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