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New Players of the Week Videos Posted Today.....More To Come Later

Of Special Interest:
2008 Varsity AAA & AA High School Football Playoff Schedule & Results here
2008 CIS College Football Results here	2008 NCAA College Football Results here

Latest Athlete Videos On Line: (click on name to view web page & view video)
Name	Sport	Position	Grad Year
Francesco Renzullo	Football	Linebacker, FB, TE, Long Snapper	2008

To view all current Athlete Skills Analysis Videos go to:

Athlete Web Pages

Players of the Week (click on player's name to view video)
Sean O'Neill	Football	Nov 16/08	web page
Jake Vanderwood	Football	Nov 16/08	web page
Cody Hawkins	Football	Nov 16/08	web page
To see all Players of the Week Videos go here

Nov 17, 2008

High School Football Quarterfinal Action

AAA Results:

New Westminster 56 - STMC 25

Terry Fox 63 - Mt Douglas 16

W J Mouat 45 - South Kamloops 7

Centennial 59 - Vancouver College 21

AA Results:

Seaquam 42 - John Barsby 28

Ballenas 42 - Lord Tweedsmuir 21

South Delta 29 - Hugh Boyd 7

Rick Hansen 32 - Windsor 27

Semi-Finals:

Saturday Nov 22: Burnaby Lakes

3:00 pm: Seaquam vs Ballenas

5:30 pm: W J Mouat vs Centennial

8:00 pm: Terry Fox vs New Westminster

Sunday Nov 23: Burnaby Lakes

7:00 pm: South Delta vs Rick Hansen

Nov 11, 2008

More All Stars Announced

Congratulations to Cody Hawkins who was named the Overall Most Outstanding Player in the AA Western Conference. Cody was also named to the First All Star Team as a linebacker. Also recognized were Sean O'Neill (1st Team Running Back), Lucas Brown (1st Team Linebacker), and Jake Vanderwood (1st Team Offensive Line).

Nov 10, 2008

Please welcome Francesco Renzullo

Francesco Renzullo is one of the Top Ten senior football prospects graduating in 2009. Recently named to the BCSSFA AAA Western Conference All Star team, Francesco is ranked as one of the Top 3 defensive players in the Province. At 6' 1" 215#, Francesco has a huge growth potential and we expect him to be in the 6' 2" 225# range when he graduates in 2009.

A solid 3.00 GPA student at Vancouver College, Francesco is looking to pursue a career in business management hopefully in the hotel or hospitality industry.

Nov 9, 2008

Please Welcome Alex Anthony

Alex Anthony is an outstanding student athlete from Mount Douglas High School in Victoria, BC. A multi-sport athlete, Alex is a solid 3.50 GPA student who is looking to pursue a career in sports medicine.

Alex is an outstanding receiver, defensive back and special teams player who has the ability to score every time he touches the ball. He has great game speed and is an impact player.

An exceptional prospect.

Nov 9, 2008

High School Football Playoff Scores

Wildcard "AA" action on Friday & Saturday:

Hugh Boyd 54 - Fulton 6

Rick Hansen 32 - OK Mission 21

Windsor 39 - Timberline 6

South Delta 57 - Belmont 6

Lord Tweedsmuir 42 - Vernon 14

Seaquam 50 - Norkam 0

Ballenas 42 - Handsworth 0

Barsby 22 - Mission 7

Wildcard "AAA" scores:

St Thomas More 21 - Rutland 6

W J Mouat 34 - Notre Dame 0

Mt Douglas 58 - Holy Cross 14

Centennial 52 - Kelowna 6

Next Week's Playoff Schedule:

Friday Nov 14: at Mercer Stadium (New Westminster)

3:30 pm - Ballenas vs Lord Tweedsmuir

6:30 pm - New Westminster vs St Thomas More

at Burnaby Lake

4:00pm - Terry Fox vs Mt Douglas

6:30pm - South Delta vs Hugh Boyd

9:00pm - Vancouver College vs Centennial

Saturday Nov 15: at Burnaby Lake

7:00pm - Rick Hansen vs Windsor

Saturday Nov 15: in Kamloops

1:00pm - South Kamloops vs W.J. Mouat

Sunday, Nov 16: at Burnaby Lake

7:00pm - Seaquam vs John Barsby

Nov 6, 2008

Audia Leads Notre Dame to Lower Mainland Championship

Congratulations to Joey Audia and the Notre Dame Jugglers Varsity Soccer Team as they defeated McNair Secondary 4-2 to claim the BC High School Soccer Lower Mainland Championship. The Jugglers now move on to the Provincial Championships next week.

Nov 6, 2008

Declare Named to All Star Team

Middle linebacker Tyler Declare from the W.J. Mouat Hawks has been named to the AAA Eastern Conference All Star Team. Congratulations Tyler.

Nov 5, 2008

Conference All Stars Announced

Several NSAAC clients have been selected to Conference All Star teams :

Matt Walker (Vernon Panthers)- Most Valuable Offensive Player, AA Interior Conference

Joe Patko (Terry Fox Ravens) - Most Valuable Defensive Player, AAA Eastern Conference

Matt Mitchell (STMC Knights) - All Star Linebacker, AAA Eastern Conference

Troy Klassen (Holy Cross Crusaders) - All Star Defensive Back, AAA Eastern Conference

More Conference All Stars will be announced soon.

November 3, 2008

This Week in High School Football

AAA EASTERN CONFERENCE

W.J. Mouat 6 at Terry Fox 37 - One of the most eagerly anticipated games of the 2008 AAA football season turned out to be another lop-sided win for the Terry Fox Ravens (9-0, 6-0) over the number 2- ranked W.J. Mouat Hawks (8-1, 5-1).

The Ravens led 30-0 at the half behind running back Joe Patko (15 carries 105 yards, one touchdown) and put it into cruise control for the rest of the game while substituting liberally in the second half.

Up next for Terry Fox: First-round playoff bye
Up next for W.J. Mouat: Open playoffs Friday vs. Notre Dame

Sands 12 at Centennial 56 - The No. 5 Centennial Centaurs (5-3, 4-2) closed out league play with a 56-12 win over the Sands Scorpions (1-7, 1-5).

Up next for Centennial: Open playoffs Saturday vs. Kelowna
Up next for Sands: Season over

Holy Cross 6 at St. Thomas More 35 - For the St. Thomas More Knights (4-4, 3-3) , the 19th annual Pepsi Bowl against the Holy Cross Crusaders (3-6, 2-4) was a small measure of revenge for two losses suffered to the Crusaders in 2007 plus two consecutive Pepsi Bowl losses. STM senior linebacker Matt Mitchell had 11 tacklles to lead the Knight's defense

Up next for St. Thomas More: Open playoffs Friday vs. Rutland.
Up next for Holy Cross: Open playoffs Friday vs. Mt. Douglas

AAA WESTERN CONFERENCE

Mt. Douglas 28 at West Vancouver 7 -- The West Vancouver Highlanders (3-4-1, 1-4) were hoping to grab the final playoff berth in the Western Conference, but came up against the determined Mt Douglas Rams(7-2, 3-2).

Despite gutsy efforts by Highlander's quarterback/safety Blake Davies, who turned in one of his best defensive outings of the season, and slot back Stefan Dupuis (playing with a broken arm) the Highlanders just couldn't match the explosive Ram's offense and finished the season with a disappointing loss..

Up next for Mount Douglas: Open playoffs Saturday vs. Holy Cross
Up next for West Vancouver: Season over

New Westminster 57 at Carson Graham 33 - Despite a strong offensive effort from inside receiver Adam Zaruba the Eagles (3-6, 0-5) finished in last place in the Conference.

Up next for New Westminster: First-round playoff bye
Up next for Carson Graham: Season over

Vancouver College 36 at Notre Dame 21

Up next for Vancouver College: First-round playoff bye
Up next for Notre Dame: Open playoffs Friday vs. W.J. Mouat

AAA INTERIOR CONFERENCE

Rutland 16 at Kelowna 15

Up next for Rutland: Open playoffs Friday vs. St. Thomas More
Up next for Kelowna: Open playoffs Saturday vs. Centennial

South Kamloops 42 at Salmon Arm 29

Up next for South Kamloops: First-round playoff bye
Up next for Salmon Arm: Season over

AA INTERIOR CONFERENCE

W.L. Seaton 13 at Clarence Fulton 32

Up next for Clarence Fulton: Open playoffs Saturday vs. Hugh Boyd
Up next for W.L. Seaton: Season over

AA LOWER MAINLAND EAST

Frank Hurt 20 at Mission 34 - -- The Mission Roadrunners (6-3, 4-2) (Logan MacLeod) finished up the regular season with their second straight win on Saturday and now get set for the playoffs.

Up next for Mission: Open playoffs Friday at John Barsby
Up next for Frank Hurt: Season over

Langley 0 at Lord Tweesdsmuir 46

Up next for Lord Tweedsmuir: Open playoffs Saturday vs. Vernon
Up next for Langley: Season over

AA VANCOUVER ISLAND

John Barsby 0 at Ballenas 21

Up next for Ballenas: Open playoffs Friday vs. Handsworth
Up next for John Barsby: Open playoffs Friday vs. Mission

South Delta 47 at Earl Marriott 3 The Earl Marriott Mariners (2-7, 2-4) (Kurtis Bardua) closed out the season
with the loss to the Sun Devils’

Up next for South Delta: Open playoffs Saturday vs. Belmont
Up next for Earl Marriott: Season over

Nanaimo District 14 at Belmont 34

Up next for Belmont: Open playoffs Saturday vs. South Delta
Up next for Nanaimo District: Season over

AA LOWER MAINLAND WEST

Seaquam 69 at Burnaby Central 0 - The No. 1 Seaquam Seahawks (7-1, 4-0) completed a perfect Lower Mainland West regular season on Friday getting the first touchdown from running back Sean O'Neill The Seahawks started substituting liberally halfway through the first quarter and chose to rest most of the starter in preparation for the playoff run.

Up next for Seaquam: Open playoffs Saturday vs. Norkam.
Up next for Burnaby Central: Season over

Canadian College Football Semi-Final Results

Canada West

SFU 40 - Saskatchewan 30 - The Cinderella Squad from Burnaby Mountain took a giant leap on Saturday with a convincing win over the favored Huskies. The Clan travels to Calgary on Saturday for a Hardy Cup matchup against the Dino's.

Calgary 24 - Regina 17

OUA

Ottawa 23 - Queen's 13

Western 36 - Laurier 28

Quebec

Laval 32 - Montreal 7

Concordia 41 - Sherbrooke 20

AUS

St Francis Xavier 52 - Mt Allison 12

Oct 27/08

Monday News

Soccer

Martin Leads Sting to Victory: Melanie Martin scored 1 goal and recorded 5 assists to lead the Surdel Sting U-16's to a 7 - 0 win over Abbotsford on Sunday. Next up for the Sting: host Coquitlam on Sunday at 2:00pm at Delsom Park.

The Surdel Sting U-16 recently placed 5th overall in Canada at the Nationals in Sydney, Nova Scotia. They lost the first 2 games and then won the last 3 games.

Melanie's Super Y League for Whitecaps U-16 Coastal girls are going to Florida in Nov. 19-25 for the Nationals.

Good Luck Melanie!

Audia Leads Jugglers to Berth in Lower Mainland's: new NSAAC member Joey Audia scored one goal and assisted on one other to lead the Notre Dame Jugglers to a 4-1 win over the St Patrick Celtics and clinch the divisional title. This week the Jugglers travel to Richmond to compete in the Lower Mainland Championships.

High School Football

Vernon 43 - Seaton 0: Senior quarterback/defensive back Matt Walker (see Players of the Week videos) scored twice to lead the Panthers over WL Seaton and secure 3rd place in the Okanagan Conference.

Next up for the Panthers: this week-BYE.

Terry Fox 50 at Holy Cross 7: The Terry Fox Ravens (8-0, 5-0) got their work done along the ground as Joe Patko carried just four times for an amazing 166 yards and two touchdowns, a rushing average of 41.5 yards per-carry. Patko also led the defense with six tackles and three assists.

Up next for Terry Fox: Saturday host W.J. Mouat

West Vancouver 7 at Vancouver College 41: On Saturday, the Irish shut down the Highlanders (3-3-1, 1-3) at O'Hagan Field to clinch the Western Conference title. West Van (Blake Davies, Stefan Dupuis) must hope for a win over the Mt Douglas Rams to have any chance to qualify for post-season play.

Up next for West Vancouver: Saturday host Mt. Douglas at 1:30 pm.

Carson Graham 20 at Mt. Douglas 46: The Carson Graham Eagles (Adam Zaruba) ran into an aggressive Ram's team in Victoria and came up short.

Up next for Carson Graham: Friday host New Westminster

W.J. Mouat 41 at Centennial 34: The Hawks ran out to an early lead over the Centaurs scoring two majors in just seven plays and seemed poised to cruise to an easy win. Leading 34-12 going into the 4th quarter, lightning struck quickly as the Centaurs scored three quick touchdowns off a short run, an interception return and a fumble by the Hawks quarterback. After a 2-point convert the Centaurs tied the score at 34-34. It looked like the game would be decided in overtime except for a spectacular 75-yard run by the Hawk's Bo Lokombo. Outstanding junior linebacker Tyler Declare led the Hawks defense with 10 tackles.

Up next for W.J. Mouat: Saturday at Terry Fox

Windsor 7 at Seaquam 14 -- Running back Sean O'Neill scored on a six-yard run and quarterback Cody Hawkins was five-of-seven for 128 yards passing while Jacob Vanderwood led the Seaquam defense with six tackles to preserve the #1 ranked Seahawks' undefeated regular season.

Up next for Seaquam: Friday at Burnaby Central, 5:00pm at Burnaby Lake

Earl Marriott 6 at John Barsby 22: The Mariners (2-6, 2-3) opened the scoring with a 70-yard scoring strike from Kurt Bardua on third play from scrimmage. Overall Bardua threw for 110 yards.

Up next for Earl Marriott: Friday host South Delta

Mission 29 at Rick Hansen 21: Two fumbles that led to touchdowns, and a key penalty late in the contest called on one of its own fans wound up hurting the No. 9 Rick Hansen Hurricanes (4-4, 3-3) on Friday. But you couldn't take anything away from an opportunistic and efficient Mission (Logan MacLeod) offence, as the Roadrunners (5-3, 3-2) did what they needed to bounce back from last week's shutout defeat at the hands of South Delta and fashion a 29-21 win over the 'Canes.

Up next for Mission: Saturday host Frank Hurt

CIS Playoff Results & Schedule

AUS (Atlantic University Sport):

St Francis Xavier hosts Mt Allison - Saturday 10.00 am (Pacific)

OUA (Ontario University Athletics) Quarter Finals

Ottawa 42 - Guelph 37: Next up - Ottawa travels to Queen's - Saturday 11:00 am (Pacific)

Laurier 29 - McMaster 0: Next up: Laurier travels to Western Ontario - Saturday 11:00 am (Pacific)

Quebec:

Sherbrooke at Concordia: Saturday, 1:00 pm (Eastern)

Montreal at Laval: Saturday, 1:30 pm (Eastern)

Canada West:

Simon Fraser at Saskatchewan: Saturday, 11:30 am (Pacific)

Regina at Calgary: Saturday, 12:00 pm (Pacific)

October 24, 2008

Two New Members Join NSAAC

Star Soccer Player Joins NSAAC

Please welcome Joey Audia, a Grade 11 student at Notre Dame Regional High School. Joey currently plays for three soccer teams...Notre Dame Varsity, Vancouver Selects U-18, Vancouver Whitecaps Coastal WFC Y League U-16.

Joey's goal is to play university soccer while pursuing a degree in either physiotherapy or teaching.

Welcome Joey!

Top Rated Football Player Joins NSAAC

It is our great pleasure to welcome Joe Patko, a Grade 12 running back/linebacker from the #1 Ranked Terry Fox Ravens.

Joe, 6' 0" 200#, who carries a 3.25 GPA, is currently the leading rusher and leading tackler on the Ravens and is one of the Top Prospects from high school football who will graduate in 2009. Welcome Joe!

October 20, 2008

Monday Update

High School Football

Holy Cross 41 at Sands 14 -- The Holy Cross Crusaders( 3-4, 2-2) , led by a four touchdown outing by Troy Klassen topped the Sands Scorpions (0-6, 0-4) by a 41-14 score. Klassen’s four touchdowns included two receptions, a kick-off return and an interception to cement the win. With games against Terry Fox and St. Thomas More remaining, the Crusaders, who have secured a playoff spot, are playing for playoff seeding.

Up next for Holy Cross: Saturday host Terry Fox

Notre Dame 35 at Carson Graham 33 -- Despite an outstanding performance by Adam Zaruba who scored touchdowns on a long pass and run and a kick return the Notre Dame Jugglers scored the winning touchdown as time expired on Friday to take the win 35-33 over the host Carson Graham Eagles (3-4, 0-3).

Up next for Carson Graham: Friday at Mount Douglas

West Vancouver 7 at New Westminster 26 -- The West Vancouver Highlanders started out strong against the Hyacks behind the outstanding play of quarterback Blake Davies and running back Stefan Dupuis but couldn't maintain that effort for the whole game.

Up next for West Vancouver: Saturday at Vancouver College

St. Thomas More 49 at Pinetree 6 -- No. 9-ranked St. Thomas More kept its plans for a fourth-place finish in the ever-tough Eastern Conference alive and well with a 49-6 win over the Pinetree Timberwolves.
Defensively, the Knights were led by the play of linebacker Matt Mitchell (13 tackles) who also played a big role on offense with several tough runs and outstanding blocking from his full back position.

Up next for St. Thomas More: bye, then Oct. 31 host Holy Cross

Centennial 6 at Terry Fox 38 -- The Terry Fox Ravens (7-0, 4-0) dominated the Centaurs (Tom Willcox) at Percy Perry Stadium on Friday, in fact the Centaurs did not score until the very last play of the game. Leading rusher and leading tackler Joe Patko of the Ravens had his usual outstanding outing.

Up next for Centennial: Friday host W.J. Mouat

W.J. Mouat 47 at South Kamloops 13 -- The undefeated Hawks kept rolling along in the Interior of BC with a convincing win ove the Titans. Junior linebacker Tyler Declare with a fumble recovery and several crunching tackles
led the Hawks defense.

Up next for W.J. Mouat: Friday at Centennial

South Delta 49 at Mission 0-- The Roadrunners (Logan MacLeod) were kept off the scoreboard by a superior Sun Devil squad on Saturday.

Up next for Mission: Friday at Rick Hansen

Seaquam 27 at Handsworth 0 -- The No. 1-ranked Seaquam Seahawks (5-1, 2-0) moved to within two games of a perfect Lower Mainland West league season with a 27-0 win over the defending B.C. champion Handsworth Royals (1-5, 1-2) on Friday. The Seahawks scored one touchdown in every quarter with Lucas Brown, who carried nine times for 35 yards, scoring on a four yard run and then quarterback Cody Hawkins found the end zone from one yard out.

Defensively, the Seahawks dominated the Royals led by Jake Vanderwood, Paul Vosper and Lucas Brown

Up next for Seaquam: Saturday host Windsor

Rick Hansen 20 at Earl Marriott 0 -- The Earl Marriott Mariners (2-5, 2-3) (Kurtis Bardua) continue to struggle this year and are fighting for a chance to qualify for the playoffs.

Up next for Earl Marriott: Thursday at John Barsby

Clarence Fulton 20 at Vernon 17 -- Despite the strong play of quarterback/safety Matt Walker the Pantehers lost a heartbreaker to their cross-town rival Maroons.

Up next for Vernon: Saturday at W.L. Seaton

CIS College Football Scoreboard

AUS: St Francis Xavier 31 - Acadia 20: The X-Men clinched second place in the AUS and will play St Mary's this weekend in a mean-nothing game to wind up the regular season. The X-Men are expected to rest several players to get ready for the playoff run next week when they will host Mt Allison.

AUS: St Mary's 31 - Mt A 16: With the win SMU locked up first place in the AUS and earned the bye for the first round of the playoffs. Mt A takes on Acadia (0 -7) this Saturday in a game which will see Acadia playing for pride trying to win their first game of the season.

OUA: Laurier 50 - York 13: Laurier(6-2) finishes the regular season 3rd place and York (0-8) in 10th and last place

OUA: McMaster 40 - Windsor 11: McMaster ( 4 - 4) finishes in 6th place and Windsor (3 - 5) in 7th place

OUA: Western 47 - Guelph 16: Western (7 - 1) winds up in 2nd place while Guelph (4 - 4) in 4th place

OUA; Queen's 38 - Waterloo 22: Queen's (8 -0) takes 1st place and Waterloo (2 - 6) drops to 9th.

OUA: Ottawa 39 - Toronto 30: Ottawa (4 - 4) finishes in 5th place and Toronto (2 - 6) winds up in 8th.

Quebec: Montreal 45 - McGill 23: Montreal (4-3) takes on Bishop's (3 - 4) in the final weekend while McGill (0 - 7) goes up against #1 Laval (7-0).

Quebec: Bishop's 33 - Concordia 25: Concordia (4-3) goes head-to-head with Sherbrooke (5 -2) in a game that could determine second, third or fourth place.

Quebec: Laval 41 - Sherbrooke 3: Laval finishes with McGill in a meaningless game.

Canada West: Last week's scores - Saskatchewan 16 - SFU 4: Regina 38 - Alberta 31 Calgary 25 - Manitoba 18.

The Wild, Wild West is in for an interesting weekend. SFU (5-3) is currently sitting in first place in the Canada West but they must sit and nervously await the outcome of this weekend's game to find out just where they will finish and who their opponent will be in the first round of the playoffs.

Saskatchewan (5-2) visits UBC (2 - 5) - Friday 7:30pm at Thunderbird Stadium - and a Saskatchewan win cements first place for the Huskies. Calgary (5 - 2) goes up against Alberta (1 - 6) while Regina (4 -3) takes on Manitoba (3 - 4). It is not inconceivable that FOUR teams could wind up tied with 5-3 records! Lot's of fun!

October 13, 2008

Weekly Update

High School Football

Notre Dame 21 at West Vancouver 18 -- West Vancouver quarterback Blake Davies continued to show why is he regarded as one of B.C.'s top high school quarterbacks, throwing for 112 yards including a 45 yard strike and also rushing for 112 yards, including a 49-yard touchdown. Blake also rushed for a two-point covert. The Highlanders also had a great 13 tackle performances from linebacker/strong safety Stefan Dupuis who also contributed on offence with several bruising runs and a pretty 22 yard catch and run. Next Up: Notre Dame at Carson Graham (Friday 3:45 pm); West Van at New Westminster (Friday 7:30 pm).

	Terry Fox 47 at St. Thomas More 18 - The No. 9 St. Thomas More Knight's (2-4, 1-3) Matt Mitchell scored a late touchdown and recorded 13 tackles in STM's loss. Next Up: STMC at Pinetree (Friday, 3:30 pm))
	Pinetree 0 at W.J. Mouat 47 - Undefeated, No. 2-ranked W.J. Mouat (6-0, 4-0) got 8 tackles including two for a loss from Grade 11 middle linebacker Ty Declare. Next Up: Hawks visit South Kamloops in a non-conference game in a tune-up, before returning home to finish the regular season with its two toughest games of the conference slate against No. 3 Centennial and No. 1 Terry Fox. Next Up: Mouat at South Kamloops.
	Mission 0 at Seaquam 24 - Lucas Brown, Paul Vosper and Jake Vanderwood led a hostile defense, highlighted by two goal-line stands, that shut out a team that had put at least 26 points on the board in every game it had played this season. Seaquam's defense forced four interceptions with defensive backs Sean O'Neill and Cody Hawkins recording one each while Sean O'Neill also took off on a 45-yard touchdown run from his running back position. Next Up: Seaquam at Handsworth (Fri. 3:45 pm); Mission hosts South Delta (Saturday 1:00 pm).
	Vernon 6 at Okanagan-Mission 41 - Matt Walker returned the opening kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown and recorded an interception but that was about as good as it got for the Panthers. Next Up: Vernon hosts Clarence Fulton.

Vancouver College 42 - Carson Graham 3 - The Vancouver College defense effectively shut down the Eagles offense by not allowing the quarterback to get the ball to Adam Zaruba. Next Up: Carson Graham hosts Notre Dame.

Centennial 49 - Holy Cross 7 - The Centaurs (Tom Willcox, Off LIne 6' 3", 285#) continued their winning ways with a convincing win over the 2007 BC Champion Holy Cross Crusaders (Troy Klassen). Next Up: Centennial at Terry Fox (Fri. 7:00 pm at Percy Perry Stadium); Holy Cross at Sands (Saturday, 1:30 pm)

Other Scores: Earl Marriott 9(Kurtis Bardua) at Lord Tweedsmuir 27 -

Canadian College Football - Highlights -keeping track of NSAAC clients ( in bold)

Laurier 50 - McMaster 31 :- True freshman linebacker Mitchell Bosch recorded 4 solo tackles and 6 assists for Laurier (5 - 2). Next game: Laurier visits York (0 - 7).

St Francis Xavier 40 - McGill 7 :- The X-Men (Mike Cahill, Brendon Nichols, Ryan Helferty) put it all together with a resounding win over the Redmen (Jordan Knowles) to even their record at 3 - 3 and second place in the AUS. The win also guarantees the X-Men of a playoff spot. Next up: StFX visits Acadia (0 - 6)

Waterloo 30 - Windsor 29 :- Justin Andrushko rushed for 96 yards in only 5 carries including a 25-yard scamper to lead Waterloo (2 - 5) to a squeaker over Windsor. Next Game: Waterloo hosts Queen's)

Western 56 - Toronto 15 :- Western Ontario (6 - 1) ( Cody Thistle) cemented it's hold on second place in the OAC with the win over the Varsity Blues (2 - 5)

Queen's 38 - Ottawa 16 :- The Golden Gaels (7 - 0) (Gord Randall, Dan Village) continued their domination of the OAU with a convincing win over Ottawa (3 - 4). Next Game: Queen's at Waterloo

Calgary 31 - Regina 5 :- It must have something with the air west of the Lakehead as the ultra-competitive CIS Canada West almost resembles the CFL Western Conference with a logjam in the standings caused in part by Calgary's (4-2) victory over Regina (3 - 3) (Phil Dick). Next Games: Regina visits Alberta; Calgary visits Manitoba.

Concordia 66 - Mt Allison 13 :- Mt Allison (2 - 4) (Sean Riley) will have to rebound this week to ensure a playoff spot in the AUS as they host #1 St Mary's (5 - 1) (Andrew Dorey)

Acadia 2 - Sherbrooke 32 : - Acadia (0 - 6) (Chris Cartwright, Jordan Linnen) continues to struggle and will need a huge effort if they want to beat StFX this weekend.

Laval 41 - Bishop's 10 :- Despite the loss to Laval, the Gaiters (2 - 4) (Zac Buis) still have a mathematical chance to qualify for the Quebec Conference playoffs.

Other Key Games This Weekend:

SFU (5 - 2 &1st place in CW) (Marek Seta, Mike Paulson, Andrew Chornohus) closes out the regular season at Saskatchewan (4 - 2, second place in the CW).

NCAA College Football - Highlights - keeping track of NSAAC clients (in bold)

Oregon State 66 - Washington State 13 :- The Beavers (Keynan Parker) ran their conference record to 2 - 1 (3 - 3 overall)

Northern Colorado 29 - Idaho State 9 :- Idaho State (Nic Edgson) (0 - 6) continues to suffer through a re-building year.

Montana 19 - Eastern Washington 3 :- With the loss Easter Washington (Paul Samra) saw its conference record slip to 1 - 2 (2 - 4 overall)

October 13/08

** This Must Never Be Condoned or Tolerated**

While it is not our habit to dwell on negatives, the following video clip is an illustration of a player's action that can never be condoned or tolerated on the football field.

The offending player (#5 in white) was ejected from the game but maybe a harsher penalty should apply to this type of action.

Click HERE to Watch Video

October 12/08

Please Welcome Richie McGrath

Richie McGrath (#85), a 6' 3" 215# defensive end/inside receiver from the Chilliwack Giants is the newest member of NSAAC. Richie is in his first year at the Columbia Bible College where he is studying Theology and is looking to transfer to an NCAA or CIS school to pursue his dream of playing college football.

October 10/08

SFU Wins 2008 Shrum Bowl

Point Grey, BC - In one of the most hotly contested Shrum Bowl's in recent history it came down to a last-play 37- yard field goal for the resurgent Clan to win a 20-19 squeaker over the 'Birds and re-claim the Bowl. Most importantly they are guaranteed a playoff spot in the ultra-competitive Canada West Conference.

With the win SFU continues a story-book 2008 season with two wins over cross-town rival UBC, and wins over Manitoba (2007 National Champs), Saskatchewan and Calgary. With the win last night, SFU (5-2) takes over first place in the Canada West pending the outcome of this weekend's games. Next up for SFU: travel to Saskatoon for their final regular season game on October 18.

UBC, on the other hand, will finish out of the playoffs slipping to a 2-5 record with one home game remaining against Saskatchewan on October 25.

Congratulations to Dave Johnson and his coaching staff in turning the Clan around to become a force is the CIS once again.

In special pre-game ceremony UBC's 5th year defensive back Alex Betts was presented with one of two Bobby Ackles' Scholarships in recognition of his dedication and service to the UBC Thunderbirds. Congratulations Alex.

Oct. 6/08

Monday Updates

High School Football

W.J. Mouat 41 at Holy Cross 7 - Grade 11 middle linebacker Tyler Declare led the Hawks defense with 11 tackles in the first half before being replaced for the balance of the game

Senior receiver/defensive back Troy Klassen made several big defensive plays for the Crusaders incl