The archrivals top the Triple-A provincial standings ahead of their meeting at Notre Dame on Saturday. In 12 games combined, the two teams have outscored their opponents by a 407-36 margin.
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The annual meeting between Vancouver College rivals Fighting Irish and Notre Dame Jugglers for the Archbishops Trophy is one of the exhibition games of each BC high school football season, and this year’s showdown also features the two teams. currently ranked highest in the province.
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The No. 1 Fighting Irish (8-0 overall, 6-0 in the league) visits the No. 2 Jugglers (8-0 overall, 6-0 in the league) Saturday (1:30 pm) as part of the last week of the regular season. The winner claims first place in the West Division and a first-round goodbye, while the losing team on Saturday has to play a wild-card tiebreaker game.
His scores against common opponents are almost identical. Vancouver College, behind coach Todd Bernett, has won all six of its regular-season games by a 209-20 count, while Notre Dame, led by coach Denis Kelly, has done the same by a 198-16 margin.
Although the teams could meet again in the playoffs, Kelly says both teams will be willing to empty their playbooks and hold nothing back.
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“You want goodbye,” he said. “You want that week off and if you give him that week off, it’s time you maybe shed a wrinkle or two.”
The Archbishop’s game dates back to 1957. According to statistics from Vancouver College’s soccer program, the The wrestling Irish have a 34-28-1 advantage in the game. Throw in playoff meetings over the years, and Vancouver College is 39-34-1 all-time against Notre Dame.
Saturday’s game will mark the first time Notre Dame has hosted a game on its school grounds. The school remade its field for this season. The Jugglers have used Burnaby Lakes as their playing field in recent years.
All high school sports were in practice mode last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. Vancouver College won the 2019 Archbishops by a 31-0 count and won the provincial Subway Bowl championship.
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Notre Dame last beat the archbishops in 2017, with a 28-7 victory. They went to the final of the Subway Bowl in 2016, they last won everything in 1993.
Other notable Triple-A games include Victoria’s No. 3 Mt. Douglas Rams (6-2, 4-2) vs. Burnaby’s St. Thomas More Knights (3-5, 2-4) at Burnaby Lake on Friday. (3 p.m.), and Port Coquitlam No. 4 Terry Fox Ravens (8-0, 6-0) hosting the Coquitlam Centennial Centaurs (4-4, 4-2) at Percy Perry Stadium on Friday ( 7 pm)
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