Week 4 in Review

First off, I want to get something straight. Whatever I say here is my opinion of the facts as I see and hear them. Will my opinions sometimes be controversial, biased, or seen as "in bad taste"?? Yes, absolutely. This is NOT a newspaper journal, TV/Radio broadcast, or magazine article, I don't HAVE to be PC here, this is an Internet blog. If you want to rebut my opinion, by all means, send me your take. The only comments I delete are spam, and derogatory of nature, everything else stays on.

OK, done with my rant, on to the more important stuff...

This was the final week of pre-season for many teams as they get ready for the "Real Thing" starting next week. AAA game of the week in Abbotsford turned out to be a 1st round TKO by WJ Mouat striking at will from the first bell. Coach Jaunzemis and the boys must've had 1 hell of a long ride back to the Island after the beating they received, their first of the season. In other AAA action, only a called in bomb threat could've stopped Centennial from showing their blinding speed again by zipping past an easy Hansen opponent (yes there was actually a bomb threat, and yes it was a hoax by some jackass kids). New West and Salmon Arm continue their meteoric rise up the rankings with impressive wins, expect to hear alot more from them in the regular season.

In AA, some key regular season matchups are making the playoff picture starting to come into focus. Ballenas and Mt Doug have blasted out of gates with 2-0 regular season starts. AA game of the week pitted Mt Doug and Frank Hurt in a crucial conference matchup, Mt Doug made quick work of Hurt and stays ahead in the standings in the process. Ballenas defeated Moscrop handily and has the upper hand in their conference as well.

As mentioned below, Quesnel Correlieu has folded as expected. So that means all 4 Okanagan teams will automatically be in the playoffs, the seeding to be determined based on regular season play. Fair or unfair, that's the way it is.

Most Dominate Performances in Week 4: Cent, WJM, Salmon Arm, LT, Windsor
Biggest Surprises of Week 4: Salmon Arm, Hugh Boyd, Rutland
Biggest Letdowns of Week 4: Burnaby Central, Pinetree

AAA and AA MVPs for both Offense and Defense are forthcoming as well as the Game of the Week matchups. AAA and AA rankings have been updated.

AAA Games

Thu, Sep. 22 Sentinel Spartans vs West Vancouver Highlanders Final Score (30-12) (Sentinel+14 at WV-14 O/U 42)
Fri, Sep. 23 Cowichan Thunderbirds vs Nanaimo Islanders Final Score (8-6) (Cowichan-7 at Nanaimo+7 O/U 35)
Fri, Sep. 23 John Barsby Bulldogs vs Pinetree Timberwolves Final Score (36-13) (Barsby-7 at Pinetree+7 O/U 35)
Fri, Sep. 23 Timberline Wolves vs WJ Mouat Hawks Final Score (40-0) (Timberline+14 at WJM-14 O/U 49)
Fri, Sep. 23 Seaquam Seahawks vs North Delta Huskies Final Score (41-0) (Seaquam+21 at North Delta-21 O/U 49)
Fri, Sep. 23 Handsworth Royals vs Kelowna Owls Final Score (28-14) (Handsworth-10 at Kelowna+10 O/U 28)
Fri, Sep. 23 Sands Scorpions vs Carson Graham Eagles Final Score (14-7) (Sands-21 at Carson+21 O/U 56)
Fri, Sep. 23 South Delta Sun Devils vs Terry Fox Ravens Final Score (16-6) (SD+14 at Fox-14 O/U 35)
Fri, Sep. 23 South Kamloops Titans vs New West Hyacks Final Score (33-6) (SK+21 at NW-21 O/U 49)
Fri, Sep. 23 Salmon Arm Golds vs Mt. Boucherie Bears Final Score (35-0) (SA+7 at MtB-7 O/U 28)
Fri, Sep. 23 Vancouver College Fighting Irish vs Nooksack Valley Final Score (31-16) (VC-10 at Nooksack+10 O/U 42)
Fri, Sep. 23 Holy Cross Crusaders vs Notre Dame Jugglers Final Score (18-12) (HC+14 at ND-14 O/U 35)
Sat, Sep. 24 Rutland Voodoo vs Burnaby Central Wildcats Final Score (8-7) (Rutland+14 at Central-14 O/U 42)
Sat, Sep. 24 Rick Hansen Hurricanes vs Centennial Centuars Final Score (45-0) (Hansen+21 at Cent-21 O/U 56)

AA Games

Fri, Sep. 23 Howe Sound Sounders vs Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers Final Score (57-0) (HS+35 at LT-35 O/U 49)
Sat, Sep. 24 Hugh Boyd Trojans vs Auburn Final Score (27-20) (HB+42 at Auburn-42 O/U 63)

Thu, Sep. 22 Mission Roadrunners vs North Surrey Final Score (35-7) (Mission-28 at NS+28 O/U 56)
Fri, Sep. 23 Ballenas Whalers vs Moscrop Panthers Final Score (36-14) (Ballenas-7 at Moscrop+7 O/U 35)
Fri, Sep. 23 GP Vanier Towhees vs Mark Isfield Ice Final Score (27-6) (Vanier-21 at Isfield+21 O/U 49)
Fri, Sep. 23 Valleyview Vikings vs Westsyde Blue Wave Final Score (42-12) (Valleyview Even at Westsyde Even O/U 28)
Sat, Sep. 24 Windsor Dukes vs Gulf Island Scorpions Final Score (35-0) (Windsor-35 at GI+35 O/U 56)
Sat, Sep. 24 Frank Hurt Hornets vs Mount Douglas Rams Final Score (37-7) (FH+10 at MtD-10 O/U 28)


Out of 22 games, I picked 18 winners and 3 losers, getting much better week to week, watchout for the coming weeks, hoping to be perfect. 8 were Over the O/U and 13 were Under the O/U.