Vancouver College vs Centennial Centaurs

Fri Nov. 25 at 7:30pm, Burnaby Lakes, Burnaby

The Fanatic spread line:

VC-7 vs Cent+7 O/U 49

Final Score 41-14 for VC. Cent had something going early on shutting down VC on their first drive and scoring a TD chewing up 8 min in the first quarter. Then it was all VC the rest of the way. The difference?? Clearly the VC O-line and D-line completely destroyed Cent's O-line and D-line. Denton, Hurst, Miko and Anderson simply couldn't use their speed, there were no blocks to run behind. In stark contrast, by the time Tapia got his handoffs, the Cent D-line were on their backs, and the linebackers pinched in. Oscar only had the Safeties left to beat. When Cent rushed 10 in the box, VC went to the air with ease. Total domination. VC returns to the Subway Bowl to face WJ Mouat in what is the most anticipated matchup of the year. It's been a while since Centennial has done this well and been this good, next year could be better...


The Centaurs and Fighting Irish renew unpleasantries this weekend in their semi-final game. The Irish obliterated the Centaurs in Week 2 sending the former #1 seed reeling. With that loss fresh in their minds, the Centaurs look for redemption this week. The Centaurs have were sharp last week in their playoff win over Salmon Arm and need to stay that way this weekend. The Irish looked human last week in their win over Terry Fox. The Ravens played the Irish tough for 4 quarters and were within 1 TD in the 4th. The bottom line in this one will come down to turnovers.

VC Offense:The play-calling all season has been conservative, and why not?? Nobody has been able to touch them with the O-line run-blocking the way they have. If they pick up a few TDs, they'll keep it conservative. If they get down early, will see what kind of comeback offense the Irish have in QB Martinka and receivers Henderson and Oliver.

VC Defense:Looked suprisingly vulnerable last weekend vs Terry Fox. In fact, let 40+ points allowed in the last 3 games. The D-line has less push allowing good gains by the Ravens and even got burned a couple of times by Buchannon. Need to play with the same aggression and speed as the first few weeks or the Centaurs could run away with this one.

Centennial Offense:Attack, Attack, Attack. If the Irish Defense has softened up, the Centaurs should be able to rip apart the Irish Defense. Even if the Centaurs are down early, they have the big play offense to comeback. Problem all season long has been the turnovers, drive killers. The Centaurs cannot afford to turnover the ball, the Irish will make them pay for any mistakes.

Centennial Defense:The Irish will score, there's no denying it. But the Centaurs need to prevent the big play, limit Tapia to short gains. The defense will need to hold the Irish to 3 or 4 TDs to allow their offense to win.


How they got here:

Playoffs
Sat Nov. 19 (1) Vancouver College Fighting Irish vs (9) Terry Fox Ravens Final Score (28-14)
Sun, Nov. 13 (1) Vancouver College Fighting Irish vs (16) Kelowna Owls Final Score (43-14)

Sat Nov. 19 (4) Centennial Centaurs vs (12) Salmon Arm Golds Final Score (27-6)
Sat, Nov. 12 (4) Centennial Centaurs vs (13) Handsworth Royals Final Score (45-6)

Regular Season
Fri, Nov. 4 Vancouver College Fighting Irish vs Carson Graham Eagles Final Score (37-19) (VC-28 at Carson+28 O/U 35)
Fri, Oct. 28 Notre Dame Jugglers vs Vancouver College Fighting Irish Final Score (17-0) (ND+28 at VC-28 O/U 49)
Fri, Sep. 30 Vancouver College Fighting Irish vs West Vancouver Highlanders Final Score (31-6) (VC-21 at WV+21 O/U 56)
Sat, Sep. 17 Ferndale, Wash vs Vancouver College Fighting Irish Final Score (42-14) (Ferndale-28 at VC+28 O/U 70)
Sat, Sep. 10 Centennial Centuars vs Vancouver College Fighting Irish Final Score (31-14) (Cent+7 at VC-7 O/U 42)
Sat, Sep. 3 Vancouver College Fighting Irish vs STMC Knights Final Score (36-0) (VC-7 at STM+7 Over/Under 35)

Fri, Nov. 4 Terry Fox Ravens vs Centennial Centuars Final Score (40-6) (Fox+21 at Cent-21 O/U 56)
Update Fri, Oct. 28 Centennial Centuars vs Windsor Dukes Final Score (28-21) (Cent-10 at Windsor+10 O/U 42)
Fri, Sep. 30 Pinetree Timberwolves vs Centennial Centuars Final Score (43-0) (Pinetree+35 at Cent-35 O/U 49)
Sat, Sep. 24 Rick Hansen Hurricanes vs Centennial Centuars Final Score (45-0) (Hansen+21 at Cent-21 O/U 56)
Fri, Sep. 16 Cochrane, Alta vs Centennial Centuars Final Score (39-21) (Cochran Even at Cent Even O/U 49)
Sat, Sep. 10 Centennial Centuars vs Vancouver College Fighting Irish Final Score (31-14) (Cent+7 at VC-7 O/U 42)
Sat, Sep. 3 Bellingham, Wash vs Centennial Centuars Final Score (35-20) (Bellingham +7 at Centennial -7 Over/Under 28)