2006 AAA Central Conference Preview

Projected Finish

1. St Thomas More Knights
2. Centennial Centaurs
3. Pinetree Wolves
4. Terry Fox Ravens
5. Mt Douglas Rams

Updated. Mt Douglas has moved back up to AAA and Burnaby Central has been reassigned to AA playing an exhibition schedule next season.

STM is the early favorite to win the Central Conference. A strong finish this year, the Knights should be ready to roll come 2006. RB Singh will be the go-to back and the Knights bring up a strong JV group that won the Title. Question mark will be whether or not Dumas comes back to play, they need him at pivot.

Centennial could be a top 3 team in 2006. With 2 of the 3 speedsters, QB Hurst and RB Miko returning they will be very good. If they can get a strong 5 up front and find a few diamonds in the rough on the D-line, they could be the #1 team in 2006. As it stands, there are several unknowns to rank them higher at the moment. Their JV team did not fare well this season.

Pinetree is ready to take a major step forward in 2006. If you haven't heard the name Brett Wee yet, get ready. Wee has been dominating in JV and Community ball and is set to break out in the Varsity scene starting next season. Wee played on the Varsity team this year, but the blocking was atrocious, expect that to change in a big way next year. The Timberwolves will be much improved, although 2007 is probably their year.

Terry Fox loses a lot of Seniors to graduation but QB Chaube will be back. Their JV team was decent. The Ravens could be good, but I doubt they'll be better than STM, Centennial, or Pinetree.

Mt Douglas will graduate a lot of talent this year. QB Smith, LB Curry, etc... They have a solid group of JVs that played in AAA last year. Depending on how well the younguns catch on, the Rams could be a contender in 2006.

Cowichan, not much else to say. If they could compete in AA that would be a much better fit. Update, according to a source. Cowichan will compete in Community instead of High School in 2006.