Subway Bowl championship was again played at BC Place Stadium with five titles on the line that saw the grade eight’s kick-off the event first that saw Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers take on the Notre Dame Jugglers that saw the Jugglers hold a 12-6 lead over the Panthers.
The game reversed when the Panthers rattled off 26 straight points to complete a comeback and take the Grade 8 title match up and crowned champions.
The remainder of the day continued with double AA, then the triple AAA Junior Varsity titles, wrapping up with the Senior AA and triple AAA titles.
In the Junior AA Varsity game saw the Ballenas Whalers challenge the Vernon Panthers with them taking an early lead never letting the Whalers in the contest with the final result seeing Vernon pull off an impressive 36-8 win heading back to the Interior.
The Junior Varsity game saw Lord Tweedsmuir take on the VCC Fighting Irish with the Irish holding a 13-7 lead heading the second half.
The reversal in the second half saw the Fighting Irish Panthers climb back scoring 16 straight points pulling out a 23-13 victory being crowned Provincial champions.
In the senior Varsity match the AA match saw the Windsor Dukes play host to the Abbotsford Panthers in a game that saw points exchanged points in the opening half with the lead changing on five separate times.
The Panthers took a 15-8 lead early in the second quarter, but the field tilted and from there it was all Dukes scoring 22 straight points in the half taking a 29-15 lead heading to the half.
The Panthers cut the lead to 29-22 early in third but the end result saw the Dukes score another pair taking a 44-22 lead.
The did allow a late TD by the Panthers completing an undefeated season capturing the title with a 44-29 victory.
It seems every year there is a highlight game and this night had the Senior AAA game feature a rematch from last years final between New Westminster Hyacks and Terry Fox Ravens who were listed as the number 1 in the Province.
Last years match up saw the Ravens pull out a last minute win scoring a TD with no time left on the clock winning the title 14-7.
This year saw the teams play intense going scoreless in the opening quarter was scoreless with both team defenses play tough that saw Terry Fox Cade Cote rip off a 89 yard run in the opening minutes of the second quarter.
They extend the lead to 14-0 at halftime over the Hyacks, but the second half saw the Hyacks manage a long drive downfield.
From here they managed to put the ball into the end zone pulling within seven bringing their huge crowd to life narrowing the score to 14-7.
The final minutes saw the Ravens go for a field goal trying to extend their lead only to shank it wide left giving the Hyacks with one last chance.
They managed to move the ball to the Ravens 30 yard line and with a fourth and 17 play the Hyacks managed a completion on the 10 yard line.
One can assume that the final play was called in from the bench coaching staff that saw QB Kinsale find Sebastian Reid in the end zone grabbing a TD making is a the score 14-13 with one second left on the clock.
The choice was simple they either go for a single to tie the game or go for a two point convert, either way making for an exciting finish to a full day of High School Football at BC Place.
They chose the later giving Kinsale Phillip the ball with him managing to cross the line to completing an amazing come from behind victory stunning the Ravens with a 15-14 victory.
Thank you to Football BC for all the courtesies given us on covering this great game of football
in the Province of British Columbia to all the teams that competed to be here congrats as well to the coaches and fans who attended the games and the atmosphere they created.
Story submitted by Bruce Nolte
