The PG Bowl-champion College Heights Cougars know that when they take to the field next Friday at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex to face the Holy Cross Crusaders, they’re going in as underdogs. You can blame geography for that. With only two other high school football teams to contend with in the vastness of north central BC, the College Heights didn’t have the luxury of honing their football skills against a different opponent each week.
In sharp contrast to the Crusaders, who play in the BC High School Football Association double-A East, facing full rosters drawn from equally large population bases. College Heights and its crosstown rivals at Shas Ti Kelly Road Grizzlies and the Nechako Vikings of Vanderhoof are all that’s left of the North Division that once boasted seven teams and neither opponent had what it took to beat the Cougars. But the Cougars certainly aren’t using their lack of competition as an excuse.
After going 5-2 after four exhibition games, two regular season games and one playoff – their 14-7 win over Nechako Valley in the PG Bowl final at Masich Place Stadium Nov 1 – the Cougars head into their final week of practice confident they’ve done all they can to get set to clash with one of the top teams in Greater Vancouver. They know what’s at stake in the sudden-death affair. A win over the Crusaders will put College Heights into the provincial semifinals.
“I think it’s going to be a close game, I don’t think either team’s going to run a.
