1996 Semi-Finals

Bayleigh Bluejays vs. Lake Hope Chinooks
Q1
Davon Mccullough 1 yard TD Run (7-0 Lake Hope)
Jordan Black 24 yard FG is good (10-0 Lake Hope)
Kai Macdonald 17 yard TD RUn (10-7 Lake Hope)
Xavier Dickerson 7 yard TD Pass from Brendon Fischer (14-10 Bayleigh)
Q2
Brooks Gibson 38 yard FG is good (17-10 Bayleigh)
Kai Macdonald 3 yard TD Run (24-10 Bayleigh)
Q3
Kai Macdonald 41 yard TD Run (31-10 Bayleigh)
Joe Alford intercepts Davon Mccullough for a pick 6 (38-10 Bayleigh)
Landry Mcgowan 13 yard TD Pass from Davon Mccullough (38-17 Bayleigh)
Brooks Gibson 39 yard FG is good (41-17 Bayleigh)
Q4
Urijah Houston picks off Davon Mccullough for a pick 6 (48-17 Bayleigh)

FINAL - Bayleigh Bluejays - 48, Lake Hope Chinooks - 17



Calcolo Creek Killer Whales vs. Lake Phoenix Land Sharks
Q1
Blake Butler 28 yard FG is good (3-0 Calcolo Creek)
Blake Butler 45 yard FG is good (6-0 Calcolo Creek)
Rhys Willis 31 yard FG is good (6-3 Calcolo Creek)
Brandon Barker 12 yard TD Run (10-6 Lake Phoenix)
Blake Butler 23 yard FG is good (10-9 Lake Phoenix)
Q2
Blake Butler 48 yard FG is good (12-10 Calcolo Creek)
Rhys Willis 32 yard FG is good (13-12 Lake Phoenix)
Harvey Ryan recovers a Brandon Barker fumble for a 21 yard TD return (20-12 Lake Phoenix)
Jacob Clark 32 yard TD Pass from Connor Hussain (27-12 Lake Phoenix)
Q3
Alfie Robinson 98 yard kickoff return TD (34-12 Lake Phoenix)
Rhys Willis 43 yard FG is good (37-12 Lake Phoenix)
Blake Butler 34 yard FG is good (37-15 Lake Phoenix)
David Mills intercepts Connor Hussain for a pick 6 (37-22 Lake Phoenix)
Anthony Griffiths 66 yard TD pass from Soren Sharpe (37-29 Lake Phoenix)
Q4
Declan Matthews 34 yard TD Run (37-36 Lake Phoenix)
Blake Butler 51 yard FG is good (39-37 Calcolo Creek)
Brandon Barker 48 yard TD Run. 2 point conversion is good (45-39 Lake Phoenix)
Maurice Boyer 34 yard TD Pass from Soren Sharpe (46-45 Calcolo Creek)
Zac Thomas 74 yard TD Pass from Connor Hussain (52-46 Lake Phoenix)



FINAL - Lake Phoenix Land Sharks - 52, Calcolo Creek Killer Whales - 46
**NOTE: Zac Thomas’ game winning touchdown came on 4th down with 2 seconds remaining on a hail mary miracle pass to stun the Killer Whales and the Calcolo Creek crowd**

Up next...
1996 AYF National Championship - Bentley Bluejays vs. Lake Phoenix Lake Sharks!

1997 Off-Season and Draft

Before the season could get underway, of course came the draft! The first round of the draft looked as followed:



No QB’s were taken in the draft as nobody could find one they felt would help their team immediately. Teams loaded up on the line, with 4 getting drafted to both offensive and defensive lines. Bentley’s pick of WR Jaxton Welch was a steal for them as he was slated to go early in the first round and dropped. The speedy wideout could be a big impact player.

Pre-Season Rankings
1 - Lake Phoenix Land Sharks
2 - Bayleigh Bluejays
3 - Lake Hope Chinooks
4 - Calcolo Creek Killer Whales
5 - Bentley Evergreens
6 - Pleasantview Attack
7 - Battlefield Thunder
8 - Brooklyn Skyscrapers
9 - Eastdale Sting
10 - York Mills Bulls

Up next, the 1997 regular season!