The varsity AAA Hyacks return to Mercer Stadium on Friday for their first western conference game of the regular season.
It’s been two weeks since the boys in black and orange celebrated homecoming with a 21-10 win against G.W. Graham, and after a week of rest they’ll be looking to kick off the regular season with a win.
The local team is ranked No. 5 among varsity AAA teams in the province, with a 2-1 record against B.C. competition in the exhibition season. On Friday, they’ll be taking on Belmont Secondary. The island team hasn’t seen much action in the pre-season, playing only one game in mid-September against Centennial Secondary – a game they lost 29-17.
Friday’s game is at Mercer Stadium. Kick-off is at 5 p.m.
Juniors kick off regular season
Also coming off a bye week is New Westminster Secondary’s junior varsity football team.
The junior Hyacks had a stellar pre-season, winning all three exhibition games in September. Their last game, against Surrey school Lord Tweedsmuir saw the Hyacks win 28-6.
Like their AAA varsity counterparts, the juniors will be looking for a win to open the regular season. On Friday, they’ll face off against JV AAA West rivals Belmont Secondary, a team that dominated its first two exhibition games before falling to Ballenas 26-20 last week.
The junior game kicks off at 2 p.m. on Friday, also at Mercer Stadium.
