Rams and Comets part of a big football night
By Lethbridge Herald on November 5, 2021.
A storied high school football rivalry will take place under the lights tonight in a postseason atmosphere.
The Raymond Comets and the LCI Rams lock horns in the Tier I South Zone Championship at 7 p.m. at the University of Lethbridge Stadium.
It’s the second time the two rivals have met this season, the Rams won the last meeting, posting a 28-7 win in a non-league game Sept. 25 at Comet Stadium in Raymond.
In Medicine Hat tonight, the Cardston Cougars take on the Medicine Hat High Hawks at 6 p.m. at Methanex Bowl.
Cardston is the Tier II representative for the Southern Alberta High School Football League after defeating the Chinook Coyotes 14-0 last Friday in Cardston.
The winner of tonight’s game will be the Region 1 rep in the Alberta Schools Athletic Association football provincials.
The Rams come off a bye weekend and ranked second in the Football Alberta Tier I division at 7-1.
The 4-4 Comets are ranked seventh in Tier I and are coming off a 52-7 win over Foothills.
At 4-3-1, Cardston is ranked fourth in Tier II.
Medicine Hat (9-2) is one spot up in third.
Also tonight, the Taber W.R. Myers Rebels host the Claresholm Willow Creek Cobras at 7 p.m. in the Tier IV final.
Both teams go to provincials, but the winner of this weekend’s game gets a home game with the loser going on the road.
Last year the ASAA announced the creation of an upper level of Tier I playoffs named the Brian Fryer Tier I Division after the long-time former Football Alberta Executive Director and Canadian Football Hall of Famer.
This pulls the top-four Tier I teams out of the traditional regional representation Tier I Playoffs and has them playoff similar to the college football playoffs in the NCAA.
For the first time qualifying for provincials at any level will be based on rankings from a committee rather than regional representation, which is still in place for all four Tiers of 12-Man football.
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