Metro Bowl
The Metro Bowl has traditionally been the championship game for Secondary School football teams in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, from 1982 until 2012. The game was revived by the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations beginning in 2015 as one of a series of nine regionally themed bowl games held as part of an annual Ontario football bowl game festival since 2015. Rather than a strictly Toronto-area championship, the Metro Bowl is now held between one of either the Toronto District College Athletic Association (TDCAA) representing Catholic schools or the Toronto District Secondary School Athletic Association (TDSSAA) representing public schools, alternating each year, against another Ontario association's champion determined by draw. The Toronto association not playing in the Metro Bowl in a particular year will instead play in one of the other bowl games.[1]
| Metro Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Tim Hortons Field (since 2015) |
| Location | Toronto |
| Previous Venues | Rogers Centre 2008–2012 Varsity Stadium 2007 Ivor Wynne Stadium 2006 Rogers Centre (formerly Sky Dome) 1990–2005 Esther Shiner Stadium 1984–1989 St. Michael's College Stadium 1983 Lamport Stadium 1982 |
| Operated | 1982–2012, 2015—present |
| Conference Tie-ins (pre-2012) | CISAA, LOSSA, TDCAA, TDSSAA and YRAA |
| 2015 Metro Bowl Final | |
| Resurrection CSS Phoenix v Etobicoke CI Rams 31-8 | |
The game has been held annually during the later part of November or early December at a venue in or in close proximity to the City of Toronto.
Schools with multiple titles are: St. Michael's College School, Toronto (7); Richview Collegiate Institute, Toronto (3); Central Technical School, Toronto 2; Nelson High School, Burlington (4); Northern Secondary School (Toronto) (2); St. Patrick's Catholic High School, Sarnia (2) Woburn Collegiate Institute, Toronto (2)
Results
2016
CHAMPION: St. Matthew High School
Michael Power/St. Joseph High School (7) – St. Matthew High School (28)
Championship (TDCAA vs NCSSAA)
(TDSSAA champion to play in Northern Bowl)[2]
2015
Championship (TDSSAA vs CWOSSA):
Resurrection Catholic Secondary School Phoenix (CWOSSA) 31, Etobicoke Collegiate Institute Rams (TDSSAA) 8, played December 2nd.[3]
(TDCAA champion played in the Western Bowl)
2012
| Metro Quarter-finals | Metro semi-finals | Metro Bowl | ||||||||||||
| YRAA | Huron Heights | 18 | ||||||||||||
| King City | 13 | Huron Heights | 40 | |||||||||||
| LOSSA | Wilson | 42 | Wilson | 3 | ||||||||||
| Holy Trinity | 20 | Huron Heights | 28 | |||||||||||
| TDCAA | Don Bosco | 31 | Don Bosco | 14 | ||||||||||
| TDSSAA | Northern | 0 | Don Bosco | 27 | ||||||||||
| CISAA | St. Andrew's College | 28 | St. Andrew's College | 11 | ||||||||||
| Upper Canada College | 0 | |||||||||||||
2011
| Conference finals | Metro semi-finals | Metro Bowl | ||||||||||||
| LOSSA | Wilson | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Holy Trinity | 7 | Wilson | 20 | |||||||||||
| TDSSAA | Northern | 14 | Northern | 17 | ||||||||||
| Agincourt | 11 | Wilson | 21 (OT) | |||||||||||
| CISAA | St. Andrew's College | 27 | St. Andrew's College | 14 | ||||||||||
| Upper Canada College | 22 | St. Andrew's College | 22 | |||||||||||
| YRAA | King City | 10 | King City | 15 | ||||||||||
| Huron Heights | 9 | |||||||||||||
2010
| Conference finals | Metro semi-finals | Metro Bowl | ||||||||||||
| LOSSA | Holy Trinity | 33 | ||||||||||||
| [4] | Wilson | 32 | Holy Trinity | 25 | ||||||||||
| CISAA | Upper Canada College | 40 | Upper Canada College | 16 | ||||||||||
| [5] | St. Andrew's College | 34 | Holy Trinity | 28 | ||||||||||
| YRAA | King City | 28 | King City | 3 | ||||||||||
| Huron Heights | 0 | King City | 55 | |||||||||||
| TDSSAA | Richview | 16 | Richview | 23 | ||||||||||
| [6] | Leaside | 14 | ||||||||||||
2009
| Conference finals | Metro semi-finals | Metro Bowl | ||||||||||||
| YRAA | Markham | 22 | ||||||||||||
| [7] | Huron Heights | 15 | Markham | 16 | ||||||||||
| LOSSA | Wilson | 21 | [8] | Wilson | 7 | |||||||||
| [9] | St. Mary | 14 | Markham | 19 | ||||||||||
| TDSSAA | Birchmount Park | 21 | [10] | Birchmount Park | 0 | |||||||||
| [11] | Northern | 0 | Birchmount Park | 16 | ||||||||||
| CISAA | Trinity College School | 17 | [12] | Trinity College School | 10 | |||||||||
| [13] | St. Michael's College | 3 | ||||||||||||
2008
| Conference finals | Metro semi-finals | Metro Bowl | ||||||||||||
| CISAA | St. Michael's College | 27 | ||||||||||||
| [14] | St. Andrew's College | 7 | St. Michael's College | 23 | ||||||||||
| YRAA | Huron Heights | 42 | [15] | Huron Heights | 7 | |||||||||
| [16] | Brother André | 6 | St. Michael's College | 42 | ||||||||||
| LOSSA | Wilson | 23 | [17] | Wilson | 12 | |||||||||
| [18] | Holy Trinity | 0 | Wilson | 9 | ||||||||||
| TDSSAA | Northern | 31 | [19] | Northern | 3 | |||||||||
| [20] | Birchmount Park | 10 | ||||||||||||
2007
| Conference | Metro semi-finals | Metro Bowl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISAA | St. Michael's College 36 St. Andrew's College 15 |
St. Michael's College 45 Wilson 1 |
St. Michael's College 16 Huron Heights 14[21][22] |
| LOSSA | Wilson 20 Dwyer 16[23] | ||
| YRAA | Huron Heights 29 Markham 0 |
Huron Heights 37 Birchmount Park 9 | |
| TDSSAA | Birchmount Park 4 Don Bosco 0 |
2006
| Conference | Metro semi-finals | Metro Bowl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISAA | St. Michael's College 13 St. Andrew's College 3 |
St. Michael's College 19 Richview 1 |
St. Michael's College 18 Pickering 0 |
| TDSSAA | Richview 8 East York 7 | ||
| LOSSA | Pickering 38 Wilson 0 |
Pickering 16 Huron Heights 0 | |
| YRAA | Huron Heights 47 Brother André 14 |
Note: Following their conference victory, St. Michaels had to play a quarter-final game against the Simcoe County champions with the winner advancing to the semi-finals. St. Michaels College won this game 40-32 over the Bear Creek Kodiaks.
2005
| Conference | Metro semi-finals | Metro Bowl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOSSA | Pickering 28 Dwyer 4 |
Pickering 16 Upper Canada College 12 |
Pickering 24 Huron Heights 19 |
| CISAA | Upper Canada College 24 St. Andrew's College 14 | ||
| YRAA | Huron Heights 24 Brother Andre 10 |
Huron Heights 23 Richview 13 | |
| TDSSAA | Richview 18 East York 6 |
2004
Championship:
St. Michael's College 22, Pickering H. S. 15
Semi-finals:
St. Michael's College 41, Richmond Hill H. S. (Richmond Hill) 21
Pickering H. S. 18, Northern S. S. 10
2003
Championship:
Cedarbrae C. I. 25, Northern S. S. 21
Semi-finals:
Cedarbrae C. I. 31, Richview C. I. 14
Northern S. S. 23, St. Michael's College School 9
2002
Championship:
St. Michael's College 42, Etobicoke C.I. 6
Semi-finals:
St. Michael's College 27, Central Technical School 0
Etobicoke C.I. 29, Richview C. I. 15
2001
Championship:
Richview C. I. 37, Central Technical 0
Semi-finals:
Richview C. I. 11, Northern S. S. 3
Central Technical 40, Birchmount Park C. I. (Toronto) 21
2000
Championship:
Lorne Park S. S. 11, Notre Dame C. S. S. (Burlington) 0
Semi-finals:
Lorne Park S. S. 28, St. Michael's College 21
Notre Dame C. S. S. (Burlington) 21, St. Mary C. S. S. 0
1999
Championship:
Nelson H. S. 22, Central Technical 20
Semi-finals:
Nelson H. S. 59, St. Mary C. S. S. (Pickering) 8
Central Technical 26, St. Michael's College School 13
Quarter-finals:
Central Technical 7, West Hill C. I. 0
St. Michael's College School 37, Richview C. I. 14
Nelson H. S. 43, St. Andrew's College 32 (Overtime)
St. Mary C. S. S. 42, Barton S. S. (Hamilton) 23
1998
Championship:
St. Michael's College 43, Agincourt C. I. (Toronto) 6
Semi-finals:
St. Michael's College 23, St. Andrew's College (Aurora) 11
Agincourt C. I. 27, Glendale S. S. (Hamilton) 22
1997
Championship:
Nelson H. S. (Burlington) 14, Cedarbrae C. I. (Toronto) 7
Semi-finals:
Nelson H. S. 31, Central Technical School 0
Cedarbrae C. I. 28, Michael Power/St. Joseph H.S. 6
Quarter-finals:
Cedarbrae C. I. 28, Henry Street H. S. 21
Michael Power/St. Joseph H.S. 14, St. Michael's College 7
Central Technical School 12, Northern S. S. 0
Nelson H. S. 28, Loyola C. S. S. (Mississauga) 0
1996
Championship:
Clarkson S. S. (Mississauga) 27, St. Michael's College School 0
Semi-finals:
Clarkson S. S. 20, Central Technical 13 (OT)
St. Michael's College School 20, Trinity College (Port Hope) 6
Quarter-finals:
Trinity College 27, Markham D. H. S. 13
Central Technical 6, Cedarbrae C. I. 1
St. Michael's College 21, Richview C. I. 14 (OT)
Clarkson S. S. 41, Waterdown D. H. S. (Waterdown) 35
1995
Championship:
St. Patrick’s 37, Mayfield S. S. (Caledon) 34 (Overtime)
Semi-finals:
St. Patrick's 29, St. Michael's College 14
Mayfield S. S. 29, Dunbarton H. S. (Pickering) 14
1994
Championship:
Northern S. S. 30, St. Patrick’s 21
Semi-finals:
Northern S. S. 8, Pickering H. S. 7
St. Patrick's 48, Lorne Park S. S. (Mississauga) 24
1993
Championship:
St. Patrick’s (Sarnia) 20, St. Michael's College 6
Semi-finals:
St. Patrick's 29, West Hill C. I. 12
St. Michael's College 14, Pickering H. S. 7
1992
Championship:
West Hill C. I. (Toronto) 24, Markham D. H. S. 6
Semi-finals:
West Hill C. I. 19, Northern S. S. 8
Markham D. H. S. 21, St. Thomas Aquinas S. S. (Brampton) 8
1991
Championship:
Richview C. I. (Toronto) 42, Central Technical 24
Semi-finals:
Richview C. I. 36, Henry Street (Whitby) 19
Central Technical 35; St. Michael's College 27
1990
Championship:
Northern S. S. 14, Markham D. H. S. 11
Semi-finals:
Northern S. S. 29, Philip Pocock C. S. S. (Mississauga) 22
Markham D. H. S. 22, Victoria Park C. I. 21
1989
Championship:
Sir John A. Macdonald C. I. (Toronto) 27, Michael Power/St. Joseph H.S. (Toronto) 8
Semi-finals:
Sir John A. Macdonald C. I. 16, Crestwood S. S. (Peterborough) 7
Michael Power/St. Joseph H.S. 37, King City S. S. (King City) 25
1988
Championship:
Central Technical 16, Pickering H. S. 10
Semi-finals:
Central Technical 53, Etobicoke C.I. (Toronto) 20
Pickering H. S. 9, Stephen Leacock C. I. 6
1987
Championship:
Central Technical 20, Monsignor Paul Dwyer C. H. S. (Oshawa) 14
Semi-finals:
Central Technical 20; Stephen Leacock C. I. (Toronto) 14
Monsignor Paul Dwyer C. H. S. 33, A. Y. Jackson Secondary School (Toronto) 7
1986
Championship:
Victoria Park C. I. 21, Markham D. H. S. 12
Semi-finals:
Victoria Park C. I. 27, Pickering H. S. (Ajax) 8
Markham D. H. S. 15, Western Technical (Toronto) 12
1985
Championship:
Woburn C. I. 33, Victoria Park C. I. (Toronto) 12
Semi-finals:
Woburn C. I. 29, Central Technical (Toronto) 13
Victoria Park C. I. 22, Markham D. H. S. (Markham) 14
1984
Championship:
Georges Vanier S.S. (Toronto) 36, Northern S. S. (Toronto) 5
Semi-finals:
Georges Vanier S.S. 25, Woburn C. I. 3
Northern S. S. (bye)
1982
Championship:
St. Michael's College (Toronto) 13, Woburn C. I. (Toronto) 0
Semi-finals: none played
MVPs
- 2012: Kaleb Scott QB, Huron Heights Secondary School, Newmarket
- 2011: Chivon Gallagher SB, Donald A Wilson Secondary School, Whitby
- 2010: Earl Anderson RB, Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School (Courtice)
- 2009: Tyler Pritty, QB, Markham District High School, Markham
- 2008: Brendan Morgan, RB, St. Michael's College School, Toronto
- 2007: Eddie Houghton, RB, St. Michael's College School, Toronto
- 2006: Chris Rossetti, QB, St. Michael's College School, Toronto
- 2005: Frank Aiello, RB, Pickering High School, Ajax
- 2004: Charlie Houghton, RB, St. Michael's College School, Toronto
- 2003: Matthew Morris, QB, Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute, Toronto
- 2002: George Polyzois, RB, St. Michael's College School, Toronto
- 2001: Tom Flaxman, RB, Richview Collegiate Institute, Toronto
- 2000: Marc Champagnie, RB, Lorne Park Secondary School, Mississauga
- 1999: Dwight McKenzie, RB, Central Technical School, Toronto
- 1998: Mark Chiarcossi, RB, St. Michael's College School, Toronto
- 1997: Jason Currie, QB/S, Nelson High School (Ontario), Burlington
- 1996: Marvin Brereton, RB, Clarkson Secondary School, Mississauga
- 1995: Terry Kleinsmith, QB, St. Patrick's Catholic High School, Sarnia
- 1994: George Zegas, RB, Northern Secondary School (Toronto)
- 1993: Terry Kleinsmith, QB, St. Patrick's Catholic High School, Sarnia
- 1992: Alphonso Carter, DT, West Hill Collegiate Institute, Toronto
- 1991: Paul Martin, QB, Richview Collegiate Institute, Toronto
- 1990: Craig Adams, DB/L, Northern Secondary School (Toronto)
- 1989: Carey Bowen, RB, Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute, Toronto
- 1988: Patrick Burke, RB, Central Technical School, Toronto
- 1987: Paul Ferreira, FB, Central Technical School, Toronto
- 1986: Rob Wilson, TE, Victoria Park Collegiate Institute, Toronto
- 1985: Stuart Harshaw, RB, Woburn Collegiate Institute, Toronto
- 1984: Adam Karlsson, QB, Georges Vanier Secondary School, Toronto
- 1983: Ken Noakes, LB, Woburn Collegiate Institute, Toronto
- 1982: Chris Rick, RB, St. Michael's College School, Toronto
MVPs were chosen by David Grossman of the Toronto Star.
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