Iroquois Ridge H.S. won Halton's Tier 2 senior boys football championship on Thursday, Nov. 12, shutting out fellow Oakville school Garth Webb S.S. 25-0 in the final at McMaster University.
Tier 2 is the second level of senior football in the Halton Secondary School Athletic Association, the body that runs high school sports in the region. In the top-level Tier 1 final at McMaster that day, Abbey Park H.S., the third Oakville school in the finals, lost 49-13 to Nelson High School.
| Final | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | Nelson High School | 49-13 | Abbey Park H.S. |
| Tier 2 | Iroquois Ridge H.S. | 25-0 | Garth Webb S.S. |
The title caps a quick turnaround for Iroquois Ridge. Two weeks earlier, on Thursday, Oct. 29, the team lost 35-13 at home to Georgetown.
For Abbey Park, just reaching the final was new. It was the school's first Tier 1 championship game, according to the Nelson Lords football newsroom, earned with upset wins over Georgetown and then Frank Hayden. Abbey Park beat Hayden 26-16 in the semifinal on Thursday, Nov. 5, and the school sold seats on a fan bus to the final for $20.
Abbey Park ran into a powerhouse. Nelson was playing in its 10th straight championship game and got there by beating the Georgetown 87s 45-0 in the semifinal.
Nelson's season isn't over. The team has already qualified for GHAC, the Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference, the next level of high school play beyond Halton, on Wednesday, Nov. 18.
