With a pair of tie games and more parity than has been seen in quite a long time, the SDSSAA Senior Boys Football standings were already complete chaos - even before a game cancellation this past week entered the mix.
Citing safety concerns with continued threats of violence at the James Jerome Sports Complex, the Sudbury Catholic District School Board opted to postpone the scheduled matchup between the St Charles College Cardinals and St Benedict Bears set for last Friday at 12:45 p.m.
Trying to squeeze that game into an already compact round robin set will not be easy - but the alternatives in terms of trying to figure out standings and playoff qualifiers may be worse.
In terms of games that were played, the Lo-Ellen Park Knights pretty much ensured themselves a playoff spot, blanking the Lively Hawks 14-0 as both defenses ruled the day.
Devun Panella accounted for the only offensive scoring of the contest, scampering 48 yards in the second quarter and making it a 7-0 game with his PAT that followed.
Just before halftime, the Knights doubled their advantage when linebacker Caleb Middaugh pounced on a fumble in the Lively backfield, covering off the remaining 17 yards to the goal line as Panella added a second conversion, with no scoring to come in the second half.
The only only matchup saw the defending champs take full advantage of the new kids on the block as the Confederation Chargers rambled over the Lockerby Vikings by a final score of 49-0.
Meeka Duguay and Ryley Clarke recorded two touchdowns apiece for the Chargers, with the remaining ones coming courtesy of Cameron Quesnel, Kaidin McFarlene and Jacob Doyle.
Using the blowout as an opportunity to ensure back-up plans are in place, Confederation head coach Shane Hutchinson leaned on veteran place-kicker Domadius Aziz for the first two point after attempts, before turning to Zack Fricker for the final five.
While the traditional Friday triple-header is still showing on the SDSSAA schedule at the moment, it remains to be seen to what extent board and association officials move things around between now and then.
