Metro Bowl

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Metro Bowl
Venue Rogers Centre 2008–2012
Location Toronto
Previous Venues 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—2013
Conference Tie-ins CISAA, LOSSA, TDCAA, TDSSAA and YRAA
2013 Metro Bowl Final
St. Joan of Arc Catholic High School 34, Central Technical School 1

The Metro Bowl has traditionally been the championship game for Secondary School football teams in the Greater Toronto Area from 1982 until 2013.

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); Central Technical School, Toronto 2; Nelson High School (Ontario), Burlington (2); Northern Secondary School (Toronto) (2); Richview Collegiate Institute, Toronto (2); St. Patrick's Catholic High School, Sarnia (2) and Woburn Collegiate Institute, Toronto (2).

2013
There appears to be a dispute as to whether the Metro Bowl game was played. Once clarified, additional updates will be introduced.
A significant format change was necessitated when the primary sponsor withdrew their subsidy for the rental fees at the Rogers Centre. Without the sponsorship support, the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations, the governing body of High School sports in the Province of Ontario expanded their five football bowl festivals to a total of nine. Rather than holding championship games based on geography, a random draw was held to pair the 17 Provincial Athletic Association champions along with one wild card (from the hosting Athletic Association.
As a result the five Metro Bowl competing Athletic Associations were paired as follows:
1) Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario Athletic Association versus South Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association
2) Toronto District Catholic Athletic Association versus the Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference
3) Toronto District Secondary School Athletic Association versus Georgian Bay Secondary School Association
4) Lake Ontario Secondary Schools Association versus North Western Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association
5) York Region Athletic Association versus Western Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association
With Toronto being the host association, there was a sixth game:
6) Toronto District Secondary School Athletic Association (finalist) versus Northern Ontario Secondary School Association
Ironically, there was not one pairing featuring two of the previous Metro Bowl regional associations.
This announcement prompted a report in the Toronto Sun (September 26) advising that the Metro Bowl game was to be discontinued.[1]
The decision to play these nine games across four days at Etobicoke Centennial Stadium from November 26 to 29, 2013 was not well received by many schools, especially those in and around the City of Toronto.
In a media advisory by Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations, it was announced that the game between the Toronto District Secondary School Athletic Association and Georgian Bay Secondary School Association champion had been designated as the 32nd Annual Metro Bowl [2]
Obviously, this decision was not well received by the four Athletic Associations, who were not included and there was considerable resentment that a school from Barrie, Ontario, which was not considered to be in the GTA, participated in the 2013 designated game.

2012
The Toronto District Catholic Athletic Association (TDCAA), who competed within the Toronto District Secondary School Athletic Association (TDSSAA) league since 2003, split away to form a new league. This meant that there were now five Athletic Associations vying for the Metro Bowl title. This necessitated the introduction of a quarter-final game. For the 2012 season, the quarter-final game featured the champions from the TDCAA and TDSSAA playing for a semi-final berth. The plan going forward was that the participants in the quarter-final game would change annually.

The five athletic competing Athletic Associations in 2012 were: Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario Athletic Association (CISAA), Lake Ontario Secondary School Association (LOSSA), Toronto District Catholic Athletic Association (TDCAA), Toronto District Secondary School Athletic Association (TDSSAA) and York Region Athletic Association (YRAA) compete.

2007-2011
The competition reverted to the format that was in place for both the 2004 and 2005 seasons.

2006
The Georgian Bay Secondary Schools Association (GBSSA) were added to compete in the Metro Bowl playdowns. They had previously played in the Central Bowl, which was discontinued after the 2005 season. They played the Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario Athletic Association (CISAA) representative in a quarter-final game with the winner advancing to semi-final play. After competing in the Metro Bowl playdowns for one season, the Georgian Bay Secondary Schools Association (GBSSA) champion joined the National Capital Bowl playdowns, which gave that Region four competing Athletic Associations.

2004-2005
The champions of four athletic associations: Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario Athletic Association (CISAA), Lake Ontario Secondary School Association (LOSSA), Toronto District Secondary School Athletic Association (TDSSAA) and York Region Athletic Association (YRAA) competed for the championship. Semi-final games were played with the winners advancing to the championship. The semi-finals were to be determined on a rotational basis and each of the four athletic organizations took turns hosting the semi-final games, which were played as a double header.


Results

2013

Championship:
St. Joan of Arc Catholic High School (Barrie) 34, Central Technical 1

Semi-finals: none played

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  
[3]  Wilson 32      Holy Trinity 25  
CISAA  Upper Canada College 40    Upper Canada College 16  
[4]  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  
[5]  Leaside 14  

2009

Conference finals   Metro semi-finals   Metro Bowl
YRAA  Markham 22  
[6]  Huron Heights 15      Markham 16  
LOSSA  Wilson 21   [7]  Wilson 7  
[8]  St. Mary 14        Markham 19
TDSSAA  Birchmount Park 21       [9]  Birchmount Park 0
[10]  Northern 0      Birchmount Park 16
CISAA  Trinity College School 17   [11]  Trinity College School 10  
[12]  St. Michael's College 3  

2008

Conference finals   Metro semi-finals   Metro Bowl
CISAA  St. Michael's College 27  
[13]  St. Andrew's College 7      St. Michael's College 23  
YRAA  Huron Heights 42   [14]  Huron Heights 7  
[15]  Brother André 6        St. Michael's College 42
LOSSA  Wilson 23       [16]  Wilson 12
[17]  Holy Trinity 0      Wilson 9
TDSSAA  Northern 31   [18]  Northern 3  
[19]  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[20][21]
LOSSA Wilson 20
Dwyer 16[22]
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. 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. (Toronto) 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. 21

2000

Championship:
Lorne Park S. S. (Mississauga) 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. 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. 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. 23

1998

Championship:
St. Michael's College 43, Agincourt C. I. 6

Semi-finals:
St. Michael's College 23, St. Andrew's College 11
Agincourt C. I. 27, Glendale S. S. 22

1997

Championship:
Nelson H. S. (Burlington) 14, Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute (Toronto) 7

Semi-finals:
Nelson H. S. 31, Central Technical School 0
Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute 28, Michael Power/St. Joseph H.S. 6

Quarter-finals:
Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute 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. 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 6

Quarter-finals:
Trinity College 27, Markham D. H. S. 13
Central Technical 6, Cedarbrae C. I. 1
St. Michael's College 21, Richview 14 (OT)
Clarkson S. S. 41, Waterdown D. H. S. 35

1995

Championship:
St. Patrick’s 37, Mayfield S. S. (Caledon) 34 (OT)

Semi-finals:
St. Patrick's 29, St. Michael's College 14
Mayfield S. S. 29, Dunbarton H. S. 14

1994

Championship:
Northern Secondary School (Toronto) 30, St. Patrick’s 21

Semi-finals:
Northern S. S. 8, Pickering H. S. 7
St. Patrick's 48, Lorne Park S. S. 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 8

1991

Championship:
Richview C. I. (Toronto) 42, Central Technical 24

Semi-finals:
Richview C. I. 36, Henry Street 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. 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. 7
Michael Power/St. Joseph H.S. 37, King City S. S. 25

1988

Championship:
Central Technical 16, Pickering H. S. (Ajax) 10

Semi-finals:
Central Technical 53, Etobicoke C.I. 20
Pickering H. S. 9, Stephen Leacock C. I. 6

1987

Championship:
Central Technical (Toronto) 20, Paul Dwyer C. H. S. (Oshawa) 14

Semi-finals:
Central Technical 20; Stephen Leacock C. I. 14
Paul Dwyer C. H. S. 33, A. Y. Jackson S. S. 7

1986

Championship:
Victoria Park C. I. 21, Markham D. H. S. (Markham) 12

Semi-finals:
Victoria Park C. I. 27, Pickering H. S. 8
Markham D. H. S. 15, Western Technical 12

1985

Championship:
Woburn C. I. 33, Victoria Park C. I. (Toronto) 12

Semi-finals:
Woburn C. I. 29, Central Technical 13
Victoria Park C. I. 22, Markham D. H. S. 14

1984

Championship:
Georges Vanier S.S. (Toronto) 36, Northern S. S. 5

Semi-finals:
Georges Vanier S.S. 25, Woburn C. I. 3
Northern S. S. (Toronto) (bye)

1983

Championship:
Woburn C. I. 21, East York C. I. (Toronto) 14

Semi-finals: unknown

1982

Championship:
St. Michael's College (Toronto) 13, Woburn C. I. (Toronto) 0

Semi-finals: none played

MVPs

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