The Bantam summer season got underway last week, and right off the bat there were some big games featuring top ten teams.
Week 1 also showed that preseason rankings don’t mean a thing once the real action starts. The Toronto Thunder dropped out of the Top 10, while Peterborough lost a close won dropping them in the Week 1 rankings. The big climber in week 1? Oakville out of the OFC. With a 14-13 win against the Peterborough Wolverines, the Titans have staked an early claim to “team to watch”.
BANTAM (UNDER 15) TOP TEN RANKINGS -Last week’s rankings in parenthesis
1) MYERS RIDERS OVFL (1) (1-0 won 58-0 versus. Toronto Thunder – Three time champs start off with a bang and 58 points
2) BURLINGTON STAMPEDERS OFC (2)
3) BRAMPTON BULLDOGS OVFL (1-0 won 50-28 versus West Durham)
4) ESSEX RAVENS OFVL (4) – (1-0 won 22-0 versus. Niagara) – Early season statement as the Ravens defence pitches a road shutout
5) CUMBERLAND PANTHERS OVFL (6) – (1-0 won 55-0 versus York Simcoe)
6) OAKVILLE TITANS OFC (10) (1-0 won 14-13 versus Peterborough) – The Titans kickoff the season in grand fashion knocking off perennial power Peterborough, this is a team that could make some noise.
7) LONDON JR MUSTANGS OVFL (NR) – (won 20-15 versus Mississauga) Jr. Stangs cracks top 10 with opening day win.
8) METRO TORONTO WILDCATS OVFL (7) – (won 22-0 versus Oshawa) Tighter than many expected.
9) BRANTFORD BISONS OFC (9)
10) PETERBOROUGH WOLVERINES OFC (5) – (0-1 lost 14-13 versus Oakville) Wolverines fall in a tight one to sixth ranked Oakville.
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