Golden Horseshoe Bowl

Champions By Year
(Click on year below for more details including press reports and playdown results)

Results

Summaries By Athletic Association

Who Gets The Dual Entry To The Semi-finals?

With three Athletic Associations competing for two spots in the Golden Horseshoe Bowl, the thee Associations are each given one wild card entry every three years in the semi-finals.

ROPSSAA wild card (2011, 2008, 2005)
GHAC wild card (2010, 2007, 2004)
SOSSA wild card (2009, 2006)

With only one league operating within ROPSSAA, both league finalists advance when they have the wild card
SOSSA sends both the Hamilton-Wentworth and Niagara champins
GHAC sends both the Halton and Hamilton Catholic champions (effective 2010)
At one time GHAC had two qualifying games as follows:
Halton Champion playing the Hamilton Catholic runner up
Hamilton Catholic runner up playing the Halton runner up
 

2009

Final: Notre Dame 33, Lakeshore Catholic 10

2009 Final

Wednesday, November 25th at the Rogers Centre, Toronto 11:45 a.m.
 

GHAC (Notre Dame) 33, SOSSA (Lakeshore Catholic) 10
 

SOSSA Overall Bowl Record: 2 wins, 4 losses
GHAC Overall Bowl Record: 9 wins, 5 losses

NRHSAA Overall Bowl Record: 2 wins, 3 losses
HSSAA Overall Bowl Record: 5 wins, 3 losses

Lakeshore Catholic Overall Bowl Record: 2 wins, 2 losses
Notre Dame Overall Bowl Record: 1 win, 2 losses

2009 Playdowns

Bowl Playdown Qualifiers
Thursday November 12th: GHAC Final at Ivor Wynn
Halton Champion (Notre Dame) 27, Hamilton Catholic Champion (Cardinal Newman) 20

Thursday, November 12th: SOSSA Hamilton Public League Championship
Sir Alan MacNab 35, Westdale 0

Friday, November 13th: ROPSSAA League Championship
St. Marcellinus 25, St. Joan of Arc 15

Friday, November 13th: SOSSA Niagara League Championship
Lakeshore Catholic 28, St. Michael 8

Semi-finals

Thursday, November 19th

Lakeshore Catholic 24, St. Marcellinus 17
Notre Dame 36, Sir Alan MacNab 14

Previous Results
(Click on year for more details including press reports) 

2009 - GHAC (Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Halton, Burlington) 33, SOSSA (Lakeshore Catholic Gators, Niagara, Port Colborne) 10

2008 - SOSSA (Lakeshore Catholic Gators, Niagara, Port Colborne) 8, GHAC (Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Halton, Burlington) 7

2007 - GHAC (St. Thomas More Knights. Hamilton Catholic, Hamilton) 14, GHAC (Bishop Ryan Celtics, Hamilton Catholic, Hamilton) 7

2006 - GHAC (St. Thomas More Knights, Hamilton Catholic, Hamilton) 39, SOSSA (Lakeshore Catholic Gators, Niagara, Port Colborne) 33 (3OT) 

2005 - GHAC (Nelson Lords, Halton, Burlington) 14, SOSSA (Notre Dame Irish, Niagara, Welland) 9

2004 - GHAC (Assumption Crusaders, Halton, Burlington) 35, GHAC (St. Jean de Brebeuf Braves, Hamilton Catholic, Hamilton) 32

2003 - (East) CISAA (St. Andrews College Saints, Aurora) 7, YRAA (Markham Marauders, Markham) 6

2003 - (West) SOSSA (Lakeshore Catholic Gators, Niagara, Port Colborne) 24, SOSSA (Waterdown Bears, Hamilton Public, Waterdown) 22

2002 - CISAA (De La Salle Oaklands, Toronto) 21, GHAC (Nelson Lords, Halton, Burlington) 14

2001 - CISAA (St. Andrews College Saints, Aurora) 35, LOSSA (St. Mary Monarchs, Pickering) 21

Participating Athletic Associations
Golden Horseshoe Bowl (GHAC, SOSSA, ROPSSAA)
 

Five leagues representing three Athletic Associations challenge for the Golden Horseshoe Bowl

On a rotating basis, one of the three Athletic Associations advance two teams to the semi-finals.  The other two Associations are each represented by their Championship team.

In 2007, G.H.A.C. sent two teams.
In 2008, R.O.P.S.S.A.A. sent two teams.
In 2009,  S.O.S.S.A. will send two teams.

Competing Leagues
(Changes, Additions, Errors, please email)

G.H.A.C.

HSSAA (Halton)

HWCAA (Hamilton Catholic)

S.O.S.S.A.

HWIAC (Hamilton Public)

NRHSAA (Niagara)

R.O.P.S.S.A.A.

Peel (23)

Post Season Golden Horseshoe Playdowns

 Golden Horseshoe Bowl Regionals

2008

G.H.A.C.
Halton Champion: Notre Dame
Hamilton Catholic Champion: St. Thomas More

Final: Notre Dame 10, St. Thomas More 9 (Nov. 21st)

S.O.S.S.A
Hamilton Public Champion: Sir Allan McNab
Niagara League Champion: Lakeshore Catholic

Final: Lakeshore Catholic 35 Sir Allan McNab 7 (Nov. 20th)

R.O.P.S.A.A.
Peel Champion: St. Marcellinus
Peel Finalist: Mount Carmel
Note: Both St. Marcellinus and Mount Carmel advance to the Golden Horseshoe Semi-final

2007

Preliminary
GHAC Golden Horseshoe Bowl Quarter-final:
Friday, November 23rd
Hamilton Catholic Wild Card (Bishop Ryan, Hamilton) 22, Halton Champion (Assumption, Burlington) 0
Bishop Ryan: Mike DiCroce 2TD, S; Mitchell Callaghan TD; Julian Hooker 3C
Hamilton Catholic Champion (St. Thomas More, Hamilton) 43, Halton Wild Card (Notre Dame, Brampton) 14

SOSSA Final
Niagara (Lakeshore Catholic, Port Colborne) 18 vs. Hamilton Public (Westdale, Hamilton) 7

Semi-finals
Nov. 30th:  Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton,
Golden Horseshoe #1 Hamilton Catholic Champion (St. Thomas More, Hamilton) 34, ROPSSAA Champion Notre Dame 7
Golden Horseshoe #2 Hamilton Catholic Wild Card (Bishop Ryan, Hamilton) 22, SOSSA (Lakeshore Catholic, Port Colborne) 1

Final
December 4th: Toronto Varsity Centre
11:00 a.m.
Golden Horseshoe #1 Hamilton Catholic Champion (St. Thomas More, Hamilton) 14, Golden Horseshoe #2 Hamilton Catholic Wild Card (Bishop Ryan, Hamilton) 7

2006

Competing Leagues Representatives:
Hamilton: Westdale Warriors
Hamilton Catholic: St. Thomas More Knights
Halton: Nelson (Burlington)
Niagara: Lakeshore Catholic Gators (Port Colbourne)
Peel: Notre Dame (Brampton)

Playdowns.
GHAC St. Thomas More Knights 17, vs. Nelson Lords 2

Semi-finals
Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton Thursday November 30th
SOSSA Niagara Champion (Lakeshore Catholic) 17,  ROPSSAA Champion (Notre Dame, Brampton) 13
GHAC (St. Thomas More Knights)  45 vs. SOSSA Hamilton (Westdale Warriors) 14

Championship
Thursday, December 7th at the Rogers Centre (11:45 a.m.)
St. Thomas More Knights (Hamilton) 39, Lakeshore Catholic Gators (Port Colbourne) 33 (3OT)