National Capital Bowl

Background

Four athletic associations compete for the National Capital Bowl playdowns.  They are Georgian Bay (GBSSA), Central Ontario (COSSA), Eastern Ontario (EOSSAA) and National Capital (NCSSAA).

Two National Capital Bowl Senior playdowns are offered for AAA/AAAA schools an A/AA schools.. 

National Capital AAA/AAAA Background

The AAA/AAAA level features two semi-final games.  In one semi-final, the GBSSA champion plays against the COSSA champion while the second semi-final has the EOSSAA champion playing the NCSSAA champion.

While the GBSSA and NCSSAA have only one league each within their association, COSSA has two and EOSSAA has four (three prior to 2009).  This necessitates pre semi-final play to determine the associations representative.  In COSSA, the Kawartha champion plays the Bay of Quinte champion.  The four EOSSAA leagues are Kingston, Seaway, Leeds-Grenville and Lanark-Renfrew.  For 2009, Kingston is playing Leeds-Grenville while Seaway is playing Lanark Renfrew in EOSSAA semi-finals.  The two winners will then meet for the championship.

National Capital A/AA Background

The A/AA level also features two semi-final games.  In one semi-final, the GBSSA champion plays against the COSSA champion.  Unlike the AAA/AAAA playedowns, NCSSAA does not compete in the A/AA playdowns.  All four EOSSAA leagues do compete and play down to a single champion (in effect the EOSSAA finals are the second semi-final).  he second semi-final features the two EOSSAA teams, who survived quarter-fin while the second semi-final has the EOSSAA champion playing the NCSSAA champion.

While the GBSSA and NCSSAA have only one league each within their association, COSSA has two and EOSSAA has four (three prior to 2009).  This necessitates pre semi-final play to determine the associations representative.  In COSSA, the Kawartha champion plays the Bay of Quinte champion.  The four EOSSAA leagues are Kingston, Seaway, Leeds-Grenville and Lanark-Renfrew.  For 2009, Kingston is playing Lanark-Renfrew while Seaway is playing Leeds-Grenvill in EOSSAA semi-finals.  The two winners will then meet for the championship.

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

2009 District Representatives

Simcoe County League Champion: Collingwood
Simcoe County AA Representative: Park Street
Bay of Quinte League Champion: Trenton
Kawartha League Champion (AAA): Crestwood
Kawartha (AA) Champion: Adam Scott
Kingston League Champion: Holy Cross
Kingston (AA) Representative: LaSalle
Ottawa League Champion: St. Peter
Seaway League Champion: Thousand Islands
Seaway League AAA Representative: Thousand Islands
Seaway League AA Representative: Brockville
Leeds-Grenville Champion: Holy Cross
Leeds-Grenville AAA Representative: St. Joseph
Leeds-Grenville AA Representative: Holy Trinity
Lanark-Renfrew League Champion: Smiths Falls
Lanark-Renfrew (AAA) Representative: Arnprior
Lanark-Renfrew (AA) Representative: Smiths Falls

2009

Participating Athletic Associations
(COSSA, GBSSA, EOSSAA, NCSSAA)

In 2008, seven leagues from four Athletic Associations competed for the National Capital Bowl .

All listed teams are Senior.

COSSA

Bay of Quinte

Kawarthas

GBSSA

Simcoe County

EOSSA

Kingston

Lanark-Renfrew

Seaway

NCSSAA

Ottawa

National Capital Bowl Regionals

2008

Simcoe County League Champion: Collingwood
Simcoe County AA Representative: Park Street
Bay of Quinte League Champion: Quinte
Kawartha League Champion (AAA): Crestwood
Kawartha (AA) Champion: Adam Scott
Kingston League Champion: Frontenac
Kingston (AA) Representative: LaSalle
Ottawa League Champion: St. Peter
Seaway League Champion: Gananoque
Seaway League AAA Representative: Cornwall
Seaway League AA Representative: Gananoque
Lanark-Renfrew League Champion: Renfrew
Lanark-Renfrew (AAA) Representative: Smith Falls
Lanark-Renfrew (AA) Representative: Perth

COSSA Championship AAA
Crestwood 40, Quinte 28

Seaway/Lanark Renfrew Championship
Gananoque 26, Renfrew 6 (Nov. 14th)

EOSSAA (Seaway/Lanark Renfrew) AAA Playdowns
Smith Falls 39, Cornwall 0

EOSSAA (Seaway/Lanark Renfrew) AA Playdowns
Perth 14, St. Joseph 9 (Nov. 8th)

EOSSAA AAA Final
Frontenac 31,  Smith Falls 0 (Nov. 15th)

National Capital Bowl Semi-finals
Crestwood 22, Collingwood 15 (Nov. 21st)
Frontenac 34,. St. Peter 7 (Nov. 22nd)

National Capital Bowl Final
Frontenac 36, Crestwood 1
Wednesday, December 3rd
Rogers Centre
2:30 p.m.

National Capital Bowl (AA)

Quarter-final
Lasalle 17, Perth 14 (Nov. 15th)

Semi-final

Adam Scott 16, Park Street 7 (Nov. 21st)
Gananoque 18, LaSalle 0 (Nov. 22nd)

Final
Gananoque vs. Adam Scott (Nov. 29th)

2007

Preliminaries
Game 1 EOSSA Semi-final: Upper Ottawa Valley Champion (Arnprior) 40, Seaway Valley Champion (Thousand Island) 6
Game 2 COSSA Championship: Kawartha Champion (Crestwood, Peterborough) 38, Bay of Quinte Champion (Centennial, Belleville) 15
Game 3 EOSSA Final : KASSAA Champion (Frontenac, Kingston) 37, Arnprior 6

Semi-finals

November 20th : COSSA Champions (Crestwood, Peterborough) 31, GBSSA Champion (Banting, Alliston) 3
(Esther Shiner Stadium , Toronto12:00 noon)

November 24th: EOSSA Champion (Frontenac, Kingston) 22, NCSSAA Champion St. Mark 19
(Queens University, Kingston 1:00 p.m.)

Championship
December 4th 2:00 p.m.
Varsity Centre, Toronto
COSSA Champions (Crestwood, Peterborough) vs.EOSSA Champion (Frontenac, Kingston)

2006

2006 Competing Leagues Representatives:
Bay of Quinte: Belleville Centennial Chargers
Kawarthas: Peterborough Crestwood Mustangs
Kingston: Frontenac Falcons
Ottawa: St. Mark's Lions
Ottawa Valley: Almonte Thunderbolts

Playdowns

Quarterfinal
Crestwood Mustangs (Kawartha; Peterborough) 31 defeated Centennial Chargers (Bay of Quinte; Belleville) 7
Almonte 57, Thousand Island 16

Semi-finals
Frontenac Falcons (Kingston) 21 defeated Crestwood Mustangs (Kawartha; Peterborough) 10 
St. Mark's Lions (Ottawa) 50 defeated Almonte Thunderbolts (Ottawa Valley) 21

Championship
Thursday, December 7th at the Rogers Centre (2:30 p.m.)
St. Mark Lions (Ottawa) 10, Frontenac Falcons (Kingston) 8