Both Brantford St. John's (my current #1 AAAA ranked club) and Waterloo CI (#2) will be travelling again to Hamilton, this time to participate in the SOSI tournament.
The tournament format is such that teams play two games in pool play, with the top 2 teams in each pool advancing to the quarterfinals. The bottom team in each pool advances to the consolation bracket.
That said, it definitely isn't a knock to be the bottom team in your pool at this tournament, especially given the level of competition. Consider that of the 6 teams that make up the pools that St. John's and WCI will be competing in, ALL of them were ranked among the top 16 overall teams in Ontario!
St. John's (Ontario #2) will be competing in "Pool B" with Ancaster Bishop Tonnos (Ontario #7) and Amherstberg, Ontario's General Amherst SS (Ontario #16).
WCI (Ontario #9) are in Pool C with St. Thomas More of Hamilton (Ontario #4) and Tecumseh St. Anne SS (Ontario #6).
Both teams play their first game at 3:00pm on Friday ---- WCI versus St. Thomas More (at Westdale); St. John's will play Bishop Tonnos at St. Mary's.
Meanwhile, the Kitchener St. Mary's Eagles (#3 in my last AAAA CWOSSA ranking), will be travelling to the GTA to participate in the Centennial (College) Colts Classic.
Things will be difficult to start for the Eagles, as they do battle with the top-ranked school out of the GTA, Notre Dame (Ajax) at 11:30am on Friday.
Their second round opponent will be either Brampton Campion or Senator O'Connor SS, who are both "top 15 teams" in the GTA.
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