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Notre Dame Cougars, Hunting Hills Lightning set for high school football final

Rematch of 2023 final
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The Hunting Hills Lightning knocked off the H.J. Cody Lakers 17-10 at Setters Place to advance to the Central Alberta High School Football zone final last Friday.

The Notre Dame Cougars will defend their undefeated streak in the Central Alberta High School football zone final this weekend. 

The Cougars, who are 7-0 on the year, downed the Lindsay Thurber Raiders 63-21 in the league semi-final last Friday. They will play the Hunting Hills Lightning in the zone final. Hunting Hills knocked off the H.J. Cody Lakers 17-10 on Oct. 25 to earn their spot in the final. 

The final is set for Saturday, Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Great Chief Park's Setters Place. 

The two teams last met on Oct. 18, with the Cougars beating the Lightning 37-8 to round out league play. Saturday's championship game will be a rematch of the 2023 final, when the Lightning knocked off the Cougars 20-9. 

Notre Dame is ranked eighth in the province among 5A schools (school population over 1400), while the Lightning, who are 6-1 on the year, are ranked fourth among 4A schools (school population of 800-1399). 

The Raiders will play the Lakers for bronze on Saturday, with kickoff set for 4 p.m. 

Lacombe will play Camrose on Thursday, Oct. 31, for the consolation final. 



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