Perhaps the rise of the Mount Douglas Rams AAA varsity football team should have been more obvious, but no one saw this coming.

The Rams outclassed , AbbotsfordB次元官网网址檚 W.J. Mouat Hawks, with a at UBCB次元官网网址檚 Thunderbird Stadium.

It sets up a Subway Bowl final between the Rams and Vancouver College Fighting Irish, 7 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 1) at B.C. Place Stadium. The Irish defeated the St. Thomas More Knights 42-20 in the other AAA semifinal.

Maybe the Rams win should have been more obvious, because in last year's semifinal the Rams St. Thomas More.

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Going into the SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 semifinal, all eyes were on Hawks tailback Maleek Irons, who rushed 491 yards on 48 carries in the

But this time it was all Rams.

When the Hawks came up empty on their first drive, the Rams stormed down field for a 7-0 lead on a 75-yard touchdown run from

In a unique sequence of plays, the Rams executed a strategy that took the Hawks out of the game by attempting and recovering two consecutive onside kicks.

Callum DukeB次元官网网址檚 first kick was perfect and was recovered by Stephan Lechinsky. Running back capped the ensuing drive with a four-yard touchdown run.

"We felt we had a chance to drive a hard squib kick off one of their front line players," Townsend said.

"ItB次元官网网址檚 a strategy we practised all last week."

Duke attempted a second onside kick, which bounced off a Hawks player, and was once again recovered by

Lechinsky. Quarterback Ashton MacKinnon finished that drive with a 16-yard TD strike to Davis, his second of three in of the game.

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The Rams were up 41-0 by the time Mouat scored in the second half. Irons was held to 120 yards on 18 carries and one touchdown, a solid game but a far cry from his last effort against the Rams.

Davis scored his third touchdown on a 20-yard run and Swift scored his second on a 17-yard dash. Receiver Brian Dowds caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from MacKinnon.

The Rams now prepare for the Fighting Irish, which makes its first appearance in the AAA Subway Bowl since winning it against the Terry Fox Ravens in 2010.

Leading the IrishB次元官网网址檚 offence is a B次元官网网址渢hree-headed monster,B次元官网网址� running back Liam Mahara, receiver Rashaun Simonise, and the strong-armed quarterback Hunter Robinson.

B次元官网网址淰ancouver College is a talented and well-coached team and we have great respect for them,B次元官网网址� Townsend said.

The Rams and Fighting Irish met on Oct. 5, a 54-32 RamsB次元官网网址� win at Royal Athletic Park. On Thursday (Nov. 21) the junior Rams lost 14-7 in their AAA semifinal to the Terry Fox Ravens.

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