If the Mount Douglas Rams were ever ready to upset the provinceB次元官网网址檚 No. 1 St. Thomas More Knights, this is it.

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The Rams will meet the highly-touted Knights, of Burnaby, in the B.C. High School football semifinal on Saturday (Nov. 26), 5 p.m. at the University of B.C.

To get there, the Rams defeated the Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers of Surrey 42-29 in their quarterfinal match at Bear Mountain Stadium in Langford on Friday. Coincidentally, the Rams junior side met their counterparts from Lord Tweedsmuir as well, with Mount Doug winning 35-15.

The senior Knights endured a scare before winning 35-32 over un-ranked, but always strong, Centennial out of Coquitlam.

No AAA team in B.C. scored more during the regular season than Mount Doug's 189 points, while only the W.J. Mouat Hawks' 46 points against were better than the Knight's 61.

Mount Doug surrendered 79 points, the fourth best defence of all 16 AAA teams.

Leading the attack for the Rams in the senior quarterfinal was the dynamic running duo of Davis and Mason Swift. They shared the rushing duties in a near split, with Davis cracking the Panthers for 160 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries and Swift going 150 yards with one touchdown on 15 carries.

Davis added a touchdown on a 95-yard kick return.

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With just five throws in the game, QB Deverill and his No. 1 receiver, Young, found other ways to contribute. Deverill carried two touchdowns in on foot while Young made a monstrous interception off of PanthersB次元官网网址� star quarterback Mike Messenger to end a promising drive in the fourth quarter.

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Jr. Rams chomping for repeat

The defending AAA junior high school champion Rams are on the hunt for a repeat after their 35-15 win over the Panthers.

Next up for the juniors is a semifinal game versus the Terry Fox Ravens at Burnaby on Thursday (Nov. 24) at 2:30 p.m.

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Mitch Ottosen's brother Luc, also a former Rams standout, was on Sunday.