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Banting senior girls win SCAA flag football championship

November 6, 2025   ·   0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart

The Banting Memorial High School Marauders senior girls’ flag football team is champion after winning the Simcoe County Athletic Association championship final game with a 14-7 win over the Orillia Secondary School Nighthawks on their home field at Banting on Thursday, Oct. 30.

It was a well-played match by both teams in cold conditions with a steady drizzle throughout the entire game.

The Marauders are undefeated for the season and finished in first place in the standings.

In the final game, the Marauders scored early in the first half.

It was a tie game when Orillia got on the scoreboard late in the half.

Banting got the edge when the teams returned for the second half, and the Marauders scored on a long run down the sidelines and were successful on the extra-point attempt.

The Marauders played well defensively and shut down the Orillia attempt to gain yards on the field.

The game ended when Banting took possession on downs deep in their own end and played the final few downs to maintain possession.

The final was a 14-7 win for the Marauders, and they were awarded the SCAA title.

It was the fourth year in a row that the Banting senior flag football team has won the title.

“We’ve been undefeated for four years now, so I’m pretty impressed that our team as a whole is really good individually, but as a team we’ve been unstoppable for a long time,” said Marauders centre Sam Lacroix after the game. “I think it’s our main focus to not be pretentious and try to go into the game with an open mind and think the other team could win. That’s what keeps us going. We try to be humble, try our hardest, and always be nice to the other team.”

The team will now compete for the Georgian Bay Secondary School Association title on Tuesday, Nov. 4. 

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