Senior Super Soccer is in the book for 2023, the first one since 2019. That鈥檚 occasion enough to celebrate.

But for Sir John Franklin High School, there鈥檚 another reason to celebrate and it鈥檚 something that hasn鈥檛 happened since St. Pat鈥檚 did it in 2017.

The Falcons swept the board in the AA class of the tournament at the Fieldhouse on Sunday. That means the school won all four banners in the top division: U15 boys and girls and U19 boys and girls. As mentioned, it鈥檚 the first time time in six years that鈥檚 occurred and the second time since the tournament began handing out two sets of banners in 2010. St. Pat鈥檚 was runner-up in all four of the AA finals on Sunday.

In the A class, Sir John Franklin won the U15 girls banner, while East Three Secondary of Inuvik won the U15 boys banner. Diamond Jenness Secondary School from Hay River took home the U19 boys crown and Liidlii Kue Regional High School from Fort Simpson captured the U19 girls championship.

Mitch Grady was looking after the organization of matters at Sir John Franklin and said winning all four top-tier banners is a huge sense of pride for the school.

And there鈥檚 no downplaying of the A banner either, he added.

鈥淲e鈥檙e obviously a soccer-oriented school and we鈥檝e made the effort to develop both the junior and senior programs here,鈥� he said. 鈥淎ll of our coaches have a soccer background and we were confident going in that we would do really well.鈥�

When it came to the U19 girls, Grady said they felt they had something to prove following the Elks Outdoor Soccer Tournament in Hay River this past October.

鈥淭he loss they had there really stung and they felt like they had something to prove,鈥� he said.

Like almost everyone who played last weekend, there were lots of hurting bodies the Monday afterward, said Grady, and it was obvious a lot of players were playing through the pain.

鈥淟ots of turf burn and hobbling,鈥� he said.

While the action on the field was the main event, there was a side competition of sorts called the Trophy Ball. That was a trophy donated by St. Pat鈥檚 and the winner of that was the team which collected the most amount of items through a food drive.

The St. Pat鈥檚 U19 boys ended up as the victors, but Tobi Taylor-Dusome, the tournament鈥檚 whip, said all of the teams played a huge role in donating much-needed food.

鈥淢ultiple bins of food were collected,鈥� she said. 鈥�(The) St. Pat鈥檚 Interact (Club) was in charge of the whole thing and did amazing.鈥�

She said the food drive will become a regular part of Senior Super Soccer going forward.