Two high school football teams get their kicks at the Grey Cup
Nissan’s Back in the Game program gives two struggling football programs a dream weekend in Vancouver
Hamilton coach Jeff Kott, left, talks football with his Edmonton counterpart, Kent Anderson, during a stop in Edmonton to pick up the Eastglen Blue Devils.Darren McGee/The Globe and Mail
Eastglen players watch themselves on a local newscast Friday while waiting to board the plane that will fly them from Edmonton to Vancouver for the Grey Cup festivities.Darren McGee/The Globe and Mail
Both teams flew aboard the official CFL plane from Edmonton to Vancouver on Friday. The temperature was a brisk -34C when the teams boarded.Darren McGee/The Globe and Mail
Eastglen Blue Devils and Sir John A. Macdonald Chiefs participate in a skills session conducted by CFL stars at B.C. Place stadium on Saturday.Darren McGee/The Globe and Mail
B.C. Lion and the CFL’s most outstanding player Solomon Eliminium puts the high school players through a drill on Saturday at B.C. Place stadium.Darren McGee/The Globe and Mail
Group photo at the end of Saturday’s skills session.Darren McGee/The Globe and Mail
The Eastglen and Sir John A Macdonald players sit in the stands to watch the Calgary Stampeders practice at B.C. Place on Saturday.Darren McGee/The Globe and Mail
It’s Grey Cup Sunday and the Sir John A. Macdonald Chiefs are excited to cheer on their hometown Hamilton Tiger-Cats at B.C. Place stadium.Darren McGee/The Globe and Mail
Meanwhile, Edmonton’s Eastglen Blue Devils are mostly cheering for the Calgary Stampeders.Darren McGee/The Globe and Mail
Nissan Canada president Christian Meunier, left, and Nissan Canada director of marketing Steve Rhind take in the Grey Cup while seated with the two high school teams.Darren McGee/The Globe and Mail
The Chiefs celebrate Hamilton’s first touchdown of the game.Darren McGee/The Globe and Mail
The Blue Devils try, without much success, to start a wave. How retro.Darren McGee/The Globe and Mail
Late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s Grey Cup, both the Blue Devils and Chiefs were celebrated on the B.C. Place video scoreboard.Darren McGee/The Globe and Mail
Sir John A. Macdonald players were devastated when the final whistle blew and Calgary had claimed the Grey Cup with a 20-16 victory over Hamilton.Darren McGee/The Globe and Mail