Canadian Junior Football League

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BC Conference - Saturday

VI Raiders 47
Kamloops Broncos 17

Westshore Rebels 16
Okanagan Sun 13

Prairie Conference - Saturday

Edmonton Huskies 36
Calgary Colts 13

Ontario Conference - Saturday

Windsor AKO Fratmen 26
GTA Grizzlies 0

SUNDAY

Saskatoon Hilltops @ Winnipeg Rifles – Sunday August 18, 1:00pm – Maple Grove Park | WATCH HERE | Hilltops radio broadcast

2018 Comparison:

Records – Hilltops 8-0 – Rifles 3-5
Points For – Hilltops 402 – Rifles 158
Points Against – Hilltops 70 – Rifles 216

Passing Leaders – Jordan Walls* - 122 of 197 (62%), 2010 yards, 18 touchdowns (Hilltops) – Riley Naujoks – 53 of 116 (47%), 667 yards, 7 touchdowns (Rifles)

Rushing Leaders – Josh Ewanchyna* - 134 carries for 1007 yards, 15 touchdowns (Hilltops) – Mathe Mitayango – 78 carries for 335 yards, 1 touchdown (Rifles)

Receiving Leaders – Jason Price* - 31 receptions for 709 yards, 4 touchdowns (Hilltops) – Brendan Naujoks – 27 receptions for 359 yards, 2 touchdowns (Rifles)

Leading Tackers – Cody Peters* - 23 tackles (Hilltops) – Donovan Hillary* - 31 tackles (Rifles)

Turnovers – Hilltops +20 – Rifles +3

*No longer on team

Regina Thunder @ Edmonton Wildcats - Sunday August 18, 1:00pm – Clarke Park | WATCH HERE

2018 Comparison:

Records –Thunder 5-3 – Wildcats 2-6
Points For – Thunder 240 – Wildcats 166
Points Against – Thunder 203 – Wildcats 220

Passing Leaders – Brock Sich* - 107 of 188 (57%), 1573 yards, 10 touchdowns (Thunder) – Justin Swedish – 73 of 158 (46%), 1145 yards, 6 touchdowns (Wildcats)

Rushing Leaders – Brayden Long – 85 carries for 482 yards, 5 touchdowns (Thunder) – Justin Swedish – 48 carries for 207 yards, 4 touchdowns (Wildcats)

Receiving Leaders - Lee Brown* - 34 receptions for 470 yards, 3 touchdowns (Thunder) - Kiefer Moak - 14 receptions for 297 yards (Wildcats)

Leading Tacklers – Davin Williamson – 41 tackles (Thunder) – Jayden Dalke* - 44 tackles (Wildcats)

Turnovers – Thunder +5 – Wildcats +1

*No longer on team

London Beefeaters @ Niagara Regional Raiders – Sunday August 18, 2:00pm – Kiwanis Field

2018 Comparison:

Records – Beefeaters 5-3 – Raiders 1-7
Points For – Beefeaters 221 - Raiders 66
Points Against – Beefeaters 142 – Raiders 343

Passing Leaders – Clarke McCallum – 94 of 173 (54%), 1419 yards, 11 touchdowns (Beefeaters) – Bryson Mitchell – 72 of 167 (43%), 831 yards, 4 touchdowns (Raiders)

Rushing Leaders – Tazie Vang-Bell – 30 carries for 302 yards, 5 touchdowns (Beefeaters) – Joe Luchyshyn – 17 carries for 46 yards (Raiders)

Receiving Leaders – Spencer Foster – 27 receptions for 386 yards, 1 touchdown (Beefeaters) – David Raza – 21 receptions for 290 yards, 2 touchdowns (Raiders)

Leading Tacklers – Oscar Reddecop – 28 tackles (Beefeaters) – Teddy Mansell – 33 tackles (Raiders)

Turnovers - Beefeaters +19 - Raiders -16

Valley Huskers @ Langley Rams – Sunday August 18, 6:30pm – McLeod Stadium | WATCH HERE

Head to Head

Records – Huskers 0-2 – Rams 2-0
Points For – Huskers 36 – Rams 105
Points Against – Huskers 42 – Rams 37

Passing Leaders – Reid Vankoughnett – 29 of 54 (54%), 328 yards, 3 touchdowns (Huskers) – Duncan Little – 20 of 35 (57%), 342 yards, 3 touchdowns (Rams)

Rushing Leaders – Remis Tshiovo – 27 carries for 112 yards (Huskers) – Andrew Pocrnic – 27 carries for 211 yards, 5 touchdowns (Rams)

Receiving Leaders – Brandon Poulin – 17 receptions for 173 yards, 3 touchdowns (Huskers) – Khalik Johnson – 10 receptions for 166 yards, 3 touchdowns (Rams)

Leading Tacklers – Desmond Jeanson – 8 tackles (Huskers) – Isaiah Okoli – 6 tackles (Rams)

Turnovers – Huskers +2 – Rams +1

Photo courtesy of Jim Motokado

Following Week 2 of the CJFL season a number of interesting facts came to light as all three games unfolded. Here are the 5 takeaways from the BC Conference.

The Comeback Rebellion

Through the first two weeks of the season, never count out the Westshore Rebels.  They are 2-0 after a pair of come from behind wins.  In Week 1 they were down two scores with under six minutes to play and rallied back to beat the Valley Huskers 21-20 on the road.  Last weekend they were at it again, this time at home against their Island rivals the VI Raiders.  Down by 13 points at halftime the Rebels came out flying in their quarter scoring 16 points, then scored 13 in the final frame and shutout the Raiders on route to their second win.  Of their 328 yards of passing, 237 of it was in the second half.

Running Rams

The defending Cullen Cup champions can flat out score points.  In Week 2 they tallied 63 points in Kamloops on 541 total offensive yards. Combine that with the 42 points they posted in Week 1 and they have shot out of the gate extremely quickly.  Their 105 total points is easily the most in the BC Conference as they have averaged an impressive 52.5 points in the first two games.

Sunny Skies?

Where has the Okanagan Sun passing game been in the first two games of the season?  After Week 2 they have completed just 20 passes with just four last weekend.   Against the Huskers last Saturday they threw for 67 yards as three different receivers caught at least one pass.  This weekend they will face a very tough defence in the Westshore Rebels and passing will be challenging.

Bewildered Broncos

The Broncos have scored just 10 points in the first two games of the season.  Oddly all 10 points have come in the fourth quarter.  In Week 1 Landon Munk kicked a 31 yard field goal in the fourth for their only scoring.  Then last weekend their lone touchdown of the season came on a 43 yard pass play in the final frame.

Yellow Laundry

A combined 114 penalties were called in the three games in Week 2 resulting in 969 yards.  The game penalized the most was in Kamloops where the Broncos and Rams tallied 47 penalties for 345 yards.  Some penalties in the early part of the season are understandable with players facing live bullets for the first time.  However in Week 3 those total infractions should drop significantly, but time will tell.