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The 2024 PFC schedule opens on August 11
Photo courtesy of Louis Christ Photography
The CJFL and Prairie Conference (PFC) have released their 2024 schedule that will see the six-member Conference open the CJFL season on Sunday August 11, 2024 with a full slate of games.
The defending Canadian Bowl and Conference champion Saskatoon Hilltops begin their title defence that afternoon at 1:00pm when they host the Edmonton Huskies. The Regina Thunder who finished as the second seed last year will visit the Winnipeg Rifles on the same day and the Calgary Colts welcome the Edmonton Wildcats.
The teams are scheduled to play an eight-week regular season concluding on October 6th. The Conference playoffs will open the following weekend with a pair of semi-finals before the Conference title game scheduled for Sunday October 20th.
The winner of the Prairie Conference will host the winner of the BC Conference in the CJFL national semi-final game the following week, Sunday October 29th. The winner of this game will then travel to Ontario and play for the 2024 Canadian Bowl and a national crown on Saturday November 9th. It will be the first national final host by the Ontario Conference since 2021 in London.
The BC and Ontario Conferences continue to work on their schedules and do anticipate releasing them in the coming weeks.
The results of the 18 former CJFL players
Photo courtesy of Wanda Harron Photography
The CJFL was well represented at the 2024 CFL Invitational Combine on March 8 in Waterloo Ontario.
Participants were put through several skill testing events to determine if they could meet the standards laid out by coaches and scouts across the CFL.
Two former CJFL players met that standard and surpassed it. Former Westshore Rebels Kaine Stevenson and former Langley Ram Dawson Marchant impressed the scouts and both earned an invitation to the CFL’s national combine held in Winnipeg ahead of the CFL player draft. The Combine will take place over several days beginning on March 19th.
The results of the CFL Invitational Combine are as follows:
| Name | Team | POS | HT | WT | Bench | 40 | Vertical | Broad | 3-Cone | Shuttle |
| Ife Adebogun | Edmonton Huskies | RB | 6'1 | 229 | 12 | 4.86 | 28 | 9' 1 7/8" | 7.5 | 4.63 |
| Burkely Banilevic | Quinte Skyhawks | DL | 6'2 | 277 | 21 | 5.45 | 25.5 | 8'3 1/4" | 7.75 | 4.87 |
| Jaiden Claassen | Valley Huskers | LB | 5'11 | 230 | 24 | 5.25 | 23.5 | 8'4 3/4" | 7.46 | 4.47 |
| Geoff Clubine | London Beefeaters | RB | 5'8 | 203 | 19 | 4.81 | 29.5 | 9'2 1/8" | 7.84 | 4.75 |
| Ezzat Elnagmi | St. Clair Saints | OL | 6'3 | 325 | 16 | 5.57 | 22 | 7'9 1/2" | 8.51 | 5.31 |
| Richard Graham | Ottawa Sooners | DL | 6'1 | 227 | 19 | 4.94 | 27.5 | 8'9 1/8" | 7.57 | 4.63 |
| Anthony Grigg | Hamilton Hurricanes | WR | 5'11 | 180 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 9'2 1/8" | 7.27 | 4.33 |
| Matthew Hajewich | Regina Thunder | OL | 6'3 | 304 | 17 | 5.52 | 26.5 | 8'1 7/8" | 8.13 | 4.87 |
| Dawson Marchant | Langley Rams | DB | 6'0 | 202 | 15 | 4.66 | 32 | 10'3 5/8" | 7.06 | 4.4 |
| Brandyn Martin (pictured) | Regina Thunder | DB | 5'11 | 194 | 11 | 4.8 | 29 | 9'0" | 7.25 | 4.53 |
| Nate Norton | St. Clair Saints | DB | 5'10 | 197 | 7 | 5.12 | 26.5 | 8'4" | 7.66 | 4.89 |
| Payton O’Connor | Regina Thunder | DL | 5'11 | 270 | 25 | 5.16 | 28 | 8'7" | 7.76 | 4.75 |
| Isaiah Okoli | Langley Rams | LB | 5'11 | 227 | 12 | 4.86 | 27 | 8'8 5/8" | 7.34 | 4.5 |
| Keewone Parker | St. Clair Saints | LB | 5'11 | 207 | 9 | 5.08 | 25 | 8'3 7/8" | 7.52 | 4.59 |
| Kaine Stevenson | Westshore Rebels | WR | 5'11 | 207 | 15 | 4.82 | 34 | 9'7 1/8" | 7.62 | 4.57 |
| Liam Stewart | Langley Rams | WR | 5'11 | 188 | 8 | 4.67 | 29 | 9'4" | 7 | 4.57 |
| James Stockwood | Okanagan Sun | DL | 6'5 | 298 | 19 | 5.31 | 22 | 7'6 1/2" | 7.77 | 4.9 |
| Daniel Townsend | Okanagan Sun | OL | 6'5 | 411 | 17 | 6.26 | 18 | 6'11 1/4" | 8.84 | 5.4 |
The CJFL will be well represented on March 8
A total of 18 players with CJFL experience have been invited to the CFL Invitation Combine on March 8th. The event will take place on the campus of the University of Waterloo in Ontario.
These top prospects will be put through a series of drills to showcase their skills for the CFL’s general managers, coaches and player personnel.
The hope for these 18 players is to receive an extended invitation to the main CFL Combine slated for March 21-24 taking place in Winnipeg.
The 18 CJFL invites are:
Ife Adebogun – Edmonton Huskies
Burkely Banilevic – Quinte Skyhawks
Jaiden Claassen – Valley Huskers
Geoff Clubine – London Beefeaters
Ezzat Elnagmi – St. Clair Saints
Richard Graham – Ottawa Sooners
Anthony Grigg – Hamilton Hurricanes
Matthew Hajewich – Regina Thunder
Dawson Marchant – Langley Rams
Brandyn Martin – Regina Thunder
Nate Norton – St. Clair Saints
Payton O’Connor – Regina Thunder
Isaiah Okoli – Langley Rams
Keewone Parker – St. Clair Saints
Kaine Stevenson – Westshore Rebels
Liam Stewart – Langley Rams
James Stockwood – Okanagan Sun
Daniel Townsend – Okanagan Sun
CJFL Major Award Winners
- By Ryan Watters (@ryan2tswatters) 11/10/2023, 8:45pm PST
First Team Defensive All-Canadians
- By Ryan Watters 11/08/2023, 9:00am PST
Second Team Defensive All-Canadians
- By Ryan Watters 11/06/2023, 9:00am PST
Past Commissioner Award Winner
- By Ryan Watters 11/05/2023, 3:00pm PST
Prairie Conference Outstanding Players
- By Ryan Watters (@ryan2tswatters) 10/20/2023, 9:15am PDT