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The Canadian Junior Football League in conjunction with the BC Conference are proud to announce the 2024 Conference All-Stars.
There are nine positional categories and the top ranked Okanagan Sun have a Conference high nine All-Stars.

The 2024 BC Conference All-Stars are:

Offensive Line:

Camauri Barney – Westshore Rebels (second consecutive season)
Jordan Sye – Langley Rams (second consecutive season)
Kaiden Kerntopf – Okanagan Sun
Miceal Astone – Okanagan Sun
Ethan Waite – Valley Huskers

Running Backs:

Elelyon Noa – Okanagan Sun – he won the CJFL rushing title and set a new BC Conference single season record with 1612 yards and 23 touchdowns on 216 carries.  He averaged 7.5 yards a carry

Bruce Jones – Langley Rams – he rushed 116 times for 830 yards and five touchdowns

Receivers:

Colton Meikle – Kamloops Broncos (third consecutive season) – he made 45 receptions for 624 yards and had five touchdowns

Terrel Jones – Langley Rams – he caught 33 passes for 813 yards and seven touchdowns, averaging 24.6 yards a catch

Ruben Bonsu – VI Raiders – he led the CJFL with 53 receptions for 805 yards and tallied 10 touchdowns

Kaleb Senz – Kamloops Broncos – he made 48 catches for 688 yards and four touchdowns

Quarterback:

Sadler Smith – VI Raiders – he led the BC Conference completing 62.5% of this pass making 165 completions for 2141 yards and 20 touchdowns for a quarterback efficiency rating of 95.9%

Defensive Line:

Tyson Hulgan – Valley Huskers – he collected 2.5 sacks, 16 solo tackles, four assisted tackles, and forced a fumble

Ted Windom Jr – Westshore Rebels – he led the BC Conference with six sacks, had 22 tackles, seven assists and two knockdowns 

Dylan Remillard – Okanagan Sun – he collected 5.5 tackles, 1.5 sacks, had an interception and a knockdown 

Isaiah Cooper – Langley Rams – he tallied 38 tackles, had 11 assisted tackles, had 3.5 sacks and recovered a fumble

Hunter Bultsma – Okanagan Sun – he scored 11.5 tackles and had 2.5 sacks during the season

Linebackers:

Jacob Bond (pictured) – Okanagan Sun (second consecutive season) – he made 49 tackles, had an interception, recovered two fumbles and had six assisted tackles

Jon Banal – Valley Huskers – he had an eyepopping 50 solo tackles, had 14 assisted stops, two interceptions, recovered a fumble and returned it 109 yards for a touchdown, knocked down four passes, blocked a kick and had a sack

Sean Cullen – Langley Rams – he had 23 tackles, seven assisted tackles, had two interceptions, had two fumble recoveries and one knockdown

Defensive Backs:

Giovanni Linuzzi – Westshore Rebels (second consecutive season) – collected three interceptions, had 20 tackles, seven assists and had a knockdown

Felice Toscano – VI Raiders – he collected 33 tackles, four assisted stops, had four interceptions and four knockdowns

Raiden Mastin – Valley Huskers – he led the Conference with eight knockdowns, had 34 tackles, four assisted tackles, had two interceptions, and blocked a kick

Ahmed Borhot – Okanagan Sun – he led the CJFL with eight interceptions, had 18 tackles, seven assisted tackles, two knockdowns and recovered a fumble

Kenley Williams – Okanagan Sun – he picked off five passes, and 13 tackles, three assists and four knockdowns

Place Kicker:

Brady Harper – Prince George Kodiaks (second consecutive season) – he led the BC Conference with 16 made field goals and hit at a rate of 80%.  In all he scored 67 points for the Kodiaks this year

Punter:

Grady Hay – Okanagan Sun – he booted 60 punts, averaging 29.6 net yards and tallied a pair of singles as well

The BC Conference is preparing for their semi-final on Saturday as the top seeded Okanagan Sun host the fourth seeded Valley Huskers and the #2 seed Langley Rams welcome the third seed Westshore Rebels. 

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The regular season in the BC Conference came to an end on Saturday and now the playoff picture is set.

Langley Rams 24
Westshore Rebels 13

The Rams clinched second place and a home playoff date with an 11-point win over the visiting Rebels on Saturday. 

Their strong passing game and outstanding defence were factors in the victory. Quarterback Hunter Norman completed 12 of 19 passes for 249 yards and threw a pair of touchdown passes to Terrel Jones in the win.  Jones caught six passes for a game high 142 yards.  Running back Reggie Elie was great as well carrying the ball 30 times for 127 yards. 

Defensively the Rams held the Rebels to 72 yards on the ground and forced eight turnovers including five interceptions.  CJ Augustine was a man on a mission making three picks, highlighted by an 84-yard return for a touchdown.  Isaiah Edwards added two interceptions and Ethan Ginogino collected 7.5 solo tackles. 

Offensively the Rebels struggled to move the ball.  Their lone touchdown in the ball game came in the first quarter when pivot Ethan Pickard hit Linden Williams for the score. 

These two teams will see each other again next weekend in the playoffs when the Rams host the Rebels in a BC Conference semi-final. 

VI Raiders 42
Valley Huskers 38

If you like watching teams score points, this was the game to be at.  The offences combined for 974 total offensive yards as the Raiders spoiled the Huskers hopes of finishing third in the standings thanks to a 21-point fourth quarter. 

Raiders quarterback Sadler Smith completed 23 passes for 309 yards and threw three touchdowns and Rhonde Lyle threw another.   Receiver Ruben Bonsu was an important part of the offence hauling in three touchdown passes including an 88-yard strike and Paul Romanoff caught the other major.

On the ground Lyle lined up as the quarterback several times and ran the wildcat offence rushing 17 times for 128 yards and two more touchdowns.  

The Huskers had what appeared to be a comfortable lead heading into the fourth quarter but couldn’t stop the Raiders.  Offensively the Huskers were outstanding, led by quarterback Tyran Duval and his 345 yards on 25 completions and oh by the way five touchdown passes.  Both Payton Lake and Steven Koniuck each caught two majors and Dhag Mora added another. 

Despite winning three straight to finish the season, the Raiders will miss the postseason.  The Huskers claim the fourth seed and will face the top-seeded Okanagan Sun in a BC Conference semi-final this coming weekend. 

Prince George Kodiaks 31
Kamloops Broncos 28

These two teams put on a show as they completed their 2024 CJFL schedule on Saturday night in Kamloops.

The Kodiaks scored 18 of their 31 points in the second quarter as they found success on the ground and through the air all game.  Quarterback Liam Deibert threw a pair of touchdown passes finding Myron Brown and then Quinn Nuekomm from 18 yards out for majors.   On the ground Xander Shane galloped 16 times for 100 yards and a touchdown. 

Kicker Brady Harper was solid again connecting on three of his four field goal attempts. 

The Broncos tried to claw their way back in the fourth quarter, scoring 14 of their 28 points but ultimately fell short.   Quarterback Ryan Petersen was terrific off the bench completing 15 of 22 passes for 312 yards and found Brock Dufort for a pair of touchdowns including a 75-yarder.  Running back Corey Jeeves added two majors on the ground to complete the Broncos scoring.  

Both teams will head into the offseason looking to retool for 2025.