The Canadian Junior Football League in conjunction with the Ontario Conference are proud to announce the 2024 Conference All-Stars.
There are nine positional categories, and the St. Clair Saints led the Conference with 11 All-Stars.
The 2024 Ontario Conference All-Stars are:
Offensive Line:
Tyrone Gulam-Webber – St. Clair Saints*
Jaden Caston – St. Clair Saints
Jacob Deneau – London Beefeaters
Ameen Fattali – London Beefeaters
Ryan Gerrard – Ottawa Sooners
Running Backs:
LJ Dyer – London Beefeaters (third consecutive season) – he rushed a Conference high 124 times for 811 yards and had 10 rushing touchdowns
MJ Doyle-Marshall – St. Clair Saints (second consecutive season) – he rushed 76 times for 732 yards and 11 touchdowns
Rashaad Johnson – Ottawa Sooners – he led the OFC with 1045 rushing yards on 120 carries for 10 touchdowns
Receivers:
Darius France – St. Clair Saints (second consecutive season) – he had 24 receptions for 459 yards and had three touchdowns
Nick Szigeti – London Beefeaters (second consecutive season) – he collected 18 receptions for 274 yards and two touchdowns
Cameron St. Kitts-Park – St. Clair Saints – he lead the OFC in receptions (29), receiving yards (468) and touchdowns (9)
Christian Phillips – Ottawa Sooners – he had 22 receptions for 375 yards and four touchdowns
Quarterback:
Maurice Sodja* – St. Clair Saints (second consecutive season) – completed 68.5% of his passes for a Conference high 1499 yards and 20 touchdowns for a quarterback efficiency of 153.3%. He also rushed 62 times for 624 yards with 11 more touchdowns, averaging over 10 yards a carry.
Place Kicker:
Jack Lewis – St. Clair Saints – he connected on a Conference high eight field goals out of 11 attempts. He added 52 converts during the regular season.
Defensive Line:
Jaylin Burnett – St. Clair Saints – he had 12 tackles, six assisted stops, led the Conference with five sacks, had a knockdown, forced two fumbles and intercepted a pass.
Anthony Adams – St. Clair Saints – he collected eight tackles, had 12 assisted tackles, 3.5 sacks, a knockdown, and recovered a fumble.
Noah Williams – London Beefeaters – he had eight solo tackles along with five assisted stops and a pair of sacks
Nedi Mesinga – Ottawa Sooners – he tallied nine solo tackles, assisted on 10 others, and had half a sack
Linebackers:
Noah Nelson – Ottawa Sooners (second consecutive season) – he had 20 tackles, 11 assists, forced and recovered two fumbles returning one for a touchdown and had an interception
Mo Ibraheem – St. Clair Saints (second consecutive season) – he intercepted a pass and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown, had nine solo tackles, 10 assists, and had two knockdowns
Thomas Emmett Young-Daley – Ottawa Sooners – he tallied 21 tackles, seven assisted stops, and had three sacks
Defensive Backs:
Teagan Good – Quinte Skyhawks (second consecutive season) – he had three interceptions returning one for a touchdowns, recovered three fumbles and had 15.5 tackles
Jacoby Dillon – Quinte Skyhawks – he collected four interceptions, had 27 tackles, knocked down a pass and forced a fumble
Gaddy Kazadi – St. Clair Saints – he had three interceptions, 14 tackles, five assisted stops, blocked two kicks, knocked down three passes and recovered a fumble
Gamy Kazadi – St. Clair Saints (pictured) – he intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown, had a sack and a half, eight solo tackles, seven assisted stops, forced a fumble and knocked down a pass
Semi Taiwo – London Beefeaters – he had 13 solo tackles, four assisted stops, had a sack, two knockdowns and two interceptions returning one for a touchdown
Aidan Wallace Blackett – Ottawa Sooners – he had 13 tackles, three assisted tackles, had a sack and an interception
Punter:
Brayden Rivard – London Beefeaters – he needed to make 39 punts and averaged 30.3 net yards with each boot.
The Ontario Conference will play their semi-finals this coming weekend with a pair of games as the top seeded St. Clair Saints host the Ottawa Sooners and the London Beefeaters welcome the Quinte Skyhawks.
*unanimous selection