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Second Team All-Canadians

By CJFL Media 11/06/2024, 9:00am PST

Some of the best players from 2024

Photo courtesy of Hanlon Photography

The Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) is proud to announce the SECOND-Team All-Canadians for the 2024 season.

Offensive Line
Camauri Barney – Westshore Rebels (second consecutive season)
Bjorn Nelson – Edmonton Huskies
Michael Astone – Okanagan Sun
Jacob Deneau – London Beefeaters
Caleb Barajas – Regina Thunder

Receivers
Max Taylor – Edmonton Wildcats – he hauled in 41 receptions for 704 yards and had five touchdowns

Cameron St. Kitts-Park – St. Clair Saints – he led the OFC in receptions (29), receiving yards (468) and touchdowns (9)

Blaise Newberry – Calgary Colts – he caught 34 passes for 495 yards and collected three touchdowns 

Christian Phillips – Ottawa Sooners – he had 22 receptions for 375 yards and four touchdowns

Running Backs
Sadik Sadik – Regina Thunder – he led the Prairie Conference with 10 rushing touchdowns on the strength of 106 carries and 781 yards, an average of 7.4 yards a carry

Rashaad Johnson (pictured) – Ottawa Sooners – he led the OFC with 1045 rushing yards on 120 carries for 10 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.

Punter
Teijon Abel-Douglas – Saskatoon Hilltops – when called upon he averaged 30.8 net yards with each boot and recorded 39 punts over the course of the regular season

Place Kicker
Jack Lewis – St. Clair Saints – he connected on an Ontario Conference high eight field goals out of 11 attempts.  He added 52 converts during the regular season.

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

Johnathon Stevens – Saskatoon Hilltops (second consecutive season) – he tallied 12 solo tackles, had nine assisted stops, three sacks, recovered a fumble and had a knockdown

Noah Williams – London Beefeaters – he had eight solo tackles along with five assisted stops and a pair of sacks

Anthony Adams – St. Clair Saints – he collected eight tackles, had 12 assisted tackles, 3.5 sacks, a knockdown, and recovered a fumble.

Linebackers
Isaac Michayluk – Saskatoon Hilltops - he made 33 solo tackles, assisted on 27 others, knocked down a pass, and had an interception that he returned 14 yards

Kyler Banfield – Winnipeg Rifles – he had 39 solo tackles, 13 assisted tackles, half a sack, blocked a kick, knocked down a pass, forced and recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass

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

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

Tanner Berezowski – Edmonton Huskies – he recovered a fumble and returned it 23 yards for touchdown to complement his 27 solo tackles, seven assisted tackles and knocked down a pass

Jacoby Dillon – Quinte Skyhawks – he collected four interceptions, had 27 tackles, knocked down a pass and forced a fumble

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

Return Specialist
Nick Szigeti – London Beefeaters (second consecutive season) – he collected 29 kick returns averaging 16 return yards and tallied two returns for touchdowns

The 2024 CJFL First Team All-Canadians will be announced on Thursday (tomorrow).

 

Ontario Conference Major Awards

By CJFL Media 10/16/2024, 2:00pm PDT

The best players from the OFC this past season

The Ontario Conference announced their Most Outstanding Players of the Year for the 2024 season as a lead up to the Conference semi-final games this coming weekend.

The Ontario Conference Outstanding Players are:

Outstanding Offensive Lineman – Tyrone Gulam-Webber* - St. Clair Saints  

Outstanding Defensive Lineman – 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.

Alex Stajic Memorial Special Teams Player of the Year – DB 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

Return Specialist – Nick Szigeti – London Beefeaters (second consecutive season) – he collected 29 kick returns averaging 16 return yards and tallied two returns for touchdowns 

Offensive Rookie of the Year – Running back – Cooper Mann – Quinte Skyhawks – he rushed 25 times for 213 yards and had a touchdown.

Defensive Rookie of the Year – Defensive Lineman – Wes McFarland – London Beefeaters – he tallied 16 tackles, six assisted stops and one knockdown.

Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year – Defensive Lineman – 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.

Outstanding Offensive Player of the Year – Quarterback – Maurice Sodja* (pictured) - St. Clair Saints - 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.

This Saturday the #1 seeded St. Clair Saints host the #4 seeded Ottawa Sooners and the #2 London Beefeaters welcome the #3 Quinte Skyhawks in the Ontario Conference semi-final games. 

*unanimous selection 
 

Ontario Conference All-Stars

By CJFL Media 10/15/2024, 2:45pm PDT

The best players from the regular season

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