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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. 

With the regular season coming to a close this past weekend the CJFL is pleased to announce the Week 12 Players of the Week.

Vote to make one of these players this week’s Fans Choice Player of the Week, the polls are open until 5:00pm PST on Wednesday. 

Offensive Players of the Week

Prairie Conference 

RB Kaiden Banfield – Winnipeg Rifles 
Sunday afternoon the season concluded for the Winnipeg Rifles, but running back Kaiden Banfield made his mark with another 36 carries, gaining 216 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns.  He also hauled in two passes and tallied 25 yards.  His 36 carries brought his Conference leading total to 195 carries on the year. 

BC Conference 

QB Sadler Smith – VI Raiders 
The Raiders ended the season with a giant victory on Saturday and the offence rode the right arm of Sadler Smith.  He completed 77% of his 23 completions for 309 yards and had three touchdown strikes.   For good measure he also rushed six times for 21 yards to keep drives alive. 

Ontario Conference 

RB LJ Dyer – London Beefeaters 
For a second straight week LJ Dyer came up big for the Beefeaters.  In a game that awarded an all important first round bye in the playoffs, Dyer carried the ball 25 times for 147 yards and four touchdowns as the Beefeaters defeated the visiting Sooners to clinch second place in the conference.

Defensive Players of the Week

Prairie Conference 

LB Stephen Smith – Regina Thunder 
The Thunder’s defensive captain is heating up just before the playoffs as he finished with six solo tackles, four assisted stops and intercepted a pass, returning it 20-yards setting up his offensive teammates. 

BC Conference 

DB CJ Augustine – Langley Rams
As the saying goes, you need your big players to show-up in big games and on Saturday CJ Augustine did!  With a home playoff date on the line, Augustine was a ballhawk intercepting three passes, returning one 84-yards for a touchdown to secure a win and the home playoff date.  He added three solo tackles as well. 

Ontario Conference 

DB Teagan Good – Quinte Skyhawks 
Blanketing receivers all afternoon, Teagan Good picked off two passes returning one interception 55 yards for a touchdown and returning a second pick for 56 yards.  Good also had three tackles on the afternoon as the Skyhawks secured a home playoff game and Good was really good.

Special Teams Players of the Week

Prairie Conference 

K Teijon Abel-Douglas – Saskatoon Hilltops 
When the Hilltops offensive drives would stall shy of the endzone, kicker Teijon Abel-Douglas made sure his team came away with points.  As a matter of fact, he accounted for 13 of their 21 points thanks to four field goals and a convert.  He also recorded five punts, averaging over 40 yards with each boot. 

BC Conference 

KR Carson Briere – Prince George Kodiaks
He was a busy on Saturday night in Kamloops as the Kodiaks ended the season.  He returned 11 kicks and averaged 18.1 yards a return.

Ontario Conference 

KR Tai Colquhuon – St. Clair Saints 
Making the most of his only opportunity, Tai Colquhuon took a first quarter punt and raced 61 yards to the endzone for a touchdown crushing any Hurricane hopes for a comeback as the Saints completed a perfect regular season.

Polls are open now until 5:00pm PST to make one of these players the CJFL Fans Choice Player of the Week.  Vote now!