Photo courtesy of Louis Christ Photography

The Canadian Junior Football League in conjunction with the Prairie Conference is proud to announce the 2024 Conference All-Stars and All-Rookie Team.

There are 10 positional categories and the Conference leading Saskatoon Hilltops have collected 11 All-Star selections.

The 2024 Prairie Conference All-Stars are:

Offensive Line:

Cody Shumanski – Saskatoon Hilltops (second consecutive season)
Callum Betournay – Calgary Colts
Faalii Alaimoana – Edmonton Huskies
Bjorn Nelson – Edmonton Huskies
Caleb Barajas – Regina Thunder

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

Corbin Ebben – Saskatoon Hilltops – he won the Conference rushing title with 964 yards on 157 carries, averaging 6.1 yards per carry and scored six touchdowns

Receivers:

Drake Douglas – Saskatoon Hilltops (second consecutive season) – he led the Conference in receptions (58), targets (77), receiving yards (955) and touchdowns (8)

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

Datiel Fountaine – Saskatoon Hilltops – he was part of the All-Rookie team last year and followed up with 23 receptions for 338 yards and six touchdowns

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

Quarterback:

Trey Reider* (pictured) – Saskatoon Hilltops (second consecutive season) – he completed a Conference high 64.3% of his pass making 119 completions for 1685 yards and threw 17 touchdowns for a passer efficiency rating of 119.8%

Place Kicker:

Laine Santos – Edmonton Huskies – he was good on nine of his 15 field goal attempts and scored 47 points for the Huskies season

Defensive Line:

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

Kai Kukurudza – Saskatoon Hilltops – he led the Conference with seven sacks, had 14 tackles, eight assisted stops, three knockdowns, two forced fumbles and intercepted a pass

Will Smith – Winnipeg Rifles – he collected 11 solo tackles and 12 assisted tackles

Luke Claude – Regina Thunder – he blocked a kick, made three solo tackles, had three assisted stops, half a sack and a knockdown

Liam Sellwood – Regina Thunder – he had four solo tackles, three assisted stops and half a sack

Linebackers:

Stephen Smith – Regina Thunder (third consecutive season) – he led the Thunder with 34 solo tackles, had 20 assists, 2.5 sacks, 2 knockdowns and intercepted a pass returning it 23 yards

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

Defensive Backs:

Dalton Urban – Saskatoon Hilltops (second consecutive season) – he collected three interceptions, recovered a fumble and returned it 39 yards for a touchdowns, had 13 solo tackles, nine assists, had half a sack, had three knockdowns and even forced a fumble

Cody Anglo – Calgary Colts (second consecutive season) – he added two interceptions to his 20 tackles, 14 assisted stops and four knockdowns

Adam King – Regina Thunder (second All-Star) – he tallied 17 tackles this season along with 12 assisted tackles, had one interception, blocked one kick, forced a pair of fumbles and added two knockdowns

Keon Raymond – Calgary Colts – he shared the leaderboard with four interceptions, added 14 solo tackles, three assisted stops and had four knockdowns 

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

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

Return Specialist:

Drake Douglas – Saskatoon Hilltops – he returned 38 kicks for the Hilltops this season for 342 yards

The Prairie Conference is preparing for their Conference semi-finals this Sunday.  The #1 Saskatoon Hilltops host the #4 Edmonton Huskies, and the #2 Regina Thunder entertain the #3 Calgary Colts.  Happy Thanksgiving! 

*unanimous selection 

All-Rookie Team

Offensive Lineman
Tristen Rapchalk – Regina Thunder 

Running Back
Brody Komarnicki – Saskatoon Hilltops 

Receivers:
Saboor Zeeshan – Calgary Colts   

Quarterback:
Charlie Molder – Saskatoon Hilltops 

Defensive Linemen:
Jaeden Gayle – Calgary Colts 

Linebacker:
Kael Roszell – Edmonton Huskies 

Defensive Back:
Juven St. Hilaire – Edmonton Huskies 
 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a member of the CJFL Executive has challenged a guru in the sport of rugby to raise funds for the Breast Assessment Centre at the Pasqua Hospital in Regina, Saskatchewan.   

It’s the age old battle of football versus rugby!

Prairie Conference president Randy O’Shaughnessy is representing the football side of things, while Levi Moore is the “hair” of rugby for this challenge.   Both men have been growing their locks for about two years and if enough funds can be raised in the month of October, the clippers will come out and they will have their heads shaved with their luscious locks donated.  

Both men chat with Ryan Watters and share why raising funds for breast cancer awareness is important to them. 

To  donate to Randy or Levi following this link – Home - Hair We Go (akaraisin.com)