Photo courtesy of Matthew Hamilton

The Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) is proud to announce the FIRST-Team All-Canadians for the 2025 season.

Offensive Line
Kaiden Kerntopf – Okanagan Sun (second consecutive season)
Caleb Barajas – Regina Thunder (second consecutive All-Canadian)
Thomas Ta’Avili – St. Clair Saints
Johnny Fazio-Raposo – St. Clair Saints
Jack Erlandson – Saskatoon Hilltops 

Receivers
Cameron St. Kitts Park – St. Clair Saints (second consecutive All-Canadian) - he led the OFC in receptions (56), receiving yards (760) and scored nine touchdowns

Marselio Mendez – St. Clair Saints - he hauled in 30 receptions for 611 yards and led the Conference with 11 touchdowns

Zion Brown – Westshore Rebels - he had a CJFL high 1039 receiving yards on 69 receptions and tied a CJFL record with 18 touchdowns

Jarome Penner – Winnipeg Rifles (pictured) - he led the Conference with 794 receiving yards on 40 receptions and tallied three touchdowns.  He averaged 19.9 yards a catch

Running Backs
Peter Boersch – Regina Thunder – he won the Conference rushing title with 1327 yards on 174 carries and four touchdowns averaging 7.4 yards a carry

David Collins – Saskatoon Hilltops – he carried the rock 126 times for 1028 yards and a Conference high 13 touchdowns, averaging 8.2 yards per carry

Quarterback
Matthew Guenette – St. Clair Saints – set a new record for completing 75.9% of his passes for a Conference high 2299 yards and set a new record with 35 touchdowns for a quarterback efficiency of 163.5%.  

Punter
Teagan Good – Quinte Skyhawks – he booted a Conference high 49 punts, averaging 34.6 yards and tallied a pair of singles

Place Kicker
Shawn Green – Regina Thunder – he led the Conference with 83 points.  He booted a Conference high 17 field goals, knocking through 81% of his kicks.

Defensive Line
Jaylin Burnett – St. Clair Saints (second consecutive season) - he had a Conference high 11 sacks to complement his 28 tackles, 18 assisted stops, forced a fumble, recovered three fumbles, one for a touchdown and made 17.5 tackles for a loss

Johnathon Stevens – Saskatoon Hilltops – (second consecutive All-Canadian) he led the Conference with three sacks, had 11 tackles, 18 assisted stops, had a knockdown, forced and recovered a fumble

JaQuintis Summers – Okanagan Sun – recorded 12 sacks, 17 tackles, 9 assists, forced a recovered a fumble 

Jarveon Williams - Okanagan Sun – he collected 11 sacks, 14 tackles, returned a fumble 55-yards for a touchdown, knocked down four passes and forced a fumble

Linebackers
Kyler Banfield – Winnipeg Rifles - led the Conference with 37 tackles and 26 assisted stops.  He added two sacks, four knockdowns, forced two fumbles, and recovered a pair

Andy Ofosuhene – Valley Huskers - he had a Conference high 47 tackles, added 14 assisted stops, 2 sack, 1 interception and 2 knockdowns

Clay Ritschard – London Beefeaters - he had 39 solo tackles, eight assisted stops, four sacks, intercepted a pass, forced a fumble and recovered two other fumbles

Defensive Backs
Raiden Mastin – Valley Huskers (second consecutive All-Canadian) - he tallied three interceptions returning one for a touchdown, two sacks, 38 tackles, five assisted stops, five knockdowns and forced a fumble

Tariq Brown – Okanagan Sun - led the Conference with seven interceptions, returning two for a touchdown, had 19 tackles, 5 assists, added a sack, 3 knockdowns, forced a fumble and recovered one

Brandon Vecchio – St. Clair Saints - he intercepted four passes and returned three of them for touchdowns, knocked down three passes and made six tackles

Cooper Filazek – Regina Thunder - he had three interceptions, six tackles, and two knockdowns

Teagan Good – Quinte Skyhawks - he had another great season intercepting three passes, blocked three kicks, forced and recovered a fumble, had 20 tackles, assisted on five others and had a knockdown

Return Specialist
Marselio Mendez – St. Clair Saints - he returned 22 kicks during the regular season and averaged 24.8 yards with each return.  He also returned two punts for touchdowns adding to his impressive stats.

Photo courtesy of Wanda Harron Photography

The Canadian Junior Football League in conjunction with the Prairie Conference is proud to announce the 2025 Conference All-Stars and All-Rookie Team.

There are 11 positional categories, and the Conference leading Regina Thunder have collected nine All-Star selections.

The 2025 Prairie Conference All-Stars are:

Offensive Line:

Caleb Barajas* – Regina Thunder (second consecutive season)
Tristan Rapchalk – Regina Thunder (All-Rookie team last season)
James Luico* – Regina Thunder
Jack Erlandson – Saskatoon Hilltops
Matt Elash – Saskatoon Hilltops 

Running Backs:
Peter Boersch* – Regina Thunder – he won the Conference rushing title with 1327 yards on 174 carries and four touchdowns averaging 7.4 yards a carry

David Collins – saskatoon Hilltops – he carried the rock 126 times for 1028 yards and a Conference high 13 touchdowns, averaging 8.2 yards per carry

Receivers:
Jarome Penner* – Winnipeg Rifles – he led the Conference with 794 receiving yards on 40 receptions and tallied three touchdowns.  He averaged 19.9 yards a catch

Jacob St. Hilaire – Edmonton Wildcats – he collected 37 receptions for 533 yards, averaging 14.4 yards a catch and had 4 touchdowns

Isaiah Vallderruten – Saskatoon Hilltops – he led the Conference averaging 24.5 yards a reception, making 16 catches for 392 yards and had 4 touchdowns

Ben Walz – Regina Thunder - he had 21 receptions for 232 yards and a touchdown

Quarterback:
Riley Element – Winnipeg Rifles – he led the Conference in completions (159), yards (2394), attempts (260) and was tied with 11 touchdowns.  He completed 61.2% of his passes and had a passer efficiency rating of 79.9

Place Kicker:
Shawn Green* – Regina Thunder – he led the Conference with 83 points.  He booted a Conference high 17 field goals, knocking through 81% of his kicks. 

Defensive Line:
Johnathon Stevens* – Saskatoon Hilltops (third consecutive season) – he led the Conference with three sacks, had 11 tackles, 18 assisted stops, had a knockdown, forced and recovered a fumble

Jonathan Kampen – Regina Thunder - he collected 7 tackles, assisted on 6 others, and had half a sack

Jordan Southern – Calgary Colts – he had 10.5 tackles, 2.5 sacks and recovered a fumble

Dwayne Williams – Edmonton Wildcats – he recorded 27 tackles, 12 assisted stops, forced two fumbles and even had an interception

Linebackers:
Isaac Michayluk* – Saskatoon Hilltops (second consecutive season) – making 32 tackles, 22 assists, knocked down three passes, forced two fumbles, recovered one and intercepted three passes

Kyler Banfield* – Winnipeg Rifles (second consecutive season) – led the Conference with 37 tackles and 26 assisted stops.  He added two sacks, four knockdowns, forced two fumbles, and recovered a pair

Kenten Effa – Regina Thunder – he recorded 30 tackles, 18 assists, had half a sack, a knockdown, forced and recovered a fumble

Defensive Backs:
Cooper Filazek* – Regina Thunder – he had three interceptions, six tackles, and two knockdowns

Jake Mayo – Regina Thunder - he had 3 interceptions, returned 1 for a touchdown, added 15 tackles, 2 assists, half a sack, a Conference high 6 knockdowns and forced a fumbles

Jace Mowles – Saskatoon Hilltops – he made 3 interceptions, 4 knockdowns, 13.5 tackles

Juven St. Hilaire – Edmonton Huskies (All-Rookie team last season) – he made 21 tackles, 6 assisted tackles, had two interceptions and had two knockdowns

Quinn Feodoroff – Calgary Colts – 23 tackles, 7 assisted stops, intercepted four passes, recovered two fumbles, forced one and had two knockdowns

Punter:
Gabriel Yaipen – Winnipeg Rifles – he led the Conference with 67 punts, averaging 38.4 yards and scored four singles 

Return Specialist:
Mekhi Tyrell – Edmonton Wildcats – he returned six punts for 122 yards, averaging 20.3 yards a return and broke one 80 yards for a touchdown

The Prairie Conference is preparing for their Conference semi-finals this Sunday.  The #1 Regina Thunder host the #4 Edmonton Huskies, and the #2 Saskatoon Hilltops entertain the #3 Winnipeg Rifles.  The winners advance to the Prairie Conference championship game and one step closer to hosting the 2025 Canadian Bowl. 

*unanimous selection 

All-Rookie Team

Offensive Lineman
Matt Elash – Saskatoon Hilltops  

Running Back
Thomas Barrett – Calgary Colts  

Receivers:
Simon Leckie – Winnipeg Rifles   

Quarterback:
Wesley Neitz – Edmonton Huskies 

Defensive Linemen:
Enoch Oludamiro – Regina Thunder 

Linebacker:
Chris Mattiello – Edmonton Huskies  

Defensive Back:
Nigel Reader – Winnipeg Rifles  

Kicker:
Lucas Hryniuk – Calgary Colts