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.

The CJFL is pleased to announce the Players of the Week following the National Semi-Final and the Prairie Conference title game.

Offensive Players of the Week

National Semi-Final
RB Gerren Hardisty – Okanagan Sun

Offence was hard to come by for the Sun against a very talented St. Clair Saints team.  Hardisty earned 71 very difficult yards on 18 carries usually needing to break a tackle or carry a tackler with him for every inch he got.  He also made one reception for 12 yards. 

Prairie Conference 
QB Griffin Sander – Saskatoon Hilltops

What a performance from the Hilltops backup quarter.  After thrust into duty in the second quarter of the championship game and throwing an interception, he settled in and led his team to the title.  Down by 15 points late in the fourth quarter, Sander came back in and quickly found his touch.  He would lead his team back from the brink of elimination by throwing a touchdown pass, and a two-point conversion with 31 seconds left in the fourth quarter to force the game into overtime.  In the extra session he remained calm, cool and collective, throwing a 24-yard touchdown pass to win the game punching their ticket to the Canadian Bowl.  He finished completing 17 of 26 for 206 yards and the two majors.

Defensive Players of the Game

National Semi-Final
DL Jarevon Williams – Okanagan Sun

He got stronger as the game went on and put together an impressive defensive game willing his team to victory with his play.  Down 19-0 in the third quarter, he picked up a fumble and returned it __ yards for a touchdown which completely changed the path of the game.  He finished with three knockdowns, but he was constantly putting pressure on the Saints backfield throwing off their timing. 

Prairie Conference 
LB Isaac Michayluk – Saskatoon Hilltops 

He was the best defender on the field in the Prairie Conference champioship game coming up to stop the potent Thunder running attack.  Michayluk made a game high solo tackles and added two assists in helping the Hilltops earn the right to host the Canadian Bowl.

Special Teams Players of the Game

National Semi-FInal
KR Jordayne Falconer – Okanagan Sun

The always dangerous returner Jordayne Falconer returned a punt 73-yards in the third quarter to give the Sun a nine-point lead in the National Semi-Final.  That return completely took the air out of the Saints sails and helped the Sun to win at the Apple Bowl. In all, he returned six kicks, averaging 22 yards a return giving his offensive teammates great field position.

Prairie Conference 
DB Jackson Ashman – Regina Thunder

He played an important role for the Thunder on kick coverage and returning kicks.  He made two key special teams tackles, recovered a fumble on a muffed punt return and returned one kick off himself for 20 yards.