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.

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The Canadian Junior Football League in conjunction with the BC Conference are proud to announce their Most Outstanding Players for 2025.

Ranji Mattu Memorial Coach of the Year – Jamie Boreham – Prince George Kodiaks – he led his team to their best regular season record and the franchise’s first playoff berth.

Outstanding Offensive Lineman – Kaiden Kerntopf – Okanagan Sun (second consecutive season)

Outstanding Offensive Back – QB Gavin Session – Westshore Rebels - he led the Conference with 193 completions and 28 touchdowns while completing 68% of his passes for 2802 yards with a quarterback efficiency rating of 119.5%

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

Outstanding Defensive Lineman – JaQuintis Summers – Okanagan Sun – he tied a team recorded with 13 sacks, collected 17 tackles, 9 assists, and forced a recovered a fumble

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

Outstanding Defensive Back – Raiden Mastin – Valley Huskers - he tallied three interceptions returning one for a touchdown, two sacks, 38 tackles, five assisted stops, five knockdowns and forced a fumble

Outstanding Special Teams Player – PK Liam Attwood – Okanagan Sun - with 13 field goals he set a new CJFL record for made field goals in a career, knocked through his personal longest kick of 51-yards and accounted for 109 points this season

Outstanding Return Specialist – KR Jordayne Falconer – Okanagan Sun – he was dynamite returning kicks this year collecting 28 returns, averaging 22.4 yards and returned three punts for touchdowns

Outstanding Offensive Rookie of the Year – OL Shawn Basran - Okanagan Sun

Outstanding Defensive Rookie of the Year – LB Cade Handy – Langley Rams – he recorded 37 solo tackles, assisted on 14 others, knocked down two passes and returned his lone interception 47-yards for a touchdown

Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year – DL JaQuintis Summers – Okanagan Sun - he tied a team recorded with 13 sacks, collected 17 tackles, 9 assists, and forced a recovered a fumble

Outstanding Offensive Player of the Year – REC Zion Brown – Westshore Rebels - he had a CJFL high 1039 receiving yards on 69 receptions and tied a CJFL record with 18 touchdowns

The BC Conference Cullen Cup championship game goes this Saturday afternoon in Kelowna when the #1 Okanagan Sun welcome the #2 Westshore Rebels to the Apple Bowl. It’s the fourth straight season they meet in this title game with the winner advancing to host the CJFL National Semi-Final game.