Football Program 2020

FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2020 20 19 92nd SEASON OF Wesgroup is a proud supporter of Vancouver College’s Fighting Irish Football Team. FOOTBALL 5400 Cartier Street, Vancouver BC V6M 3A5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Principal’s Message...............................................................2 Head Coach’s Message.........................................................2 Vancouver College Staff and Schedules 2020.......................3 2020 Fighting Irish Coaches and Supporting Staff ................4 Irish Alumni Currently Playing in the CFL and NFL................5 2020 Fighting Irish Graduating Seniors .................................6 Fighting Irish Varsity Statistical Leaders 2019 ......................8 Vancouver College Football Awards 2019 .............................9 Irish Varsity Football Academic Awards...............................10 Irish Academics 2020 ..........................................................10 Irish Football Team Awards 1941-2019 ..............................19 Irish Records 1986-2019......................................................22 Irish Provincial Championship Game Award Winners 1966-2018 .................................................29 Back in the Day....................................................................29 Irish Cumulative Record Against Opponents 1929-2018.....30 Fighting Irish Varsity Football Team 2019 ...........................34 Irish Statistics 1996-2018 ...................................................35 Archbishops’ Trophy Series 1957-2018 .............................38 Irish Alumni in the Canadian Football League Draft.............39 Fighting Irish Alumni in the CFL .........................................40 Irish Who Have Competed at <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">International Universities.............................................10 </li><li style="flex:1">Irish Grads Currently Competing in </li></ul>TOGETHER Intercollegiate Athletics...............................................41 Irish Athletes Who Played Professional Sports ...................11 Fighting Irish Athletes in the VC Hall of Honour .................12 Irish Trivia: Irish in the BC Sports Hall of Fame....................13 Irish Alumni Who Were CFL All Stars .................................14 Irish Who Competed for CIS/NAIA Universities 1929-2018........................................42 INSPIRING KIDS Irish Trivia: Irish on the Links ...............................................44 Fighting Irish in the Grey Cup .............................................45 VC Fighting Irish Game Results 1929-2019.........................46 Junior Varsity & Grade 8 Results 1953-2019 ......................51 Irish Trivia: Irish at the Olympics..........................................52 Irish Captains 1929-2019.....................................................53 Family Ties...........................................................................53 A Brief History of Irish Football ...........................................54 2019 Year in Review Game Results ................................... 55 Varsity Alumni 1929-2019....................................................58 THROUGH SPORT Irish Alumni Who Were Canadian Football League Divisional All Stars ......................................................14 Irish Alumni Who Were CFL Trophy Winners ....................14 Irish BC High School Provincial All Stars ............................ 15 irish Fathers and Sons Who Played Varsity Football ...........15 All Time Coaching Records 1929-2019 ...............................16 Vancouver College Championship Teams 1922 – Present ..16 Alumni Who Competed at NCAA Universities 1929-2020 ............................................17 wesgroup.ca 1<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE </li><li style="flex:1">HEAD COACH’S MESSAGE </li></ul>VANCOUVER COLLEGE Staff and Schedules 2020 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Football Coaching Staff </li><li style="flex:1">Varsity Schedule 2020 </li></ul>Every year, we celebrate the successes of our football program, and how much it adds to our community. Some years, like last year, the impact is obvious: a dominating performance on the field leading up to a record-breaking Provincial Championship that brought our community, students, As with almost everything in the world in 2020, football at Vancouver College has been greatly impacted by Covid-19. Despite an uncertainty of games, our boys worked tirelessly to prepare for the season from April through August. These young men followed a workout plan sent to them by Coach Vass, and put themselves in great physical shape Varsity <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Date </li><li style="flex:1">Opponent </li><li style="flex:1">Time </li><li style="flex:1">Venue </li></ul>O’Hagan Burnaby Lakes South Delta O’Hagan Sep 6 Sep 13 Sep 21 Sep 28 Oct 4 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Kelowna </li><li style="flex:1">2:00pm </li></ul>7:30pm 1:30pm 1:30pm 5:00pm Todd Bernett – Head Coach St. Thomas More South Delta Mt. Douglas * Belmont Ron Turner – Defensive Coordinator Daved Benefield – Assistant Coach Bryan Chiu (VC’92) – Assistant Coach Anthony Findlay – Assistant Coach Michael Le (VC’17) - Assistant Coach Marcus Parmar (VC’17) - Assistant Coach Goudy Turf <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Oct 11 </li><li style="flex:1">Carson Graham </li><li style="flex:1">3:45pm </li><li style="flex:1">Carson Graham </li></ul>Oct 19 Oct 25 Nov 1 New Westminster ** Handsworth Notre Dame *** 1:30pm 3:00pm 2:00pm O’Hagan Handsworth O’Hagan parents, alumni together in such a powerful way. But, as I’ve said for years and as I know our football coaches believe, the true success of each season is not judged by number of wins or records or MVP performances, but rather, it is reflected in the growth in character of the boys who make up the team, both individually and as a group of Better Men. for the possibility of games. Once we were back in school in September, practices resumed, albeit with many limitations. Despite this, enthusiasm remained high and attitudes were positive as we headed deeper into September and eventually October. As of publication time for this program, inter school play had not been approved by the ministry of education, but Irish spirit never wavered. * Homecoming Game / #11 Forever Day ** Senior’s Day *** Archbishops’ Trophy Game Junior Varsity Carlo Trentadue – Head Coach Gabe Botelho (VC’20) - Assistant Coach Paul Cooper – Assistant Coach Rob Kozikowski (VC’94) – Assistant Coach Alex Nyvlt (VC’20) - Assistant Coach Brian Taggart – Assistant Coach Brody Uddenberg – Assistant Coach Domhnall Street (VC’17) – Assistant Coach Junior Varsity Schedule 2020 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Date </li><li style="flex:1">Opponent </li><li style="flex:1">Time </li></ul>2:15pm 3:30pm O’Hagan 1:00pm O’Hagan 1:00pm O’Hagan 3:45pm 3:15pm O’Hagan 10:45am O’Hagan 3:30pm 11:00pm O’Hagan Venue <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Goudy Field </li><li style="flex:1">Sep 5 </li><li style="flex:1">Belmont </li></ul>Sep 13 Handsworth Sep 19 Lord Tweedsmuir Sep 26 Abbotsford So I would argue that this season’s group of committed young men, and their coaches, have been at least as successful as last year’s championship crew. I imagine the strength of character involved in coming out, day after day, sometimes in terrible weather, and often when there are no actual classes to even attend, and to push yourself to get stronger, better, faster, without even the opportunity of a chance for glory in an actual game. This is exactly what the football coaches created this year: more boys than ever were able to participate in our training sessions, a culture of commitment and fun was created when it was needed most in our community, and genuine team identities were formed. This is the hallmark of true excellence in an athletic program. The publication of this program continues to be a labor of love for it’s primary contributors; Bruce Jagger and Andrea Prout-Bernett. Bruce has yet again taken on the role of motivator, author, organizer, and editor of this publication. Andrea has dedicated her time by selling program adds, which has not been as easy during this current economic reality. Their commitment makes this years program possible, and with the possibility of no games, it becomes a positive takeaway from what has been a very unusual start to the fall sports season. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Oct 3 </li><li style="flex:1">Seaquam </li><li style="flex:1">Seaquam </li></ul>Oct 11 Oct 19 Oct 24 Nov 1 Centennial New Westminster St. Thomas More Notre Dame Grade 8 STM Matt Esaw (VC’05) Head Coach Paul Legge - Assistant Coach Brandon Lieu - Assistant Coach Playing Venues J. C. Abbott - Assistant Coach John-Paul Cavalluzzo - Assistant Coach Thomas Miller (VC’05) - Assistant Coach Jon Teguibon (VC’05) - Assistant Coach Joey Whyte (VC’12) - Assistant Coach Devoun Hallums - Assistant Coach Our 2020 team features a talented and committed group of seniors, many of whom were major contributors to last seasons 2019 provincial championship. You can read about each of them in our senior profile section. That group is joined by an enthusiastic group of juniors, who have had much success during the Gr. 8.9 and 10 seasons. Our rosters is loaded with ability and responsiveness to coaching. Speaking of coaching, we have an outstanding staff. Our varsity coaches are spotlighted on their profile page, and all of our coaches are listed on page 3. We have many dedicated alumni who give back to the program by coaching on either the Grade 8, Junior Varsity or Varsity team. In addition, our many valued support staff are highlighted on page 3 as well. Home O’Hagan Field 40th Ave. & Cartier St. Practice Montgomery Park 42nd Ave. & Selkirk St. Congratulations to all of the coaches and athletes for their commitment to excellence, to each other, and to Vancouver College in this most challenging of seasons. Medical Staff Irish Supporters Dr. John Street – Varsity Team Physician Dr. Mojgan Namazi – JV Team Physician Rick Gazzola – Head Trainer Ryan Shams – Game Announcer Dave Fong – Team Photographer Bruce Jagger – Program, Statistics Trixie Cruz – Elementary Flag Football Piero Cantagallo – Game Day Derek Page - Game day Daryl Weaver Principal Administration Johnny Bevacqua – President Daryl Weaver – Principal Dennis Yu – Game Day Scott Vass – Athletic Director & Strength Coach Andrea Bernett – General Manager Athletics Tricia Listecki – Timekeeper Todd Bernett Head Coach <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2</li><li style="flex:1">3</li></ul>FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2020 2020 FIGHTING IRISH Coaches and Supporting Staff IRISH ALUMNI Currently Playing in the CFL and NFL <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Todd Bernett – Head Coach & Offensive Coordinator </li><li style="flex:1">Bryan Chiu (VC’92) – Assistant Coach </li></ul>SUPPORT STAFF Christian Covington (VC’11) – Cincinnati Bengals – Defensive Line Christian is a graduate of Rice University and Rashaun Simonise (VC’13) – BC Lions – Wide Receiver Rashaun attended the University of Calgary and was signed as a free agent by the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals. He was subsequently selected in the second round of the CFL draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and signed this season with the BC Lions. He is the son of John Simonise and Belinda Hendrie. Andrea Prout-Bernett – GM Athletics Coach Chiu is starting his second season coaching the Irish. He was a member of the 1991 championship team and was the team’s Born in Seattle, Washington, Coach Bernett attended Eastern Washington University where he quarterbacked the Eagles Mrs. Prout-Bernett is in her 20th year at Vancouver College and teaches science and religion in the senior school. Andrea was selected in the 6th round of the NFL draft in 2015 by the Houston Texans. After four seasons with the Texans he was picked up by the Dallas Cowboys. He signed with the Denver Broncos Outstanding Lineman. He went on the play at Washfor two seasons as a starter. He joined the teaching in 2020, and was then traded to the Cincinnati is also the Campus Minister. She has been a critical part Bengals just before the season. He is currently starting at DT for the Bengals. Each summer he comes back to Vancouver to run a free football camp for kids. He was a member of the 2010 Fighting Irish Championship team. He is the son of Grover and Natasha Covington. ington State and then played 12 seasons with the Montreal Alouettes where he was on two Grey Cup winning teams and was also named a CFL All Star on seven occasions. staff at Vancouver College in 1999 and is in his 20th season as Head Coach. In 2009, he moved into the #1 position in career wins for a Fighting Irish Head Coach. Todd’s wife, Andrea, is also a teacher at VC and a General Manager of Athletics. They live in Vancouver with their children, Keon (VC’24) & Mya. of the Irish football program since her arrival coordinating registration, travel, and game day. She holds a B.Sc. from Eastern Washington University and completed her PDP at SFU. She completed her MA in Leadership & Administration from Gonzaga University. Outside of school she is an active runner and coaches flag football. She and her husband Todd have two children, Keon and Mya and are members of at St. Andrew’s Parish. Anthony Findlay – Assistant Coach Adam Konar (VC’11) – BC Lions – Linebacker Adam was drafted in the third round of the 2015 CFL Draft by the Edmonton Eskimos. He previously stared at both the University of British Columbia and the University of Calgary. He was recently acquired by the BC Lions. He was a member of the 2010 Fighting Irish team and was named Most Valuable Player in the provincial championship game, leading VC to victory. He is the son of Kevin (VC’76) and Joanne Konar. Coach Findlay is starting his second season with the Irish. He is a graduate of UBC where he was Captain of the Thunderbird Football Ron Turner – Defensive Coordinator Ron is starting his sixth season coaching at Vancouver College, but he is a veteran coach who has been involved team. He is a professional trainer and owner of Level Scott Vass – Athletic Director 10 Fitness and Health. Over the years he has trained 13 Olympic medalists. Scott is the Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Fighting Irish football program at Vancouver College. He is a certified strength in pretty well all levels of football in the province of B.C. He was the Head Coach at John Oliver High School for over thirty years and guided the Jokers to several playoff victories and a Provincial Championship in 1992. He has been the Defensive Coordinator for Team B.C. on four different occasions winning Gold in 1994 and medaling in every other year. Lately Coach Turner has been coaching at the university level, at U.B.C for three years and at Simon Fraser for nine years during which time he coached several Defensive Linemen who moved on to the C.F.L. Ron and his wife, Dianne, have two grown daughters. MEDICAL STAFF and conditioning specialist (CSCS) who has over Rick Gazzola – Trainer A graduate of Sir Winston Churchill High School and the University of British Columbia, Rick has been a fixture in the Irish locker room since 1993. 16 years experience training high school, national-level, and professional athletes and also currently serves as the strength and conditioning coordinator for the Canadian National Wrestling Team. VC Alumni Association Supports the Irish! He has served as trainer, equipment manager, chief handyman and great friend to a generation of Irish football players. He is a former trainer of the Vancouver Whitecaps soccer team and has also worked for the Canadian National Soccer team. Daved Benefield – Assistant Coach Coach Benefield is starting his sixth season with the Fighting Irish coaching staff. He is a native of Pasadena, California, where he attended Cal State North- Rick and his wife, Patty, live in Vancouver with their daughter, Alexa. Best of Luck to all of the Fighting Irish Football Teams ridge. He was nominated all conference, outside linebacker setting a record for interceptions with 8 in one year. He played 14 years of professional football including a year with the San Francisco 49ers, where he led the team in sacks in the preseason. He has won a Grey Cup with the BC Lions in 2000. Twitter for live scores and up-to-the-minute Irish Football information 4FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2020 5<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2020 FIGHTING IRISH Graduating Seniors </li><li style="flex:1">2020 FIGHTING IRISH Graduating Seniors </li></ul>Shawn Antolis 5’4” 125 lbs DB – Shawn is a five year man in the Irish Football program and plans to go on to university next year to study Kinesiology. In addition to football he is also on the Irish Track team and was Junior Captain in 2019. He is an Honour Roll student and is the son of Dewi Ratna and Hardy Antolis. His brother, Alex, is a grad of 2019. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Blake Clutterham – 6’3” 190 lbs DB/TE – Blake is starting his </li><li style="flex:1">Parsa Heydarzadeh – 6’3” 185 lbs DB/WR – Parsa is a five year </li></ul>man who plans to head east next year to study business play football at university. He is a member of the President’s Honour Society and is also a member of the Varsity Basketball team. He is the son of Ahmad Heydarzadeh and Shigemi Mori. Rafael Schincariol – 6’0” 190lbs RB/DB – Raf is starting his fifth fifth season with the Irish. Next year he plans to commence work towards a degree in season with Irish football and plans to go on to business school at an eastern university next year. In addition to football he is on the wrestling team, plays rugby and loves to cook in his spare time. He was the MVP on his Grade 8 and both Junior Varsity football teams. He is the son of Paul and Susan Schincariol and his brother Criminology with the ultimate goal of becoming a police officer. He is also a member of the Irish Track team. He is on the Honour Roll and a recent member of the President’s Honour Society. In his spare time he enjoys hockey and basketball and is a volunteer at the Door is Open. A long suffering fan of the Arizona Cardinals, his is the son of Dave (VC’92) and Lorna Clutterham. Basil is a grad of 2019. Ben Kolb – 6’2” 190lbs WR/K/P – Ben has been with the VC football program since Grade 8 and plans to continuing Simon Boivin – 5’11” 166 lbs WR – Simon is starting his fourth <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">season with VC football. He is an Honour Roll </li><li style="flex:1">to play football at the university level where he </li></ul>also plans to study science with the ultimate goal of attending medical school. He is a member Christopher Trstenjak – 5’11” 165lbs DB – Chris is in his fifth season of VC football and plans to study history at university next year. Outside to school he plays hockey and is a budding artist. He is student and plans to continue his education at university in September, studying Kinesiology. Outside of school he has played baseball for Sawyer Drummond – 5’11” 205 lbs LB – Sawyer is commencing <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">his third campaign with Irish Football. His plan </li><li style="flex:1">of the President’s Honour Society and was </li></ul>many years and has been accepted into the VPD Student Challenge. He participated in the Bronx Service trip last year. He is the son of Lyle and Jenny Boivin and his older brother Jack graduated from VC last year. is to continue on to business school next September. He is a member of the President’s Honour Society and lives a very active life with interests in lacrosse, hockey, rugby, fishing and awarded VC’s “Man of our Times” Award last year. In addition to football, he is on the Irish Track team, plays community hockey and plays Alto Sax in the school’s Senior Concert and Jazz Bands. He is the son of David and Terri Kolb. His brother Nick is in Grade 9 at VC. the son of Earl and Patrisha Trstenjak. hunting. In addition, he enjoys playing musical Peter Tsakumis – 5’11” 220lbs DE/OL – Peter is another five year man and hopes to continue his education and football career at the university level next year. His three uncles are Vancouver College graduates. He is the son of Kon and Eleni Tsakumis. instruments including the piano and cello. His

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