www.cjfl.net “For all your CJFL Information & News” The CJFL TOTAL THURSDAY Newsletter Brought to you by Volume 3 Issue 6 "The CJFL gratefully acknowledges the support of the following Sponsors" "The Canadian Junior Football League provides the opportunity for young men aged 17 to 22 to participate in highly competitive post-high school football that is unique in Canada. The goal of the league is to foster community involvement and yield a positive environment by teaching discipline, perseverance and cooperation. The benefits of the league are strong camaraderie, national competition and life-long friends." CANADIAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE – PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – WEEK FIVE Ryan Marsch – Quarterback – Winnipeg Rifles The 3rd-year quarterback has been one of the hottest passers in the PFC in 2011. Marsch threw for a career-high 6 touchdown passes in Winnipeg’s 52-31 home win over the Regina Thunder on Sunday. Derek Dean would reel in 3 scores, Matt Lariviere 2, and Alex Vitt had the other touchdown catch. The 6’1, 205-pound Sturgeon Heights Collegiate grad would complete 20 of 34 passes for 425 yards. For the second straight week, Marsch would be involved in a contest where both he & the opposing pivot, Regina’s Wyatt Catley would both throw for 400+ yards. Marsch leads the PFC in passing yards with 1094 and in the passing efficiency ratings with a rating of 132.4. Richard Veenstra – Defensiveback – Windsor AKO Fratmen 9 total tackles, 3 INT, 2 INT for TD, 34 Total Def. Points, in 40-26 win over Ottawa Sooners Richard Veenstra, Rookie, 5'8”, 175 lbs, came off the bench to spark the AKO Fratmen Defense with 3 interceptions and 9 total tackles. Richard returned two of the interceptions for TD's which ties an OFC record, and sets a new AKO record. Richard currently leads the OFC with 9 tackles, interceptions with 3, defensive points with 34, defensive touchdowns with 2, and is tied with 3 others for most points with 12. Richard will make his home debut on Saturday when AKO hosts the London Beefeaters at 7:30 pm at Alumni Field in a battle of unbeaten teams. Quinn Van Gylswyck – Kicker – Westshore Rebels For the second time this season Rebel kicker Quinn Van Gylswyck is the BCFC Special Teams Player of the Week. He would add to the Rebels scoring on Saturday afternoon with 15 points, hitting all three field goals (17, 36 and 40 yards out), was perfect on five converts and had a single. His kicking would pin the Broncos deep all afternoon with four punts totalling 228 yards, an average of 57 yards including a booming 75 yarder. His five kick-offs would total 313 yards, an average of 63 yards. www.bcjuniorfootball.ca Team Record Home Away PF PA Pts Vancouver Island Raiders 5-0 2-0 3-0 256 49 10 Okanagan Sun 4-1 2-0 2-1 157 91 8 Westshore Rebels 3-2 2-1 1-1 125 143 6 Langley Rams 2-3 1-2 1-1 124 104 4 Kamloops Broncos 1-4 0-2 1-2 68 189 2 Chilliwack Huskers 0-5 0-3 0-2 46 200 0 BCFC Week 5 Summary By Ryan Watters BCFC Media Coordinator The home teams would prevail in Week 5 of the BCFC as the Raiders, Rams and Rebels all held serve as only one team remains undefeated as the Conference hits the halfway point. In Nanaimo the final two undefeated teams would square off in a rematch of the 2010 Cullen Cup. It was another classic game between the Okanagan Sun and Vancouver Island Raiders with the home team recording a 33-20 victory to take sole possession of top spot in the Conference. The first half was an up and down battle as the Raiders scored first on their first two possessions before the Sun rattled off 17 unanswered points and led at halftime 17- 14. In the second half the Raiders would outscore the Sun 19-3 on route to the win. Photo courtesy of Mijen Multimedia The Raiders amassed 554 yards of total offence in a very balanced attack. The aerial assault was led by quarterback Jordan Yantz. He would finish 20 of 28 for 300 yards and four more touchdown passes. He would find five different receivers including Michael Schaper who caught a game high seven passes for 137 yards and had a major. Whitman Tomusiak had five catches for 72 yards and a score. On the ground the BCFC’s leading rusher was outstanding as Jordan Botel carried 24 times for 165 yards. He would add two catches for 13 yards and had a touchdown. Rookie Ashton Galloway was very effective with eight carries for 61 yards. The Raiders defence was solid and would hurry the Sun offense the majority of the afternoon. They would force three interceptions as Adam Laurensse, Ariel Fabbro and Glenn Boyce would pick off passes. Nick Woznesensky made five tackles and Ash Gayat had the only sack and two tackles. The Raiders enter the bye week 5-0 and have won 40 straight games at home. Following the bye, they’ll host the 3-2 Rebels. The Sun drop to 4-1 after their first loss of the season. After trailing 14-0 after the Raiders first two possessions the Sun would throw for the majority of the game compiling 279 yards of total offense, 249 of which was from the passing game. Jeremy Mraovic would make his second BCFC start after a week 3 injury to Bobby Davis. Mraovic had a defender in his face for most of the game, but finished 14 of 26 for 249 yards and threw one touchdown pass and score another with his feet. Tommy Howes caught four balls for 49 yards, and Ben White caught three passes for 120 yards including a 92 yard touchdown pass. On the ground the Sun would carry 12 times, six by Mraovic for 21 yards and a one yard touchdown plunge. The other six carries were by Arman Bokitch for just 13 yards. Kicker Steve McFadyen added to the scoring with two field goals, from 12 and 35 yards out. The Sun defence forced two turnovers as Brandon Donkers had a pick and Beau Barthel jumped on a fumble. Evin Polak had eight tackles and four assists, while Robbie Yochim and Tynan Pearce each had six tackles and one assist. Jordan Pfieffer had the only sack for the Sun. The Sun will host the 0-5 Chilliwack Huskers when play resumes on Sunday September 11 at the Apple Bowl. Also on the Island on Saturday afternoon the Westshore Rebels recorded their third win of the year and first BCFC shutout beating the Kamloops Broncos 47-0. The Rebels would use the run game to and pound away at the Broncos. They would use nine different ball carriers and tallied 423 yards on the ground. Greg Morris was unstoppable with 13 carries for 259 yards and four touchdowns; his longest being a 100 yard scamper. Andre Skinner ran four times for 35 yards and quarterback Cat Todorovich would call his own number five times for 32 yards. Through the air the Rebels would gain 148 yards as Todorovich would finish eight of 20 and had one TD pass. Kyle Pich would record the major on just two catches for 45 yards. Vinnie Cannata had two catches for 49 yards. Kicker Quinn Van Gylswyck was perfect on three kicks from 17, 36 and 40 yards out. Defensively the Rebels would force three turnovers, highlighted by two interceptions by Dane Douglas. Chris McCormick forced a fumble and Shane Little would jump on it. Justin Perrie had three tackles, one assist and a half sack to lead the club. The Rebels sit in third place with a 3-2 record at the halfway point. They’ll visit the Raiders when the schedule resumes after Labour Day. The Broncos were frustrated gaining 187 yards of total offence. The passing game was stymied as Drew Jacobson was seven of 19 for 81 yards. Sean Poeppel would make two catches for 49 yards and Adam Nesbitt would also make two catches for 21 yards. On the ground the Broncos would rush 27 times for 117 yards. Mike McMaster carried 13 times for 54 yards and Joel Mukendei had four touches for 33 yards...30 of which was on one carry. The Broncos “D” spent the majority of the game on the field, but would create five turnovers. Mitch Day had an interception and would recover a fumble. It’s the 10th recovery in his career which places him second all time in BCFC history. The record is 13 held by former Tri-City Bulldog Matt Begley. Defensive back Scott Nelson also intercepted a pass. Drew Markortoff and Ben Hoffman recovered the other two Rebel fumbles. Clayton Ludba recorded another four tackles while five other players had multi-tackle games. Following the bye week the 1-4 Broncos stay on the road and visit the 2-3 Langley Rams. The Saturday night cap saw another lopsided score as the Langley Rams recorded their first home win of the season beating the Chilliwack Huskers 46-7. The reining BCFC Offensive Player of the Week Nick Downey pick up where he left off last weekend...scoring touchdowns. After three scores last weekend, Downey caught two balls for 110 yards and had a major. Although he has four offensive touchdowns in the last two games, you can never hold down a great returner forever.