Five All-Canadians on defence will be taking part in Saturday’s Canadian Bowl at S-M-F Field.
The Canadian Junior Football League announced the 14 players named as national all-stars on the defensive side of the football Wednesday. Included are a trio of Saskatoon Hilltops…defensive linemen Garth Knittig and Jesse McNabb plus Cody Peters. The Toppers will go after an unprecedented fifth consecutive Canadian Bowl title against the Langley Rams. Two members of the B-C Conference champs are defensive All-Camadians…defensive lineman Skye King and defensive back Kyle Clarot. The C-J-F-L Offensive All-Canadians will be announced Thursday…ahead of Saturday’s title game. First kick-off is 1 p.m. with the broadcast starting at 12:30 on 92-9, THE BULL. Following is the news release from the C-J-F-L…
CJFL Defensive All-Canadians
The 13 best defenders across the CJFL
The Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) is proud to announce the Defensive All-Canadians for the 2018 season.
In total there are 13 Defensive All-Canadians and one Return Specialist All-Canadian.
Defensive Line
Tom Zarafonitis – Hamilton Hurricanes – 6 tackles, 6 assisted tackles, 6 sacks, 1 forced fumble
Garth Knittig – Saskatoon Hilltops – 16 tackles, 6 assisted tackles, 2.5 sacks
Skye King – Langley Rams – 10 tackles, 8 assisted tackles, 4 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, 1 knockdown
Jesse McNabb – Saskatoon Hilltops – 16 tackles, 2 assisted tackles, 4.5 sacks
Linebackers
Conor Richard – Okanagan Sun (second consecutive season) – 20 tackles, 7 assisted tackles, 6 sacks, 6 blocked kicks, 3 knockdowns, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 touchdown
Cody Peters – Saskatoon Hilltops – 23 tackles, 8 assisted tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 knockdown, 2 forced fumbles, 1 interception
Zachary Hoffner – Hamilton Hurricanes – 28 tackles, 10 assisted tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 interception
Defensive Backs
Jayden Dalke – Edmonton Wildcats (second consecutive season) – 44 tackles, 3 assisted tackles, 3 knockdowns, 4 fumble recoveries, 2 interceptions
Justin Hodinsky – Edmonton Huskies (second consecutive season) -24 tackles, 3 assisted tackles, 1 blocked kick, 4 knockdowns, 1 fumble recovery, 4 interceptions with an interception
Jay Anyimadu – Hamilton Hurricanes – 17 tackles, 3 assisted tackles, 2 knockdowns, 3 interceptions
Gevhahn McNalley-Hardisty – VI Raiders – 15 tackles, 4 assisted tackles, 2 blocked kicks, 9 knockdowns, 1 forced fumble, 8 interceptions
Kyle Clarot – Langley Rams – 27 tackles, 7 assisted tackles, 1 sack, 9 knockdowns, 4 interceptions
Punter
Gagan Bains – GTA Grizzlies – 51 punts, 1,558 net yards, 30.5 net average, 1 single
Return Specialist
Brandon Poulin – Valley Huskers – 36 punt returns for 296 yards, 20 kick-off returns for 550 yards with a 93 yard touchdown, 4 missed field goal returns for 104 yards. In all 60 kick returns for 950 yards and a touchdown
The CJFL All-Canadian Offensive players will be announced on Thursday November 15, 2018.
The CJFL Major Award winners will be announced on Friday November 16, 2018 during the Canadian Bowl Banquet of Champions.
The 2018 Canadian Bowl will kick-off Saturday November 17th at 1:00pm at SMF Field in Saskatoon.
