Performances of the Week and an Early Look at FPF Junior Awards

For the first time all season, I missed this week’s action. I was at a conference all day Saturday and instead of showing up in a suit to be the laughing stock of coaches and players alike, I made the decision to give my shift to my colleague Christopher Dagher. However, as promised, there will still be an article this week! Since I did not see any of the games and I cannot do my usual recaps, I have been forced to step outside my comfort zone this week and create new segments. Week 6 in FPF Junior featured quite a few blowouts and to be very honest with you, writing about those lopsided games is just as difficultunpleasant as playing them. Since I missed this week’s action and the games were not the most hotly contested affairs, I have decided to write about individual players, performances and predictions. I hope you enjoy this different format!

Performances of the Week:

Olivier Gauthier (Crimson Tide): The Tide’s star player put in another dominant performance this week. Most of the time, he steals the show on both sides of the ball but this week he left a bigger impact on defence. I presume Olivier Gauthier was playing safety as he usually does. From that position, he managed a very impressive six tackles. However, it was not those six tackles that impressed me the most. It was his two defended passes to go along with his pair of picks that earned Olivier Gauthier a mention in this segment.

Tyrone Wilson (Raiders): While Olivier Gauthier left his mark defensively, Tyrone Wilson made just as much of an impact offensively. The young man singlehandedly accounted for more receiving yards than his opposition had passing yards. He caught over half of all his teams’ completions for an outstanding 12 receptions for a total of 121 yards and two scores.

Trey Bentley (Flight School 1): Another week and another impressive performance from Flight School’s quarterback. While I have never seen Trey Bentley play, I have heard a lot about him. And the numbers like the ones he put up this weekend speak for themselves. Despite only 11 completions, he managed a very impressive 257 yards as well as six scores. He did all that while only conceding one sack and throwing no picks.

Matthew Raffla (White Cougars): It is performances like Matthew Raffla’s on Saturday that make me regret missing my shift. His effort as well as the work of his teammates on defence permitted the White Cougars to hold their opponents to a single completion on offence. In fact, that fearsome defence held their opponents to less than 35 total combined yards. Matthew Raffla was an integral part of that with his two defended passes and most importantly, three interceptions.

Kingston Paquet (McCaig Gladiators): Just by watching Kingston Paquet warm up, you can tell there is something special about him. He throws a nicer spiral at his tender age then I ever will be able to throw. However, his abilities extend past throwing a tight spiral. Combined with the expertise of his coach, Kingston Paquet has started to understand the game and make smarter and smarter decisions with the football. Those abilities as a passer are what allowed Kingston Paquet to complete 10 of his passes for 182 yards and three scores this weekend. He also added two scores and 31 yards as a runner to round out a dominant performance.

Sotonye Ariel Walson (Flight School 5): The match between Flight School 5 and the Bears was an interesting one. It was the first occasion I know of where a team won without completing a single pass. While Flight School may have won without their passing attack being effective, their rushing attack was lethal. Leading the charge of that rushing attack was the speedy Sotonye Ariel Walson. Despite only thee touches on offence, he managed to rush for a tremendous 82 yards. Oh, and all three of his runs went for touchdowns. As if his three offensive scores weren’t enough, he also managed a tackle and an interception on defence.

Favorites for Awards:

At the end of each season, I give out four “awards” per division. These awards don’t come with trophies but rather with the pride of knowing your great performances have been recognized. While it is not yet time to give out the quarterback of the year, receiver of the year, defender of the year and two-way player of the year awards, here is a sneak peak at who is currently leading and who is in contention for these awards.

Atom Division

Quarterback of the year:

Gavin O’Connell (favorite): 249 passing yards, 7 TDs, 2 INTs, 2 sacks, 98 rushing yards
Harley Minzberg (in the race): 143 passing yards, 3 TDs, 9 INTs 2 sacks and 386 passing yards.

Receiver of the Year:

Jordel Springer (favorite): 201 receiving yards, 10 receptions, 5 TDs
Jayden Harripersaud (in the race): 80 receiving yards, 5 receptions, 1 TD

Defensive Player of the Year

Harley Minzberg (favorite): 9 tackles, 1 sack, 3 defended passes, 7 INTs, 2 defensive TDs
Ethan Feldman (in the race): 9 tackles, 6 defended passes, 1 INT, 1 defensive TD

Two Way Player of the Year:

Harley Minzberg (favorite): 529 total yards, 8 total touchdowns, 9 tackles, 1 sack, 3 defended passes, 7 INTs, 2 defensive TDs
Sotonye Ariel Walson: 156 rushing yards, 4 rushing TDs, 4 tackles, 4 PDs, 2 INTs

Mosquito Division

Quarterback of the year:

Kingston Paquet (favorite): 732 passing yards, 15 TDs, 6 INTs, 4 sacks
Markus D’Allessandro (in the race): 649 passing yards, 18 TDs, 1 INT, 1 sack

Receiver of the Year:

Luca Fonsato (favorite): 346 receiving yards, 15 receptions, 5 TDs
Damian Moustache-Cumberbatch (in the race): 298 receiving yards, 15 receptions, 10 TDs

Defensive Player of the Year:

Dave Lileka Bolombe (favorite): 9 tackles, 4 PDs, 9 INTs, 2 defensive scores
Anthony Barrette (in the race): 24 tackles, 3 PDs

Two Way Player of the Year:

Dave Lileka Bolombe (favorite): 520 passing yards, 11 TDs, 9 tackles, 4 PDs, 9 INTs, 2 defensive scores
Nicolas Vanden Abeele (in the race): 228 receiving yards, 8 receiving TDs, 16 tackles, 2 INTs, 2 PDs

Pee-Wee Division

Quarterback of the year:

Connor O’Connell (favorite): 642 passing yards, 20 TDs, 0 INTs, 3 sacks
Kaydon Shaw (in the race): 559 passing yards, 9 TDs, 5 INTs, 16 sacks

Receiver of the Year:

Maxime Latendresse (favorite): 285 receiving yards, 12 receptions, 11 TDs
Kaiden Dewey-Hull (in the race): 202 receiving yards, 10 receptions, 6 TDs

Defensive Player of the Year:

Jamyan Theodore (favorite): 8 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 PDs, 5 INTs, 2 defensive score
Matthew Ouellet (in the race): 17 tackles, 2 PDs, 3 INTs, 1 defensive score

Two Way Player of the Year:

Kaydon Shaw (favorite): 694 total yards, 11 total TDs, 10 tackles, 5 PDs, 3 INTs, 1 defensive score
Luka D’Aoust (in the race): 237 rushing yards, 3 TDs, 10 tackles, 2 PD, 1 INT

Bantam Division

Quarterback of the year:

Trey Bentley (favorite): 904 passing yards, 23 TDs, 3 INTs, 3 sacks
Zachary Nelson (in the race): 1058 passing yards, 18 TDs, 18 INTs, 3 sacks

Receiver of the Year:

Jaeden Edghill (favorite): 348 receiving yards, 21 receptions, 10 TDs
Dominik Difilipo (in the race): 288 receiving yards, 29 receptions, 4 TDs

Defensive Player of the Year:

Dylan Koszycki (favorite): 15 tackles, 6 PDs, 7 INTs
Camron Brown (in the race): 20 tackles, 4 PDs, 1 INT

Two Way Player of the Year:

Jaeden Edghill (favorite): 348 receiving yards, 21 receptions, 10 TDs, 19 tackles, 2 PDs, 2 INTs
Ashton Moustache (in the race): 259 receiving yards, 7 TDs, 11 tackles, 1 PD, 6 INTs, 3 defensive scores

Midget Division

Quarterback of the year:

Noah Lachance (favorite): 826 passing yards, 15 TDs, 0 INTs, 4 sacks
Riley Element (in the race): 962 passing yards, 17 TDs, 11 INTs, 6 sacks

Receiver of the Year:

Olivier Gauthier (favorite): 317 receiving yards, 15 receptions, 7 TDs
Jaden Frenette (in the race): 301 receiving yards, 17 receptions, 8 TDs

Defensive Player of the Year:

Mathis Pilon (favorite): 8 tackles, 2 PDs, 5 INTs, 2 defensive scores
Mike Philips (in the race): 25 tackles, 6 PDs, 2 INTs

Two Way Player of the Year:

Olivier Gauthier (favorite): 317 receiving yards, 15 receptions, 7 TDs, 19 tackles, 5 PDs, 3 INTs
Justin Schwartz (in the race): 724 total yards, 14 total TDs, 6 tackles, 6 PDs, 3 INTs

Just another reminder that these are not the final awards. The objective is to motivate everybody to give it their best in the final few weeks in order to make up ground on the leaders or solidify your hold on an award.

I hope you didn’t mind me switching things up too much this week, but I had to get creative since my usual recaps weren’t possible. On the other hand, don’t get too attached to articles like this one because next week, I will be back on the sidelines at Loyola and looking forward to watching your games.

See you all at Loyola on Saturday!