The British Columbia Football Conference is pleased to announce their Defensive All Stars for the 2015 regular season.
The Okanagan Sun have a Conference high five defensive players named as All-Stars and 14 players in total.
*Led Conference
Defensive All-Stars
Defensive Line:
Brock Gowanlock ā Langley Rams ā 17 tackles, 5 assists, 13.5 sacks*, 1 knockdown, 1 fumble recovery for a touchdown and 2 forced fumbles
Jonas Gering** ā Okanagan Sun ā 16 tackles, 3 assists, 13 sacks, 4 knockdowns, 2 forced fumbles
Alex Agnoletto ā Langley Rams (second consecutive year) ā 30 tackles, 11 assists, 4 sacks, 1 interception
Quinton Bowles ā Vancouver Island Raiders ā 29 tackles, 7 assists, 5.5 sacks, 1 blocked kick, 1 knockdown
Linebackers:
Dexter Shea ā Vancouver Island Raiders ā 38 tackles, 9 assists, 2 sacks, 2 knockdowns, 1 forced fumble, 2 fumble recoveries
Brendan Desjardine ā Langley Rams ā 23 tackles, 11 assists, 1 sack, 1 blocked kick, 5 knockdowns
Braden Vankoughnett ā Kamloops Broncos ā 36 tackles, 9 assists, 1.5 sacks, 2 knockdowns, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception for a touchdown
Defensive Backs:
Brennan Van Nistelrooy ā Okanagan Sun (fourth time) ā18 tackles, 4 assists, 2 blocked kicks, 2 knockdowns, 1 fumble recovery, 6 interceptions*
Matt McConnell ā Okanagan Sun ā 22 tackles, 2 assisted tackles, 2 knockdowns, 1 fumble recovery for a touchdown, 1 interception
Josh Paisley ā Vancouver Island Raiders ā 34 tackles, 11 assists, 1 knockdown
John Beckerleg ā Langley Rams (second consecutive year) ā 16 tackles, 4 assists, 1 knockdown, 1 forced fumble, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 interception
Cord Delinte ā Okanagan Sun ā 26 tackles, 3 assists, 5 knockdowns, 1 interception
Cole Virtanen ā Vancouver Island Raiders ā 31 tackles, 8 assists, 6 knockdowns, 1 fumble recovery, 5 interceptions, 1 for a touchdown
Punter:
Brennan Van Nistelrooy** ā Okanagan Sun ā 47 punts, netting 1,587 yards, net average of 33.7 yards a kick and 4 singles
**Unanimous selection
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