24th annual Alberta Senior Bowl kicks-off this weekend (ROSTERS)

In what has become an annual rite of spring, the 24th Annual Senior Bowl High School Football All-Star Game will take place this Monday, May 20th at Calgary’s McMahon Stadium.  Kick-off is 12:00 p.m.

The Senior Bowl has been showcasing the top Grade 12 graduating players in Alberta since 1990 and although the “South” took an early lead in the series the “North” has come on strong as of late and the series is now tied at eleven wins a piece and one tie.

Both teams begin practices on Friday.

HISTORY:

2013 will mark our 24th year of the Football Alberta Senior Bowl however the history of the game dates back over 40 years.

On February 10, 1968; the executive of the then Alberta Football Coaches Association (a forerunner to Football Alberta) met in Red Deer to discuss the concept of an Alberta High School Football All-Star Game to be known as the “Senior Bowl”.  The proposal involved the creation of two teams in a “North” vs. “South” fashion from the 56 High School football teams in Alberta.

Due to factors beyond their control the game did not occur and the idea remained dormant until it was resurrected in 1988 at a Football Alberta’s Planning Meeting.  Even then it was a full two years until Rocky Mountain House’s Craig Berger kicked off for the “North” to St. Francis’s Sam Scalise of the “South” in Commonwealth Stadium on July 7, 1990 to begin what is now an annual event.

Today’s game is not much different from the proposal made in 1968.  It will be a contest between the best high school football players in Northern Alberta (from Red Deer north) against their counterparts in Southern Alberta selected from the 120 High Schools currently with football programs.

In all the games that have preceded this one, the concept of showing off the best talent that Alberta high schools have that was dreamed of in 1968 has come true.  With the continued support of its sponsors the game will continue to grow in its tradition and interest.  Sometimes dreams do come true.

HOW IT WORKS?

The planning for each year’s Senior Bowl actually begins in November as the coaching staffs for both the “North” and “South” All-Star teams are picked from the ranks of the high schools throughout the province.

The staff’s are filled from the provincial finalist teams in Tier I, II, III and IV and championship teams from leagues with no provincial final representation.  In April two selection camps are held to screen the over 600 nominee players from the team leagues in Alberta and out of it two 40+ man teams were finalized.  Finally over the May long weekend the teams reconvene for a three day training camp followed by an Awards Banquet and the Senior Bowl Game.

SOUTH ALL-STARS:

Quarterbacks
Taylor Armsworthy – Foothills (Okotoks)
Brett Hunchak – Notre Dame (Calgary)
Boston Rowe – St. Francis (Calgary)

Runningbacks
Brandon Blondeau – Notre Dame (Calgary)
Joshua Gingrich-Hadley – Cochrane
Brock Ramias – L.C.I. (Lethbridge)
Ryder Stone – Holy Trinity Academy (Okotoks)

Receivers
Jesse Deering – Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)
Scott Hannah – Crescent Heights (Medicine Hat)
Andrew McDonald – Winston Churchill (Lethbridge)
Philip Miskin – Notre Dame Pride (Calgary)
Kevin Natenstedt – Springbank
Nolan O’Reilly – Western Canada (Calgary)
Connor McIntyre – Raymond

Offensive Line

Michael Annuik – Bishop Grandin (Calgary)
Alessandro Flaviano – Notre Dame (Calgary)
Lucas Flaviano – Bishop Grandin (Calgary)
Shane Richards – Crescent Heights (Calgary)
Ryan Sceviour – Bowness (Calgary)
Tyrel White – Chinook (Lethbridge)
Tyler Winchester – Bishop McNally/Father Lacombe (Calgary)

Defensive Line
Denzel Asala – St. Francis (Calgary)
Justin Keys – Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)
Jack McEwan – Notre Dame (Calgary)
Bryce McKinnon – Cochrane
Reilly Nicholls – Crescent Heights (Calgary)
Abdulazeez Ojetola – Centennial (Calgary)

Linebackers
Christopher Argao – Notre Dame (Calgary)
Garrett Copp – Rundle College (Calgary)
Reyd Kessler – Bowness (Calgary)
Jakub Jacoubek – Bowness (Calgary)
Tyson Lee – Notre Dame (Calgary)
Iyanu Ojekale – Centennial (Calgary)
Cole Van Esch – Bishop O’Byrne (Calgary)

Defensive Backs
Codie Abrams – Notre Dame (Calgary)
Robert Barnett – Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)
Logan Blair – Cochrane
Christian Dudar – St. Francis (Calgary)
Brayden Fedorchuk – Bishop O’Byrne (Calgary)
Quincy Jackson – Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)
Jordy Kibamba – St. Mary’s (Calgary)

North Team

NORTH ALL-STARS:

Quarterback
Brad Launhardt (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
Scott Pearson (Hunting Hills, Red Deer)

Runningback
Jimmy Airey (Ardrossan)
Curt Craddock (Peace River)
Bryson Dobush (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
Edward Ilnicki (Spruce Grove)

Receivers
Joel Bishop (Wetaskiwin)
Rocky Borrelli (St. Albert)
Brady Godsoe (Salisbury, Sherwood Park)
Tak Landry (Harry Ainlay, Edmonton)
Tyler Ledwos (Sylvan Lake)
Brandon Quach (McNally, Edmonton)
Brendon Thera-Plamondon (St. Albert)

Offensive Line
Garret Browne (St. Joseph’s, Grande Prairie)
Matthew Clark (St. Albert)
Cristian Herrera (Austin O’Brien, Edmonton)
Kruise Hofferd (Peace River)
Samuel Rybiak (Harry Ainlay, Edmonton)
Alex Stewart (St. Joseph’s, Grande Prairie)
Gunnar Thurrott (Spruce Grove)

Defensive Line
Aaron Cockburn (Austin O’Brien, Edmonton)
Nick Haggerty (Jasper Place, Edmonton)
Drake Kremer (Ardrossan)
Jacob Nabonne (Harry Ainlay, Edmonton)
Garrett Meek (Ross Sheppard, Edmonton)
Zak Palek (Spruce Grove)
Jordan Wright (Jasper Place, Edmonton)

Linebackers
Nolan Beck (Ardrossan)
Oleksandr Bobrovskyy (St. Joseph’s, Grande Prairie)
Brad Friesen (Jasper Place, Edmonton)
Joel Halloran (St. Joseph’s, Grande Prairie)
Brad Hoddinott (St. Albert)
Nate Wawzonek (Spruce Grove)

Defensive Backs
Chad Bowles (Beaumont)
Daniel Ellis (Harry Ainlay, Edmonton)
Stephen Hlushak (Austin O’Brien, Edmonton)
Nathan Mayers (Westwood, Fort McMurray)
Ethan Park (McNally, Edmonton)
Gordon Poliak (Austin O’Brien, Edmonton)
Joseph Wiltshire (Harry Ainlay, Edmonton)

 

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