Team Strengths: I think our main strengths this year will be our front 7 on defenceΒ and our QB play. We have a large number of first year JV players thisΒ year, in fact we are only returning 16 players from last year’s team,Β which were league finalists. What we have seen from the new players soΒ far this year has been very promising. A number of them came in andΒ immediately challenged for starting positions. We are very fortunate toΒ have inherited several players from last year’s Pee-wee team that wentΒ undefeated, so they come in with a winning attitude.
In order to be successful we must:
Be patient and be willing to take what the opposition is giving usΒ while maintaining the ability to be opportunistic when a chanceΒ Β presents itself. We always strive to play great team defence and specialΒ teams, while the offence takes the required time to gel and work outΒ their timing. This is where the patience comes in to play. Like everyΒ team out there, we must avoid the turnovers and putting our defence in aΒ tough position. We are strong believers in working field position toΒ shift the balance of power within a game.
ReturningΒ Players:
Our defence will be led by returning players Spencer Brown, JamesΒ Mau, Shayne Cowan-Cholette, Brad Hinton, Ryan McNamee, Mike Kilmartin,Β Mitchell Slack, Nick Dinardo, Chad Pierce, Avery Maloney and TravisΒ Troughton.
Returning players on offence this year include Dom Vidoni, SeanΒ Mellor, John Cimankinda, Scott McGarrity and Chris Garrett
Players to Watch:
We have some really exciting new players to watch this yearΒ including:
QB Nick Gorgichuk
RB’s Alex Demidenko, Kory Morgan
OL Tyler Young
Receiver Reuben Charles
DL Justice Maci, Corbin Maxwell and David Jackson
Returning players to watch include:
QB Sean Mellor
LB’s Spencer Brown, James Mau, Brad Hinton
DL Ryan McNamee
DB’s Nick Dinardo, Travis Troughton, Chad Pierce
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