Today, CFC features class 2013 slotback from the John F Ross CVI Royals, Jake Frimeth. Jake began playing football at the age of five.

Jake Frimeth

Positions:
Slotback

Height/Weight:
5’10, 175 lbs

Teams:
John F Ross CVI Royals (high school: CWOSSA)
Guelph Bears (minor/junior varsity/varsity: OVFL)
Team Ontario West

Commitment:
None

Consideration:
Acadia, Ottawa, Queen’s, Saint Mary’s, Western, Wilfrid Laurier, Open

Class:
2013

At the age of two, Jake was first introduced to football while his father was a coach with the McMaster Marauders of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA). When he first stepped onto the field to play for the Guelph Bears at the age of five, the slotback never looked back.

Jake has achieved many milestones and accomplishments over the course of his career. In his freshman year, he suited up for the varsity John F. Ross CVI Royals of the Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association (CWOSSA). During his sophomore year, the Royals slotback experienced the highlight of his football career when the team won the city and league championship.

“I scored the game winning touchdown in the game which made it so special,” explains Jake. “What also made it so special was we had to persevere and overcome so much adversity that year to win it all.”

While the Royals lost the home opener, the team found a way to fight back during ther egular season.

“We got creamed actually but bounced back the next week and played strong the rest of the year eventually beating G.C.V.I in the final, the team that beat us in the opener,” adds the Royals standout who says that moment in particular was special. “We went on to win the CWOSSA championship the next week, where I scored the game winning touchdown in that game as well.”

“That year was my most memorable football experience.”

Furthermore, Jake has the dubious distinction of winning the District 10 rookie of the year award when it was first introduced in 2008. He was also a District 10 all-star in his sophomore year. While playing for the Bears, the slotback was selected to the OVFL Adams all-star team (2010). The next season (2011), Jake was an OVFL all-star game invitee.

Representing his province in July 2011, the Royals star player participated in the Football Canada Cup in Lethbridge, Alberta as a member of Team Ontario West. For his exceptional play on the field, Jake was named to the All Canada Cup all-star team. Recently, Jake was named by CFC’s Scouting Bureau as one of the top under-20 receivers at the high school level.

Andy Fantuz has been a key influence on Jake’s football career. As his coach in the 2010 OVFL all-star game, Fantuz was a great source of guidance and help to the slotback.

“He gave me lots of pointers that to this day I’ll never forget,” comments the Royals standout of Fantuz’s influence on his career.

Even though he does credit many individuals for teaching him so many things along the way, his parents have made the most significant impact on Jake’s life on and off the field.

“My dad always gives me his view of how I played after every single game; whether it be bad or good, he always tells me the truth which in turn helps as it lets me know what I have to do to get better, he buys all my gear and puts out money for me to have the opportunity to play,” says Jake, whose grandparents usually attends the majority of his games as well. “My mom is always at every game and no matter what her schedule for the day holds and she always makes room for my games.”

“I don’t think either one of them has ever missed a game, which is special to me. They even traveled out to Lethbridge, Alberta for the Football Canada Cup.”

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