Manitoba Non-Contact Week 2 UPDATE

Winnipeg, MB  

 Week 2 of the Recruit Ready 7v7 League kicked off under the lights at Murray Field Sunday night. The night featured some big games, and some big time players. All of which, lived up to the hype. 

 Players of the Week 

 Offence  

 Payton Falk  – Steinbach 

 The Manitoba Commit had 4 TD’s and one of the nicest catches of the year. Payton also added an Int on Defense  

 Defensie 

 Jake Nitychoruk – Grant Park 

 For the 2nd week in a row, Jake takes home the D-POW Award. Another strong performance from Jake, including a 3 INT game against the Undefeated Fighting Catholics. 

Week 2 Roundup 

 Fighting Catholic’s: 2-0 (4-0) 

Remaining undefeated, the Fighting Catholic’s are led by the leagues best defense. Touting some of the best defensive HS players in the nation (Tomlinson ’21, Lytle ’21, Pereira ’21), Tall-Rangy corner Robert Scott ’21, athletic DB Evan Hirst ‘22 and rising star safety Dillano Glaud ’24 make it extremely difficult to move the ball on them. 

Offensively, QB Lucas Van Norman continues to get it done. Targets Theo Karaholios ’21(holds multiple offers), Owen Johnson ’21 and Jordan Romero ’21 have all been making plays of offence. 2 Way player Skyler Griffith has also impressed on both sides of the ball. Skyler is someone to keep an eye on in the coming weeks. 

 XL Trojans: 2-0 (4-0) 

Another undefeated team. XL Trojans, Winners of the “game of the week” against “Dak Boom”, are a scoring machine.  One of the best QB’s in the country, Jordan Hanslip ’21 continues to be an absolute force. The Trojans offensive talent also includes prospects Negus Lewin ’21(leading league in scoring), Payton Lake ’21, Trey White ’21 and Everette Reid ’22. This gives Hanslip one of the best receiving cores in the country. On Defense, LB Jason Rushatsi ’21 continues to live up to the hype. Anyone watching can see why he is one of the best players in Canada.  

Not SRSS: 2-0 (4-0) 

Not SRSS continues to find ways to win games and remain undefeated. It starts at QB with Manitoba commit Sawyer Thiessen ’21 at the helm. Offensive player of the week and Manitoba commit Payton Falk ’21 had 4 TD’s including a catch of the year candidate. Falk also added an INT on defense. Athletic WR and CFC100 Mula Yitna ’21 has been making plays all over the field for Thiessen. Falk and Yitna have also been a force on Defense for Not SRSS matching up with the opponents top receivers. 

 Springfield: 2-0 (3-1) 

Led by QB Tommy Walls ’21, Springfield is opening a lot of eyes in the first 2 weeks of league play. Walls, who is 2nd in league in TD passes continues to go out and win games. Wes Toledo ’21, Gage Richey ’21 and Wes Kwan ’21 have all impressed in there ability to catch the ball in traffic and make plays. On Defense, Caleb Kratz ’21 is 2nd in the league for INT while Gage Richey ’21 is right behind him. Richey has shown he is a baller, making plays on both sides of the ball.  

 Pirates: 1-1 (2-2) 

The Pirates came away with an OT win over the Raiders and a tough loss against undefeated Fighting Catholic’s. DB and Manitoba Commit Jake Nitychoruk ’21 is everywhere! Jake who took home D-POW award again this week had another 3 interceptions and was making plays all over the field. DB Jake Deneka ’23 has impressed on both side of the ball for the Pirates scoring both TD’s and is a prospect who’s stock has started to rise since the summer.  

Dak Boom: 1-1 (2-2) 

Dak Boom came up short in the game of the week to the undefeated XL Trojans. The game did not disappoint as it came down to the last play of the game. In the other game, Dak Boom was victorious over undefeated North Peg. QB Caden Calliguri ’22 showed his potential with a big night throwing 7 TD passes and moving the ball with ease. Two of the top prospects in Canada, Dallas Sims ’23 and Mehki Tyrell ’22 lived up to the hype by hauling in 5 of the teams 7 touchdowns throughout the night. Receivers Adam Grieman ’22, Matt Toyne ’21 and Sean Sevillano ’24, Ronin Francis ’21 all made big plays as well for the Dak Boom Offence. On Defense, Dario Macchia ’23 and Junior Munyaka ’22 looked really good. Joe Dibernardo ’22 was also impressive on the night with an INT. 

 RR Youth: 1-1 (1-3) 

RR Youth got their first league win on Sunday in a game that came down to the last play vs. the Raiders. QB and future star Blake Penner ’25 has been stellar in the first 2 weeks. Targets Elijah Barret ’24, Tavin Parini ’26, Daylon Donaldson ’25 and Onan Furst ’25 have all scored TD’s and showed why they are considered some of the best youth football players in the nation. On defense, John Pfau ’24 and LB Carlos Teklu ’25 both had a big time INT. Safety Chris Piotrowski ’24 is considered one of the best in the country for his class and showed why on Sunday. Also, Bryden Hyde ’25, Jesse Deneka ’25 and Quiru Julian ’24 round out a defence full of some of the top youth in Canada. 

Talladega Knights: 1-1 (1-3) 

Another team with their first win of league play. ATH Owen Cassie ‘21 had another great showing as he hauled in 3 TD’s and an interception on D. Cassie continues to see his recruiting stock rise each week. QB Zach Topping ’21 had a solid day throwing 5 TD’s. On Defense DB Ty Melnyk had an interception for the second week in a row.  

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