February 26, 2018
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McMaster’s appeal ropes in three

Marauders add two Ontario commits and one local commit to their Class of 2018.

For defensive lineman Branislav Orescanin from Richview Collegiate Institute and wide receiver Bryce Scarrow from Waterloo Collegiate Institute, there was nothing about the McMaster Marauders that was unappealing.

Dawlson Bourdages, a defensive lineman from Sir Allan MacNab High School, will also be joining the Marauders.

Branislav Orescanin

When Branislav Orescanin knows what he wants, he doesn’t let anything get in his way. “I chose McMaster because I saw myself going to that school and playing football there. When I went for a visit, it seemed like a right fit and when I have my thoughts set on something, that’s all I want. I wanted to go to McMaster,” he said. “And, with the help of my parents, coaches and teammates, I decided I wanted to go to McMaster.”

After his meeting with Head Coach Greg Knox, Orescanin said that the coach “set the tone from the start. Mac is school first then football and that really shows what kind of coach he is. He doesn’t only worry about making great football players, but great men (as well), and that’s exactly the type of coaches I had at my school, Richview, so, I can expect nothing but greatness from my coaches.”

Orescanin fully buys into the idea of school first. He will be taking mechanical engineering at McMaster. “It’s a tough, competitive program and, on top of football, it’s going to whip me into the right habits from the start,” he said. “It’s going to be tough, but nothing is going to stop me from doing what I want to do.”

It’s this dedicated and driven mentality that Orescanin will be brining to the Marauders. In exchange, he is getting coaches he said seem dedicated on winning. “I believe that they can really mold me into not just a great football player, but a great man as well,” he added.

Standing at 6’1, 215lbs, the product of Etobicoke, Ontario, spent two years with the Etobicoke Eagles (OVFL) and four with the Richview CI Saints (Toronto District Secondary School Athletics Association). He won an OVFL championship with the Eagles. He is a two-time city champion with the Saints and an OFSAA Metro Bowl champion. He was also named the Saints’ lineman of the year and defensive player of the year. In his second sport, wrestling, he captured a city championship and was ranked 5th overall in OFSAA.

Bryce Scarrow

Courtesy of Bryce Scarrow.

Soon to be a home away from home, Bryce Scarrow is impressed with everything he saw from McMaster. “The whole school appealed to me. It has a great campus with a great environment and the football program is great with a team tat feels like a family,” he said. “The coaches are awesome. They’re very involved and passionate about what they do.”

Coming from Waterloo, Ontario, Scarrow played with the Waterloo CI Vikings (Waterloo County Secondary School Athletic Association) and the Twin City Predators. He also represented his province on Team Ontario and his country on the under-18 edition of Team Canada. Standing at 6’2, 195lbs, he is interested in Social Sciences.

Dawlson Bourdages

Standing at 6’4, 245lbs, Dawlson Bourdages has brought his size to the defensive lines of the Sir Allan MacNab Lions (Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board), the Hamilton Varsity Tiger-Cats (OFC) and Team Canada.

Bourdages told HamiltonNews.com that choosing McMaster over Laurier and Carleton was “a hard decision to make” but ultimately Hamilton, Ontario, is home. “It has a great program; all my friends are there too,” he added.

Bourdages, who is 6’5, 290lbs, will be studying sociology. In 2017, as a grade 13, he helped the Lions capture their second straight Division 1 city championship. He had seven sacks, 47 tackles and 13 assists on the season. He is a two-time defensive lineman MVP and team MVP with the Lions.

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