Team Ontario West preview: Running backs lead the way

The best pre-university football tournament in Canada, the Football Canada Cup, begins July 11th in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Team Ontario West will be the most improved entry in this years tournament. Led by outstanding runningbacks Tyler Varga, Alex Iessi, Tommy Marshall, and Johnny Augustine, this years squad will be a force. Team Ontario West clashes with Team Quebec in the opening game which could prove to be the game of the tournament.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
RB – Tyler Varga
RB – Alex Iessi
REC – Brett Weir
LB – Peter Gray

STAFF
Head Coach: Rob Underhill
Assistants:
1 Bill Brown
2 Mickey Donovan
3 Jon Behie
4 Chris Bertoia
5 Ilyas Zylstra
6 Newton Nugent
Athletic Therapist: Miguel Toussaint
Equipment Manager: Chris Patton
General Manager: Perry Marchese

ROSTER
# Name Position Height Weight Current Team City/Town
4 Chris Jugovic QB 6,2 190 Hamilton Ironmen Burlington
12 Lucas Spagnolo QB 6 170 Niagara Storm Grimsby
33 Tyler Varga RB 5,10 210 Cambridge Lions Kitchener
22 Alex Iessi RB 6,2 190 London Falcons London
28 Tommy Marshall RB 5,10 190 Mother Theresa London
6 Johnny Augustine RB 5,10 175 Niagara Spears Welland
81 Max Cameron REC 6 165 Niagara Spears St. Catherines
80 Matt Brazier REC 6,1 180 London Falcons London
83 Shaquille Johnson REC 5,11 175 Brampton Bulldogs Brampton
85 Josh Vandeweerd REC 5,10 170 Nelson H.S. Burlington
75 Michael Nelson REC 6,1 180 Brampton Bulldogs Brampton
5 Derek Trinh REC 5,7 162 Cambridge Lions Waterloo
88 Brett Weir REC 6,5 216 St. Thomas Aquinas London
76 Alex Kurowski OL 6,5 280 London Catholic Central London
53 Kane McEwen OL 6,3 265 London Falcons London
54 Kyle Fraser OL 6,4 270 Niagara Spears Port Colburne
55 Jamie Lalonde OL 6,2 270 Wentworth Panthers Hamilton
73 Cameron Wilhelm OL 6,3 315 Twin City Predators Kitchener
51 Matt Van Praet OL 6 240 London Falcons London
52 Zach Scotto OL 5,10 300 SDSS Royals Southhampton
78 Daryl Waud DL 6,5 275 Wentworth Panthers Hamilton
72 Ricky Osei-Kusi DL 6,1 220 Brampton Bulldogs Brampton
74 Benny Osmow DL 6,2 240 Mississauga Warriors Mississauga
60 Jason Opoku-Serebour DL 6’2 274 St. Marguerite D’Youville Brampton
82 Miles Morten DL 6,2 226 Hamilton Ironmen Hamilton
87 Doug VanRuyven DL 6,5 210 Lakeshore Catholic Port Colburne
46 Andrew Graham LB 5,10 190 Parkside St Thomas Union
41 John Rush LB 6 210 Niagara Spears Niagara Falls
95 Peter Gray LB 6,2 210 Cambridge Lions Cambridge
56 Gideon Hesman LB 5,11 185 Sandwich SS LaSalle
31 Pat McGrath LB 5,11 200 Sault Sabrecats Sault Ste. Marie
1 Yann Dika-Balotoken DB 5,9 155 Toronto Thunder Toronto
29 Calvin Johnson DB 5,9 170 Brampton Bulldogs Brampton
2 Jordan Nugent DB 5,9 160 Brampton Bulldogs Brampton
44 Tanner Philp DB 5,8 180 Nelson H.S. Burlington
48 Trevor Lass DB 6,1 185 Twin-City Predators Plattsville
21 Connor Hitchcock DB 5,7 150 Wentworth Panthers Hamilton
23 Bami Adewale DB 6,1 202 Brampton Bulldogs Brampton
38 Lester Ross DB 5,11 175 Mississauga Warriors Mississauga
3 Daniel Ferraro K 5,9 165 Mississauga Warriors Mississauga