Warriors make it official, announce 2017 class

The Waterloo Warriors football program officially welcomed 38 players into the Warrior football family on Sunday afternoon at their third annual “Warrior Football Meet The Team” event as a part of their spring camp.

This year’s recruiting class includes nine players from Waterloo Region that will wear the black & gold.  Included in this group are District 8 MVP Justin Henderson and two CFC (CanadaFootballChat.com) CFC100 recruits Riley Vandehogan (OL) and Gordon Lam (REC) who returns to the region from R.I.C.C. Prep.  Henderson and Vandehogan are two of seven Waterloo region league all-stars to commit to the Warriors. Along with 36 recruits from Ontario the Warriors added one player from British Columbia, and one player from Manitoba.

The 2017 recruiting class includes four CFC100 players, in addition to local products Lam and Vandehogan, the Warriors added top rated and CFC100 QB Tre Ford and DB Tyrell Ford, the dynamic and electric twin brothers from OFSAA champion A.N. Myer in Niagara Falls will excite Warrior fans for years to come.  The 2017 recruiting class adds size to both sides of the line of scrimmage.  This recruiting class addresses a continued need for skill position athletes with speed and athleticism.

The 2017 recruiting class is no stranger to success; individually and more importantly team wise.  The class includes 12 OFSAA Bowl Champions, 19 League Champions, and three OVFL Champions.  Individually, the 2017 recruiting class has four CFC Top 100 players, eight former members of team Ontario, three league MVP’s, 24 league all-stars, and nine team captains.

Head Coach Chris Bertoia and Recruiting Coordinator Darrell Adams are both excited about the character and talent of this group.  This recruiting class addresses positional needs, creates depth and competition between like-aged student-athletes.

“Our recruiting has addressed our need to get bigger and faster; we were able to secure commitments from some dynamic athletes, players with speed.  We’ve also addressed our size, depth and competition needs on both sides of the line of scrimmage,” said head coach Chris Bertoia.

“We have a a very good group of young student-athletes who will be successful in the classroom and on the field, the future is looking better today for the Waterloo Warriors football program.” stated recruiting coordinator Darrell Adams.

Excitement for the 2017 season began three months ago; the Warriors will continue to carry the positive momentum of their building process as they work towards the kickoff of their regular season on Aug. 27, 2017 at the University of  Windsor Lancers.

Name: Tre Ford CFC100
Position: Quarterback
School: AN Myer
Hometown: Niagara Falls, ON
Height: 6’1
Weight: 195

Name: Justin Henderson
Position: Quarterback
School: St. David’s
Hometown: Waterloo, ON
Height: 6’2
Weight: 210

Name: Logan Vandevyvere
Position: Defensive Back
School: Glendale, HS
Hometown: Tillsonburg, ON
Height: 6’1
Weight: 195

Name: Michael Strumos
Position: Defensive Back
School: Huron Heights
Hometown: NewMarket, ON
Height: 6’2
Weight: 180

Name: Shawn Degaust
Position: Defensive Back
School: AN Myer
Hometown: Niagara Falls, ON
Height: 5’11
Weight: 170

Name: Tyrell Ford CFC100
Position: Defensive Back
School: AN Myer
Hometown: Niagara Falls, ON
Height: 5’11
Weight: 180

Name: Sidney Parkes
Position: Defensive Back
School: Crestwood SS
Hometown: Peterborough, ON
Height: 5’9
Weight: 175

Name: Muyang Iluga
Position: Defensive Back
School: Resurrection HS
Hometown: Waterloo, ON
Height: 6’1
Weight: 210

Name: Colin Grant
Position: Defensive Back
School: Huron Heights
Hometown: NewMarket, ON
Height: 6’0
Weight: 195

Name: Gordon Lam CFC100
Position: Wide Receiver
School: RICC
Hometown: Kitchener, ON
Height: 5’11
Weight: 180

Name: Jacob Beukeboom
Position: Wide Receiver
School: CCH
Hometown: London, ON
Height: 6’0
Weight: 190

Name: Jamie McTamney
Position: Wide Receiver
School: RICC
Hometown: NewMarket, ON
Height: 6’2
Weight: 190

Name: Rushon Dagelman
Position: Wide Receiver
School: AN Myer
Hometown: Niagara, Falls
Height: 5’10
Weight: 170

Name: Barnaba Niel
Position: Wide Receiver
School: RICC
Hometown: Kitchener, ON
Height: 6’5
Weight: 210

Name: Ethan Johnston
Position: Linebacker
School: Waterdown DHS
Hometown: Waterdown, ON
Height: 5’11
Weight: 220

Name: Jack Andrews
Position: Linebacker
School: Denis Morris
Hometown: Niagara Falls, ON
Height: 6’0
Weight: 205

Name: Jacob Alfano
Position: Linebacker
School: Brebeuf
Hometown: Cayuga, ON
Height: 6’0
Weight: 210

Name: Omar Pusey
Position: Linebacker
School: Clarke Road
Hometown: London, ON
Height: 5’11
Weight: 205

Name: Tristan Ferenczy
Position: Linebacker
School: Aldershot, SS
Hometown: Burlington, ON
Height: 5’11
Weight: 220

Name: Derek Aubin
Position: Running Back
School: CCH
Hometown: London, ON
Height: 5’11
Weight: 195

Name: Conrad Henden
Position: Running Back
School: SJAM
Hometown: Waterloo, ON
Height: 5’8
Weight: 196

Name: Pabeek Dahl
Position: Fullback
School: John Paul 2
Hometown: London, ON
Height: 6’1
Weight: 245

 

Source: Waterloo Warriors