U Sports POW (8): Play intensifies with playoffs looming

RSEQ PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Montréal, October 16, 2017 – Montréal quarterback Samuel Caron, Montréal defensive lineman Jonathan Boissonneault-Glaou and Sherbrooke kicker Mathieu Hébert are the RSEQ University Football student-athletes of the week for the period ending October 15, 2017.

Offensive Student-Athlete

Samuel Caron
Quarterback

Team: Carabins
University: Montréal
Hometown: Lévis, Québec
Age: 24
Height: 6’3’’
Weight: 216 lbs.
Former team: Cégep Lévis-Lauzon

Highlights:

Samuel Caron stood in a variety of ways in a crucial 47-15 win over the Vert & Or in Sherbrooke. He completed 23-of-32 passes (72%) for 305 yards and two touchdowns (3 yards and 40 yards). Caron also picked up 34 yards on six rushes with a pair of TDs on the ground. In addition, two of his receivers cracked the 100-yard mark on the day.

Defensive Student-Athlete

Jonathan Boissonneault-Glaou
Defensive lineman

Team: Carabins
University: Montréal
Hometown: Lyster, Québec
Age: 24
Height: 6’0’’
Weight: 227 lbs.
Former team: Collège Champlain-Lennoxville

Highlights:

True to form, Jonathan Boissonneault-Galou put all kinds of pressure on the opposing quarterback all game long with five tackles and 1.5 sacks. He helped lead a Carabins defence that limited the Vert & Or to 257 total yards in a 47-15 victory on Saturday in Sherbrooke. Led by Jonathan, the Carabins’ defensive front was especially effective against the run, limiting Sherbrooke to only 44 yards rushing.

Special Teams Student Athlete

Mathieu Hébert
Kicker

Team: Vert & Or
University: Sherbrooke
Hometown: Sherbrooke, Québec
Age: 24
Height: 6’2’’
Weight: 185 lbs.
Former team: Cégep de Sherbrooke

Highlights:

The veteran kicker outshone his excellent Carabins counterpart Felix Menard-Briere with a solid performance in his team’s 47-15 defeat. Hebert, who was also playing his final career game on Saturday at Sherbrooke, kicked nine punts for 411 total yards and an average of 45.7 yards per punt including a 57-yarder. He also managed three of those inside the 20-yard line and booted three kick-offs for a total of 172 yards.
Source: Robin Verreault, RSEQ

AUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Week ending Oct. 15, 2017
(HALIFAX, N.S.) – Running back Dale Wright from the Acadia Axemen, along with defensive back Antoine Lyte-Myers and returner Johnny King, both from the Saint Mary’s Huskies, have been selected as the Week 8 AUS football players of the week for their respective performances this past weekend.

Offensive Player of the Week
Name: Dale Wright
University: Acadia University
Position: Running back
Hometown: Markham, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Second
Academic program: BBA
Height and weight: 5’8″, 198 lbs

Acadia Axemen running back Dale Wright is the Atlantic University Sport football offensive player of the week for the week ending Oct. 15, 2017.

A third-year business student in his second year of eligibility from Markham, Ont., Wright had 30 carries for 193 rushing yards and two touchdowns in Acadia’s 35-17 Homecoming win over the StFX X-Men Saturday in Wolfville, N.S.

He is the current AUS rushing leader, averaging 124.7 yards per game. He also leads the conference in rushing touchdowns with six on the season.

Wright also had a reception for 10 yards in Saturday’s win. He earned Subway Player of the Game honours for his role in the victory which secured the Axemen a place in the 2017 AUS postseason.

 

Defensive Player of the Week
Name: Antoine Lyte-Myers
University
: Saint Mary’s University
Position
: Defensive back
Hometown
: Toronto, Ont.
Year of eligibility
: Third
Academic program
: Bachelor of commerce
Height and weight
: 5’9”, 172 lbs

Saint Mary’s Huskies defensive back Antoine Lyte-Myers has been named the AUS football defensive player of the week.

A third-year commerce student from Toronto, Lyte-Myers had an interception in Saturday’s 55-11 Homecoming win over the Bishop’s Gaiters, which he returned 84 yards for a touchdown.

He also had a solo tackle in the win.


Special Teams Player of the Week

Name: Johnny King
University: Saint Mary’s University
Position: Returner
Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina
Year of eligibility: First
Academic program: Bachelor of commerce
Height and weight: 5’6″, 155 lbs

Johnny King of the Saint Mary’s Huskies is the AUS football special teams player of the week for the week ending Oct. 15, 2017.

A commerce student from Greensboro, North Carolina, King was named Subway Player of the Game in the Huskies’ 55-11 Homecoming win over Bishop’s Saturday in Halifax, N.S.

Late in the first quarter, he returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown to give Saint Mary’s the lead, 14-10.

King then had a 56-yard punt return for a touchdown in the third quarter.

He had seven punt returns for 121 yards and two kickoff returns for 119 yards in the victory. With the win, the Huskies have secured their spot in the 2017 AUS postseason.

Source: Jess Burns, AUS

 

OUA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Football Players of the Week – October 17, 2017

Offence: Nathan Carter, Carleton Ravens

Carleton running back Nathan Carter continued his stellar 2017 form with a dynamic offensive performance in the Ravens’ 43-0 victory over the Toronto Varsity Blues on October 14, earning him the Offensive Player of the Week honours for the OUA.

Carter, a 5-foot-8 tailback, rushed for 183 yards on only 14 carries for an average of 13.1 yards per play. The former St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish standout tallied three rushing touchdowns, including an 81-yard scamper to pay dirt in the second quarter. However, the most impressive part of Carter’s performance against the Varsity Blues was the fact that he registered these totals without taking a single carry in the second half of the Ravens’ win.

Nathan, who hails from the nation’s capital, brought his conference-leading rushing total to 1028 on the season, becoming the third Carleton back to cross the 1000-yard plateau in as many seasons.

Defence: Jackson Bennett, Ottawa Gee-Gees

For the second time this season, the all-around play from defensive end Jackson Bennett has earned him Defensive Player of the Week honours in the OUA.

Bennett was all over the field in the Gee-Gees 40-30 win over Waterloo. Bennett led the team in tackles with 8.5, picked up his first sack of the season, showed off his range deep in coverage to assist a pass breakup, returned three kickoffs for 69 yards, and even gained 15 yards on a carry early in the first quarter.

With the game tied 30-30, however, it was Bennett who turned the tide for Ottawa. He nabbed the second Gee-Gee interception of the day and returned it 36 yards for the game-winning touchdown.

Special Teams: Lewis Ward, Ottawa Gee-Gees

In what was a record-setting day for the Gee-Gees’ Lewis Ward, the 5th year kicker’s historic efforts have earned him Special Teams Player of the Week honours in the OUA.

Ward began the game for Ottawa – a 40-30 victory over the Waterloo Warriors – with three field goals in the opening eleven minutes of play from distances of 15, 37, and 32 yards, respectively. The first tally set Ward atop the OUA All-Time record books for most field goals in a career, and he finished the day four-for four with a career total of 88.

Ward now ranks second in U SPORTS history for field goals made in a career and sits three back of record-holder Johnny Mark from the Calgary Dinos, 2011-15. He also inched up the U SPORTS all-time rankings in points and now sits fourth (thanks to his 16 on the day; just two points behind Gee-Gees record holder Neil Lumsden.

Source: OUA

 

CWUAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Highlights:

  • Regina RB Atlee Simon (offence), Calgary DB Adam Laurensse (defence), and Regina K Daniel Scraper (special teams) are the Week 6 CW football players of the week
  • Simon registered 265 all-purpose yards, and scored three touchdowns to become the Rams all-time touchdown leader, surpassing former Rams and CFL great Jason Clermont
  • The road to the Hardy Cup continues Saturday, October 21 with a trio of games (UBC vs. Manitoba, Saskatchewan vs. Alberta, Calgary vs. Regina).

EDMONTON – Canada West football returned to action this past weekend after the conference bye, as Regina’s Atlee Simon continued his record book climb.

The fourth-year running back was dynamite for the Rams in Edmonton on Saturday, posting 206 rushing yards and 59 receiving yards. The Education student reached the end zone three times to become the program’s all-time TD leader and claim the conference’s offensive player of the week award. He now sits tied for eighth all-time in the CW record book for career TDs.

Also a player of the week from Regina is kicker Daniel Scraper, who delivered a trio of field goals to help the Rams to their 58-55 double-overtime win over Alberta. Scraper delivered the game-winning boot from 26 yards out, as Regina improved to 4-2 on the season.

Rounding out the players of the week is Calgary’s Adam Laurensse, who posted 7.5 tackles, including a late sack, to earn defensive player of the week honours after helping the Dinos improve their record to 6-0 with a 36-27 win over Manitoba.

You can watch the Rams and Dinos go head-to-head this Saturday at 2 p.m. CST on the Canada West Football Showcase. The game can be seen on SaskTel (49/349 HD), Telus (998 HD /9998), BellMTS (1802 HD), and Canada West TV.

 

OFFENCE

RB – Atlee Simon
Regina Rams
4th-year
Regina, Sask.
Education

Offensively, Regina Rams running back Atlee Simon is the player of the week after etching his name in the Rams record book. The fourth-year veteran became the program’s all-time touchdown leader, thanks to a trio of majors in the Rams 58-55 double overtime win over Alberta. Simon’s big day increased his career TD total to 29, breaking a tie with former Rams and CFL great Jason Clermont for the program record.

On the day, Simon rushed for 206 yards and added 59 receiving yards, with the two of his three majors coming through the air. Simon’s biggest play of the day was his 53-yard rumble to the end zone in the second quarter, which put the Thom Collegiate grad atop the Rams TD list.

Regina’s win, coupled with Calgary’s victory over Manitoba, secured the Rams a playoff spot with two weeks remaining in the regular season. Regina returns to action this Saturday with a pivotal home matchup with the first-place Dinos.

 

DEFENCE

DB – Adam Laurensse
Calgary Dinos
5th-year
Sherwood Park, Alta.

Arts

In Calgary, defensive back Adam Laurensse played a key role for the Dinos in their 36-27 win over the Bisons. The fifth-year veteran registered a total of 7.5 tackles, including a 12-yard sack late in the fourth quarter to stamp out any attempt at a Manitoba comeback.

Laurensse also added a pass breakup in the victory, as Calgary remained undefeated on the season, improving their record to 6-0.

 

SPECIAL TEAMS

K – Daniel Scraper
Regina Rams
3rd-year
Regina, Sask.
Business Administration

This week’s special teams player of the week is Regina’s Daniel Scraper, who had his best game of the season at the right time. The placekicker went 3-for-3 on field goals and 7-for-7 on extra points, accounting for 16 of Regina’s 58 total points in their double-overtime win over Alberta.

Scraper hit from 19 and 34 yards in regulation, but his biggest moment of the day came in double-overtime. After the Rams and Bears traded majors on their first overtime possessions, the game came down to Scraper in the second OT period, following Alberta hitting the upright with their field goal attempt. Scraper made no mistake, nailing the winner from 26 yards out to lift Regina to their fourth win of the season, as the Rams maintained second-place in the CW standings.

Source: Evan Daum, Canada West Communications

 

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