Riders and Panthers in the OVFL Prospects Game

The timing on this announcement is rather fortuitous. The last post was about university players being selected to a game to showcase themselves for the pros, this one is about junior varsity players being selected to showcase themselves to university clubs.  And it's also Ottawa-heavy.

The selection process is relatively simple; if you made last year's all-star team, and are registered for 2014, then you're in. A substitute is selected from the player's team if he is not registered for 2014.

No  Name              Team          Pos.  High School
3   Luke Rawling  Myers Riders   WR   Perth and District
7   Okwes Nwaelleh Myers Riders   DB   St Pauls
24  Nicholas Brunet Cumberland     RB   Louis Riel
41  Abed Hamidi       Myers Riders   LB   Earl of March
45  Nicarlo Funai Cumberland     DL   St. Mark
56  Jake Nesbitt      Cumberland     OL   Ashbury College
57  Benjamin Spencer Myers Riders   OL   Ashbury College
63  Craig Dawe        Myers Riders   OL   Sacred Heart
80  Darius Beckford Cumberland     WR   St. Patrick
84  Philippe Iloki Myers Riders   WR   St Joseph

Way to drop two guys there, Ashbury!  While there are no stats to share for offensive linemen, and size alone does not a great lineman make, it may be worthwhile to point out that Nesbitt is listed as being 6'1, 290 pounds.

Let's also give a little recognition to the members of the Riders/Panthers coaching staffs that will assist the Wettges Conference team for this game.

COACHING STAFF
Ntare Bainomugisha   Cumberland Panthers    OC
Matt Kassner         Myers Riders           LB
Chris Bromfield      Cumberland Panthers    WR
John Buck            Myers Riders           ST
Matt Ferguson        Myers Riders           DB
Pat Nesbitt          Cumberland Panthers    OL

And finally, let's have a look at some stats (as provided by the OVFL website):

Myers Riders 

Rawlings (6'02", 205): 15 receptions, 200 yards, two td's.
Iloki (6'00", 175): 40 receptions, 817 yards, 13 td's.
Nwaelleh (5'11", 170): 19 tackles, 29 assists, 6 interceptions.
Hamidi (5'09", 208): 34 tackles, 7.5 sacks. 

Cumberland Panthers 

Brunet (5'10", 190): 16 carries for 49 yards, six receptions for 20 yards and a score.
Funai (6'04", 225): 31 tackles, six sacks.
Beckford (5'08", 153): Eight receptions for 116 yards and a score.

It'll be interesting to see who shines.  Keep these names in the back of your mind; there's a very good chance that several of the them will be playing CIS ball soon, hopefully close to home.

The game will be played at McMaster next Saturday. Kickoff is at 2PM.