Canada Cup alum Noah Picton leads West to victory

by footballcanada

18 national team alumni compete in U Sports showcase

Photo credit: USports

Reigning U Sports football player of the year and two-time (2011, 2012) Football Canada Cup alumnus Noah Picton led the West to 37-13 victory on Saturday May 12 at the 2017 Valero East-West Bowl at the University of Laval in Quebec City.

The Regina Rams’ 2016 Hec Crighton winning quarterback completed 15 of 20 passes for 228-yards including two fourth quarter passing touchdowns while also recording a rushing major late in the opening half. The performance earned Picton his side’s player of the game honours.

“It was good to cap off the week like that!” said Picton, on USports.ca.

“With these all-star games, you never know how well you’re going to gel with your teammates or what the defence is going to throw at you. I thought that as a whole, our team executed on offence and defence and we just connected together at the right time.”

“Our offensive line in Regina is good, but we had stars here. It sometimes felt like being in front of a brick wall!”

The West’s offensive line included four national team alumni – Brett Lawrence, Mark Korte, Ryan Sceviour and Darius Ciraco – that played for Canada at the International Bowl.

In all, Picton’s side dressed a total of 14 former national team players while the East included an additional four players that previously represented Canada at either the International Bowl or IFAF U19 World Championship.

Three former junior national team alumni had strong performances on Saturday afternoon.

Former 2014 junior national team players Jayden McKoy (Manitoba Bisons) and Daniel Nesbit (Regina Rams) each recorded an interception for the West defence. Nesbit also tallied 2.5 total tackles along with one sack. McKoy represented Manitoba at the 2012 Canada Cup in London, Ontario while Nesbit represented Saskatchewan the next year in Moncton, NB.

Quarterback Hugo Richard, who helped Canada to 2012 IFAF U19 World Championship gold in Austin, Texas led the East with 153-yards, connecting on 11 of 21 passes.  The Rouge et Or pivot led Quebec to gold at the 2011 Canada Cup in Lethbridge, Alberta.

Box score: http://en.usports.ca/eastwestbowl/2017/Boxscore/20170513_krb1.xml

Game recap: http://en.usports.ca/eastwestbowl/2017/fball/releases/Game_Recap

WEST TEAM

Name / Nom Pos. School / Université Coupe Canada Cup International Bowl U19 World Championship / Championnat mondial MU19
Noah Picton* QB Regina 2011 & 2012 SK
Kyle Siemens QB Saskatchewan
Atlee Simon RB Regina
Tyler Chow* RB Saskatchewan 2013 AB 2014 U18
Alex Taylor* RB Western 2012 & 2013 MB
Mitch Kernick H-Back Waterloo
Dallas Boath WR Calgary
William Maxwell WR UBC
Étienne Moisan WR Laval 2011 QC
Richmond Nketiah SB Waterloo
Will Watson SB UBC
Mitch O’Connor SB McMaster
Dan Petermann SB McMaster 2012 ON W.
Ryan Sceviour* OT Calgary 2011 & 2012 AB 2014 U19 2014
Ryan Breadner OT Saskatchewan
Mark Korte OT Alberta 2012 & 2013 2014 U18
Ben Koczwara OL Waterloo
Justin Lawrence OG Alberta 2012 & 2013 2014 U18 2014
Dakoda Shepley OG UBC
Darius Ciraco* C Calgary 2013 ON 2014 U18 2014
Sam MacMillan C Toronto 2012 ON E.
Godfrey Onyeka* CB Wilfrid Laurier
Robbie Yochim* CB McMaster
Ian Lawrence DB York
Lekan Idowu HB Windsor
Isaiah Guzylak-Messam HB Wilfrid Laurier
Jayden McKoy HB Manitoba 2012 MB 2014 U19 2014
AJ Blackwell HB UBC
Nick Parisotto* FS Guelph 2011 & 2012 ON W. 2014 U19 2014
Houston Rennie SAM Manitoba 2011 & 2012 MB
Paul Kozachuk SAM Toronto
Royce Metchie SAM Guelph 2013 ON 2014 U19 2014
Boston Rowe SAM Calgary 2012 AB
Jean-Gabriel Poulin* LB Western 2012
Daniel Nesbitt LB Regina 2012 & 2013 SK 2014 U18 2014
Micah Teitz* LB Calgary 2013 AB 2014 U18 2014
Eric Mezzalira LB McMaster
Courtney Ellis DE Windsor
Matthew Skoko DE York
Rashari Henry DE Wilfrid Laurier
Matt Kozun DT Saskatchewan
Brett Wade DT Calgary 2010 SK 2012
Hassan Barry DT McMaster
Eric Wicijowski DT Regina 2012 & 2013 SK 2015 U19
Gabriel Ferraro* K Guelph 2012 ON. W. 2014 U19
Roster changes (removed): 
Tyler Ledwos WR Calgary 2012 AB
Rees Paterson CB York 2011 AB 2012
Andrew Pickett OG Guelph 2013 ON 2014 U18
EAST TEAM
Name / Nom Pos. School / Université Coupe Canada Cup International Bowl U19 World Championship / Championnat mondial MU19
Nate Hobbs QB Queen’s 2013 ON
Hugo Richard* QB Laval 2011 QC 2012
Christopher Amoah RB Laval 2010 & 2011 QC 2012
Jordon Socholotiuk* RB StFX
Leonardo Mantuila RB Saint Mary’s
David Mackie RB Western
Kiel Ambursley RB Mount Allison
Joel Houle H-Back McGill
Tanner Green H-Back Concordia
Benoît Gagnon-Brousseau WR Laval
Michael Nelson WR Bishop’s 2010 ON W.
Régis Cibasu WR Montreal 2012
Dashaun Smellie SB Bishop’s
Bryce Vieira SB Ottawa
Tyrone Pierre SB Laval
Antony Dufour SB Laval
Matthew Ouellet De Carlo OT Bishop’s
Keiler Cherry OT Acadia
KC Bakker OG Carleton 2013 ON
Nolan McGreer OG Carleton
Jacob Czaja OG StFX
Marc-Antione Sévigny C Concordia
Zacary Alexis CB Montreal
Wesley Mann DB Queen’s
David Polynice CB McGill
David Fortier HB Sherbrooke
Mandella Loggale HB Saint Mary’s
Gabriel Ouellet HB Laval
Alexandre Renaud HB Concordia
Brandon Jennings* FS Acadia 2011 AB
Matthew Nettle SAM Acadia 2011 NS
Nate Rostek SAM Mount Allison 2012 & 2013 NS 2014 U19; 2015 U19
Mickael Côté LB Concordia
Kene Onyeka LB Carleton
Adam Kuntz LB StFX
Jackson Bennett LB Ottawa
Nelkas Kwemo LB Queen’s
Sébastien Chénier-Dionne LB Sherbrooke
Ousmane Guindo Jr. DE McGill
Rémy Deschamp DE Sherbrooke
Tresor Buama-Mafuta DT Saint Mary’s
Mathieu Breton DT Bishop’s
Jeremy Rioux DT Carleton
Vincent Dubé K/P Bishop’s

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