Canada West Week 3 Football Team of the Week. On offense, Garrett Rooker (UBC) and Matthew Peterson (AB) stole the show. Rooker passed for 284 yards and 3 touchdowns before leaving the game with a big lead. Matthew Peterson had 191 yards on the ground and added 104 yards receiving.
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Pos | Week 3 Team of the Week |
QB | Garrett Rooker (UBC) |
RB | Matthew Peterson (AB) |
WR | Sam Davenport (UBC) |
WR | Jason Soriano (UBC) |
WR | Gob Deng (CGY) |
WR | Brendt Adams (MB) |
WR | Caleb Morin (SSK) |
LT | Carter Stuart (AB) |
LG | Nolan O’Donovan (AB) |
C | Daniel Shin (AB) |
RG | Matthew Ljuden (AB) |
RT | Cody Neumann (AB) |
DE | Kwadwo Boahen (AB) |
DT | Toryn Swystun-Bernes (REG) |
DT | Josh Lenz (AB) |
DE | Jordan Friesen (MB) |
LB | Jaxon Ciraolo-Brown (UBC) |
LB | Cameron Mah (REG) |
CLB | Ben Dobson (CGY) |
CB | Cesare Rednour-Bruckman (UBC) |
HB | Max Kennedy (UBC) |
S | Jonathan Giustini (AB) |
HB | Charlie De Land (AB) |
CB | Finn Marcotte-Cribb (SSK) |
K | Jonathan Giustini (AB) |
P | David Solie (SSK) |
ST | Emmett Steadman (REG) |
QB Garrett Rooker (UBC)
Rooker completed 13 of his 17 passes last week for 284 yards and 3 touchdowns before leaving the game when a large lead was established. He made a great throw to Davenport in the face of pressure for 34 yards. He fumbled a snap on one play and quickly recovered throwing a good ball for a 13-yard gain near the left sideline.
RB Matthew Peterson (AB)
Peterson was a beast last week rushing 16 times for 191 yards (11.9 average) with his longest being a 104-yard rush. He also caught 5 passes for 104 yards. He had a 52-yard reception that was mostly YAC breaking a tackle on the way.
WR Sam Davenport (UBC)
Had 3 catches for 100 yards and a touchdown last week. Davenport had a 54-yard touchdown in man coverage. He spun the cornerback off him on another play to pick up some YAC on a 34-yard gain.
WR Jason Soriano (UBC)
Soriano had 3 catches for 99 yards and a touchdown.
WR Gob Deng (CGY)
Deng had 3 catches for 91 yards and a touchdown. His touchdown was a 76-yard catch he caught on the run after beating his man on his route.
WR Brendt Adams (MB)
Adams caught 4 passes for 83 yards and a touchdown. He had a great catch for a 38-yard touchdown securing it in tight coverage.
WR Caleb Morin (SSK)
Morin caught 5 passes for 81 yards. He broke a tackle on a 17-yard gain and his longest catch was for 20 yards.
Offensive Line Unit: Alberta Golden Bears
LT Carter Stuart (AB), LG Nolan O’Donovan (AB), C Daniel Shin (AB), RG Matthew Ljuden (AB), RT Cody Neumann (AB)
Alberta’s offensive line did a good job limiting Saskatchewan’s pass rush and a beautiful job run blocking to contribute to Peterson’s big game on the ground.
DE Kwadwo Boahen (AB)
Pressured the quarterback 3 times, had a run stop and assisted on 3 other run stops, shared a sack.
DT Toryn Swystun-Bernes (REG)
Had 2 QB hurries, a run stop, and a shared run stop, and contributed to a stop against the pass.
DT Josh Lenz (AB)
Lenz had 2 QB hurries and a QB hit, 2 run stops, and 2 shared run stops.
DE Jordan Friesen (MB)
Generated 4 QB hurries and assisted with a run stop.
LB Jaxon Ciraolo-Brown (UBC)
Last week he had 3 run stops, 2 shared run stops, a QB hurry, and a QB hit.
LB Cameron Mah (REG)
Mah had 3 run stops last week, and a shared run stop, and a QB hit.
CLB Ben Dobson (CGY)
Dobson hurried the QB 4 times, had 2 run stops, and a shared run stop. He also had a knockdown at the line, hit a receiver breaking up a pass on a 2nd and 4, and made a tackle shutting down a fake punt forcing a turnover.
CB Cesare Rednour-Bruckman (UBC)
Provided very good coverage on a shot in the endzone and also made a run stop in addition to not allowing any big plays his way.
HB Max Kennedy (UBC)
Last week Kennedy had 2 interceptions in the win over Manitoba and did not allow any big plays his way.
S Jonathan Giustini (AB)
Made a very nice run stop as well as a stop against the pass and a 1 handed interception.
HB Charlie De Land (AB)
Provided good coverage on a deep ball in the end zone in the first quarter and broke up a deep pass in the 4th quarter. Also had a QB hit, and had 2 stops on short passes.
CB Finn Marcotte-Cribb (SSK)
Caught a tipped pass which he ran 45 yards for a touchdown. He also had a breakup in the 4th quarter.
K Jonathan Giustini (AB)
Made 4 of his 5 field goals with the longest being 47 yards. Also made both extra points.
P David Solie (SSK)
Solie had 3 punts inside the 5-yard line. In the 4th quarter, he put a 50-yard punt inside the 5-yard line and later put it inside the 10 again in the 4th quarter. He averaged 43.2 yards per punt on 9 punts.
ST Emmett Steadman (REG)
Steadman had the longest return of the week which was a 59-yard return. He only returned one other punt which was for 1 yard.
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