The results of the Football Canada Cup and the Wilson Challenge were no doubt a little disappointing for the local talent involved, but both teams managed to land some players onto each respective tournament’s All-Star teams.
Team East Ontario (not Ottawa-specific, but including many players from the region) placed Cumberland Panther DB David NSabua (conveniently, since I posted his highlights video earlier) and Myers receiver Mitchell Spence as a kick returner.
Spencer nailed down the nomination in the second game of the series when he was named the offensive player of the game based on his punt return contributions. Nsabua, on the other hand, while officially listed as a defensive back, played receiver as well. He and Dallon Kuprowski connected on a 106-yard touchdown play in the third game.
On the Quebec side, meanwhile, Team Outaouais failed to record their first victory in the tournament, but closed the gap significantly. After losing to EMS 27-16, the other two losses were by a combined three points. The following players were recognized by Footbec for their quality of play.
First Team:
WR Felix Tessier-Waddell
LB Pierre Patry
P Derek Corbett
Second Team:
QB Derek Corbett
RB Jean-Philippe Carré
OL Maxime Deslauriers
I don’t believe that this list is “official”. Football Quebec had stated that an all-star team would be revealed this past Friday, however their site is not available at the moment. Whether this is what they had in mind, or the list is independent to Footbec, is not known but it is recognition nonetheless.