OTTAWA (CIS) – Calgary receiver Brett Blaszko, Mount
Allison defensive back Devante Sampson and UBC kick returner Marcus
Davis are the CIS football players of the week for the period
ending on Sept. 27, 2014.
Blaszko, a third-year arts student from Burlington, Ont., was
honoured on offence thanks to his three touchdown catches in a
thrilling 42-41 home win over nationally tenth-ranked Manitoba,
last Friday. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound junior, who finished the game
with a team-high seven receptions for 119 yards, registered 21 and
48-yard majors in the second quarter and a seven-yard TD in the
third frame. At the midway point of the season, Blaszko leads CIS
with six touchdown catches and ranks second in Canada West in
receptions (27) and receiving yards (486).
Running backs Chris Reid of Mount Allison, Guillaume Bourassa of
Laval and Chris Pezzetta of McMaster were also up for the
award.
Sampson, a second-year sociology major from Mississauga, Ont., took
home the weekly honour on defence thanks to his two interceptions
in a 26-3 interlock victory over Bishop’s, Saturday in
Sherbrooke, Que. The 5-foot-8, 162-pound sophomore had his first
pick of the day late in the second quarter deep into his own
territory to preserve a 13-3 lead, and returned his second
interception on 46 yards to the Bishop’s five late in the
third stanza, setting the table for a field goal and a comfortable
24-3 advantage. The reigning AUS champion Mounties currently sit
atop the Atlantic conference standings with an unblemished 4-0
mark.
Concordia defensive tackle Shaquille Armstrong and Wilfrid Laurier
defensive back Chris Ackie were also nominated.
Davis, a first-year arts student from Victoria, was the choice on
special teams after he tallied 174 yards on seven returns (six
punts and one kickoff) to guide the Thunderbirds to their first win
of the season, a 49-13 domination of Alberta, Saturday in
Vancouver. Late in the first quarter, the 5-foot-9, 176-pound
freshman returned a punt on 98 yards all the way to the
visitors’ one-yard line to set up a short field goal. He
finished the contest with a spectacular 253 all-purpose yards.
Kickers Ryan Lambert of Mount Allison, Louis-Philippe Simoneau of
Montreal and Ronnie Pfeffer of Wilfrid Laurier were the other
nominees.
Offensive nominees:
AUS: Chris Reid, running back, Mount Allison
RSEQ: Guillaume Bourassa, running back, Laval
OUA: Chris Pezzetta, running back, McMaster
CWUAA: Brett Blaszko, receiver, Calgary (recipient)
Defensive nominees:
AUS: Devante Sampson, defensive back, Mount Allison
(recipient)
RSEQ: Shaquille Armstrong, defensive tackle,
Concordia
OUA: Chris Ackie, defensive back, Wilfrid Laurier
CWUAA: No nominee
Special team nominees:
AUS: Ryan Lambert, kicker, Mount Allison
RSEQ: Louis-Philippe Simoneau, kicker, Montreal
OUA: Ronnie Pfeffer, kicker, Wilfrid Laurier
CWUAA: Marcus Davis, returner, UBC (recipient)
CIS FOOTBALL WEEK
6 SCHEDULE (all times local)
October 4
13:00 Sherbrooke (2-2) at No. 5 Montreal (3-1)
(Radio-Canada TV & ici.radio-canada.ca)
13:00 York (0-5) at Laurier (3-1) (OUA.TV)
13:00 No. 4 McMaster (5-0) at No. 3 Western (4-0)
(Rogers TV London & Cable 14 & Rogers Sports + &
OUA.TV)
13:00 No. 6 Guelph (3-1) at Windsor (4-0) (TVCogeco
& OUA.TV)
13:00 Waterloo (0-5) at Ottawa (3-2) (OUA.TV)
13:00 Toronto (1-4) at Carleton (2-2) (OUA.TV)
14:00 Acadia (1-3) at StFX (2-2) (Eastlink TV &
AUStv.ca)
14:00 No. 8 Mount Allison (4-0) at Saint Mary’s
(0-4) (AUStv.ca)
14:00 Regina (1-3) at No. 2 Calgary (3-1)
(CanadaWest.TV)
17:00 No. 10 Manitoba (2-2) at Alberta (2-2)
(CanadaWest.TV)
19:00 UBC (1-3) at No. 7 Saskatchewan (3-1) (Shaw TV
& CanadaWest.TV)
October 5
13:00 No. 9 Concordia (4-0) at No. 1 Laval
(1-0) (ici.radio-canada.ca Quebec)
About Football Reporters of Canada
Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) represents journalists and
broadcasters in every region of the country covering CIS Football.
Since 1958, Football Reporters of Canada has been an organization
of media members who have covered the Canadian Football League,
serving to select the league’s outstanding players,
coach-of-the-year and all-star teams through voting conducted by
its members. In 2009, the FRC amalgamated with the University
Football Reporters of Canada (UFRC) to give the organization
greater scope in its affiliation with amateur and college football.
FRC also works with the CFL and CIS to establish guidelines and
working conditions for the men and women who report on the game.
Selected members of FRC also help to choose builders, players and
media members for induction into the Canadian Football Hall of
Fame.
About the 50th TELUS Vanier Cup
Canadian Interuniversity Sport will celebrate the 50th TELUS Vanier
Cup throughout its 2014 football season. For the first time in
history, the championship game will be staged in Montreal - at
Percival Molson Memorial Stadium - on Saturday, November 29, at 1
p.m. ET, live on Sportsnet and Radio-Canada.
Official TELUS Vanier Cup website (including ticket information) www.vaniercup.com
About Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of
university sport in Canada. Every year, over 11,500
student-athletes and 700 coaches from 56 universities and four
regional associations vie for 21 national championships in 12
different sports. CIS also provides high performance international
opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer
Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships.
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