Senior Bowl
Senior Bowl 2010
Final Score
North 24 South 17
MVP North Lineman: Mark Sutherland, St Albert
MVP South Lineman: Eli Hankinson, Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)
MVP North: Jahlani Gilbert-Knorren, Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)
MVP South: Brad Karl, Foothills (Okotoks)
In it's 21st year of operation the Senior Bowl is a "North" vs. "South" All-Star Game for the top graduating Grade 12 athletes in Alberta. It is annually held over the May long weekend in either Edmonton or Calgary with the selection Camps for the North and South teams taking place in April.
For information on the schedule of events for both teams click on the following links:
NORTH TEAM SCHEDULE
SOUTH TEAM SCHEDULE
Here is the list of the "South" All-Star Team as selected over the April 23-25 weekend as well as the the "North" All-Star Team as selected over the April 16-18 weekend. Both teams will get together in Edmonton over the May long weekend to prepare for the Senior Bowl that will be held on Monday, May 24 at 12:00 p.m. at Foote Field.
"South" All-Star Team
All players listed alphabetically by position
Quarterbacks
Brad Karl (Foothills, Okotoks)
Jeff Vela (Crescent Heights, Calgary)
Runningbacks
Garret Field (Bowness, Calgary)
Cam Fox (Father Lacombe, Calgary)
Bruce Lawrence (Rundle College, Calgary)
Omohiefe Ogolo (Notre Dame, Calgary)
Receivers
David Finot (Notre Dame, Calgary)
Rodrick Hastings (Centennial, Calgary)
Braden Heffernan (Central Memorial, Calgary)
Alexander Jensen (Bishop Grandin, Calgary)
Adam Osterling (Central Memorial, Calgary)
Travis Rasch (Rundle College, Calgary)
Tim Ripley (Centennial, Calgary)
Jacques Secret (St. Mary's, Calgary)
Offensive Line
Eli Hankinson (Henry Wise Wood, Calgary)
Mathew Johnson (Holy Trinity Academy, Okotoks)
Ross Kostecky (Cochrane)
Mason Mang (Western Canada, Calgary)
Matt Rivers (Raymond)
Brennan Stephen (Henry Wise Wood, Calgary)
Clayton Vis (George McDougall, Airdrie)
Defensive Line
Jan Jakoubek (Bowness, Calgary)
Bradey Lee (Foothills, Okotoks)
Warren Neilson (Highwood, High River)
Ryen Reid (Bishop O'Byrne, Calgary)
Richard Slack (Medicine Hat)
Shadeed Watson (Crescent Heights, Calgary)
Linebackers
Marco Arcega (Central Memorial, Calgary)
Keith Campbell (Raymond)
Andreas Iwanegbe (Brooks)
Zack McEachern (Dr. E.P. Scarlett, Calgary)
Matt Pander (Bowness, Calgary)
Landon Petryshyn (Medicine Hat)
Cory Roboch (Bowness, Calgary)
Caleb Stone (Raymond)
Defensive Backs
Brett Dionello (Notre Dame, Calgary)
Brodie Hill (Medicine Hat)
Josh Izat (Bowness, Calgary)
Mitch Koch (Notre Dame, Calgary)
Steven McCaffrey (Henry Wise Wood, Calgary)
Matt Webster (Western Canada, Calgary)
"North" All-Star Team
All players listed alphabetically by position
Quarterbacks
Kyle Dunlop (Salisbury)
Trevor Erdmann (Ardrossan) -injured
Jahlani Gilbert-Knorren (Harry Ainlay, Edmonton)
Runningbacks
Colton Bown (Edwin Parr, Athabasca)
Justin Gillett (Archbishop Jordan, Sherwood Park)
Antony Myroon (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
Eddy Nkunzi (Peace River)
Receivers
Mohammed Abdallah (McNally, Edmonton)
Dante Giancola (St. Francis Xavier, Edmonton)
Skylor Letcher (Fort McMurray)
Connor McLachlan (Notre Dame, Red Deer)
Mallan Roberts (M.E. LaZerte, Edmonton)
Bradley Sloman (Salisbury, Sherwood Park)
Conrad Whetstone (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
Offensive Line
Josh Butcher (Austin O'Brien, Edmonton)
Kirby Fletcher (Peace River)
Bobby Fry (Holy Trinity, Edmonton)
Stephane Kreiner (Austin O'Brien, Edmonton)
Robert Logan (Leduc)
Josh Reath (Peace River)
Defensive Line
Isaiah Hoeppner (Harry Ainlay, Edmonton)
Geoff Piper (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
Eric Querengesser (Austin O'Brien, Edmonton)
Luke Roberts (Wainwright)
Derek Stewart (Salisbury, Sherwood Park)
Mark Sutherland (St. Albert)
Dylan Wright (Ardrossan)
Linebackers
Joshua Adams (Grande Prairie)
Dane Bishop (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
Chris Giles (St. Josephs, Grande Prairie)
Keaton Hoddinott (St. Albert)
Joshua Millang (Camrose)
Jonathan Weaver (McNally, Edmonton)
Defensive Backs
Zach Brown (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
Jean-Luc Bugeaud (St. Albert)
Kyle Johnson (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
Braedon Kopernick (Leduc)
Tyler LaGrange (Notre Dame, Red Deer)
Anthony Mayfield (Harry Ainlay, Edmonton)
Jon Mora (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
Zachary Mueller (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
- April 23-25 – the “South” Selection Camp at McMahon Stadium – The camp schedule is as follows.
FRIDAY APRIL 23
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Player Registration (all events at McMahon Stadium)
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. PRACTISE #1
8:00 - 8:30 p.m. Offensive and Defensive System Introduction Talks
SATURDAY APRIL 24
9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Late Registration
10:00 a.m. - Noon PRACTISE #2
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Place Kicker & Punter Tryouts
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. PRACTISE #3SUNDAY APRIL 25
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. PRACTISE #3
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Drug Education Seminar
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. SCRIMMAGE
- May 21-24 – The Senior Bowl Camp and Game. For those who get selected to be on the North or South team they will come to Edmonton for the May long weekend to prepare for then compete in the Senior Bowl which will be held at Foote Field on Monday, May 24 at 12:00 p.m. The cost to the athletes will be $315
2009 Senior Bowl
Final Score
North 38 South 19
At Calgary's McMahon Stadium on a cold, wet holiday Monday, the "North" streaked to a 23-7 lead on the strength of two Danny Sawchuk touchdowns, and three Andrew Jevne field goals. The Peace River receiver scored on one pass reception from Bev Facey's Adam Seniuk and one fumble recovery in the end zone while the Sylvan Lake receiver/kicker was good from 17, 24, and 32. The "South" countered back right before the half on a one yard plunge by Raymond's Storm Bartsoff (the convert failed).
The "North" opened the second half with a touchdown pass from Garrett Gleisner to St. Albert's Aaron Watkins which was answered later in the quarter by the "South" with Bartsoff's second touchdown of the day (2 point convert attempt failed). Jevne added his fourth field goal of the game early in the fourth to push the score to 32-19 and defensive lineman Joel Seutter from Salisbury scored on a short yardage offensive play with less than a minute left (convert failed) to make the final 38-19.
The real story of the game was turnovers as the "South" committed ten to the "North's" none. The series now stands at 10-9-1 in favor of the "South".
"North" MVP: QB Adam Seniuk (Bev Facey)
"South" MVP: RB Storm Bartsoff (Raymond)
"North" Most Outstanding Lineman: DL Linden Gaydosh (Ross Sheppard)
"South" Most Outstanding Lineman: DL Terry Lait (Medicine Hat)
2009 "NORTH" ALL-STAR TEAM
(all selections listed alphabetically)
Quarterbacks
Garrett Gleisner (Parkland, Spruce Grove)
Adam Seniuk (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
Runningbacks
Anthony Barrett (Eastglen, Edmonton)
Cole Bishop (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
Brett Fabian (St. Albert)
Jerit Lambert (Austin O'Brien, Edmonton)
Zack Skibin (Jasper Place, Edmonton)
Receivers
Andrew Jevne (Sylvan Lake)
Tyler Nelson (Salisbury, Sherwood Park)
Mitch Richter (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
Danny Sawchuk (Peace River)
Nick Sayers (Grande Prairie)
Sam Schwab (Leduc)
Aaron Watkins (St. Albert)
Offensive Line
Kyle Brow (Archbishop Jordan, Sherwood Park)
Andrew Carefoot (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
Mark Idell (Harry Ainlay, Edmonton)
Chase Gingles (Peace River)
Brad Nehring (Salisbury, Sherwood Park)
Shane Porter (Hunting Hills, Red Deer)
Connor Reh (Ross Sheppard, Edmonton)
Logan Trachuk (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
Defensive Line
Kyle Daechsel (Parkland, Spruce Grove)
Gradyn Fast (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
Linden Gaydosh (Ross Sheppard, Edmonton)
Riley Hince (Jasper Place, Edmonton)
David Litgus (Jasper Place, Edmonton)
Joel Seutter (Salisbury, Sherwood Park)
Linebackers
Andy Dawson (Grande Prairie)
David Green (Austin O'Brien, Edmonton)
Thomas Hilderman (Camrose)
Cam Laliberte (Peace River)
Lam Luri (Archbishop O'Leary, Edmonton)
Joshua Nielsen (Wetaskiwin)
Defensive Backs
Kurt Choquette (Austin O'Brien, Edmonton)
Kevin Francis (Ross Sheppard, Edmonton)
Jeff Holmstrom (Harry Ainlay, Edmonton)
Jamie McPherson (Harry Ainlay, Edmonton)
Stephane Poitras (Beaumont)
Kael Schryver (Salisbury, SherwoodPark)
Dallas Wright (Jasper Place, Edmonton)
Kicker/Punter
Jeremy Fife (Bev Facey, Sherwood Park)
2009 "SOUTH" SENIOR BOWL TEAM
(note: players listed alphabetically)
Quarterbacks
Jared Baker (Raymond)
Jeremy Long (Notre Dame, Calgary)
Runningbacks
Storm Bartsoff (Raymond)
Jake Harty (Henry Wise Wood, Calgary)
Jeffrey Hassler (Holy Trinity Academy, Okotoks)
D.J. Whetton (Bowness, Calgary)
Receivers
Andrew Fabian (Brooks)
Erich Fitzsimmonds (St. Mary's, Calgary)
Mark Friesen (Medicine Hat)
Chris Peters (John G. Diefenbaker, Calgary)
Austin Prince (Raymond)
Stephen Torriero (Notre Dame, Calgary)
Offensive Line
Darcy Fitzgerald (Canmore)
Michael Hintz (Centennial, Calgary)
Matt Leung (John G. Diefenbaker, Calgary)
Brennan Levie (Brooks)
Shawn Lilley (Cochrane)
Cameron Luchak (Holy Trinity Academy, Okotoks)
Cody McLelland (Highwood, High River)
Taylor Tolton (J.C. Charyk, Hanna)
Defensive Line
Mitch Bec (Chestermere)
Jordan Dyck (Raymond)
Victor Fayami (Notre Dame, Calgary)
Daniel Haigh (Henry Wise Wood, Calgary)
Terry Lait (Medicine Hat)
Anthony Sieben (Raymond)
Linebackers
Nick Demas (Raymond)
Stephen Dereniwski (Medicine Hat)
Cody Giroux (Medicine Hat)
Mike McEwan (Notre Dame, Calgary)
Charlie Power (Holy Trinity Academy, Okotoks)
Matthew Prete (Bowness, Calgary)
Joel Quinn (Notre Dame, Calgary)
Defensive Backs
Micheal Duce (Raymond)
Ryan George (Notre Dame, Calgary)
Kevan Hafichuk (Notre Dame, Calgary)
Alex Issik (Henry Wise Wood, Calgary)
Joel Masikewich (John G. Diefenbaker, Calgary)
Freddy Ostrosser (Henry Wise Wood, Calgary)
Tom Spoletini (Rundle College, Calgary)
Scott Wendell (Medicine Hat)
MEDICALS
All players attending the Senior Bowl Selection Camps must have completed medicals that will be a part of the registration package that will be sent to them following their nomination.
HISTORY
2007 marked our 18th anniversary of the Football Alberta Senior Bowl however the history of the game dated back over 36 years.
On February 10, 1968; the executive of the then Alberta Football Coaches Association (a forerunner to Football Alberta) met in Red Deer to discuss the concept of an Alberta High School Football All-Star Game to be known as the "Senior Bowl". The proposal involved the creation of two teams in a "North" vs. "South" fashion from the 56 High School football teams in Alberta.
Due to factors beyond their control the game did not occur and the idea remained dormant until it was resurrected in 1988 at a Football Alberta's Planning Meeting. Even then it was a full two years until Rocky Mountain House's Craig Berger kicked off for the "North" to St. Francis's Sam Scalise of the "South" in Commonwealth Stadium on July 7, 1990 to begin what is now an annual event.
Today, the game is not much different from the proposal made in 1968. It is a contest between the best high school football players in Northern Alberta (from Red Deer north) against their counterparts in Southern Alberta selected from the 105 High Schools currently with football programs.
Since 1990 the concept of showing off the best talent that Alberta high schools have that was dreamed of in 1968 has come true. With the continued support of its sponsors the game will continue to grow in its tradition and interest. Sometimes dreams do come true.
HOW IT WORKS
The planning for each years Senior Bowl actually begins in November as the coaching staffs for both the "North" and "South" All-Star teams are picked from the ranks of the high schools throughout the province.
The staff's are filled from the provincial finalist teams in Tier I, II, III and IV and championship teams from leagues with no provincial final representation. In April two selection camps are held to screen the over 600 nominee players from the team leagues in Alberta and out of it two 40+ man teams were finalized. Finally over the May long weekend the teams reconvene for a three day training camp followed by an Awards Banquet and the Senior Bowl Game.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Out of the Senior Bowl will come the selection of Alberta's provincial high school all-star team. From 1991-94 Football Alberta sponsored a team into inter-provincial play but always sent the winning team of the Senior Bowl. The results were mixed which caused us to develop a true provincial team selection process in 1995. This had an immediate positive result including 1995's National Championship victory over Quebec. This was followed by appearances in the National Final for the next three years which saw Alberta lose to Ontario in 1996 in Red Deer and beat them in 1997 56-20 in Ottawa, and had a 49-28 victory over surprising Nova Scotia in Halifax in 1998. In 1999 Alberta finished in third place then captured Alberta's 4th National Championship in Winnipeg in 2000 and it's 5th in Medicine Hat in 2001. The event was held in Ontario from 2002-2005 which started with a bronze in 2002 was followed by three silver medals from 2003-2005. In 2006 the team finished out of the medals for the first time in Winnipeg then returned to its winning ways a year later in Sherbrooke, PQ as it captured it's sixth Gold Medal with a 24-7 win over Ontatio in the final.
Each year we hope to continue this proud tradition as Team Alberta will be selected by the Provincial Team coaching staff from all of the athletes at the Senior Bowl. This team will reconvene each summer to take a run at the Football Canada Cup.
PAST SENIOR BOWL GAME RECAPS
2008 GAME RECAP - NORTH 31 SOUTH 21
Lead by the record breaking performance of Leduc quarterback Ben Gorniak, the "North" defeated the "South" 31-21 in front of 1,425 fans at Edmonton's Foote Field on Monday, May19, 2008.
The "South" started off strong taking their first drive the distance with Springbank's Tom Shaw hauling in a 53 yard bomb from Cochrane's Brent Serhyenko. The "North" then fired back immediately with Harry Ainlay's David Berg taking the ensuing kickoff 76 yards for the first ever kickoff return for a touchdown in the Senior Bowl to make it 7-7. The "North" then controlled the rest of the first half adding a 7 yard TD run by St. Albert's Chris Dobko and a 37 yard fieldgoal from Strathcona's Billy Harvey to make it 17-7 at the break.
At the beginning of the third quarter it was all "South" again as Highwood's Bryce Brandford hooked up with St. Francis's Taylor Nill for a 13 yard score to draw to within 3 points on their first drive. The "North" answered later in the quarter with a 21 yard strike from Gorniak to Nicholas Ross from Salisbury to up the lead to 10 once again. On the last play of the third the "South" struck again on a one yard sneak by Serhyenko and that cut the lead to a field goal again and it stayed that way until 30 seconds left in the game when Gorniak hooked up with Ross again for a 17 yard TD on a gutsy 3rd and 5 call to seal the deal for the "North".
2007 GAME RECAP - SOUTH 17 NORTH 16
With 9 seconds left in the game Lord Beaverbrook’s Braeden George hauled in a 37 yard touchdown pass from his schoolmate Trent Peterson for the winning score for the “South” in a tightly played game in front of 1,123 fans at Calgary’s McMahon Stadium. This was definitely a defensive struggle as both high powered offenses had a hard time getting on track. St. Francis’s Anthony DeZorzi lead the way for the “South” as the linebacker recorded seven solo tackles, a quarterback sack, and a fumble recovery on his way to being named his teams Most Valuable Player while St. Francis Xavier safety Rhys Coppens won the M.V.P. honors for the “North with two interceptions along with 124 yards in kickoff return yardage. Other scorers in the game included George again with a first quarter major again from Peterson and a first quarter field goal from Henry Wise Wood’s Karim Ould Hamouda for the “South” while Ross Sheppards Hugh O’Neill kicked two field goals and added two singles to go with Salisbury’s Duncan Hankinson’s second quarter major for the “North”.
2006 GAME RECAP - NORTH 16 SOUTH 9
On the strength of two first half touchdowns the "North" held off a late "South" rally to win the 17th Annual Senior Bowl High School All-Star Game 16-9 in front of 1,437 fans at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton. Strathcona quarterback Corbin Sharun opened the scoring on the opening play of the second quarter with a six yard TD run that was followed up 13 minutes later with a Sharun to Bev Facey receiver Kevin Wuthrich touchdown pass to put the "North" up 14-0 at the half.
The "South" opened the second half with a single on the kickoff then made it interesting late after the "North" could only muster two singles in the second half with a late TD from Henry Wise Wood's Josh Leung on 22 yard TD pass from his schoolmate Graham Kelba with 55 seconds left. A fumble on the next "North" possession made it interesting as the "South" moved the ball down deep into "North" territory before turning it over on downs with 8 seconds left. For their efforts the linemen of the game were Bishop O'Byrnes Josh Symons for the "South" and Lac La Biche's Brett Waine for the "North". The Most Valuable Players of the Game were Wuthrich for the "North" and Bowness linebacker Nickalas Blevins for the "South"
2005 GAME RECAP - SOUTH 52 NORTH 12
Several records fell at McMahon Stadium on Monday, May 23rd as the South ran up the largest point total of any team beating the old record by 17 points. One major reason was the play of St. Francis receiver Marco Ianuzzi who recorded 282 total yards including 169 yards rushing and three TD's on seven carries to set a new Senior Bowl record.
2004 GAME RECAP - NORTH 29 SOUTH 21 (OT)
The first ever overtime game in Senior Bowl history saw a flurry of scoring in the 1st quarter followed by a defensive struggle in the 2nd and 3rd which was finally capped off by another barrage of scoring in the 4th. The "South" leapt out to an early 14-0 lead on the strength of a 73 yard interception return by St. Francis' Mike Viani and a 45 yard strike from Bowness' Jason Borodenko to Henry Wise Wood receiver Ahmad Borhot. The "North" countered with a 6 yard run by St. Albert's Devon Jones to end the first.
The fireworks came again in the 4th quarter as a "South" TD from Foothills Mark Vandal was followed by two field goals from Fort Saskatchewan's Tyler Mariacci and a TD from Cameron Thomas out of Eastglen (followed by a 2 pt. Convert completion to Archbishop O'Leary's Damon Fraietta) to tie the score for the "North" and sent the game to overtime where Salisbury's Tyler Budinski rambled 17 yards for the winning TD.
The MVP's were Borodenko for the "South" and David Raborn out of Bev Facey for the "North" who set a new mark for receiving yards with 7 catches for 129 yards.
2003 GAME RECAP - SOUTH 35 NORTH 26
The 14th annual game featured two distinctly different halfs of football as the "North" completely dominated the first half only to see the "South" put together a furious rally in the second half to win their first game since 1998.
Strathcona tailback Tyler O'Gorman was the star of the show in the first half as he racked up all 26 points for the "North" which included three touchdowns, three converts, a field goal and two singles to set a new record for points scored in a Senior Bowl (almost doubling the old record of 15). Then things took a complete turnaround as the "South", lead by Henry Wise Wood QB Mark Stinson and L.C.I.'s multi-talented linebacker/tight-end Andrew Patzer, scored four unanswered TD's in the second half to vault them pas the "North" and win the game.
For their efforts, O'Gorman took the M.V.P. honors for the "North" while Patzer was named M.V.P. for the "South".
2002 GAME RECAP - NORTH 25 SOUTH 1
With the "North" clinging to a one point lead late in the third quarter defensive back Adam Skitsko out of Archbishop Jordan reached into the sky and put the game away as he returned an interception 25 yards for the TD that put his team up 21-13 in front of a new record crowd of 1,435.
This marked the third time in four years that the "North" had been victorious and the fourth year in a row that the "South" has gone home from the game they had dominated in the 90's empty handed.
Things looked good for the "South" early as they opened the scoring on a 27 yard FG only to see the "North" score twice on a 90 yard run by Archbishop Jordan QB Jay Meraw and a 14 yard TD reception by Bellerose slotback T.J. Warren by the end of the 1st quarter. The "South" made in interesting with a 12 yard TD reception by Bishop McNally's Jermaine Campbell late in the half and a 17 yard FG from L.J. Wall out of Ernest Manning early in the third but Skitsko's intereception sealed the day for the "North".
L.C.I. offensive lineman Jeff Perrett was named the "South" M.V.P. while linebacker Brad Leier out of Whitecourt with almost twice as many tackles as anyone else took home "North" M.V.P. honors.
2001 GAME RECAP - NORTH 14 SOUTH 14
The first ever tie in Senior Bowl history as the "North" lead 14-4 with 4 minutes to go only to be caught by a furious "South" rally that tied it up with 1:36 seconds to go on Father Lacombe's Michael Giacalone's 41 yard run after a screen pass.
The "South" opened the scoring in the first half with a 24 yard FG off the foot of Winston Churchill's Matt McDonald. He also added a single later in the half after the "North" went ahead on an amazing 92 yard TD run from Grande Prairie's Jeff Halvorson.
The second half was quiet until Strathcona's Cam Linke hit his teammate Mark Rogers for a 29 yard TD pass with 6 minutes to go in the game to put the "North" up 14-4. This was followed by a 35 yard FG from McDonald then Giacalone's run to tie it up. The "North" had a final chance with 7 seconds left but Sir Winston Churchill's Derek van den Brink blocked the FG attempt from the 22 yard line to preserve the tie.
Linebacker Jason Bobst was named the "North" M.V.P. while quarterback Charles Guedo was the M.V.P for the "South".
2000 GAME RECAP - NORTH 23 SOUTH 22
A thriller as for the first time in the history of the Senior Bowl the game was decided on the last play.
The game started off with a bang as Lord Beaverbrook's Morgan Alexander hauled in an Senior Bowl record 82 yard pass from Bowness' Brian Hill to take the lead on the first play of the game. That was quickly followed by two TD's from the "North's" Willie Shulba out of Archbishop Jordan with a 5 yard run and a 63 yard punt return. Lloydminster's Brad Ollen added a FG and the "North" lead at the half 17-8.
The second half saw the "South" pull ahead with two rushing TD's from Foothills' Kyle Maclean and Luke Mayer out of L.C.I. but the drive of the game came late as Jasper Place's Matt Burrows hauled in two clutch catches on 3rd down to keep the "North's" final drive alive. Sexsmith QB Darrell Moe finished it off with a one yard plunge for the TD on the final play to win 23-22.
For their efforts Burrow's was named the "North" M.V.P. and Mayer was named the "South" M.V.P.
