FRC - CIS football players of the week (#10): Picton, Christie honoured
OTTAWA (CIS) – Regina quarterback Noah Picton, Montreallinebacker Byron Archambault and Manitoba cover man Alex Christieare the CIS football players of the week for the period ending onNov. 1, 2014.
Picton, a first-year arts student from Regina, was honoured onoffence thanks to a remarkable performance in a playoff-clinching35-31 home win over Alberta, last Saturday. The 5-foot-9, 165-poundfreshman completed 27 of 40 passes for 467 yards and one touchdown,in addition to scoring his first career rushing major on abrilliant 20-yard scramble early in the fourth quarter.Picton’s 467 passing yards are the fourth-highest single-gametotal in U of R history and gave him 2,029 for the season, makinghim the first rookie pivot in Canada West annals to reach the 2,000plateau. Regina (3-5) visits No. 4 Calgary (6-2) Saturday at 3 p.m.MST in a conference semifinal (Shaw TV & CanadaWest.TV).
St. Francis Xavier wide receiver Donald Tabor, Sherbrookequarterback Jérémi Roch and Ottawa receiver IanStewart were also up for the award.
Archambault, a fourth-year security and police studies studentfrom Montreal, took home the weekly honour on defence after hehelped the Carabins defeat top-ranked Laval 13-9 on home turf lastSaturday, a win that put an end to the Rouge et Or’sCIS-record streak of 25 consecutive victories. The 6-foot,240-pound CFL prospect collected six tackles, including four soloand 1.5 for a loss, as the Carabins held the top-rated offence inthe RSEQ conference to a field goal and 289 yards of net offence.Second-ranked Montreal (7-1) hosts No. 9 Sherbrooke (5-3) onSaturday in the first round of the playoffs(Radio-Canada TV & ici.radio-canada.ca).
StFX linebacker Ron Omara, Laurier lineman Kwaku Boateng andManitoba defensive back Jayden McKoy were also nominated.
Christie, a second-year arts student from Thorold, Ont., was thechoice on special teams thanks to a pair of spectacular plays thathelped the Bisons secure a post-season berth with a 50-31 upset ofreigning six-time conference champion Calgary, Saturday inWinnipeg. The 5-foot-9, 195-pound running back had a pair ofblocked punts that resulted directly in Manitoba touchdowns, thefirst one near midfield in the opening quarter and the second deepin Dino territory early in the fourth frame. Christie, who alsoreturned a kickoff on 37 yards in the win, finished the regularseason with a team record four blocked kicks. Manitoba (4-4) visitsNo. 8 Saskatchewan (6-2) Friday at 7 p.m. CT in the other CanadaWest semifinal (Shaw TV & CanadaWest.TV).
Kicker Jeremy Ford of StFX, Keegan Treloar of Concordia and ZackMedeiros of Western were the other nominees.
Offensive nominees:
AUS: Donald Tabor, wide receiver, StFX
RSEQ: Jérémi Roch, quarterback, Sherbrooke
OUA: Ian Stewart, receiver, Ottawa
CWUAA: Noah Picton, quarterback, Regina(recipient)
Defensive nominees:
AUS: Ron Omara, linebacker, StFX
RSEQ: Byron Archambault, linebacker, Montreal(recipient)
OUA: Kwaku Boateng, lineman, Laurier
CWUAA: Jayden McKoy, defensive back, Manitoba
Special team nominees:
AUS: Jeremy Ford, kicker, StFX
RSEQ: Keegan Treloar, kicker, Concordia
OUA: Zack Medeiros, kicker, Western
CWUAA: Alex Christie, cover, Manitoba(recipient)
CIS FOOTBALL WEEK 11 SCHEDULE (alltimes local)
NOTE1: Click HEREfor the complete 2014 regular season schedule &results
NOTE 2: Click HEREfor the playoff schedule & results
November 7 (CW semifinal)
19:00 Manitoba (4-4) at No. 8 Saskatchewan (6-2)(Shaw TV & CanadaWest.TV)
November 8 (AUS final & conferencesemifinals)
13:00 Concordia (5-3) at No. 1 Laval (7-1)(ici.radio-canada.caQuebec)
13:00 No. 9 Sherbrooke (5-3) at No. 2 Montreal (7-1)(Radio-Canada TV & ici.radio-canada.ca)
13:00 No. 10 Ottawa (6-3) at No. 3 McMaster (7-1)(Cable 14 & OUA.TV)
13:00 No. 7 Western (7-2) at No. 5 Guelph (7-1)(OUA.TV)
14:00 StFX (5-4) at No. 7 Mount Allison (8-0)(Eastlink TV & AUStv.ca)
15:00 Regina (3-5) at No. 4 Calgary (6-2)(Shaw TV & CanadaWest.TV)
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