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Season outlook There is no shortage of energy in the York Lions football locker room as the team gets set to hit the field for the first time in nearly two years. But head coach Warren Craney and his coaching staff have been preparing the group for this moment since the day the world shut down. Team meetings, home gyms, an outdoor High Performance Centre – anything to keep players engaged during a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. Now the Lions intend to take the OUA by surprise in 2021, hoping two years’ worth of preparation will come in handy against an array of able opponents in the OUA. Craney says in training camp it appears all the extra preparation paid off. It resulted in an efficient camp that has brought high expectations. “This is the best football team I’ve seen since I’ve been here. I think this team speaks a lot to our depth. Our coaches have done a great job in terms of recruiting high-impact players and have solved a lot of depth

The biggest change on the offence arguably comes at quarterback. Brett Hunchak, York’s all-time leader in passing yards, touchdowns, completions and attempts, has transitioned to Craney’s coaching staff. Noah Craney will start this year, and his coach believes his athleticism will help him excel as the Lions’ starting quarterback. They will all play behind an offensive line that is anchored by secondyear tackles Evan Anseeuw and Logan Scott. When asked about the defence, Craney had trouble coming up with the proper words to describe the group. He settled on “insanity.” On the defensive line, tackle Kwadwo Boahen has been unblockable all camp. He will be flanked by Nate Brennan and Kevin Musai, who round out the veteran defensive line, and new addition Jason Janvier-Messier, a top 2020 recruit who has left good impressions on his teammates and football operations staff after proving himself to be a hard worker on the field and in the gym during the 2020 shut-down.

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issues that we’ve had in the past. It’s the fastest football team I’ve ever seen on the field, both on offence and defence.” One of the reasons behind the 12-year coach’s excitement is his new addition into the offensive coordinator role, Tommy Denison. Denison was hired in March 2020, and while it may have taken him a while to set foot on York’s campus, he has his fingerprints all over the 2021 Lions offence. Despite that, Denison’s tried-and-true system has made the Lions offence look dynamite. Leading the way will be fifth-year receiver Alex Daley. His coach believes he could be a CFL player right now and he was among the OUA’s leaders in his stat lines during the last two seasons. Retson Daley, Alex’s brother, is another Daley set to make a big impact on the Lions, possessing the abilities NCAA Division I student-athlete. Running back Darnel Jarrett burst onto the scene in 2019 with authority and will be looking to follow-up that campaign with an even bigger one this season. Jaxon Hume, a two-sport athlete also competing in track & field, brings size, speed and athleticism as a return specialist. He arrived on the scene in 2019 in a big way, scoring his first career touchdown on a 107-yard kick-off return against Ottawa in Week 5. More of that is expected this year as Hume showcased his impressive quickness over the duration of Lions training camp.

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Behind them, Matt Dean, Dawson Davis and Desi Dixon Jr. make up the “triple D linebackers,” as Craney calls them, and are dominating figures showcasing a great deal of chemistry together in camp. In the secondary, Daniel Amoako has stepped up into a leadership position along with the team’s 2019 leading tackler, Talik Ehouman. COVID has brought a lot of uncertainty to our world – and the OUA standings are likely to be affected by that in 2021. With no football played in 2020, and a shortened six-game schedule upcoming, the OUA is sure to be hit with many surprise performers. Craney believes his team well-suited to be one of the surprises. “I think this team can accomplish great things. Our team’s goal is to host a playoff game this year. And I believe it’s something we can do.” This year, there are East and West Divisions in football and eight teams will make the playoffs. The post-season will begin with the top seed in each division hosting the fourth-place team while the second and third seeds do battle. The following week will be the semifinals, with the remaining two teams in each division facing off against each other. On Saturday, Nov. 20, the 113th Yates Cup championship will cap off the OUA campaign with each division’s winner competing for the trophy.

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Week 1 – Sat. Sept. 18, 1 p.m. at Laurier Golden Hawks Head coach: Michael Faulds (9th season) Colours: Purple, Gold Home field: University Stadium (6,000) 2019 result: Laurier 18 at York 10 2019 record: 4-4 (7th OUA)

Week 4 – Sat. Oct. 9, 5 p.m. at Ottawa Gee-Gees Head coach: Marcel Bellefeuille (2nd season) Colours: Garnet, Grey Home field: Gee-Gees Field (3,400) 2019 result: Ottawa 49 at York 12 2019 record: 5-3 (4th OUA)

Week 6 – Sat. Oct. 23, 1. p.m. vs. McMaster Marauders HOMECOMING Head coach: Stefan Ptaszek (13th season) Colours: Maroon, Grey Home field: Ron Joyce Stadium (6,500) 2019 result: McMaster 29 at York 9 2019 record: 6-2 (2nd OUA)

Week 2 – Sat. Sept. 25, 4 p.m. vs. Carleton Ravens HOME OPENER Head coach: Steve Sumarah (9th season) Colours: Black, White Home field: Ravens Nest (3,500) 2019 result: Did not play 2019 record: 4-4 (6th OUA)

Week 5 – Sat. Oct. 16, 1p.m. at Toronto Varsity Blues RED & BLUE BOWL Head coach: Greg Marshall (4th season) Colours: Blue, White Home field: Varsity Stadium (5,000) 2019 result: Toronto 14 at York 34 2019 record: 2-6 (9th OUA)

Week 7 – Sat. Oct. 30, 1 p.m. vs. Toronto Varsity Blues GRAD GAME Head coach: Greg Marshall (4th season) Colours: Blue, White Home field: Varsity Stadium (5,000) 2019 result: Toronto 14 at York 34 2019 record: 2-6 (9th OUA)

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“I think this team can accomplish great things. Our team’s goal is to host a playoff game this year. And I believe it’s something we can do.” This year, there are East and West Divisions in football and eight teams will make the playoffs. The post-season will begin with the top seed in each division hosting the fourth-place team while the second and third seeds do battle. The following week will be the semifinals, with the remaining two teams in each division facing off against each other. On Saturday, Nov. 20, the 113th Yates Cup championship will cap off the OUA campaign with each division’s winner competing for the trophy.

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Warren Craney joined the Lions football team as head coach in 2010 and is the ninth coach in program history. Craney made a name for himself on the international scene and was on the Team Canada coaching staff from 2009-16. As head coach, he led the junior national team to the gold medal at the 2016 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) U19 world championships in Harbin, China, with a dominant 24-6 victory over the United States in the final. The event marked the second straight time he was the head coach of the junior national team as he also guided the squad to a silver-medal finish in 2014 in Kuwait. His other stints with the U19 team included serving as the defensive coordinator in 2012 and 2009, winning gold and silver medals, respectively, at the world championships, and coaching at seven straight International Bowls in Texas (201016).

Under his guidance on defence, Craney’s student-athletes won four Presidents’ Trophies, awarded to the nation’s top defensive player, and one J.P. Metras Trophy as the top down lineman in the CIS. One of those Presidents’ Trophies winners was Cory Greenwood, who went on to play in the National Football League (NFL) with the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions and is now a linebacker with the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League (CFL). In addition, 13 first-team all-Canadian awards were given to defensive players under his direction. A native of Montreal, Craney joined Concordia’s coaching staff after a three-year stint as the defensive coordinator at Vanier College. Throughout his coaching career, which has spanned nearly two decades, he has also served as a guest coach at the University of Michigan Football School and University of Nebraska in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and with several teams in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Craney and his wife, Cara, are the proud parents of five children, including son Noah who is in his fourth year with the Lions football team. Their eldest daughter, Madison, is a graduate of the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, where she was a varsity synchronized swimmer, Kennedy is a student at York, Ethan is in 12th grade and Quinn is in grade five.

He was also part of the coaching staffs for seven consecutive East West Bowls (2009-15). Craney came to York from Concordia University, where he spent seven seasons as the defensive coordinator and three before that as the defensive line coach. While there, the Stingers were a perennial top 10 team and the defence was at or near the top of all statistical categories in Quebec and Canada.

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Assistant coaches SAMMY OKPRO

TOMMY DENISON

Sammy Okpro was hired as the defensive coordinator for the Lions in 2017 and was reunited with head coach Warren Craney, under whom he played for four years at Concordia University.

Tommy Denison was named the offensive coordinator for the Lions in April 2020. He has a proven track record of success in U SPORTS with both the University of Toronto and Saint Mary’s University. Known for running a dynamic no-huddle offence, he has produced some impressive turnarounds in a short time.

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Okpro came to York from the Edmonton Huskies in the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL), where he was the defensive coordinator from 2015-17 and, before that, spent two seasons as the defensive backs coach and co-defensive coordinator. Under his guidance, the Huskies had the No. 1-ranked defence in the CJFL in 2016 as the team went from 1-7 to 5-3 in one year. He had a tremendous playing career with the Stingers. In his four seasons he was a three-time U SPORTS first-team all-Canadian and earned RSEQ all-star honours three times (2005-07). He was also the team MVP in his final season, and following that he was selected in the fourth round (25th overall) by the Edmonton Eskimos in the 2008 Canadian Football League (CFL) entry draft. He also represented Canada three times, including winning the silver medal at the 2011 IFAF senior world championships in Austria, where he was named to the first tournament all-star team and earned MVP honours in the gold medal game.

As a player, Denison put together an incredible three-year run as the quarterback of the Queen’s Gaels that returned the program to prominence. He won back-to-back Hec Crighton Trophies (2002-03) as national player of the year, just the second repeat winner in the history of the award, and in 2002 was the first Canadian university quarterback to pass for more than 3,000 yards in a single season. His best two passing seasons with the Gaels both remain among the U SPORTS top 10.

BRETT HUNCHAK

Nathaniel “Shake” Griffith returned to the Lions coaching staff in 2016 as an offensive assistant after previously serving in the same role in 2014, and in 2019 he will serve as the special teams coordinator. He is also the offensive coordinator with the York Region Lions in the Ontario Varsity Football League (OVFL).

Arguably the greatest quarterback in York Lions history has returned to the program in 2021 as quarterbacks coach. Brett Hunchak, a 2019 social science graduate of York, ranks first all-time at York in yards, touchdowns, attempts and completions, and has finished among the top five in the OUA in many statistical categories over the years.

He spent three seasons with the Lions as a receiver (2010-12) and was also a team captain. Prior to coming to York, he played for the Brampton Bulldogs in the OVFL and at Vanier College in Montreal. He also served as a receivers coach for the Bulldogs for two seasons. Griffith is also the full-time equipment services and stadium attendant in York University’s Athletics & Recreation department.

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In 2019, while running the offence for the Varsity Blues, he oversaw a unit that improved by 114 yards and 12.5 points per game. The Blues led the country in passing yards and touchdowns and were seventh overall in total yards. Two years earlier, as the associate head coach (offence) in Halifax, his Huskies offence ranked ninth nationally one year after finishing 21st in the country. Denison’s coaching background also includes serving as the head coach of the GTA All-Stars in the National Football Conference (NFC) in 2016 and that squad’s offensive coordinator for four years prior, as well as stints with multiple club teams in Ontario and British Columbia.

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He received the team’s offensive MVP award in 2016 and was an irreplaceable leader for the Lions offence over his five seasons with the squad. After his lengthy U SPORTS career, Hunchak played professionally overseas in 2021 in Sweden’s Superserien for the Stockholm Mean Machines as one of the team’s quarterbacks. He is also the older brother of Calgary Stampeders receiver Colton Hunchak, also a former Lion.

assistant coaches DAKOTA VINE

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Dakota Vine joins the Lions coaching staff to work with the running backs for the 2021 season. Prior to joining the Lions, Vine has experience in minor football coaching special teams for the Etobicoke Eagles. Away from the gridiron, Vine is the former cohost of the At the 55 Podcast, which covers OUA football.

Mack Chapman returns to the Lions in 2021 to join the team’s coaching staff after the former Lion enjoyed a five-year career in various on-field positions for the squad. Chapman first joined the Lions in 2013 and played for two years before returning in 2017. He has previously played on the defensive line and then transitioned to become the team’s starting long snapper. In his graduating year, Chapman took home the 2019 Nobby Wirkowski Football Award.

KENDRICK RITCHIE

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Kenrick Ritchie returned to the Lions in 2019 to lead the defensive line, resuming a role he previously held in 2014. A former U SPORTS studentathlete, he played defensive tackle for the Bishop’s Gaiters, earning a starting spot in his third season in 2010, and participated in the Canadian Football League (CFL)’s E-camp in 2012. Ritchie, who grew up in Toronto, has been involved with a number of different minor football programs throughout the GTA since his playing career ended.

Barry Klimas joined the Lions coaching staff in 2010 and has worked with student-athletes on both offence and defence. Prior to joining the Lions he was the receivers and place kickers coach at the High School of Montreal. As a player, he was a receiver and place kicker for the University of Manitoba and Champlain College. He won the Bol D’or in 1987 with Champlain and went to the Canada West final with the Bisons in 1991.

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Matt Deans returned to the York campus in 2017 as the recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach for the Lions football team. He was with the Lions as a wide receiver from 2010-14 and graduated with a history degree and minor in political science. Deans was named the head coach of the York Region Lions in the OPFL in 2019 and won the regional championship in his first year. He was also an offensive assistant for the U16 Ontario team that same year. His previous coaching experience includes stints as offensive coordinator with the OVFL’s Etobicoke Eagles from 2011-14 and Newmarket Bucs in 2015. He was also the wide receivers’ coach at Maxmilian Kolbe H.S. from 2016-17. He graduated with a master’s degree in coaching from Ohio University in 2017.

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David Rukavina returned to the OUA coaching ranks in 2019 after a long absence, having previously coached with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in 1992 and the Vanier Cup-winning Toronto Varsity Blues in 1993-94, 2000-01. He has also been a longtime coach at Lorne Park Secondary School in Mississauga, being part of provincial bowl champions in 2000, 2017 and 2018. As well, he coached with the GTA Grizzlies of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJHL) in 2016-18 as well as the Mississauga Warriors of the Ontario Provincial Football League (OPFL). Rukavina resides in Mississauga with wife Donna and they have four children, Melanie, Jodi, Curtis and Ryan.

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Assistant coaches AARON WOLSKI

MIKE MILLER

Aaron Wolski joined the York coaching staff in 2016. He is a former varsity athlete himself, playing one season at linebacker for the Western Mustangs before an accident ended his playing career. He began coaching with the Ottawa East Generals in 2009 as their linebackers coach, and since then has served as the defensive line coach for the St. Maximillian Kolbe Mustangs varsity team and in a variety of roles with the OVFL’s York Region Lions. He was also the defensive line coach for the ACG all-star game showcase in 2014.

Mike Miller joins Warren Craney’s staff ahead of the 2021 season staff with a focus on halfbacks and tight ends. His last U SPORTS coaching stop was at Saint Mary’s in 2017 as their offensive line and run game coordinator. Miller has recently been offensive coordinator with the Burlington Braves of the CJFL. Miller’s career has brought him close to Tommy Denison, the Lions’ offensive coordinator. They have collaborated in consulting and coaching roles for the last seven seasons.

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Alex Daley laughs and shakes his head when asked about the thought of playing in games with his brother. It may have been delayed by over two years, but now it’s happening. After Retsen Daley committed to play for York in early 2019, his season was railroaded with an injury, forcing him to redshirt. In 2020… well, you know. But now, the moment is finally here. Retsen, 21, suits up at York as a first-year, and Alex, 25, will play out his final season of U SPORTS eligibility. It’s the first time the brothers will actually get the opportunity to call themselves teammates.

ALEX: Russell Wilson is my favourite football player. You can never count him out. He’s calm, cool and collected in the clutch in the fourth quarter. RETSEN: I’ve been a Packers fan since I was very young. The classic Packers fan in me wants to go with Aaron Rodgers, but the receiver in me has to say Davante Adams. Studying what he does is going to help me in terms of my game. Favorite food? ALEX: I like chicken bowls from Z-Teca. It’s the healthiest thing I can get! RETSEN: Anyone who knows me is going to say chicken parmesan. I just love pasta. What’s on your bucket list?

Retsen likely wouldn’t be playing football without Alex’s leadership. He and his younger brother, Antwone, saw Alex beginning to play in the ninth grade when Retsen was about 10 years old. He knew he would likely head down the same path. His brother seemed like a rock star. “Everything was so new,” Retsen explains. “Seeing him on the internet, seeing him doing something I’ve never seen him do before, it was all a new feeling and was attractive to me. Especially given that I was already athletically inclined.” He continued to see the highlight reels featuring his older brother while he was playing high school football in Athol Springs, N.Y., but now Alex was in a York uniform. While it wasn’t the only factor in his decision, it made the decision to commit to York much easier. “I had a few looks from American schools, but coming back to Canada, definitely having my brother here was a huge deciding factor in coming here. It’s also an underdog look and that was an attraction for me, I love being the underdog.” Having an older brother around Lions training camp has been a boon for both the Daleys. Alex likes providing brotherly advice and Retsen gets to be the beneficiary. It’s a position the older Daley relishes as the first member of his siblings to attend a university.

ALEX: Travelling. I’d like to go to Thailand. I’ve never been outside of North America, I want to travel, see different cultures and how the world works. RETSEN: Given my focuses have been school and football to this point, I haven’t thought about a bucket list. But I know I want to go somewhere where I can step in the water and see my toes. Who is your role model? ALEX: My uncle Jermaine. He passed away a long time ago, in 2011, but he took sports very seriously and was actually a track & field coach down here at the Toronto Track & Field Centre. He got me into track, which was the first sport I competitively trained for. He was the first adult figure who also talked to me about my own personal situations and not just sports. RETSEN: It’s hard to pinpoint one individual. I obviously look up to my brother. And there are a ton of other people who I look up to. I take little bits and pieces of things I learn from them and try to integrate them into my life.

“I help him not make the same mistakes that I made,” Alex said of the advice he provides. “I try to be an example to show both Retsen and Antwone what to do so they have a chance to be better.” As for this season’s expectations, Alex and Retsen both think this season is a wide-open field with tons of surprises in store. They are preparing for the season with that in mind.

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77 ANSEEUW EVAN

• Started all eight games on the offensive line as a rookie in 2019, including five at right tackle and three at left guard. • Played in the inaugural West vs. East Canada Bowl for Grade 10 and 11 players. • Earned high school team’s offensive player of the year award in each of his final two seasons at Holy Trinity.

18 APPIAH-KUBI GABRIEL

• Appeared in all eight games and started two at receiver in 2019, recording six receptions for 104 yards on the season, including five in the season opener against Windsor.

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3 AMOAKO DANIEL

• Appeared in seven games, starting five at defensive back, recording 13.5 tackles and one tackle for loss. • Has two career interceptions, one against Ottawa in 2019 and the other versus Queen’s in 2018. • Was part of LOSSA Tier 2 Championship-winning team at Notre Dame.

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• Finished sixth on the Lions with 24.5 total tackles in 2019. • Named to OUA East-West Bowl roster in 2021 (event cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic). • Named to OUA all-rookie team in 2018. • Won the team’s Jeff Johnson Rookie of the Year award.

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2 CRANEY NOAH

• Played in six games and started two at quarterback, completing 53 of 104 passes (51%) for 583 yards. Also threw two touchdown passes in 2019 and had 10 rushes for 34 yards. • Spent one season at quarterback for Vanier College. • Team MVP with the OVFL’s York Region Lions in 2017.

7 DALEY RETSEN

• Missed all but one game in his debut season with an injury. • Split high school years between St. Roch in Brampton and St. Francis in Athol Springs, New York. He also played for the Brampton Bulldogs in the OFC. • Brother, Alex, is a fifth-year receiver on the Lions.

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• Set new career high in receiving yards with 403, good for second on the team in that category. Was also 11th in the OUA in kick return yards (269) and fourth in punt returns (289). • A prolific special teams player, he is York’s all-time leader in career kick return yards (1926) and second in punt return yards (901).

44 DAVIS DAWSON

• Started all eight games at linebacker in 2019 after missing the entire 2018 season, ranking fifth on the team in total tackles (30). • Earned conference and provincial all-star honours as a linebacker at Robert Bateman. • Was also a team MVP, defensive MVP and earned the top linebacker award in high school.

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9 DEAN MATT

• Started all eight games, finishing tied for third on the team with 34 tackles and led the team with 5.5 tackles for loss. • Named to OUA East-West Bowl roster in 2021 (event cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic). • Named to OUA all-rookie team in 2018. • Helped high school team win back-to-back regional titles and the 2015 OFSAA Eastern Bowl.

0 EHOUMAN TALIK

• Recorded two interceptions, including one for a touchdown and both against McMaster in Week 4, which earned him York’s male athlete of the week honours. • Earned U SPORTS academic all-Canadian honours for the 2019-20 academic year.

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21 DIXON JR. DESI

• Played in six games and started five at defensive back, recording 16.5 total tackles and 2.5 sacks for a loss of 22 yards. • Won a state championship with Morse H.S. in San Diego. • Named the defensive MVP in his third year and co-team MVP in fourth year of high school.

22 HUME JAXON

• Named York’s male rookie of the year in 2019 and named to the OUA all-rookie team that same season. • A special teams conference leader, he was second in the OUA in kick returns (23), third in the OUA in kick return yards (566), sixth in punt returns, and eighth in punt return yards (156). • A multisport athlete competing in track & field, finishing 14th in the 300m at the OUA championships and seventh in the 4x400m relay at U SPORTS championships.

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8 JANVIER-MESSIER JASON

• An experienced CEGEP player with strong leadership qualities. He checks all the boxes for an ideal defensive lineman. • Spent three seasons with the Champlain-Lennoxville Cougars from 2017-19 and helped the team win the Bol D’or championship in his final season.

15 MASTROGIUSEPPE DANTE

• All-time York leader in career punt average (39.9). • The starting kicker and punter for all 16 games in his first two seasons. • Ranked fourth in the OUA in punting average (40 yards), breaking the school record he established in the previous season. • Recorded 1722 punting yards on 43 attempts and also had 764 kick-off yards on 13 kicks in an injury-plagued 2019 season.

10 JARRETT DARNEL

• Immediately made an impact in his seven games over his first season as a Lion, ranking 12th in the OUA with 370 rushing yards on 70 carries and one touchdown. • Spent one season at Vanier College playing for the Cheetahs.

75 SCOTT LOGAN

• Started all eight games at left tackle in rookie season with the Lions. • Played high school football for Northeast Kings Education Centre, winning three Division 2 provincial championships in four years, earning league all-star honours. • Represented Nova Scotia at the 2018 Canada Cup. • Also played for the Canada Prep Raiders and Valley Bulldogs.

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Key ADDITIONS

MACK

• Plays with in strength and intelligence and • Played the inaugural West vs. East hasCanada all the elements necessary to be a top Bowl for Grade 10 and 11 players defensive back. • Earned high school team’s offensive player • Played foryear the Calgary and of the award inColts each in ofthe his CJFL final two wasseasons the team’s rookie of the year in 2019. at Holy Trinity • Represented Ernest Manning at Alberta’s • Also played for the Brantford Bisons in the 2019 Senior Bowl, playing for the South OFC team.

XAVIER

YORK LIONS

• A• top offensive recruit West who is Played in theline inaugural vs.poised East to make an immediate impact with Canada Bowl for Grade 10 and 11his players tremendous sizeschool and athletic • Earned high team’s play. offensive player • Wasofteam captain playing minor football for the year award in each of his final two theseasons Scarborough Thunder at Holy Trinity in the OPFL prior to• enrolling at York. Also played for the Brantford Bisons in the OFC

CORREIA

THEO

BROWN • Adds much-needed depth to thevs. defensive • Played in the inaugural West East lineCanada with strength, intelligence and Bowl for Grade 10 and 11presence. players • Earned high school’s male athleteplayer of • Earned high schoolsenior team’s offensive theof year in 2019 Bayridge. theaward year award in at each of his final two • Named the football team’s defensive player seasons at Holy Trinity of• the year and lineman of the year thatin the Also played for the Brantford Bisons same season. OFC

BANNATYNE

AARON

ARTEAGA

• A• very dynamic with tremendous Played in thereceiver inaugural West vs. East pace who will make an immediate on Canada Bowl for Grade 10 and 11impact players a• veteran receiving corps. Earned high school team’s offensive player • 2018 Bowl champion member of of OFSAA the year award in each as of a his final two West Toronto Prep. seasons at Holy Trinity • Also played for the Brantford Bisons in the OFC

Key ADDITIONS

RAEKWON

• A• gifted defensive back with good Played in the inaugural West vs.speed East andCanada athleticism. Bowl for Grade 10 and 11 players • Previously played for the Toronto Thunder • Earned high school team’s offensive player in the OPFL. of the year award in each of his final two seasons at Holy Trinity • Also played for the Brantford Bisons in the OFC

AVONTAE

MCKOY

STERLING

MAY • A• top defensive recruitWest with vs. good size, Played in theline inaugural East length, power and good hands. Canada Bowl for Grade 10 and 11 players • Named Grade athleteteam’s of the offensive year at player • Earned high11 school Belmont 2019. in each of his final two of theS.S. yearinaward • First and only from British Columbia seasons at commit Holy Trinity to• join the Lions for this year. Also played for the Brantford Bisons in the OFC

LEWIS-GIBBS

ALEXANDER

KARAISKAKIS

• An explosive player who uses hisvs. size • Played in the inaugural West East effectively to outduel opposing defensive Canada Bowl for Grade 10 and 11 players backs. • Earned high school team’s offensive player • Won cityyear championship as member of East ofathe award in each of his final two York C.I. seasons at Holy Trinity • Also played for the Brantford Bisons in the OFC

• A• dangerous open-field runner a good Played in the inaugural Westwith vs. East ability to beat the opposing defensive back Canada Bowl for Grade 10 and 11 players and get open. • Earned high school team’s offensive player • Received of the high year school’s award inAthletic each of Leadership his final two Award in 2020. seasons at Holy Trinity • Also played for the Brantford Bisons in the OFC

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Key rookies

CALEB

PYPE

RICKEY

PARSONS JR.

• A• talented free with West a highvs.football Played in thesafety inaugural East aptitude, tremendous range Canada Bowl for Grade 10and anddynamic 11 players playmaking abilities. • Earned high school team’s offensive player • 2019 eastern conference allof AAA the year award in each ofprovincial his final two starseasons defensive back in British Columbia. at Holy Trinity • Named of the in Grade 11 at in St.the • Also athlete played for theyear Brantford Bisons Thomas OFC More Collegiate.

• A• top offensive recruit West in 2020 thanks Played in theline inaugural vs. East to his size and athletic ability. Canada Bowl for Grade 10 and 11 players • Starred on high the Valley • Earned schoolHeights team’s football offensiveteam player in high school also for of the year and award in previously each of hisplayed final two theseasons Brantford Bisons in the OPFL. at Holy Trinity • Also played for the Brantford Bisons in the OFC

JAKE

YORK LIONS

• Brings eliteinstrength to theWest teamvs. and is a • Played the inaugural East technician on the defensive line. Canada Bowl for Grade 10 and 11 players • Multi-sport athlete, earning team MVP player • Earned high school team’s offensive awards foryear bothaward football and rugby at Huron of the in each of his final two Heights. seasons at Holy Trinity • Also played for the Brantford Bisons in the OFC

SPENCER

LOGAN

RADCLIFFE

• Uses his size in coverage to West outplay • Played in the inaugural vs. receivers. East • WonCanada the 2017 OFC championship was Bowl for Grade 10 andand 11 players team captain of the Toronto Jr. Argos in 2016. • Earned high school team’s offensive player • Was a two-time OFC all-star in 2016 and 2017 of the year award in each of his final two and earned team’s defensive player of the seasons at Holy Trinity year award in 2016. • Also played for the Brantford Bisons in the • Spent time at Brock University as a member OFC of the school’s track & field team.

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0 Talik EHOUMAN

Avontae MCKOY

2 Noah CRANEY

3 Daniel AMOAKO

4 Sterling MAY

DB • 5’9 • 183 • 4th Year

REC • 6’0 • 181 • 1st Year

QB • 6’1 • 190 • 3rd Year

DB • 6’1 • 184 • 4th Year

DE • 6’5 • 220 • 1st Year

Kinesiology & Health Science Markham, Ont. St. Brother Andre C.H.S.

Geography & Urban Studies Etobicoke, Ont. Richview C.I.

Psychology Newmarket, Ont. Newmarket H.S. / Vanier College

Financial & Business Economics Ajax, Ont. Notre Dame C.S.S.

Film Victoria, B.C. Belmont S.S.

5 Braden HART

6 Rickey PARSONS JR.

7 Retsen DALEY

8 Jason JANVIER-MESSIER

9 Matt DEAN

LB • 6’3 • 230 • 1st Year

DB • 6’1 • 170 • 1st Year

REC • 6’2 • 185 • 1st Year

DE • 6’3 • 230 • 1st Year

LB • 6’2 • 220 • 3rd Year

Political Science Napanee, Ont. Napanee District H.S.

Kinesiology & Health Science North Delta, B.C. St. Thomas More Collegiate

Sociology Brampton, Ont. St.Francis H.S.

Psychology Beloeil, Que. Champlain College Lennoxville

Business & Society Oshawa, Ont. Paul Dwyer C.H.S.

10 Darnel JARRETT

11 Brady CROWE

12 Nick DE JESUS

13 David MAECKER

14 Daniel LOGGALE

RB • 5’11 • 160 • 2nd Year

QB • 6’5 • 210 • 2nd Year

QB • 5’11 • 200 • 1st Year

QB • 6’4 • 220 • 3rd Year

DB • 6’3 • 196 • 4th Year

Health Studies Ajax, Ont. Pickering H.S. / Vanier College

Business & Society Belleville, Ont. Centennial S.S. / Holland College

Commerce, Finance Innisfil, Ont. Lorne Park S.S.

Education Oshawa, Ont. Paul Dwyer C.H.S. / University of Toronto

Business & Society Edmonton, Alta. W.P. Wagner H.S.

15 Dante MASTROGIUSEPPE

16 Matt VASSOS

17 Alex KARAISKAKIS

18 Gabriel APPIAH-KUBI

19 Victor BELANGER

K • 6’1 • 190 • 4th Year

DB • 5’9 • 190 • 3rd Year

REC • 6’4 • 198 • 1st Year

REC • 5’11 • 160 • 2nd Year

REC • 5’10 • 180 • 2nd Year

Political Science London, Ont. John Paul II C.H.S.

Kinesiology & Health Science Aurora, Ont. St. Maximilian Kolbe C.H.S.

Educational Studies Toronto, Ont. East York C.I.

Interdisciplinary Social Science Brampton, Ont. St. Roch C.S.S.

Financial & Business Economics Surrey, B.C. Clayton Heights S.S. / Universty of Fraser Valley

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20 Aaron ARTEAGA

22 Jaxon HUME

23 Raekwon LEWIS-GIBBS

24 Gaetano MINTO

REC • 5’9 • 175 • 1st Year

LB • 6’2 • 190 • 4th Year

REC • 6’0 • 180 • 2nd Year

DB • 5’11 • 180 • 1st Year

DB • 6’1 • 205 • 3rd Year

Engineering Courtice, Ont. Holy Trinity C.S.S.

Psychology San Diego, Calif. Morse H.S.

Communcations Studies Edmonton, Alta. Harry Ainlay School

Children, Childhood & Youth Studies Scarborough, Ont. Senator O’Connor C.S.

Business & Society Athabasca, Alta. Edwin Parr C.H.S.

25 Thomas ECCLES

26 Justin FAWCETT

27 Sean FEVRIER

28 Aneal CHACHAL

29 Jackson ZACK-CONEYBEARE

DB • 6’1 • 175 • 1st Year

RB • 5’10 • 190 • 1st Year

DB • 6’1 • 205 • 1st Year

Environmental Studies Sherwood Park, Alta. Salisbury Composite H.S.

Kinesiology & Health Science Tottenham, Ont. Burnhamthorpe C.I.

Political Science Ottawa, Ont. St. Josephs H.S. / Algonquin College

30 Ayden AMESTOY

31 Andros DANCEY

TE • 6’6 • 240 • 2nd Year Sociology Kitchener, Ont.

Fork Union M.A. / Lake Erie College / Walsh University

32 Mack BENNATYNE

33 Thomas BURDETT

DB • 6’1 • 196 • 2nd Year Educational Studies Garden River, Ont. Superior Heights C.V.I. / Nipissing University

34 Giuseppe FABRIZIO

RB • 5’6 • 156 • 1st Year

DB • 6’1 • 190 • 1st Year

DB • 6’0 • 190 • 1st Year

TE • 6’4 • 216 • 1st Year

LS • 6’0 • 248 • 1st Year

Communication Studies Burlington, Ont. M.M. Robinson H.S.

Psychology New Westminster, B.C. New Westminster S.S.

Commerce, Finance Calgary, Alta. Ernest Manning H.S.

Kinesiology & Health Science Penetanguishene, Ont. St. Theresa’s C.H.S.

Political Science Hamilton, Ont. St. Jean de Brebeuf C.S.S.

35 Mitchell MACKETT

36 Logan RADCLIFFE

37 Hunter BANNON

38 Melchis ILUNGA

39 Thano MARDICIS

DB • 6’4 • 210 • 3rd Year

DB • 6’2 • 195 •2nd Year

LB • 6’2 • 190 • 1st Year

RB • 5’10 • 190 • 1st Year

REC • 6’1 • 175 • 1st Year

International Development Studies Thunder Bay, Ont.

Children, Childhood & Youth Studies Toronto, Ont. Northern S.S. / Brock University

Engineering Napanee, Ont. Napanee District H.S.

Chemistry Edmonton, Alta. Harry Ainlay School

Cognitive Science Kingston, Ont. Regiopolis Notre Dame C.H.S.

St. Ignatius H.S. / Saint Mary’s University

21 Desi DIXON JR.

YORK LIONS

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40 Joseph PERERA

41 Jason LEFKAS

42 Kirill NIARI

43 Gregory MINTO-CLARKE

44 Dawson DAVIS

DB • 6’1 • 180 • 1st Year

RB • 5’10 • 224 • 1st Year

DB • 5’11 • 178 • 1st Year

DB • 6’1 • 175 • 1st Year

LB • 6’1 • 235 • 3rd Year

Children, Childhood & Youth Studies Vaughan, Ont. St. Elizabeth C.H.S.

Interdisciplinary Social Science Burlington, Ont. Corpus Christi C.S.S. / Mohawk College

Business & Society Scarborough, Ont. Birchmount Park C.I.

Sociology Toronto, Ont. Central Technical School

Kinesiology & Health Science Abbotsford, B.C. Robert Bateman S.S.

45 Tristan 46 David SCHULTENKAMPER SPENCE

47 Elijah PAULSEN

48 Owen WEBB

49 Joshua FERRUSI

REC • 6’2 • 215 • 2nd Year

RB • 5’7 • 175 • 1st Year

QB • 5’10 • 163 • 1st Year

QB • 6’4 • 225 • 1st Year

LB • 5’10 • 210 • 3rd Year

Financial & Business Economics Edmonton, Alta.

Economics Mississauga, Ont. St. Marcellinus S.S.

Engineering Burlington, Ont. Dr. Frank J. Hayden S.S.

History North Bay, Ont. St. Joseph-Scollard Hall C.S.S.

Humanities Welland, Ont. Blessed Trinity C.S.S.

52 Ben DAVIDGE

53 Gavin WALLIN

54 Arvind RANDHAWA

LB • 6’0 • 230 • 1st Year

DB • 6’0 • 160 • 1st Year

Ross Sheppard H.S. / MacEwan University / University of Alberta

Business & Society Angus, Ont. St. Joan of Arc C.H.S.

Interdisciplinary Social Science Brampton, Ont. David Suzuki S.S. / Wilfrid Laurier

Jasper Place School / University of Alberta

50 Dexter SARGENT

51 Philippe GIROUARD

LB • 6’0 • 220 • 1st Year

LB • 6’3 • 235 • 1st Year

LB • 5’11 • 210 • 4th Year

Engineering Dartmouth, N.S. Prince Andrew H.S.

Kinesiology & Health Science Sharon, Ont. Huron Heights S.S.

55 Kwadwo BOAHEN

56 Kevin MUSAI

57 Derek GIACOBBI

58 Nathan BRENNAN

59 Matt PRUSIN

DL • 6’1 • 280 • 3rd Year

DL • 6’1 • 180 • 4th Year

K • 6’0 • 165 • 1st Year

DL • 6’3 • 310 • 2nd Year

DL • 6’2 • 236 • 2nd Year

Political Science Calgary, Alta. Bishop McNally H.S.

Commerce, Marketing Cleveland, Ohio Lakewood H.S.

Psychology Ottawa, Ont. Mother Teresa H.S.

Business & Society Beamsville, Ont. M.M. Robinson H.S. / Humber College

Environmental Studies Pickering, Ont. Vankleek Hill S.S.

Kinesiology & Health Science Edmonton, Alta.

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60 Jerome AMEGBETO

61 San ELIBUYUK

62 Ikponmwosa OMOROGIEVA

64 Daniel DWYER

65 TyGILMOUR

OL • 6’7 • 300 • 1st Year

OL • 6’4 • 265 • 1st Year

OL • 6’2 • 230 • 1st Year

OL • 6’4 • 285 • 3rd Year

OL • 6’1 • 206 • 1st Year

Information Technology Lome, Togo American International School

Commerce King City, Ont. King City S.S.

Kinesiology & Health Science Toronto, Ont. C.W. Jefferys C.I.

Geography Hamilton, Ont. St. Jean de Brebeuf C.S.S.

Public Administration Hamilton, Ont. Bishop Ryan C.S.S

66 Dawson LADOUCEUR

68 Robert RUDDERHAM

69 Xavier CORREIA

70 Santino PASQUALE

OL • 6’1 • 290 • 2nd Year

OL • 6’4 • 325 • 2nd Year

OL • 6’7 • 330 • 1st Year

OL • 6’4 • 295 • 1st Year

OL • 6’6 • 336 • 1st Year

Commerce Kitchener, Ont. St. Mary’s H.S.

Political Science Brampton, Ont. St. Thomas Aquinas S.S.

Political Science Toronto, Ont. Sir John A. Macdonald C.I.

Law & Society Hamilton, Ont. Bishop Tonnos C.S.S.

Communcations Studies Calgary, Alta. Southern Alberta Inst. of Technology

72 Giovanni PITOCCO

74 Caleb PYPE

75 Logan SCOTT

76 Brandon BUMSTEAD

OL • 6’2 • 295 • 2nd Year

OL • 6’6 • 330 • 1st Year

OL • 6’5 • 323 • 2nd Year

OL • 6’5 • 305 • 1st Year

OL • 6’4 • 290 • 2nd Year

Business & Society Toronto, Ont. Chaminade College School

Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Port Rowan, Ont. Valley Heights S.S.

Anthropology Centreville, N.S. Northeast Kings Education Centre

Business & Society Beeton, Ont. Banting Memorial H.S.

Visual Arts Walsingham, Ont. Holy Trinity C.H.S.

78 Tyler HORSWELL

79 Chidubem OBI

80 James GARRISH

OL • 6’1 • 255 • 1st Year

OL • 6’1 • 259 • 1st Year

REC • 6’0 • 184 • 1st Year

REC • 5’10 • 160 • 1st Year

REC • 6’1 • 200 • 1st Year

Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Mississauga, Ont. Woodlands

Kinesiology & Health Science Mississauga, Ont. St. Francis Xavier C.S.S.

Educational Studies / Education Canfield, Ont. Cayuga S.S.

Communication Studies Alliston, Ont. St. Thomas Aquinas C.S.S.

Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Beeton, Ont. Banting Memorial H.S.

YORK LIONS

81 Jagger HORST

71 James TEES

77 Evan ANSEEUW

82 Darren BUMSTEAD

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83 Luke WINSOR

84 Aidan PATTON

85 Alex DALEY

86 Alfred OLAY

REC • 5’9 • 170 • 1st Year

TE • 6’4 • 206 • 1st Year

REC • 5’10 • 190 • 5th Year

REC • 5’8 • 165 • 2nd Year

REC • 6’4 • 235 • 5th Year

Educational Studies Inverary, Ont. La Salle S.S.

Sociology Vaughan, Ont. Bill Crothers S.S.

Interdisciplinary Social Science Etobicoke, Ont. Thistletown C.I.

Engineering Courtice, Ont. Holy Trinity C.S.S.

Law & Society Newmarket, Ont. Huron Heights S.S.

88 Richerd EDWARDS

89 Talon HORST

90 Gavin PADDA

REC • 6’4 • 200 • 1st Year

REC • 5’10 • 165 • 1st Year

DE • 6’4 • 250 • 1st Year

DL • 5’10 • 265 • 1st Year

DE • 6’3 • 205 • 1st Year

Kinesiology & Health Science Brampton, Ont. Sandalwood Heights S.S. / University of Windsor

Indigenous Studies Alliston, Ont. St. Thomas Aquinas C.S.S. / Mount Allison University

Psychology / Kinesiology & Health Science Brampton, Ont. Humberview S.S.

Global Geography Richmond Hill, Ont. Huron Heights S.S.

Commerce Halifax, N.S. Citadel H.S.

93 AliAZRAQ

94 Brandon DAVIES-LYONS

95 Ruben RODRIGUEZ

96 Jake SPENCER

98 Theo BROWN

DL • 6’3 • 230 • 2nd Year

DE • 6’6 • 265 • 1st Year

DL • 6’3 • 250 • 2nd Year

DE • 6’2 • 225 • 1st Year

DL • 6’0 • 290 • 1st Year

Business & Society Aurora, Ont. Huron Heights S.S. / Saint Mary’s

Commerce, Finance Oshawa, Ont. Eastdale Collegiate & Vocational School

Business & Society San Diego, Calif. Our Lady of Lourdes C.H.S.

Kinesiology & Health Science Newmarket, Ont. Huron Heights S.S.

Environmental Studies / Education Kingston, Ont. Bayridge S.S.

99 Okunola OLADIPUPO

Lerone LINDSAY

Nour-Dine TOURE

Gabriel WILSON

DL • 6’1 • 300 • 1st Year

DB • 5’10 • 175 • 1st Year

REC • 6’6 • 215 • 1st Year

REC • 5’11 • 160 • 1st Year

Business & Society Lagos, Nigeria St Marguerite D’Youville S.S.

Engineering Toronto, Ont. Chaminade College School

Financial & Business Economics Montreal, Que. Dawson College

Kinesiology & Health Science Aurora, Ont. St. Maximilian Kolbe C.H.S.

91 Hagan DOUGLASS

87 Harrison MANCUSO

92 John SCHOLES

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record book OFFENCE CAREER POINTS 218 Roy Venier 162 Nick Naylor 160 Andre Batson 158 Mike Boyd 150 Andre Durie 132 Jeff Johnson 119 Sergio Capobianco 102 Joe Pariselli 102 Geroge Ganas 102 Brian Nugent 102 Colton Hunchak

1996-97, 1999, 2001 2013-16 1993-97 1981-84 2003-05 1996-99 1979-80, 1982 1981, 1983-85 1981-84 1998-01 2015-19

CAREER PASSING YARDS 8288 Brett Hunchak 5324 Billy Barbosa 4379 Bart Zemanek 4259 Mike Foster 3929 Tino Iacono 3755 Myles Gibbon 3719 Parry Apostolopoulos 3046 Marcello Lio 2719 Adam Karlsson 2458 Gerry Verge

2015-19 1998-02 2002-06 1976-80 1981-85 2012-13 1990-94 1991-93, 1995-96 1986-87, 1991 1971-74

CAREER RUSHING YARDS 3358 Jeff Johnson 2406 Andre Durie 1698 Joe Pariselli 1614 Terry Douglas 1513 Leonard Jean-Pierre 1490 Neil Denton 1242 Jesse Amankwaa 1196 George Ganas 1192 Keith Vassalo 1182 Kayden Johnson

1996-99 2003-05 1981-85 1983-86 1993-95 1990-93 2015-19 1981-84, 1986 1978-80 2016-19

CAREER RECEIVING YARDS 2186 Andre Batson 1993-97 1882 Colton Hunchak 2015-19 1708 Will Austin 2009-13 1615 Steve Ince 1971-73 1609 Brian Nugent 1998-01 1359 Bill Hatanaka 1972-75 1264 P.J. Edgeworth 1990-94 1225 Remzi Veli 1993-97 1214 Ricardo Hudson 2002-06 1115 Brian Gifford 1979-82

DEFENCE

SPECIAL TEAMS

CAREER TACKLES *Tracked since 2002 221 Hussein Hazime 2011-15 220 Steven Reading 2007-11 153.5 Josh Small 2012-16 140.5 Ian Lawrence 2014-18 127.5 Emerson Morassutti 2011-14, 2016 123.5 Michael Runowski 2012-16 122 Patrick Russell 2008-12 122 Brett Colangelo 2014-18 108.5 James Tuck 2010-13 100.5 Theo Feroiu 2006-10

CAREER KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 1926 Alex Daley 20161444 Andre Batson 1993-97 1054 Kadeem Hemmings 2017982 Paul Hilario 1989-92 906 Clinton John 2000-04 818 Joe Pariselli 1981-85 796 Neil Palgarno 1980-82 776 Jeff Johnson 1996-99 733 Jahmari Bennett 2014-16 699 P.J. Edgeworth 1990-94

CAREER INTERCEPTIONS 16 Neil Maki 11 Dennis Mavrin 10 John Cripps 10 Clinton John 10 Rich Robinson 9 Jamie Williamson 8 Brian Bird 7 Robert Cole 7 Norbie Wirkowski 7 Domenic Cugliari 7 Ian Lawrence

1999-03 1998-02 1992-96 2000-04 1993-97 1986-87 1976-79 1971-73 1981-85 1981-85 2014-18

CAREER PUNT RETURN YARDS 1460 Andre Batson 1993-97 901 Alex Daley 2016813 Clinton John 2000-04 811 Greg McDonald 1987-88 721 Neil Maki 1999-03 696 Paul Forbes 1971-74 661 Tom Kapantrias 1986-88 512 Doug Pepper 1970-72 439 Domenic Cugliari 1983-85 427 Andre Durie 2003-05

KICKING CAREER FIELD GOALS 50 Roy Venier 1996-97, 1999, 2001 37 Nick Naylor 2013-16 27 Mike Boyd 1981-84 23 Dante Mastrogiuseppe 201722 Sergio Capobanco 1979-80, 1982 13 Andre Persaud 2003-04 7 Dror David 2005-08, 2011 CAREER PUNT AVERAGE 39.9 Dante Mastrogiuseppe 201739.7 Sergio Capobianco 1979-80, 1982 35.9 Nick Naylor 2013-16 35.3 Mike Boyd 1981-85 35.1 Robin Legault 2003-07 34.5 Andre Persaud 2002-04 34.0 Duncan McLeod 1973-74 33.9 Roy Venier 1996-97, 1999, 2001 33.5 Ted Daniels 1992-95 33.2 Gianfranco Rocca 2000-04 *Active players in bold

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lIONS in the CFL JAMAL CAMPBELL TORONTO ARGONAUTS

Jamal Campbell is in his fifth season with his hometown Argos and has appeared in more than 40 games. He made his first career start in 2019 and scored his first career touchdown that same year in Week 8 against Winnipeg. A five-year member of the Lions (2011-15), he spent time on both the offensive and defensive lines and was selected by the Argos in the third round (22nd overall) in the 2016 CFL Draft. He won a Toronto Urban Hero award in the People’s Choice Sport category in 2017 for his tremendous work in his own community as a mentor and public speaker. While with the Argos he completed his university degree and graduated from York in 2018.

LUTHER HAKUNAVANU CALGARY STAMPEDERS

Luther Hakunavanahu grew into a crucial offensive player for the Lions over his three seasons with the team from 2017 to 2019. His most recent one was his first starting all games at receiver, and that playing time led him to team highs in receiving yards (470) and touchdowns (3). Hakunavanahu, a resident of Edmonton, was selected by the Stampeders in the fifth round (44th overall) of the 2021 CFL Draft, and has joined the team’s receiving corps for his rookie season in 2021.

COLTON HUNCHAK CALGARY STAMPEDERS

In four seasons with the Lions (2015-19), Colton Hunchak was a two-time OUA all-star, the team’s MVP in 2016 and finished his career ranked second all-time in career receiving yards and touchdowns and first in total receptions. Hunchak was selected by his hometown team, the Calgary Stampeders, with the final pick in the 2019 CFL Draft (8th round, 73rd overall), got called back up after Week 3 of the season and made his first career reception, a 57-yard catch, in his second game. He joins the team for his second season in 2021.

NIKOLA KALINIC HAMILTON TIGER-CATS

Nikola Kalinic returns to the Tiger-Cats for his second professional season. The native of Toronto was a special teams leader in his four seasons with the Lions (2014-18) while also playing at receiver and tight end. He was a three-time OUA all-star, including being recognized twice in his final season for both special teams and at fullback, and earned the team’s MVP trophy in his last year. His size (6-foot-2, 245 pounds) and fierceness on the field made him a top pro prospect and he was selected in the second round (10th overall) by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2019 CFL Draft. Kalinic has made an immediate impact for his new team and scored the first touchdown of his career in his second game, and accumulated 109 receiving yards in his first season.

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LIONS in the cfl JAMES TUCK

EDMONTON ESKIMOS James Tuck spent four seasons with the Lions (2010-13), the first two as a linebacker before switching to defensive end for the final two, and earned the team’s Nobby Wirkowski Defensive MVP Trophy in each of the last two seasons. He moved up the draft charts in the spring of 2013 after a tremendous performance at the Toronto regional combine, which earned him an invitation to the CFL’s national combine that April. He was selected in the fourth round (31st overall) by the Montreal Alouettes in 2014 and spent parts of three seasons there. He has since also played in Winnipeg and Toronto and is currently with the Edmonton Eskimos, and for his career has played in more than 40 games as a fullback and on special teams.

YORK FOOTBALL PLAYERS DRAFTED INTO / PLAYED IN THE CFL Andre Batson Mike Benevides Donovan Brown Jamal Campbell Andre Clarke Dave D’Onofrio Steve Delzotto Andre Durie Ricky Foley Anthony Forgione Sean Foudy Neil Fraser George Ganas Luther Hakunavanhu Devon Hanson Bob Harding John Harris

YORK LIONS

Bill Hatanaka Frank Hoffmann Mark Hopkins Mark Houlder Ricardo Hudson Colton Hunchak Les Huggins Damian Jamieson Peter Janiuk Jacob Janke Leonard Jean-Pierre Eric Jensen Jeff Johnson Kayden Johnson Mike Joyce Nikola Kalinic Doug Kitts

Chris Kolankowski Dirk Leers Rick Lococo Craig Lorimer Dave Maganja Joe Marchildon Dennis Mavrin Peter Muketo Brian Nugent John O’Brien Rob Palmer Robin Panzer Frank Paradiso Joe Pariselli Jerry Philip George Psofimis Mike Raymond

John Reid Warren Robinson Darryl Sampson Eric Sanderson Rossini Sandjong-Djabome Paul Sheridan Steve Shubat Rick Slipetz Chris Smith James Tuck Doug Ward Nord Williams Trevor Williams Jamie Williamson

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