The Star Bowl, an annual showcase of the past year’s elite community football players, was played on Saturday in Abbotsford.
In the midget (age 16-18) game, local Brock Loewen was awarded the most outstanding defensive player of the game for the Purple Shockers’ team. They were the winning team, 11-9 over Team Grey, and were coached by Meadow Ridge Knights coach Jeff Boyce.
Zac Chamberland, Wyatt Durocher, Jaimal Gill, Elijah Goerzen, Spencer Hambley, Brock Loewen, Donovan McNee, Daniel Orydzuk and Joe Schuster were other midget participants.
Team Grey was made up of players from Chilliwack, Cowichan, North Delta, North Langley, Vancouver and White Rock. Team Purple Shockers was made up of players from Coquitlam, Langley, Meadow Ridge, Nanaimo, North Surrey and Victoria.
In the bantam (age 14-15) game, there were five local players in Sam Cavalli, Chico David, Joseph Hine, Tyrel Ogloff and Matthew Oye.
Typically the bantam game has been a blowout – the Vancouver Mainland Football League has held a big edge over the Valley Community Football League, because it draws from 20 teams compared the Valley’s pool of five. But this year was a defensive struggle, and the game was scoreless at half time.
The Valley bantams held the metro squad without a touchdown, allowing two field goals and blocking a third attempt in a 6-2 loss that was vindication for Valley bantam teams past.
Knight Ogloff was named his team’s most outstanding offensive player of the game.
In the junior bantam (age 12-13) game, all four players from the Meadow Ridge Knights – Brandon Hunt, Timothy Janke, Angus MacDonald and Mason Reeves – had outstanding performances in an inter-VCFL game. Team Blue triumphed over Team Orange 32–8.