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TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts Football Club announced the third year of a multi-faceted mentorship and funding program entitled Level The Playing Field, presented by Tim Hortons, in partnership with The Argos Foundation, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and the Toronto Foundation for Student Success. Through a $10,000 donation to each school, Winston Churchill/Bendale B.T.I., SATEC at W.A. Porter C.I. and George Harvey Collegiate are each fielding a football team this fall, after many years of not having teams. Since inception in 2009, the Level the Playing Field program has helped return football teams to a total of ten TDSB high schools. The new high school football teams all play in the TDSB Varsity Development League. In an effort to help build and promote high school football, the Argos will send out weekly updates on the teams in this league throughout the high school football season.
The coaches from each team in the Varsity Development Tier 2 League were invited to submit their team’s MVP based on both on-field and off-field performance. Here are the team MVPs for the week ending October 7:
Blessed Mother Teresa C.S.S.
MVP: Miguel Jones
Position: Fullback
Grade: 12
Coach: Salvatore Faieta
“In our first game in school history, Miguel ran for over 150 yards, scoring 2 TDs. He ran as if trying to prove a point that day. It was an exciting day and a great game!”
North Albion C.I.
MVP: Zeeshan Ahmad
Position: Outside Linebacker
Grade: 11
Coaches: Norm Johnston and Marty Munchinsky
“Zeeshan is the cornerstone of our defense. His intensity on an off the field has been central in 2 successive shutouts.”
Danforth C.&T.I.
MVP: D’Andrea Coleman
Position: Running Back
Grade: 12
Coaches: Iain McLeod
“D’Andrea rushed for 2 TDs and over 160 yards this week. He is a quiet but strong team leader both on and off the field.”
Westview Centennial Secondary School
MVP: Sean Shepherd
Position: Receiver/Quarterback/Safety
Grade: 12
Coach: Doug Vaughan
“Sean had an outstanding game scoring 4 spectacular touchdowns. His leadership both on and off the field has helped our younger players become more confident as they learn the game of football.”
SATEC @ W.A. Porter C.I.
MVP: Steven Li
Position: Outside Linebacker
Grade: 12
Coach: Kyle Franchetto
“Steven is a hardworking player both on and off the field. Not one for many words Steven leads through his actions. As an outside linebacker he recorded 5 solo tackles and 2 sacks during the game holding the offence to only one score.”