FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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 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 21:
Danforth C. & T.I.
MVP: Jay Cote
Position: Defensive Tackle
Grade: 12
Coach: Iain McLeod
“Jay was converted to defensive tackle from linebacker. He is in his third year of our program and is a key ingredient in our defence as well as a good team motivator.”
Westview Centennial S.S.
MVP: Sean Shepherd
Position: Quarterback / Receiver
Grade: 12
Coaches: Doug Vaughan
“Sean had a strong game scoring 3 touchdowns. He showed great leadership on defence registering many key tackles to preserve the victory.”
Blessed Mother Teresa C.S.S.
MVP: Dennis Idowu
Position: Running Back and Corner Back
Grade: 12
Coaches: Salvatore Faieta
“Dennis is one of our top stars. He runs with the ball well, has good vision, and isn’t afraid to hit someone. In our game, he ran hard gaining over 100 yards rushing, with one TD, two 2-point converts, and one interception.”
Robert L. Borden B.T.I. – Offence
MVP: Muhammed Sarkar
Position: Centre
Grade: 12
Coach: Duncan LeBlanc
“Muhammed demonstrates a strong effort with his relentless blocking and display of great leadership skills.”
Robert L. Borden B.T.I. – Defence
MVP: Linton Mills
Position: Outside Linebacker
Grade: 12
Coach: Duncan LeBlanc
“Linton always displays a fierce determination on the field and encourages his team to do the same.”