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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 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 November 11:
Blessed Mother Teresa
MVP: Entire Defensive Team
Grades: Varies
Coach: Salvatore Faieta
“In our last regular season game, our team’s defence played exceptionally well. We won 12-6 in an important game and due to our victory; we are advancing to the semi-finals. Our game MVP is our defensive unit because they kept us in the game and gave us a chance to win.”
Westview Centennial S.S.
MVP: Thomas Peate
Position: Safety
Grade: 9
Coaches: Doug Vaughan
“Thomas is one of our strong grade nine players who has worked hard all year and was rewarded with some quality playing time. Thomas took advantage of his opportunity with two spectacular interceptions, one of which preserved the team shutout.”
Thistletown C.I.
MVP: Shane Bourne
Position: Defensive Tackle and Tight End
Grade: 12
Coaches: Ross Simnor
“Shane had a great game that included three sacks and six tackles on defence while rushing for 25 yards and contributing to the offence. He is a graduating player that has continued to show leadership and commitment to the development of the program at Thistletown.”