BURLINGTON, ON - On Wednesday, November 8, Ontario University Athletics (OUA) officially announced the list of All-Stars for the 2017 football season with a total of five Gryphons receiving recognition.
Gryphon Football 2017 OUA All-Stars
OUA 1st Team
| #10 |
Gabe Ferraro |
Kicker |
| #2 |
Jacob Scarfone |
Receiver |
| #25 |
Nick Parisotto |
Defensive Back |
| #62 |
Andrew Pickett |
Offensive Line |
OUA 2nd Team All-Stars
#68 Eric Starczala Offensive Line
Fourth year kicker
Gabe Ferraro was one of four Gryphons to earn the title of OUA 1st Team All-Star in 2017. Gabe's memorable 2017 season saw him set a new U SPORTS single-season record with 33 made field goals (shattering the previous national record of 26 held by his older brother and former Gryphon, Daniel). This marks the second time in Gabe's career that he has been named an OUA 1st Team All-Star after also accomplishing the feat in 2015. Senior receiver
Jacob Scarfone also was named an OUA 1st Team All-Star for the second time in his career. After missing the entire 2016 season due to injury, Scarfone was selected by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during the 2017 CFL Draft in May, and in August, returned to U of G for his final season as a Gryphon, leading the team in receptions (37), receiving yards (634) and touchdown receptions (5). Scarfone, who was named a 2nd Team All-Canadian in 2015, finishes his U of G career 7th on the school's all-time list for career receiving yards with 1,703.
Nick Parisotto, who like Scarfone was a 2nd Team All-Canadian back in 2015, is also back on the OUA's 1st Team after a one year hiatus. The fourth year defensive back has now been named an OUA All-Star three years in a row (1st Team in '15 & 17, 2nd Team in '16). Parisotto finished the regular season third on the team with 32 tackles to go along with 1 interception and 1 forced fumble. Fourth year offensive lineman
Andrew Pickett has also earned OUA All-Star status for the third consecutive year. This season, the Kitchener native was named to the conference's 1st Team for the first time in his U of G career after helping anchor the Gryphons up front. Back in August, Pickett was ranked No. 13 on the CFL Scouting Bureau List. Another member of the Gryphons' offensive line was represented on the OUA All-Star teams, with 6-foot-5, 315 pound Cambridge native
Eric Starczala earning a spot on the 2nd Team. It marks the first time in Starczala's career that he has been recognized as a conference All-Star.
For more information on the rest of the OUA football All-Stars, visit
www.oua.ca.
A full list of the OUA 1st and 2nd Team All-Stars is listed below.
OUA First Team All-Stars
Offence
QB – Chris Merchant, Western
RB – Alex Taylor, Western
FB – David Mackie, Western
REC – Jacob Scarfone, Guelph
REC – Tyler Ternowski, Waterloo
REC – Chris Osei Kusi, Queen's
REC – Kurleigh Gittens Jr., Laurier
C – Zach Annen, Carleton
T –David Brown, Western
T – Nolan McGreer, Carleton
G – Matt Bettencourt, Western
G – Andrew Pickett, Guelph
Defence
DT – Hassan Barry, McMaster
DT – Trevaughan James, Laurier
DE – Kene Onyeka, Carleton
DE – Mark Mackie, McMaster
LB – Jean Gabriel Poulin, Western
LB – Nelkas Kwemo, Queen's
SAM – Nicolas Vanin, Western
FS – Wesley Man, Queen's
HB – Nick Parisotto, Guelph
HB – Jackson Bennett, Ottawa
CB – Jamie Harry, Ottawa
CB – Godfrey Onyeka, Laurier
Special Teams
P – TJ Morton, Toronto
K – Gabriel Ferraro, Guelph
RET – Kurleigh Gittens Jr., Laurier
RUSH – Fraser Sopik, Western
OUA Second Team All-Stars
Offence
QB – Nate Hobbs, Queen's
RB – Nathan Carter, Carleton
FB – Nikola Kalinic, York
REC – Daniel Petermann, McMaster
REC – Brentyn Hall, Laurier
REC – Harry McMaster, Western
REC – Phil Iloki, Carleton
C – Mark Wheatley, Western
T – Eric Starczala, Guelph
T – Chris Reddy, Laurier
G – KC Bakker, Carleton
G – Gregoire Bouchard, Western
Defence
DT – Cameron Lawson, Queen's
DT – Jimmy Hawley, Western
DE – Robbie Smith, Laurier
DE – Rossini Sandjong-Djabome, York
LB – Fraser Sopik, Western
LB – Brandon Calver, Laurier
SAM – Kurtis Gray, Waterloo
FS – Jesse McNair, Western
HB – Isaiah Guzylak-Messam, Laurier
HB – Bleska Kambamba, Western
CB – Robbie Yochim, McMaster
CB – Hakeem Johnson, Western
Special Teams
P – Michael Domogala, Carleton
K – Marc Liegghio Western
RET – Jackson Bennett, Ottawa
RUSH –Godfrey Onyeka, Laurier
