HAMILTON, Ont. – The No. 2 nationally ranked Western Mustangs dominated the 2010 Ontario University Athletics football all-stars.
The Mustangs named 10 all-stars to their Yates Cup bound team, led by running back Jerimy Hipperson of St. Catharines, Ont. earned first-team honours after scoring 11 regular season touchdowns.
Left guard Matt Norman (Chateauguay, Que.) and Josh Buttrill (Barrie, Ont.) of the Mustangs earned first-team honours on the offensive line, while punter Darryl Wheeler (Hamilton, Ont.) was recognized as the first-team all-star punter, averaging 41.62 yards per punt in 2010.
Western had the best defence in the league all regular season and it doesn’t come as a surprise that they took home five defensive first-team all-star awards.
Craig Butler (London, Ont.) was not only named a first-team all-star for the halfback position, but also for his work at rush and cover on special teams.
Other Mustangs on the first-team defensive honours list include defensive tackle Mike Van Praet (London, Ont.), defensive end Zander Robinson (West Vancouver, B.C.) and middle linebacker John Surla (Niagara Falls, Ont.).
Butler from the Mustangs got his third all-star award on the season as a kick returner for the second-team.
Senior linebacker and Edmonton Eskimos draft pick Jason Kosec (Mississauga, Ont.) and sophomore cornerback Jamie Symianick (Montreal) were named second-team all-stars on defence.
OUA all-stars were selected by the nine football head coaches across OUA. The major OUA football award winners will be honoured in Hamilton, Ont. on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 11:30 a.m.
2010 FOOTBALL ALL-STARS
FIRST-TEAM OFFENCE
Quarterback: Brad Sinopoli – Ottawa
Centre: Justin Glover – McMaster
Guard: Matt Norman – Western
Guard: Patrick D’Amico – Ottawa
Offensive Tackle: Matt O’Donnell – Queen’s
Offensive Tackle: Josh Buttrill – Western
Inside Receiver: Matthew Bolduc – Ottawa
Inside Receiver: Steven Hughes – Ottawa
Wide Receiver: Cyril Adjeitey – Ottawa
Wide Receiver: Michael DiCroce – McMaster
Running Back: Nick FitzGibbon – Guelph
Running Back: Jerimy Hipperson – Western
Punter: Darryl Wheeler – Western
Place Kicker: Matthew Falvo – Ottawa
Kick Returner: Dillon Heap – Laurier
FIRST-TEAM DEFENCE
Defensive Tackle: Sébastien Tétreault – Ottawa
Defensive Tackle: Mike Van Praet – Western
Defensive End: Zander Robinson – Western
Defensive End: Grant MacDonald – Guelph
Linebacker: John Surla – Western
Linebacker: Ryan Chmielewski – McMaster
Linebacker: Giancarlo Rapanaro – Laurier
Defensive Halfback: Craig Butler – Western
Defensive Halfback: James Savoie – Guelph
Cornerback: Chayce Elliot – Ottawa
Cornerback: Mark Durigon – Guelph
Safety: Mitch Nicholson – Laurier
Rush/Cover: Craig Butler – Western
SECOND-TEAM OFFENCE
Quarterback: Kyle Quinlan - McMaster
Centre: Dan Bederman – Queen’s
Guard: Michael Hoy - McMaster
Guard: Andrew Crosby - Guelph
Offensive Tackle: Matt Sewell - McMaster
Offensive Tackle: Mike Knill - Laurier
Inside Receiver: Devan Sheahan – Queen’s
Inside Receiver: Dillon Heap - Laurier
Wide Receiver: Jedd Gardner - Guelph
Wide Receiver: Shamawd Chambers - Laurier
Running Back: Joey Nemet - McMaster
Running Back: Jimmy Therrien – Queen’s
Punter: Robert Eeuwes - Windsor
Place Kicker: Dan Village – Queen’s
Kick Returner: Craig Butler - Western
SECOND-TEAM DEFENCE
Defensive Tackle: Steve Cormack - Laurier
Defensive Tackle: Roberto Filice - McMaster
Defensive End: Scott Caterine - McMaster
Defensive End: Frank Pankewich – Queen’s
Linebacker: Mitchell Bosch - Laurier
Linebacker: Adam Dunk - Guelph
Linebacker: Jason Kosec - Western
Defensive Halfback: Daryl Townsend - Windsor
Defensive Halfback: Derek Batchelor - Toronto
Cornerback: Jamie Symianick - Western
Cornerback: Joey Cupido - McMaster
Safety: Jordan Duncan - Guelph
Rush/Cover: Sam Aird - Laurier
