Congratulations to Jahlani Knorren who is the Week 5 PFC Defensive Player of the Week!

Despite the Edmonton Wildcats falling for the second straight game at home, defensive back Jalahni Knorren was awesome. The Defensive Player of the Week compiled a Conference high 11 solo tackles for 22 defensive points. It’s Knorren’s first PFC defensive honour, after winning the Offensive honour last season with the Langley Rams as their quarterback.

Source: CJFL.net

Congratulations to #21 Luc Catellier on being the “On The Rocks” Player of the Game! Sponsored by Edmonton Hospitality Group, ‎ the Player of the Game receives a $50 gift certificate to On The Rocks Restaurant & Bar (located at 11740 Jasper Ave).

The Edmonton Wildcats fell 35-14 against the Regina Thunder on Sunday afternoon at Clarke Stadium. Both teams were 2-1 coming into the game.

The Thunder took an early lead in the game, with a Justin Banin touchdown at the 1:53 mark. The Thunder increased their lead 10:57 into the first with a William McGee field goal, ending the first quarter 10-0 for the Thunder. The second quarter started out with a Colton Klassen touchdown 1:36 into the quarter, increasing the Thunder lead to 17-0. David Adebayo ran one in for the Wildcats at 6:34 putting the Wildcats on the scoreboard. At 11:24 William McGee kicked a field goal for the Thunder, followed by a Matt Frass touchdown at 13:57 giving the Thunder a 27-7 lead. The first half ended with the Wildcats conceding a safety, putting 2 more on the board for the Thunder.

The third quarter saw no changes to the score, but the fourth started with a William McGee field goal 4:02 in. Tristan Schultenkamper received a Jordan Olson pass for a Wildcat touchdown decreasing the Thunder lead to 32-14 with 5:20 left in the game. With only 0:04 until the final buzzer William McGee kicked another field goal, ending the game with a score of 35-14 for the Regina Thunder.

The Wildcats offense saw 228 yards, 70 on the ground and 179 in the air. David Adebayo lead the rushing with 14 carries for 62 yards while veteran player Brad Quartel lead the receiving with 6 catches for 69 yards, followed closely by Rocky Borrelli with 5 catches for 52 yards. Quarterback Jordan Olson completed 18 of 31 passes for a total of 179 yards.

The Wildcats defense was lead by defensive back Jahlani Knorren, with 11 tackles for 22 points. Marcus Goods racked up 12.5 points with 4 tackles and 1.5 quarterback sacks and Gordon Poliak had 12 with 5 tackles and 1 pass knock down.

The Thunder’s victory places them tied for first in the PFC with the Winnipeg Rifles with 6 points each (both teams are 3-1) and the Wildcats tied with the Saskatoon Hilltops for 3/4 with 4 points each (both teams are 2-2) .

The Wildcats meet the Edmonton Huskies next Saturday, September 20 at 7:00pm in Clarke Stadium.

Congratulations to #19 Ryan Smith who is the September 7 “On The Rocks” Player of the Game! Ryan had 5 catches for 112 yards and scored one touchdown. Sponsored by Edmonton Hospitality Group, ‎ the Player of the Game receives a $50 gift certificate to On The Rocks Restaurant & Bar (located at 11740 Jasper Ave).

The Edmonton Wildcats ended their 2-0 winning streak on Sunday afternoon when they fell 27-20 against the Winnipeg Rifles.

The first quarter saw little movement on the score board with the only points being given to the Rifles when the Wildcats conceded a safety 7:02 in. The second quarter started with an Ideen Samadi field goal at 3:24 giving the Wildcats a 3-2 lead. The Rifles quickly took their lead back with a Brad Mikoluff field goal 9:41 in, bringing the score to 5-3. Wildcat Landyn Vick saw the end zone at 11:23 giving the Çats a 10-5 lead. Shortly after Ryan Smith got another Wildcat touchdown, making it 17-5 with only 2:20 left in the first half. The Rifles pushed a Colton Smith touchdown through with less than a minute left in the half, decreasing the Wildcat lead to 17-12.

The third quarter saw only one touchdown by Rifle Kurt Goodrich 1:24 into the quarter, giving the Rifles a 19-17 lead. Wildcat Ideen Samadi kicked a field goal at 10:46 into the fourth quarter, giving the Wildcats a 1 point lead, which was lost when Kurt Goodrich pushed another touchdown through with only 2:29 left in the game, ending the game with a score of 27-20 for the Rifles.

The Wildcats offense saw 328 yards, 82 rushing and 268 passing. Anthony Myroon lead the rushing with 9 carries for 53 yards. Receiver Ryan Smith lead the pass receiving with 5 catches for 223 yards, followed by Landyn Vick with 5 catches for 64 yards. Quarterback Jordan Olson completed 19 of 37 passing attempts for a total of 268 yards.

The Wildcats defense was lead by Isaiah Hoeppner who had 6 tackles and one pass knock down for a total of 14 points. He was followed by Marcus Goods who had 13 points consisting of 5 tackles and 1 quarterback sack.

Congratulations to Brett Morrow who is both the “On The Rocks” Player of the Game and the CJFL Defensive Player of the Week.

“The Edmonton Wildcats stayed undefeated on the weekend after a 19-14 in Regina on a cool, wet day. The Cats’ defense was tremendous holding the defending champs to just 156 yards on offense. One large reason was the PFC Defensive Player of the Week, linebacker Brett Morrow. He was a beast with a game high seven solo tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.” – CJFL

Brett receives a $50 Gift Card to On The Rocks, donated by the Edmonton Hospitality Group

The Edmonton Wildcats met with the Regina Thunder in Mosaic Stadium for a rainy Sunday afternoon game. Both teams came into the game 1-0, with Regina being the reigning Canadian Champions.

The game started on a high for the Wildcats when Olson threw a 46-yard Touchdown catch to Receiver Brad Quartel, giving the Wildcats a 7-0 lead only 3:57 into the game. The next change on the scoreboard wasn’t seen until 9:32 into the second when the Thunder gave up a safety, increasing the Wildcat lead to 9-0.

The Thunder saw the first points of the second half when Colton Klassen had a 4 yard Touchdown run, bringing the Wildcat lead down to 9-7 with 9:04 left in the third quarter. The Thunder did it again 7 minutes later when Jaeden Marwick pushed a touchdown through from the 1 yard line, giving the Thunder a lead of 14-9. The Wildcats reciprocated with 0:35 left in the quarter when Olson handed off to first-year player Anthony Myroon who rushed 17 yards for a Touchdown, putting the Wildcats back in lead 16-14. The fourth quarter started off with a Wildcat Field Goal by Kicker Ideen Samadi increasing the Wildcat lead to 19-14 where it stayed until the end of the game.

The Wildcats offense saw 276 total yards, 136 rushing and 157 passing. Anthony Myroon lead the rushing with 23 carries for 103 yards and one Touchdown. Brad Quartel lead the pass receiving again with 4 catches for a total of 92 yards and 1 Touchdown. Quarterback Jordan Olson completed 9 out of 19 passes for 157 yards.

The game was a defensive battle, and the Wildcats were lead by Linebacker Brett Morrow who had 7 tackles, 3 assisted tackles, 1 quarterback sack, and 1 forced fumble giving him 20 points. The Wildcats forced 7 Thunder turnovers, with 5 interceptions and 2 recovered fumbles.

The Wildcats are the only team in the PFC who are 2-0 and heading into a Bye week. The next 5 games are in Edmonton, starting on September 7 against the Winnipeg Rifles.

“The On The Rocks ‘Player of the Game’ for the August 16 game (against the Calgary Colts) is #2 Jahlani Knorren. Jahlani’s excellent play on Defense and Special Teams was punctuated with a very well-timed interception and game-changing 80 yard punt return for a Touchdown. Sponsored by Edmonton Hospitality Group, ‎ the Player of the Game receives a $50 gift certificate to On The Rocks Restaurant & Bar (located at 11740 Jasper Ave).”

Photo Credit: Ken Hutchinson