Four Sun Players On BCJFC Defensive All-Star Team

The regular-season-champion Okanagan Sun have five players on the 14-man B.C. Junior Football Conference defensive all-star team.

Brennan Van Nistelrooy, voted the Sun's co-most valuable player, with Kyle Kawamoto, made the dream team as a defensive back and the punter.

He’s joined on the all-star team by Sun teammates Jonas Gering, Matt McConnell and Cord Delinte.

** Unanimous choices

* League best

Defensive Line

Brock Gowanlock – Langley Rams – 17 tackles, five assists, 13.5 sacks*, one knockdown, one fumble recovery for a touchdown, and two forced fumbles

Jonas Gering** – Okanagan Sun – 16 tackles, three assists, 13 sacks, four knockdowns, two forced fumbles

Alex Agnoletto – Langley Rams (second consecutive year) – 30 tackles, 11 assists, four sacks, one interception

Quinton Bowles – Vancouver Island Raiders – 29 tackles, seven assists, 5.5 sacks, one blocked kick, one knockdown

Linebackers

Dexter Shea – Vancouver Island Raiders – 38 tackles, nine assists, two sacks, two knockdowns, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries

Brendan Desjardine – Langley Rams – 23 tackles, 11 assists, one sack, one blocked kick, five knockdowns

Braden Vankoughnett – Kamloops Broncos – 36 tackles, nine assists, 1.5 sacks, two knockdowns, one forced fumble, one interception for a touchdown

Defensive Backs

Brennan Van Nistelrooy – Okanagan Sun (fourth time) –18 tackles, four assists, two blocked kicks, two knockdowns, one fumble recovery, six interceptions*

Matt McConnell – Okanagan Sun – 22 tackles, two assisted tackles, two knockdowns, one fumble recovery for a touchdown, one interception

Josh Paisley – Vancouver Island Raiders – 34 tackles, 11 assists, one knockdown

John Beckerleg – Langley Rams (second consecutive year) – 16 tackles, four assists, one knockdown, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, one interception

Cord Delinte – Okanagan Sun – 26 tackles, three assists, five knockdowns, one interception

Cole Virtanen – Vancouver Island Raiders – 31 tackles, eight assists, six knockdowns, one fumble recovery, five interceptions, one for a touchdown

Punter

Brennan Van Nistelrooy** – Okanagan Sun – 47 punts, netting 1,587 yards, net average of 33.7 yards a kick and four singles