FRC – U SPORTS Football Players of the Week (#11): Sinagra, Harelimana, Difonte honoured
U SPORTS – TORONTO (U SPORTS) – Calgary quarterback Adam Sinagra, Laval linebacker Kean Harelimana and Calgary kicker Niko DiFonte are U SPORTS Football Players of the Week, for the period ending November 5, 2017.
After a flat offensive performance in Week 8 of the regular season, Sinagra and the Calgary Dinos more than made up for it Saturday against the Alberta Golden Bears in the Hardy Cup semis. The third-year pivot guided his team to a 39-22 win over the Bears at a chilly McMahon Stadium. Sinagra tossed a season-high 457 yards in the victory, going 33-for-40 with a pair of touchdowns, including an 88-yard bomb in the third quarter to Abdraman Abdel-Rahim, which put the Dinos up 23-16 and proved to be the game’s winning score.
Harelimana, a rookie linebacker, was a key factor in the Rouge et Or’s 45-0 shutout win over Sherbrooke in the RSEQ semifinal on Saturday. Kean Harelimana had a team-high 7.5 tackles including six solo efforts. He sent the tone for what would prove to be a string of three touchdowns in under three minutes late in the second quarter when he forced a fumble at the Sherbrooke 15-yard line that led to a Hugo Richard TD that made it 14-0. Harelimana also picked up 1.5 tackles for loss in the contest.
DiFonte, a second-year Arts student, accounted for 21 of Calgary’s 39 points in their semifinal win, going six-for-seven on field goals, including a long of 45, and also went three-for-three on extra points. It was another strong performance from DiFonte, who led the conference in regular season scoring with 92 points.
Offensive nominees:
CW: Adam Sinagra, quarterback, Calgary (winner)
OUA: Cedric Joseph, running back, Western
RSEQ: Hugo Richard, quarterback, Laval
Defensive nominees:
CW: Ben Hladik, linebacker, UBC
OUA: Scott Hunter, defensive back, Laurier
RSEQ: Kean Harelimana, linebacker, Laval (winner)
Special teams nominees:
CW: Niko DiFonte, kicker, Calgary (winner)
OUA: Marc Liegghio, kicker, Western
RSEQ: Khalil Kerr, returner, Montréal
– Player bios provided by U SPORTS member conferences
Sportsnet and TVA Sports are once again the official broadcasters of the U SPORTS football semifinals and final in 2017… The Uteck Bowl (OUA at AUS, 12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 am PT) and the Mitchell Bowl (RSEQ at Canada West, 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT) are set for Saturday, Nov. 18, while the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Vanier Cup follows on Saturday, Nov. 25 at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton… For all the information on the 53rd Vanier Cup (including tickets) visit vaniercup.com.
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