Trophy News from Lennoxville, Quebec, CANADA
Laval quarterback Benoit Groulx Quebec nominee for Hec Crighton Trophy
LENNOXVILLE, Que. — Laval Rouge et Or quarterback Benoit Groulx won the Jeff Russel Trophy as the Quebec conference’s player of the year on Monday.
The Montreal native also becomes one of the four nominees for the Hec Crighton Trophy as the top player in Canadian university football, which will be awarded Nov. 20, two days ahead of the Vanier Cup trophy in Hamilton.
Groulx’s teammate Etienne Legare was named the conference’s most outstanding lineman, Joash Gesse from the Montreal Carabins earned top defensive player honours, Bishop’s Gaiters defensive halfback Harrison Maloney is rookie of the year and Benoit Boulanger of the Sherbrooke Vert & Or is the top student athlete.
All conference winners become nominees for the national honour.
Groulx, a fourth year sport administration student, established a new Canadian record by completing 75.2 per cent of his passes (185-of-245), breaking Garry Smith’s mark of 70.4 set in 1962.
He was second in the country with 185 completions and threw for 2,385 yards and 12 touchdowns passes against just two interceptions for 8-0 Laval.
Gesse, a third-year linebacker from Montreal, recorded 50 tackles, 37 of them solo, seven of them for a loss, and added four sacks.
Legare, a sport administration student from Laval, Que., is one of the top CFL draft prospects in the CIS. He made 23 tackles in seven games and had 6.5 quarterback sacks causing a total of 58 yards in losses.
Maloney, from Thurso, Que., led all rookies with 39.5 tackles, including 30 solo tackles. He also had one forced fumble and a pass knockdown this year.
Boulanger, a fullback from Sherbrooke, Que., posted a grade point average of 4.25 out of 4.3 while accepting a role as his school’s ambassador for a tobacco prevention program and acting as a tutor for his teammates.
Originated from The Canadian Press
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