FOOTBALL ALL-STARS ANNOUNCED

Hamilton - As the 97th Yates Cup championship is set to take place Saturday at University Stadium in Waterloo, Ontario University Athletics (OUA) is pleased to announce the 2004 football all-stars as voted on by the coaches.

The two teams left standing for the OUA title received 27 honours in total. The fourth-ranked McMaster Marauders (8-1 overall) claimed 14 OUA all-stars, while the second-ranked Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (9-0 overall) received 13 honours.

Individually, seven players were named to an OUA all-star for an impressive third time, including record breaking receiver Andy Fantuz from The University of Western Ontario Mustangs. The third-year wideout, who has two more years of eligibility, broke the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) all-time receiving record earlier this season with 3298 yards.

Marauder offensive guard Fabio Filice was honoured for the third time in his five-year career as was Western quarterback Chris Hessel. Also from Western was offensive guard Geoff St. Denis, also taking home his third all-star as well as cornerback Clinton John from York University and the 2003 President's Trophy award winner Jon Sullivan from the University of Waterloo. The only first team offensive all-star from Queen's University was inside receiver Iain Fleming, who also collected his third all-star.

The complete list of 2004 OUA football all-stars are found below.

2004 OUA football major award winners will be announced Wednesday morning at a press conference at the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

Saturday, the 97th Yates Cup championship takes place at University Stadium as the Laurier Golden Hawks host the McMaster Marauders in a rematch of last year's title match. Game time is 1 p.m. and can be seen on The Score Television Network.

FIRST TEAM ALL-STARS
OFFENSE
POS. - ATHLETE - SCHOOL
QB - Ryan Pyear - Laurier
RB - Jesse Lumsden - McMaster
RB - Andre Durie - York
IR - Arjei Franklin - Windsor
IR - Iain Fleming - Queen's
WR - Andy Fantuz - Western
WR - Ken Branco - Ottawa
C - Anthony Mason - Guelph
OG - Fabio Filice - McMaster
OG - Geoff St. Denis - Western
OT - Ryan Jeffrey - Laurier
OT - Matt O'Meara - McMaster
Punt - Rob Pikula - Western
PK - Rob Pikula - Western

DEFENSE
POS. - ATHLETE - SCHOOL
DE - Jeff Robertshaw - McMaster
DE - Ricky Foley - York
DT - Matt Kirk - Queen's
DT - Andrew Jones - McMaster
LB - Tristan Clovis - McMaster
LB - Jesse Alexander - Laurier
LB - Jason Pottinger - McMaster
CB - Clinton John - York
CB - Conor Healy - Laurier
HB - Ian Logan - Laurier
HB - Jesse Card - McMaster
FS - John Sullivan - Waterloo
Rush - Sam Opaleye - York
Return - Andrew Baechler - Laurier

SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS
OFFENSE
POS. - ATHLETE - SCHOOL
QB - Chris Hessel - Western
RB - Randy McAuley - Western
RB - Daryl Stephenson - Windsor
IR - Andrew Baechler - Laurier
IR - Bryon Hickey - Laurier
WR - Andrew Agro - Laurier
WR - Ricardo Hudson - York
C - Dave Forde - McMaster
OG - Mitch Zappiteli - Laurier
OG - Kyle Koch - McMaster
OT - Mike Dougherty - Guelph
OT - Andreas Antoniou - Western
Punt - Ara Tchobanian - Ottawa
PK - Mike Ray - McMaster

DEFENSE
POS. - ATHLETE - SCHOOL
DE - Justin Phillips - Laurier
DE - Chris Hladich - Guelph
DT - Adrian Houwer - Laurier
DT - Alan Weekes - Windsor
LB - Joe Barnes - Ottawa
LB - Derek Wheeler - Toronto
LB - Ian Hazlett - Queen's
CB - Kwame Aidoo - McMaster
CB - Dan Hall - Ottawa
HB - Sasha Glavic - Windsor
HB - Brandon Little - McMaster
FS - Sam Opaleye - York
Rush - Gavin Cond - Laurier
Return - Rick Andrade - McMaster