St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights

Last Season: 5-0
Head Coach: K.C. Steele

Top Players last year:

QB, Jordan Scheltgen
RB, Marek Seta
WR, Anthony DesLauriers
WR, Gabriel Savage
WR/DB, Michael Cahill
DL, Brandon Tuason

Key JV players:

QB, Denny Dumas
RB/LB, Desmond Singh



Schedule:

Exhibition
Sat, Sep. 3 Vancouver College Fighting Irish vs STMC Knights St. Thomas More (STM) Burnaby 1:30P
Fri, Sep. 9 STMC Knights vs Notre Dame Jugglers Burnaby Lakes Burnaby Lakes 7:30P
Sat, Sep. 17 STMC Knights vs Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross Surrey 1:30P

Regular
Sat, Oct. 1 Cowichan vs STMC Knights St. Thomas More (STM) Burnaby 1:30P
Fri, Oct. 7 STMC Knights vs Centennial Centuars Centennial Sec Coquitlam 3:45P
Fri, Oct. 14 Burnaby Central Wildcats vs STMC Knights Burnaby Lakes Burnaby Lakes 7:30P
Sat, Oct. 22 Terry Fox Ravens vs STMC Knights St. Thomas More (STM) Burnaby 1:30P
Sat, Oct. 29 Pinetree Timberwolves vs STMC Knights St. Thomas More (STM) Burnaby 1:30P


The STM Knights have a long history of producing championship football teams, and the 04/05 team looked to defend their Title. The exploits of Knight's star RB Marek Seta, who led the league in Rushing last year and will be attending UMD (University Minnesota-Duluth) was well documented. The Knights were a perfect 5-0 in the regular season and were a favorite among most pundits to take the top trophy. But in a blowout game on a soggy wet day in Burnaby vs. lowly Burnaby Central, a bad luck play would doom them. Seta ended up spraining his knee, just weeks before the playoffs. Battered and bruised, the Knights battled but eventually relented in their Quarterfinal match against the streaking South Delta Sun Devils. Certainly not the way Seta and DesLauriers had envisioned their brilliant High School careers to end. No doubt tears were shed.

A new beginning beckons for the 05/06 version of the STM Knights. Yes, Seta is gone, but the returning players from last year have a bitter taste in their mouths and will be hungrier than ever for the Title. Couple that with last year's JV Champions, and the Knights will once again be a formidable foe for any opponent this season. Returning QB Jordan Scheltgen will put up solid numbers behind good protection and a speedy receiving core. Up and comer RB Desmond Singh from the JV squad is a masher and should pace the Knight's on the ground along with returning RB Nathan Pratrap. Singh excelled on all 3 teams he played last year, Varsity, JV, and Community. This is the year for Singh as "the man". A staple for Knights football is hard-nosed Defense, and this season should be no different. Defensively, DL Brandon Tuason and LB Desmond Singh will be wreaking havoc for opposing offenses.

A playoff spot for this squad is almost guaranteed. Where they finish in November is still unknown. If Desmond can fill in where Seta left off, if the Defense can dominate like they did last year, a deep playoff run is in the cards. And what of last year's starting QB for the Championship JV team Denny Dumas. Rumors are that Dumas will focus on Basketball this year. There are a lot of "ifs" for this Knight team, but one thing we know is that Coach Steele will have his boys prepared for battle each and every week.

Prognosis: 4-1 (Will lose a close one to Cent)
Key Games: Week 1, VC vs STM; Week 5 STM vs Cent; Week 7 Fox vs STM
Top Offensive Players: RB Desmond Singh, QB Jordan Scheltgen, QB Denny Dumas??
Top Defensive Players: DL Brandon Tuason, LB Desmond Singh