Three Varsity Ravens were

named to the all star team in

2011. Nick Vincent a first year

Running Back was 2nd in the

league in rushing with over

1100 yards. Austin Crumb who

finished in the top five in defen-

sive points as well in the top

three in both punt and kick off

return yards. Dan Benson who

was one of the most dominating

Lineman in the OVFL. Three

Jr Varsity Players were selected

RB Eli Fera lead the OVFL

with 1248 yards and 10 TD’s.

WR Matteo DelBrocco was top

five in receiving yards and

Adam Slikboer was selected for

Offensive Line. The Bantam

Ravens get five on the all star

team. Jalen Jackson 2nd in

OVFL in rushing with over

1000 yards. Linebacker Alec

D’Angela (4th) in the OVFL in

defensive points. TE Brandon

Speller, OL Nick Tessolin and

DB Donald Mensah.

Great job guys representing the

Black & Teal. Lets get ready for

2012

FORMER RAVENS DOMINATE AT THE NEXT LEVEL

RAVENS REVIEW

ELEVEN RAVENS NAMED TO OVFL ALL STAR TEAMS

Some former Ravens have

career seasons in 2011. Two

former OVFL quarterback

standouts dominate the CIS

this past season. Austin Ken-

nedy takes over the reigns for

the Windsor Lancers and not

only leads them deep into the

OUA playoffs as well is

named 2nd team OUA all star

behind former Raven and

Vanier Cup Most Valuable

Player Kyle Quinlan. In 2011

Kyle Quinlan named 1st team

OUA all star and 2nd Team

all Canadian and leads Mc

Master University to their first

Vanier cup ever while being

named MVP of the game.

Brad Fochesato also has a

career season and has a

standout game in the

Vanier Cup. Also former

Ravens to have standout

season is Luke Willson

who was named 2nd

team C-USA all star a

Tight end while playing

for the Rice Owls. Mike

Atkinson also had a

standout season for Boise

State this year finishing in

the top ten in defensive

points for the Bronco’s.

Kyle and Brad have been

invited to the CFL

evaluation Camp . Good

Luck Guys. All will be

eligible to return to

school in September.

Volume 1, Issue 1 January 16, 2012

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Legends live fundraiser May

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INSIDE

THIS ISSUE:

Varsity News 2

Varsity Schedule 2

Jr varsity News 2

Jr Varsity Schedule 3

Bantam News 4

Bantam Schedule 5

More Ravens Highlights 6

Former Ravens Offensive Coordinator Joe D’Amore named Interim Head Coach of Windsor Lancers

Coach D’Amore name OUA Coach of the Year after leading Lancers to 5-3 season. Great job Joe

Joe D’Amore named Lancers Head Coach. Given three year contract. Keep up the good work.

2011 SEASON REVIEW VARSITY

RAVENS REVIEW Page 2

The 2011 season was one of excitement

yet uncertainty. After coming off a

championship season and a large num-

ber of graduating players we thought

that it would take some time for our

younger players to come along. The

2011 season was very exciting with

many close contest. We seen the emer-

gence of two premier running back both

rookies Nick Vincent and Cody Mc

Cann. With a revamped squad we man-

aged to go 8 & 0 through regular season

while leading the OVFL in points for on

offense and points against on defense.

The Varsity Ravens also seen many

players have an outstanding season.

Austin Crumb, Nick Vincent & Dan

Benson were named OVFL all stars .

Richard Veenstra, Josh Strong , Cody

McCann & Jordan Deneau were also-

among the top players in the

OVFL.After a first round bye we played

our arch rivals the Mississauga Warri-

ors in the Western Conference Semi

Finals. This game was yet another

OVFL classic between two power-

houses. The fans defiantly got their

monies worth with the game going into

triple overtime. We however came up a

bit short losing 45 to 42 ending our per-

fect season and our chance to win back

to back championships.

June 2/12 Hamilton vs Essex 7pm

June 9/12 Essex @ London TBA

June 16/ 12 Mississauga vs Essex 7pm

June 23/12 Guelph vs Essex 7pm

June 30/ 12 BYE WEEK

July 7/ 12 Essex @ Cambridge TBA

July 14/12 Essex @ Brantford TBA

July 21/ 12 Essex @ Sault TBA

Ravens home games at Raider Field

We began our quest for a 2012 OVFL

championship on December 1st. We

started with a four week core training

programs where players are asked to

come in 3X per week . We have now

moved into a five week Plyometric

session and than will move into a

speed and agility session.. After that

we will get ready for our training

camp in mid April.

2012 Schedule:

May 25/12 Brampton vs Essex 7pm

VARSITY RAVENS 2012 SCHEDULE

2012. On the Offense we will

rely heavily on Dan Benson,

Travis Duroucher, Mike

Mallender, Nick Vincent, Dal-

las Boow, Casey Grossett &

Chris Slikboer. On Defense we

will rely on Austin Crumb,

Jordan Daneau, Dalton Laino,

Frank Renaud & Ahmed

Elfeky. Some young guys mov-

ing up to Varsity to keep your

eye on will be Eli Fera, Carson

Ouelletter, Robert Herzog,

Adam Slikboer, Matt Mancina

& Mike Dorsey. The entire staff

is very excited about this years

team. Our potential is endless if

we are willing to put the work

in. I am confident the Varsity

Ravens will represent the Win-

dsor and Essex County area

with class and sportsmanship

both off and on the field. Look

forward to see everyone at our

home opener.

After a disappointing end to our

2011 season we decided that

we need to work even harder to

get the OVFL championship

trophy back in Essex. With

many players returning and a

solid group of Jr Varsity players

moving up we believe we have

a great opportunity to win an

OVFL championship in 2012.

We will look to many veterans

to lead the Varsity squad in

2012 ESSEX RAVENS PREVIEW VARSITY We don't Rebuild

We Reload

With a large number of returning players and a tremendous group of bantam players moving up the 2012 season looks to be very ex-

citing. That being said the expectations are very high as well. Anything less than a championship appearance would be disappointing.

With the off season well under way the kids look to hungry to make the next step in quest of capturing their first Jr Varsity Champion-

ship. A large nucleus of JV players have been in the gym since December 1st going through and extensive off season program which

includes core training, Plyometrics, Flex ability and speed and agility training. Some players to keep and eye on this season include

Desjardins, Marcus Kentner, Khaliel James, Anthony Dagati, Sean Brannagan, Nick Tessolin, Jalen Jackson, Rick Van Espen and

Johnny Middleton. There are many more players that should make this season very exciting. This will be the Year of the Ravens.

Look Out

2012 J R VARSITY RAVENS PREVIEW

Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 3

Mac Oyedele DL

Brandon Baillargeon LB

Jake Towns LB

Jacob Francis QB

Wilson Conference:

Mike Mallender QB

Cody Mc Cann RB

Travis Duroucher OL

Chris Slikboer OL

Casey Grossett OL

Riley Murphy OL

Dan Benson OL

Newman Conference:

Nick Simone OL

Kenny Allen REC

Austin Crumb RB

Brad Marsden RB

Lucas Allen LB

Mike Curran DL

Dalton Laino DL

Gasper Stare DB

Carson Ouellette DB

Mitchell Beaton LB

Dallas Hunt DB

Gage Taggart RB

Chris Grondin DL

Darren Quennell LB

Cory Gaunt LB

Jordan Deneau DB

Dallas Boow DB

Eli Fera RB

Damon Dalaurier OL

David Mc Duffie WR

Jake Dahl RB

Great job guys. Keep up the

good work.

RAVENS W HO WERE 2011 HIGHSCHOOL ALLSTARS

2011 S EASON REVIEW JR VARSITY

After a difficult 2010 season the 2011 season was one of

question when the season began. Lots of new faces and a new

offense that rookie offensive coordinator Austin Kennedy

brought in. After and 0 & 2 start the Jr Ravens got rolling and

won 6 straight games to finish the season with a 6 & 2 record

and tied for 1st place in their division. The season also seen

Eli Fera dominate the league and run away with the rushing

title with almost 1400 yards in eight games. It also seen rookie

quarterback Brandon Reaume pass for almost 1300 yards and a place in

the top 10 for the league. The Jr Ravens faced a tough Niagara team in

the quarter finals and continued their winning streak with a 36 to 34

victory in a thriller at Raider Field. Up next for the Ravens were the

Cambridge Lions and a chance for revenge from a earlier season loss of

25 to 3. Unfortunately any thing that could go wrong did go wrong and

the Jr Ravens faced a lopsided defeated by a score of 35 to 0. Great 2011

Season. Anything less than a championship

appearance in 2012 would be

disappointing. The Time is Now !!

2012 B ANTAM RAVENS

The 2011 season started with a bang after

knocking off perennial powerhouse Cambridge

the Bantam Ravens took a step back losing to

arch rivals Mississauga as well as Brampton.

The kids regrouped and won the remaining five

games to end the regular season with a 6 & 2

record and secured second place in their divi-

sion. The Ravens faced Steel city ironmen in

the quarter finals and continued their domi-

nance with a convincing 28 to 0 win. With that

win it set up a rematch against the Cambridge

Lions. This game was a very exciting contest

but the Lions sealed the game with a late

touchdown and went to win 21 to 7. With the

2012 season quickly approaching the Bantam

Ravens looked to again be very strong con-

tenders for the OVFL championship. With

over 50 players taking part in our off season

program it is very apparent that they have

some unfinished business to tend to. The Ra-

vens will look to lean on the leadership of re-

turning veterans Kaine Stevenson, CJ Church,

Kris Brown, Brandon Speller Zach Herzog

and David Gemus. I know Coach Chantler is

hot on the recruiting trail and will bring in the

top talent to showcase the Essex County Area

Football is like life, it requires

perseverance, self-denial, hard

work, sacrifice, dedication and

respect for authority. Vince Lombardi

MORE RAVENS HIGHLIGHTS THIS PAST YEAR

very good team from North Carolina in

the finals. The 16U team came to play

and went undefeated and took home the

championship trophy. They were the talk

of the tournament and everyone came to

see them play. The beat a team from

South Carolina and another team from

West Virginia and than defeated a team

from North Carolina in the finals. Eli Fera

had a great tournament and was a treat to

The Essex Ravens took two all star

teams down to Charlotte North Caro-

lina over the American Thanksgiving

weekend to compete in The North

American Youth Football Champion-

ships. Both teams put on very strong

showing and gave our American

counter parts something to talk about.

The 14U team went 2 & 1 beating

teams from South Carolina and Illinois

before losing a hard fought battle to a

watch. Special thanks to all the parents who

came down to support the players. Also

special thanks to the Coaches. Coach Fields,

Coach Mills, Coach Doher, Coach Pugh,

Coach Blevins, Coach Mlinaric, Coach

Chantler, Coach Deneau and Coach Ken-

nedy . Also to support staff, Robrt Herzog,

Tim Desjardins, Dennis Angileri, Fred

Brannagan . Also special thanks to Thom

McCarthy and Badder bus Company.

Bantam Offensive Lineman Nick Tessolin was selected to

play for Team Canada at the Eastbay Youth Football Cham-

pionship is San Antonio Texas. The game was against Team

USA and was held at the Alamo dome. Nick started at right

guard and did a great job representing the black and teal.

CONGRATULATIONS TO RAVENS COACHES ON A GREAT SEASON

Hats off to Coach D’Amore on a great season with the Windsor Lancers. I would also like to congratulate Ravens

coaches who helped the Lancers as positional coaches. Chris Church (Offensive Line) , Jason McKibbon ( Run-

ning Backs), Joe Brannagan ( Defensive Backs) Jon Dent( Offensive Coordinator) and Joe Mlinaric ( Video Break-

down).

RAVENS SOAR INTO NORTH CAROLINA

Ravens Banquet Saturday February 18th, 2012 Teutonia Club. ( Suit and Tie Attire)

Special Guests: Former Raven standouts Kyle Quinlan ( Vanier Cup MVP) and Brad Fochesato.

Key Note Speaker: 2011 OUA Coach of the Year: Joe D’Amore ( Windsor Lancers)

Watch Ravens Website for Registration dates: Jan 31st/2012 and Feb 1st/2012 6pm to 9pm ( Clubhouse)