The defending champion Regina Thunder are returning to the PFC championship game with their 49-10 win over the Edmonton Huskies.
Jackson Harnett led the Thunder ground game with 209 yards on seven carries. He also added two rushing touchdowns. Overall, the Thunder rambled for 402 yards.
Quarterback Adam Mosher was 9 of 18 for 165 yards in the passing department. Mosher also tossed two touchdown passes.
Andrew Sweeney was Mosher’s favourite target, grabbing three catches for 67 yards and two touchdowns.
Kicker Shawn Green was good on five converts and was three for three in the field goal department.
On the defensive side of the ball, linebacker Kenten Effa had three defensive tackles, five assists, a tackle for a loss, a quarterback sack and blocked a Huskie punt.
Defensive back Jacob Fehr contributed three pass knockdowns.
The Regina Thunder will play archrival Saskatoon next Sunday, October 26, in the PFC championship. The Hilltops advanced to the final by thumping the Winnipeg Rifles 60-26.
Before this week’s PFC playoff games, the league announced Conference All-stars.
The Canadian Junior Football League, in conjunction with the Prairie Conference, is proud to announce the 2025 Conference All-Stars and All-Rookie Team.
There are 11 positional categories, and the Conference-leading Regina Thunder have collected nine All-Star selections.
*Unanimous selection
The 2025 Prairie Conference All-Stars are:
Offensive Line:
Caleb Barajas* – Regina Thunder (second consecutive season)
Tristan Rapchalk – Regina Thunder (All-Rookie team last season)
James Luico* – Regina Thunder
Jack Erlandson – Saskatoon Hilltops
Matt Elash – Saskatoon Hilltops
Running Backs:
Peter Boersch* – Regina Thunder – he won the Conference rushing title with 1327 yards on 174 carries and four touchdowns, averaging 7.4 yards a carry
David Collins – Saskatoon Hilltops – he carried the rock 126 times for 1028 yards and a Conference high 13 touchdowns, averaging 8.2 yards per carry
Receivers:
Jarome Penner* – Winnipeg Rifles – led the Conference with 794 receiving yards on 40 receptions and tallied three touchdowns. He averaged 19.9 yards per catch.
Jacob St. Hilaire – Edmonton Wildcats – he collected 37 receptions for 533 yards, averaging 14.4 yards a catch and had four touchdowns
Isaiah Vallderruten – Saskatoon Hilltops – he led the Conference, averaging 24.5 yards a reception, making 16 catches for 392 yards and had four touchdowns
Ben Walz – Regina Thunder - he had 21 receptions for 232 yards and a touchdown
Quarterback:
Riley Element – Winnipeg Rifles – he led the Conference in completions (159), yards (2394), attempts (260) and was tied with 11 touchdowns. He completed 61.2% of his passes and had a passer efficiency rating of 79.9
Place Kicker:
Shawn Green* – Regina Thunder – he led the Conference with 83 points. He booted a Conference high 17 field goals, knocking through 81% of his kicks.
Defensive Line:
Johnathon Stevens* – Saskatoon Hilltops (third consecutive season) – he led the Conference with three sacks, had 11 tackles, 18 assisted stops, had a knockdown, forced and recovered a fumble
Jonathan Kampen – Regina Thunder - he collected seven tackles, assisted on six others, and had half a sack
Jordan Southern – Calgary Colts – he had 10.5 tackles, 2.5 sacks and recovered a fumble
Dwayne Williams – Edmonton Wildcats – he recorded 27 tackles, 12 assisted stops, forced two fumbles and even had an interception
Linebackers:
Isaac Michayluk* – Saskatoon Hilltops (second consecutive season) – making 32 tackles, 22 assists, knocked down three passes, forced two fumbles, recovered one and intercepted three passes
Kyler Banfield* – Winnipeg Rifles (second consecutive season) – led the Conference with 37 tackles and 26 assisted stops. He added two sacks, four knockdowns, forced two fumbles, and recovered a pair
Kenten Effa – Regina Thunder – he recorded 30 tackles, 18 assists, had half a sack, a knockdown, forced and recovered a fumble
Defensive Backs:
Cooper Filazek* – Regina Thunder – he had three interceptions, six tackles, and two knockdowns
Jake Mayo – Regina Thunder - he had three interceptions, returned 1 for a touchdown, added 15 tackles, two assists, half a sack, a Conference high six knockdowns and forced a fumble
Jace Mowles – Saskatoon Hilltops – he made three interceptions, four knockdowns, 13.5 tackles
Juven St. Hilaire – Edmonton Huskies (All-Rookie team last season) – he made 21 tackles, six assisted tackles, had two interceptions and had two knockdowns
Quinn Feodoroff – Calgary Colts – 23 tackles, seven assisted stops, intercepted four passes, recovered two fumbles, forced one and had two knockdowns
Punter:
Gabriel Yaipen – Winnipeg Rifles – he led the Conference with 67 punts, averaging 38.4 yards and scored four singles
Return Specialist:
Mekhi Tyrell – Edmonton Wildcats – he returned six punts for 122 yards, averaging 20.3 yards a return and broke one 80 yards for a touchdown.
All-Rookie Team
Offensive Lineman
Matt Elash – Saskatoon Hilltops
Running Back
Thomas Barrett – Calgary Colts
Receivers:
Simon Leckie – Winnipeg Rifles
Quarterback:
Wesley Neitz – Edmonton Huskies
Defensive Linemen:
Enoch Oludamiro – Regina Thunder
Linebacker:
Chris Mattiello – Edmonton Huskies
Defensive Back:
Nigel Reader – Winnipeg Rifles
Kicker:
Lucas Hryniuk – Calgary Colts
