St. Thomas More grad Jon Cornish was named to the CFL west division allstar team Thursday.
The former B.C. high school player of the year, in his fifth season as running back with the Calgary Stampeders, joined Jerome Messam of Edmonton in the west all-star backfield.
Cornish carried the ball 119 times for 863 yards with nine touchdowns this season after taking over the starting position earlier in the year.
The New Westminster product averaged a leaguebest 7.3 yard per carry. He also had 365 yards and two touchdowns receiving.
Cornish was twice named the CFL's top Canadian and in week 14 was the league's top offensive player.
SHE'S A PEPPER
Burnaby point guard Alisha Roberts will be playing basketball on a scholarship at Pepperdine University in Santa Clara, California next season.
Roberts, who averaged 15 points, four assists and four rebounds per game at the Canadian national championships, will be looking to help York House three-peat at the AA provincial championships this season.
"At the end of the day, it is about improving myself individually as a basketball player, being the best I can be and not worrying about that pressure," Roberts said in a Crown Magazine online press release.
CANADA WEST AS
Fifth-year Burnaby defensive back Sam Carino was named to the Canada West all-star football team on Wednesday.
Carino, a St. Thomas More grad, plays cornerback for the University of B.C. Thunderbirds.
Carino had two interceptions this season, including a 73-yard return for a touchdown.
He also had 22 solo tackles and eight assists for the T-Birds.
