Sun QB named player of week

The British Columbia Football Conference is pleased to announce the “BC Lions Players of the Week” for Week 1 of the 2013 season.

Photo: Wayne Moore - Kelowna - Castanet

Sun QB Theo Deezar is the BCFC Offensive Player of the Week

The Okanagan Sun started their redemption year on the right foot at home with a 65-10 victory over the Valley Huskers.  The Sun used two quarterbacks who alternated quarters.

Theo Deezer, who played in the second and fourth quarters,  was terriffic in his first BCFC game. He finished with 11 of 15 completions for 173 yards and connected on three touchdown passes. His efforts have named him the “BC Lions Offensive Player of the Week.”

On the Island during Week 1 the Westshore Rebels would play a tough, hard nose style of defense against their rival, the VI Raiders.

The Rebels were led by the “BC Lions Defensive Player of the Week,” linebacker Chris Pastro.  The Victoria native would make five solo tackles and assist on four more. He also finished with one sack and one interception return for 39 yards.

The defending BCFC Langley Rams picked up where they left off last season with a shutout of the Kamloops Broncos.

Kicker Steven Thomas collected 19 of the 51 points the Rams would score. The Surrey native was a perfect four for four in field goals, hitting from 18, 22, 24 and 19 yards.

He would make four punts for a total of 107 yards, six kickoffs for 385 yards and was a perfect five for five in converts.  He’s been named the “BC Lions Special Teams Player of the Week.”

Week 2 in the BCFC will have a full slate of games as the Okanagan Sun (1-0) host the VI Raiders (1-0), the Langley Rams (1-0) host the Westshore Rebels (0-1) and the Kamloops Broncos (0-1) will travel to Chilliwack for a date with the Huskers (0-1).