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Connor Isaac
Scriven St-Onge
By Victoria Klassen By Victoria Klassen
Connor Scriven plays Isaac St-Onge is a wide receiver with
linebacker and special teams the Cornwall Wildcats U18 Ontario
with the U18 Cornwall Wildcats Summer Football League (OSFL)
Ontario Summer Football team. This is his second OSFL season
League (OSFL) team. and he is looking forward to developing
He played football for a couple of as a player and being part of a winning
football team with a great culture.
years until he was seven and then His football journey started in grade
returned to the sport when he was
nine, when his best friend, Marc Labossiere,
fifteen. He has always played for the Cornwall Wildcats and said convinced him to play flag football in the summer. Until then, the most football
he has loved every second of it. he had played was throwing a ball around in the schoolyard with Marc. Isaac
“I enjoy football because it’s a very fun sport, not only with said he fell in love with the game nearly right away and it was an easy decision
the mechanics but also the environment that the team brings— when his coaches asked if he wanted to play tackle football in the fall.
allowing very big highs and lows during the games. It’s also a “After my first flag football season, Marc and I would go out to any field we
great release where you can go out on the field and give it your could find as much as possible to get me ready for National Capital Amateur
all, removing any stress or bottled-up emotions you brought to the Football Association (NCAFA) football. Once the season started it took a little
field,” said Connor. time getting used to, but I loved it,” said Isaac.
His goal for this season is to improve as much as possible, both “The summer leading up to my first season I had watched a few games of
on defense and on special teams. He hopes to make the University our U18 AAA OSFL team. I wanted to be just like them and now I would be
of Ottawa team and knows that improving on special teams is his playing alongside them. It was a short off-season and my first OSFL season
best chance to get his foot in the door. All the while, he will be was right around the corner. I was excited, but nervous as well. As a rookie
enjoying his time with the Wildcats and working hard to keep up I didn’t get much playing time, but I definitely got better. Now in my second
year of OSFL I’m getting better and can’t wait to see what the future holds.”
their winning streak.
This season the Wildcats are off to a strong 2-0 start. Isaac said the way that
Connor said that he loves the strong team spirit the Cornwall everyone comes together for one goal in football is amazing and inspiring.
Wildcats teams have. A favourite activity for many Wildcats players, including Isaac, is the spring
“During my second year playing for the team, I didn’t have very minicamp at Bourget. It allows the team to improve their skills and prepare
much play time and wasn’t very good. However, I was put in near for the season, but it is also an opportunity for team bonding and making
the end of one of our games that we were winning by a large margin. memories.
The last play of the game I made a tackle for loss to end the game Looking past this season, Isaac hopes to be recruited to play football in
off,” said Connor. “As soon as I did, the entire team went crazy university. He would like to continue playing football after high school and
running onto the field to hype me up. As a new player who wasn’t said that playing for a U Sports team would be a dream come true.
very good at the sport, it made my entire season, and I’ll never “The culture surrounding the Wildcats organization is amazing,” said Isaac.
forget it. That energy is why I love playing with the Wildcats.” “It really feels like one big family.”
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