North Star High School football team holds awards banquet

North Star Wolves football players who won awards gather for a group photo. Some winners had to leave last Saturday’s awards banquet early so not all are pictured.

The North Star Wolves football team got back together on the weekend with some of the players taking home awards.

The team and their families got together for an awards lunch at Shooters Roadhouse last Saturday afternoon. Head coach Joel Charron said it is one of his favourite off-season events, calling it a celebration for the team and the families.

Calling it “a very successful season,” Charron thanked his coaches as well as the players. The Wolves had a 6-1 regular season record and allowed only 48 points in the process. They earned a spot in the St. Clair College Saints Bowl Nov. 16 to decide the WECSSAA Tier 2 championship, but lost 17-0 to L’Essor.

WECSSAA Tier 2 all-stars were recognized by the coaching staff, including Alex Greason, Ashton Fevreau, Steven Craner, Noah Abreu, and Brody Halliday.

Charron also thanked the parents’ booster club for doing “a fantastic job raising money” in support of the football program at North Star High School.

“There’s so many people who make the program what it is,” said Charron.

Charron said the loss in the championship game was emotional, not so much for the loss itself, but because he felt he let the team down.

“It hit me so hard,” he said. “I never thought we were going to lose that game. The thought of losing never entered my mind. It was painful because I thought I let the team down.”

The team will start to prepare for the 2025 season in August and Charron believes they will be improved.

“Next year, I have no doubt we will be in the championship game and we will be better,” said Charron.

The first players recognized were the five players who made the WECSSAA Tier 2 all-star team. They were Alex Greason, Brody Halliday, Steven Craner, Noah Abreu and Ashton Fevreau.

The team awards were:

Dave Scott Team MVP – Ashton Fevreau

John Rudak Offensive MVP – Sawyer Krokos

Jim MacDougall Defensive MVP – Steven Craner & Noah Abreu

Defensive Lineman of the Year – Brody Halliday

Offensive Lineman of the Year – Alex Greason

Kyle Jones Leadership Award – Steven Craner

Rookie of the Year – Nico Colasanti

Most Improved Player – Brady Crarar & Trentin Harris-Price

Coaches Award – Jeremy Grimaldi & Fynn Randall

“Knucklehead” Award – Connor Kell & Drew Shank

Most Dedicated Award – Dane Taylor

Wolf Warrior Award – Ben Nemeth

Grade 9 of the Year – Kaden Dufour

“We had a great season,” Charron said. “We worked our (butts) off.”

Charron added he and the coaches have already started working on the 2025 season, telling players they will get a new playbook when they get to training camp. He also told players they should be in shape and be prepared to work when they show up for camp.

“Do everything with a championship mindset,” he said.

(Note: More photos from the awards banquet are on the River Town Times’ social media sites.)

North Star High School football team holds awards banquet

By Ron Giofu