Recent London Beefeaters News
Linebacker Clay Ritschard goes Under the Helmet
Photo courtesy of Joanna Kurowski Photography
Linebacker Clay Ritschard is playing his only CJFL season with the London Beefeaters in 2025.
Hailing from Wisconsin, Ritschard has been playing football since grade three and fulfilled a childhood dream of playing college ball when he spent time in the NCAA Division 3. He has brought his experience to London and would like nothing more than to lead the Beefs to the top of the Ontario Conference.
We find out a little bit more about his football journey when he goes Under the Helmet with Ryan Watters.
The 10 best teams heading into Week 4
It’s an exciting weekend of CJFL football with all three Conferences finally in action at the same time. The Prairie Conference is the last to open their schedule and will do so on Sunday afternoon with all six teams. In the Ontario Conference the three teams that didn’t play last weekend will hit the field for the first time including the defending Canadian Bowl champion St. Clair Saints.
Knowing this the Top 10 Power Rankings are out with some slight movement as we all get a better understanding of where teams will land once they open their schedule.
| Ranking | Teams | Last Week |
| 1 | St. Clair Saints | 1 |
| 2 | Okanagan Sun | 2 |
| 3 | Regina Thunder | 3 |
| 4 | Saskatoon Hilltops | 4 |
| 5 | Westshore Rebels | 5 |
| 6 | London Beefeaters | 6 |
| 7 | Calgary Colts | 7 |
| 8 | VI Raiders | 9 |
| 9 | Ottawa Sooners | 10 |
| 10 | Sault Ste. Marie Cougars | - |
Five former CJFL players have solid showing
The CFL held its Invitation Combine this weekend and five players with CJFL experience took part. Each player had a solid performance, and no doubt caught the eye of several teams. Here are the results:
| Name | Team | Bench | 40 | Vertical | Broad | 3-Cone | Shuttle |
| LJ Dyer | London Beefeaters | 8 | 5.23 | 22.5 | 8'4" | 7.62 | 4.69 |
| Gaddy Kazadi | St. Clair Saints | 14 | 4.63 | 28.5 | 10' 0 3/4" | 7.18 | 4.59 |
| CJ Vincent | Westshore Rebels | 10 | 4.76 | 35 | 10' 4 3/8" | 6.93 | 4.31 |
| Rylan Sokul | Regina Thunder | DNP | 4.88 | 28 | 9' 2 1/8" |
7.52 |
4.58 |
| Noah Avery | Ottawa Sooners | 18 | 4.99 | 29.5 | 8'11" | 7.46 | 4.64 |
*Gaddy Kazadi in the photo
First Team All-Canadians
- By CJFL Media 11/07/2024, 9:00am PST
Sunday Semi Saints Sooners
- By CJFL Media 10/19/2024, 6:00pm PDT
BC Conference Outstanding Players
- By Ryan Watters (@ryan2tswatters) 10/20/2023, 12:45pm PDT
BC Conference Weekend Wrap
- By Ryan Watters 09/25/2023, 10:30am PDT
Top 10 Power Rankings
- By CJFL 09/14/2023, 11:15am PDT
