Peyton Briere is going to be playing football live on national TV.
The Duchess Park Secondary School Grade 12 student will join some elite company on the field in at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa as one of 75 Canadian high school football players selected for the CanadianFootballChat.com Prospects Game on May 31.
The five-foot-11, 185-pound Briere was selected after a successful tryout in one of the 10 cities that made up a cross-Canada audition tour. The players were skill-tested in a combine camp that included a 40-yard dash, shuttle run and broad jump events.
Briere played junior football last season as a rookie defensive back in the B.C. Junior Football Conference with his hometown Prince George Kodiaks. He grew up playing in the Prince George Minor Football Association and also lined up with the Duchess Park Condors high school team.
“Peyton is a very talented football player (who) has put the work in to be successful on the field. It’s a proud moment to see one of your own be selected for such a high-profile event,” said Kodiaks vice-president Scott Stoughton.
The Prospects Game will feature guest coaches Davis Sanchez and Milt Stegall. In 2023, Team Sanchez defeated Team Stegall.
In 2019, the game became the first football prospects game broadcast nationally in Canada.
Players born in either 2006 or 2007 are eligible.
The Sports Network (TSN) will again be the broadcaster. The game is scheduled for Friday, May 31 at 8:15 a.m. PT.
