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Thompson making an impact in CIS football
Published: 21 April 2010
By BILL HUNT
Fredericton Daily Gleaner
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The eighth annual Canadian Interuniversity Sport East-West Bowl football game, set for May 8 at Waterhouse Stadium in London, Ont., may be a watershed game for Fredericton's Ben Thompson.
The 20-year-old defensive tackle, who completed a dominating third season with the McGill Redmen of the Quebec Intercollegiate Football Conference, was named to the Eastern entry for the game, considered a showcase for Canadian Football League draft-eligible players - and justice overdue as far as defensive co-ordinator Clinton Uttley is concerned.
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