Matt Moxon lost his Grade 12 high school football season because of a broken ankle he suffered playing summer ball with the Niagara Spears.

It turned out to be a lucky break.

“It was the worst/best thing that could have happened. We ended up moving here (Welland) and I played my Grade 12 season at Notre Dame and now I am going to be playing uni (university) ball. Two years ago, I didn’t think this was going to be possible,” the 12B student at Notre Dame said Tuesday, after committing to play with the University of Guelph Gryphons.

Notre Dame turned out to be the perfect spot to conclude his high school ball.

“In summer league, I realized I had a good chance and that I could actually go far with this. That summer it really clicked and I just locked in from there and got here. It was like night and day and after my first game, I was talking to Guelph,” the 18-year-old Welland resident said.

It was the first time he had ever had a conversation with a university scout.

“It seemed like none of the coaches came to my old school because it was Tier 2. It was a great school but there are no eyes on it. This (attention from scouts) was a shock because it was a bit of a gamble coming here. Talking to scouts was eye-opening and crazy.”

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