USA Football announces U.S. Under-18 National Team to compete against Canada in International Bowl series

By Steve Alic | Posted 11/30/2015

Fifty-eight (58) of the nation’s best high school football players have been selected to the U.S. Under-18 National Team, which will compete against Canada in the 2016 International Bowl on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, Texas. Kickoff is 7 p.m. CT.

Four high school-aged U.S. National Teams will compete against national teams from Canada in the seventh annual International Bowl series. U.S. Select Teams at the high school andjunior high levels also will compete as part of the series.

All U.S. National Teams are assembled and managed by USA Football, which is recognized as the sport’s national governing body by the U.S. Olympic Committee.

The U.S. Under-18 head coach is Clint Alexander, who led Woodberry Forrest High School in Virginia to a 73-30-1 record since taking over the program in 2005. Alexander has led Woodberry Forest to eight Prep League titles and earned the No. 1 ranking among Virginia private schools six times. He is a five-time Prep League Coach of the Year and served as the U.S. Under-17 Defensive Coordinator at the 2014 International Bowl.

U.S. rosters and coaching staffs will be announced throughout November and December and are available on www.internationalbowl.com. Canadian rosters will be announced in early 2016.

To be eligible for the Under-18 team, players must have been born on or after Jan. 1, 1998.

The games are a collaboration of the sport’s national governing bodies in each country – USA Football and Football Canada – featuring top student-athletes in high school football’s greatest annual international competition.

The event will feature a week of practices and activities for each team, culminating in internationally sanctioned competitions. The schedule includes:

(All times CT)

Sunday, Jan. 31

U.S. Under-19 National Team vs. Canada Under-19 National Team, 3 p.m.
U.S. Under-19 Select Team vs. Canada Under-18 National Team, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 3

U.S. Under-14 Select Teams: Stars vs. Stripes, 1 p.m.
U.S. Under-15 Select Teams: Stars vs. Stripes, 4 p.m.
U.S. Under-18 National Team vs. Canada Under-18 National Team, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 5

U.S. Under-16 National Team vs. Alberta Under-16, 1 p.m.
U.S. Under-18 Select Team vs. Ontario Under-18, 4 p.m.
U.S. Under-17 National Team vs. Ontario Under-17, 7 p.m.

Single-day general admission tickets are $10. Single-game sideline passes, which include access to the field club, are $50. Games also will be broadcast throughout the United States.

The NCAA recognizes USA Football’s International Bowl as a national team competition. Playing for the United States in the International Bowl is exempt from high school a senior’s limit of two all-star game appearances. USA Football and Football Canada are among the 71 national federations who are members of IFAF. IFAF’s member nations span six continental regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America.

2016 U.S. Under-18 National Team roster

Name	Pos.	Ht	Wt.	High school	Hometown
Nikolas Afuhaamango	DL	5-11	250	Pearland	Pearland, Texas
Daniel Anderson	DL	6-1	325	The Bishops School	Escondido, Calif.
Pierce Banbury	OL	6-3	255	Oakton	Fairfax, Va.
Dallas Blacklock Jr.	DB	5-10	165	Sharpstown	Houston, Texas
Tyler Brisgone	LB	6-1	190	Orlando Christian	Orlando, Fla.
Jelani Brown	TE	6-3	265	Oak Grove	San Jose, Calif.
D.J. Brown	DB	6-0	175	Creekside	College Park, Ga.
Cameron Caldron	TE	6-5	220	Brookside Christian	Stockton, Calif.
David Camacho	DB	5-10	180	Rouse	Leander, Texas
Jeremiah Chambers	LB	6-2	215	Vista Ridge	Cedar Park, Texas
Andrew Collins	DB	5-7	175	Jones County	Gray, Ga.
Joshua Cook	DL	6-0	248	Antelope	Antelope, Calif.
Dionta Defreeze	RB	5-9	207	Norman	Norman, Okla.
Alec Denney	TE	6-4	235	Alameda	Alameda, Calif.
Reuben Donald	DB	6-1	205	Plano East Senior	Murphy, Texas
Noah Failauga	LB	6-1	230	Eastside Catholic	Auburn, Wash.
John Fenton	LB	6-0	195	St. Joseph	Santa Maria, Calif.
Matthew Fick	OL	6-3	285	Corona Del Sol	Chandler, Ariz.
Brannon Flowers	WR	5-10	165	Desert Oasis	Las Vegas, Nev.
Duncan Foster	LB	6-0	215	Rocky Bayou Christian	Destin, Fla.
Issac Freytes	WR	6-1	190	Antioch	Oakley, Calif.
Devin Gantt	WR	6-2	190	Scituate	Boston, Mass.
Trevor Graham	DL	6-4	265	Sachse	Sachse, Texas
Ahsani Graves-Cribbs	DL	6-3	296	Arlington Catholic	Medford, Mass.
Geoffrey Henninger	OL	6-3	275	Sunrise Mountain	Peoria, Ariz.
George Hicks iii	DB	6-0	180	Cajon	San Bernardino, Calif.
Khari Hill	WR	6-0	160	Perry Hall	Baltimore, Md.
Anthony Hines	LB	6-3	230	Plano East Senior	Allen, Texas
Damiko Lakey	RB	5-8	170	Animo Jackie Robinson	Inglewood, Calif.
Brian Lassiter II	DL	6-3	220	St. Mary’s Ryken	Upper Marlboro, Md.
Timmy Lele-a	DL	6-2	250	Ridgeview	Bakersfield, Calif.
Eddie Lewis	WR	6-1	180	Mater Dei	New York, N.Y.
Sione Liku	LB	6-3	230	Brookside Christian	Stockton, Calif.
Santino Marchiol	LB	6-3	226	Cherry Creek	Centennial, Colo.
Indiana McAlpine	WR	6-0	175	Malibu	Santa Monica, Calif.
Loren Mondy	LB	6-1	240	Mansfield Lake Ridge	Grand Prairie, Texas
Aaron Moore	OL	6-2	292	Minnetonka	Excelsior, Minn.
Oshea Murphy	DL	6-3	254	Richardson	Richardson, Texas
Idris Patterson	OL	6-5	250	The Avalon School	Silver Spring, Md.
Jalen Peats	DL	6-3	289	Washington	Fremont, Calif.
Andrew Peele	DL	6-0	255	Yucaipa	Yucaipa, Calif.
Dondi Penick	RB	5-10	185	Highland Park	Highland Park, Ill.
DeShaun Phillips	QB	6-6	220	Overhills	Spring Lake, N.C.
Isaiah Pryor	DB	6-2	190	Archer	Lawrenceville, Ga.
Shaun Roberts Jr.	DL	6-3	280	Crossland	Fort Washington, Md.
Isaiah Robinson	QB	6-3	185	The Avalon School	Bowie, Md.
Cameron Rose	OL	6-4	220	Connetquot	Islip, N.Y.
Trevor Russell	WR	5-10	170	Casa Grande Union	Eloy, Ariz.
Kyle Sentkowski	K-P	6-0	165	Blaine	Blaine, Wash.
Lindell Stone	QB	6-3	205	Woodberry Forest	University Park, Va.
Conner Tolliver	OL	6-3	245	Claremont	Claremont, Calif.
Hunter Trueman	DB	5-8	175	Brophy College Prep	Phoenix, Ariz.
Aljenon Washington	DL	6-2	245	Citrus Hill	Moreno Valley, Calif.
Tanner Weinfurtner	OL	6-3	288	Stratford	Stratford, Wis.
Andre’ Wiley Jr.	DB	5-9	183	Liberty Eylau	Texarkana, Texas
Joseph Zuccari	DB	6-0	170	Gonzaga College	Washington, D.C.

2016 U.S. Under-18 National Team coaching staff

Name	Position	Hometown	School
Clint Alexander	Head coach	Woodberry Forest, Va.	Woodberry Forrest H.S.
Barry Thompson	Quarterbacks	Woodberry Forest, Va.	Woodberry Forrest H.S.
Brad Rumsey	Offensive line	Olivet, Mich.	Olivet College
Donald Davis	Running backs	Baltimore, Md.	Calvert Hall H.S.
Jason Mohns	Wide receivers	Scottsdale, Ariz.	Saguaro H.S.
John Storey	Defensive line	Cleveland, Ohio	Villa Angela-St. Joseph H.S.
Keith Johnson	Defensive backs	Woodberry Forest, Va.	Woodberry Forest H.S.

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USA Football announces U.S. Under-18 National Team to compete against Canada in International Bowl series

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