U.S. Under-19 National Team defeats Canada, 35-0, to cap 2015 International Bowl

U.S. Under-19 National Team defeats Canada, 35-0, to cap 2015 International Bowl

By Joe Frollo | Posted 2/7/2015

The U.S. Under-19 National Team dominated both sides of the ball as five different Americans scored and the defense held Canada to 145 yards of offense to win the 2015 International Bowl, 35-0, on Saturday at University of Texas-Arlington’s Maverick Stadium.

9875embed Led by U.S. Most Valuable Player Prentice McKinney (Dallas, Texas), a recent University of Oklahoma signee who had two interceptions, returning one 80 yards for a touchdown, the United States improved to 4-1 all-time against the Canadian Under-19 team.

“This whole week was really fun. It was exciting. Now, I’m ready for college. It’s what I’ve been waiting for for four years,” McKinney said. “I learned a lot this week. I improved my techniques and competed against really good players. I’ve also gotten to know guys and it’s been fun going against guys from other states. Great experience.”

U.S. quarterback Riley Neal (Yorktown, Ind./Ball State) completed 14-of-22 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns – a 6-yard score to Ben Glines (Cincinnati, Ohio/Boston College) and a 5-yard TD strike to Jalen Guyton (Allen, Texas/Notre Dame).

Fellow quarterback Ryan Boyle (Urbandale, Iowa/Iowa) also played well for the United States, completing 10-of-21 passes for 97 yards and two scores. Boyle found Devontre Stricklin (Hewitt, Texas/Baylor) for a 16-yard TD and Tyler Petite (Moraga, Calif./Southern Cal) for a 28-yard TD.

Jordan Stevenson (Dallas, Texas/Wisconsin) led the U.S. rushing game with 143 yards on 11 carries, while Petite finished with a game-high eight catches for 87 yards and the score. Colton Bebee (Kansas City, Kan./Minnesota) had six tackles and a sack. Bobby McMillen (Naperville, Ill./Iowa State) also had six tackles, while Mario Osborne (Daphne, Ala./Louisiana-Lafayette) added an interception.

Click here to see photos from the Under-19 team’s week at the International Bowl.

Click here to see a box score from the game.

The U.S. head coach was Tom Westerberg of Allen, Texas.

“All the players, all the coaches were awesome all week, and this put a real nice cap on it. These are character kids who came out and played the best they could,” Westerberg said. “I’ve coached in all-star games, but this is the best of the best in the country playing for the United States. To get these guys to come together in seven short practices is a testament to the players and the coaches.”

Running back Logan Fisher (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) was named the Canadian MVP after rushing for 56 yards on 12 carries.

The International Bowl is a collaboration of the sport’s national governing bodies in each country – USA Football and Football Canada – along with the International Federation of American Football, the sport’s international governing body as recognized by the International Olympic Committee.

Saturday’s game will be available to view in its entirety on USA Football’s YouTube channel beginning Tuesday.

USA Football and Football Canada are among the 67 national federations who are members of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). IFAF’s member nations span six continental regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America.

U.S. Under-19 National Team gameday roster

No	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	Hometown	High school	College
1	Jamile Johnson	DB	6-1	195	Dallas, Texas	South Oak Cliff	Texas Tech
2	Devontre Stricklin	WR	6-3	180	Hewitt, Texas	Midway	Baylor
3	Dionte Austin	DB	6-0	155	Towson, Md.	Calvert Hall	Wake Forest
4	Ben Glines	WR	6-2	205	Cincinnati, Ohio	St. Xavier	Boston College
6	Jake Cooper	LB	6-2	236	Doylestown, Pa.	Archbishop Wood	Penn State
7	Ryan Newsome	WR	5-9	170	Aledo, Texas	Aledo (Texas)	UCLA
8	Tyler Petite	TE	6-5	230	Moraga, Calif.	Campolindo	Southern Cal
9	Jalen Guyton	WR	6-1	185	Allen, Texas	Allen	Notre Dame
10	Ryan Boyle	QB	6-2	215	Urbandale, Iowa	Dowling Catholic	Iowa
11	Trevor Morris	LB	6-2	206	King of Prussia, Pa.	Malvern Prep	Rutgers
12	Seth Pugh	K	6-1	175	Kill Devil Hills, N.C.	First Flight	Undecided
13	Vinny Papale	WR	6-1	190	Cherry Hill, N.J.	Bishop Eustice	Delaware
14	Jared Mayden	DB	6-0	190	Rowlett, Texas	Sachse	Undecided
15	Austin Maloney	WR	6-1	185	Miami, Fla.	Columbus	Florida International
16	Ronnie Fricke	RB	5-9	175	Cincinnati, Ohio	St. Xavier	Army
17	Riley Neal	QB	6-5	210	Yorktown, Ind.	Yorktown	Ball State
18	Paris Black	DL	6-4	240	Fayetteville, N.C.	Sanford	Wake Forest
20	Rashad Fenton	DB	5-11	175	Miami, Fla.	Carol City	South Carolina
21	Jordan Stevenson	RB	5-10	203	Dallas, Texas	South Oak Cliff	Wisconsin
22	Dre Greenlaw	DB	6-1	215	Fayetteville, Ark.	Fayetteville	Arkansas
23	A.J. Turner	RB	5-10	190	Clifton, Va.	Centerville	South Carolina
25	Tyson Smith	DB	6-0	180	Southfield, Mich.	Orchard Lake St. Mary's	Michigan State
26	Prentice McKinney	DB	6-3	185	Dallas, Texas	South Oak Cliff	Oklahoma
28	Kahlil Haughton	DB	6-1	180	Waco, Texas	Midway	Oklahoma
41	Peter Delatour	LB	6-0	220	Miami, Fla.	Columbus	Marist
43	Xavier Colvin	LB	5-9	215	Indianapolis, Ind.	North Central	Butler
44	Bobby McMillen	LB	6-2	222	Naperville, Ill.	Central	Iowa State
45	Colton Beebe	LB	6-3	253	Kansas City, Kan.	Piper	Minnesota
46	Austin Corbett	LB	6-4	220	Plano, Texas	Plano East	SMU
48	David Brazil	DL	6-0	240	Carrollton, Texas	Hebron	Southwest Baptist (Mo.)
51	Noah Myers	OL	6-5	300	Walnut Hills, Calif.	Las Lomas	Washington State
52	Seth Nerness	DL	6-4	225	Huntersville, N.C.	Southlake Christian	Iowa State
55	Hayden Mahoney	OL	6-5	280	Malvern, Pa.	Malvern Prep	Miami (Fla.)
61	David Moorman	OL	6-5	290	Northville, Mich.	Northville	Wisconsin
67	Alec Shriner	DL	6-4	290	Oviedo, Fla.	Oviedo	West Virginia
68	Chris Lane	OL	6-1	260	Cypress, Texas	Cypress Ranch	Undecided
70	Dominique Hearne	OL	6-4	280	Lancaster, Texas	Lancaster	Oklahoma
72	Grant Newsome	OL	6-7	290	Lawrenceville, N.J.	Lawrenceville Prep	Michigan
73	Deion Eakins	OL	6-3	295	Jacksonville, Fla.	Trinity Christian	Florida International
74	Zach Baker	OL	6-4	275	Middleburg, Fla.	Clay	Duke
75	Drayton Carlberg	DL	6-5	270	Minneapolis, Minn.	De La Salle	Oregon
76	Johnny Wilson	OL	6-4	287	Midland, Texas	Midland Christian	Oklahoma State
79	Bar Milo	OL	6-6	275	Oak Park, Calif.	Chaminade	Miami (Fla.)
91	Jacob Robinson	DL	6-5	250	Westfield, Ind.	Westfield	Indiana
92	Mario Osborne	DL	6-4	240	Daphne, Ala.	Daphne	Louisiana-Lafayette
99	Thomas Toki	DL	6-1	287	Mountain View, Calif.	St. Francis	Washington State

U.S. Under-19 National Team coaching staff

Name	Position	High school
Tom Westerberg	Head coach	Allen (Texas)
Dick Olin	Offensive coordinator	Allen (Texas)
Danny Cowgill	Defensive coordinator	Daphne (Ala.)
Ed Croson	Offensive line	West Hills (Calif.) Chaminade
Chris Gilbert	Running backs	Lancaster (Texas)
Casey Walraven	Receivers	Grandview (Texas)
Marc Beach	Defensive line	Daytona Beach (Fla.) Seabreeze
Aaron Brady	Linebackers	Malvern (Pa.) Prep
Verone McKinley	Defensive backs	Plano (Texas) Prestonwood Christian

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U.S. Under-19 National Team defeats Canada, 35-0, to cap 2015 International Bowl

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