USA Football announces U.S. Under-18 Select Team to compete at International Bowl series

By Steve Alic | Posted 12/7/2015

Fifty-six (56) of the nation’s best high school football players have been selected to the U.S. Under-18 Select Team, which will compete against the Ontario Under-18 team in the 2016 International Bowl on Friday, Feb. 5, at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, Texas. Kickoff is 6 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 Under-18 Select Team head coach is Daryl Patton, who has spent the last 13 years at Fayetteville (Ark.) High School. As a head coach, Patton is 115-43-2, winning state titles in 2007, 2011 and 2012. His efforts resulted in him being named one of the top-10 coaches in the state by the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. He served as offensive coordinator for the 2015 U-18 squad.

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

To be eligible for the Under-18 Select 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 Select Team roster

Name	Pos.	Ht	Wt	High school	Hometown
David Ajilore	DB	6-3	187	Freedom	Chantilly, Va.
Eric Atkins	DB	5-11	180	Tift County	Tifton, Ga.
Adrian Aviles	TE	6-2	188	William J. Bogan	Chicago, Ill.
Will Bates	OL	6-0	270	Locust Grove	Locust Grove, Okla.
Christopher Bell	WR	6-0	175	Bishop MacNamara	Kankakee, Ill.
Matthew Bordfeld	LB	6-2	210	St. John Vianney	Jackson, N.J.
Melvin Briggs II	RB	5-10	197	St. David's School	Holly Springs, N.C.
Kyree Calli	WR	6-4	205	Bishop McDevitt	Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Harrison Carrier	DL	6-3	250	McCollum	San Antonio, Texas
Roderick Chappell	LB	5-11	210	Lucy Craft Laney	Augusta, Ga.
Jaylen Cromwell	DB	5-9	165	Brooks School	Dorchester Center, Mass.
Cameron Davis	QB	6-0	180	Belton	Temple, Texas
Jared Davis	LB	6-1	185	Forrest City	Forrest City, Ark.
Kemari Davis	DB	5-10	175	Como Park Senior	St. Paul, Minn.
Giancarlo Dellanno	DL	6-1	280	Hanover Park	East Hanover, N.J.
Skyler DeLong	K-P	6-3	175	Nation Ford	Fort Mill, S.C.
Hunter Denton	WR	6-1	174	Bridge City	Orange, Texas
Stuart Dobbie	OL	6-2	255	St. Pius X	The Woodlands, Texas
Zack Douglas	LB	6-0	206	Millville Senior	Millville, N.J.
Cameron Foster	LB	6-0	220	East Paulding	Dallas, Ga.
Justice Fregia	DL	6-3	290	Liberty	Liberty, Texas
Denton Fugere	RB	5-10	205	Anahuac	Hankamer, Texas
Alex Gourley	OL	6-1	285	South Iredell	Mooresville, N.C.
Matthew Hale	OL	6-2	295	Modesto Christian	Modesto, Calif.
Brock Hall	QB	6-4	205	Casa Grande Union	Casa Grande, Ariz.
Lee Hall	OL	6-3	310	Cedar Creek	Elgin, Texas
Ethan Harris	TE	6-4	225	Turner Ashby	Rockingham, Va.
Jayce Harris	DL	6-2	245	Cayuga ISD	Tennessee Colony, Texas
Artis Hemmingway	DL	6-3	245	North Brunswick	North Brunswick, N.J.
Gunnar Henderson	DB	5-8	153	McAllen	McAllen, Texas
Jackson High	LB	6-0	215	Ryle	Union, Ky.
Stanley Jenkins Jr.	WR	6-3	170	Rio Linda	Sacramento, Calif.
Dakota Jerman	DL	6-1	205	Minooka Community	Channahon, Ill.
Deiontae Jones	DB	6-1	180	Seventy-First	Fayetteville, N.C.
Bradford Kamal	DB	6-0	195	Alvrine	Pelham, N.H.
Sean Kanyuk	DL	6-3	205	Half Hollow Hills East	Melville, N.Y.
Isaiah Koran	WR	5-11	188	North St Paul	Oakdale, Minn.
Tommy Kourebanas	OL	6-4	295	Essex Junction	Essex, Vt.
John Krahn	DL	6-9	410	Martin Luther King	Riverside, Calif.
Douglas Kramer	OL	6-3	285	Hinsdale Central	Hinsdale, Ill.
Nicholas Kubiet	DL	6-4	220	Matanzas	Palm Coast, Fla.
Justin Nash	DB	6-0	200	Dallas Lutheran School	Dallas, Texas
Troy O’Connor	LB	6-1	230	Kingston	Olivebridge, N.Y.
Taylor O’Neal-Givens	RB	6-0	185	Shelton	McKinney, Texas
Mato Pacheco	DB	6-0	165	Claremont	Montclair, Calif.
Kenny Pickett	QB	6-2	190	Ocean Twp.	Oakhurst, N.J.
Thomas Pipher	OL	6-5	310	South River	Edgewater, Md.
Anthony Portillo	DB	5-11	170	Valhalla	El Cajon, Calif.
Donovan Renbarger	DL	6-6	240	Taylor	Kokomo, Ind.
Derique Ryan	WR	6-1	190	Mansfield	Mansfield, Texas
Laddie Skarecky	LB	6-0	195	Naperville Central	Naperville, Ill.
Bryce Steffens	LB	6-0	220	St. James Academy	Shawnee, Kan.
Jacob Weisser	OL	6-3	255	Anoka	Andover, Minn.
Brock Wellsfry	OL	6-7	280	Hanford	Pasco, Wash.

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

Name	Position	Hometown	School
Daryl Patton	Head coach	Fayetteville, Ark.	Fayetteville H.S.
Tom Wilson	Running backs	West Des Moines, Iowa	West Des Moines Dowling Catholic H.S.
Benji Mahan	Receivers	Fayetteville, Ark.	Fayetteville H.S.
Paul Calley	Offensive line	Bryant, Ark.	Bryant H.S.
Steve Pyne	Defensive line	Portland, Ore.	Central Catholic H.S.
Steve Specht	Linebackers	Cincinnati, Ohio	St. Xavier H.S.
Keith Fimple	Defensive backs	Springdale, Ark.	Har-Ber H.S.

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USA Football announces U.S. Under-18 Select Team to compete at International Bowl series

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