Sensational sophomores and a charismatic coach are pumping pistons motoring the 2017 U.S. Under-17 Select Team. The 50-man U.S. roster will face a formidable Football Saskatchewan Under-17 team on Monday, Jan. 16, as part of International Bowl VIII at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Comprised of high school underclassmen, the U.S. team is led by head coach Tyree Spinner of The Avalon School in Gaithersburg, Md.

A former tight end at Morgan State in Baltimore, Md., Spinner, 33, is among the youngest coaches to lead a squad within the U.S. National Team program.

“Coach Spinner possesses an exceptional knowledge of the sport and radiates an uncommon, dynamic energy to inspire his student-athletes,” U.S. National Teams manager Aaron Ingram said. “The young men on this roster are in for an exciting experience where they’ll have fun, grow as football players and be well prepared to face Team Saskatchewan before reaching AT&T Stadium on gameday.”

To fit the U.S. Under-17 Select Team’s roster, lyrics in “America The Beautiful” that sing of amber waves of grain may need to be changed to “large chunks of yards we’ll gain,” with a pair of exceptional pass catchers in receiver Noah Page and tight end Mitchell Melrose. Page, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound wideout from Eagle Point (Ore.), catches anything close to him while the 6-4, 230-pound Melrose of Whitehouse (Texas) is a matchup nightmare, splitting wide when not moving defenders as an in-line tight end.

Mason Setness, a long and rangy 6-1, 175-pound safety from Battlefield (Haymarket, Va.), possesses physicality to stuff the run and athleticism to play man coverage. Page, Melrose and Setness all posted high marks at the 2016 National Team Development Games this summer.

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