USA Football announces U.S. Under-17 National Team for International Bowl IX at AT&T Stadium

By USA Football | Posted 12/21/2017

Forty-nine high school student-athletes spanning 21 states have been selected for the 2018 U.S. Under-17 National Team, USA Football announced today.

The U.S. team will compete against the Under-17 British Columbia (Canada) Team on Jan. 19 at International Bowl IX at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and college football’s Good Year Cotton Bowl. Kickoff is at 4:30 p.m. Central Time (5:30 p.m. Eastern). The team will arrive in Arlington on Jan. 15.

International Bowl IX features 24 teams across eight nations on three continents. U.S. National Teams will compete against teams representing Canada, Japan, Mexico and the Nordic region, comprised of players and coaches from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. As a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee and the sport’s national governing body, USA Football manages U.S. National Teams for international competition.

All International Bowl games will be played at AT&T Stadium. Game days are Jan. 12, Jan. 17; and Jan. 19, each consisting of four games.

Broadcast information for all 12 games will be announced in the near future. International Bowl game tickets and details are available at internationalbowlix.org.

The head coach of the U.S. Under-17 National Team is Casey Taylor of Capital Christian (Sacramento, California) High School. Taylor was named head coach of the Cougars this past January following a successful 15-year tenure as head coach at Del Oro High School (Loomis, California). Taylor led the Del Oro Golden Eagles to a 149-50 (.749) record, encompassing 14 playoff appearances, six CIF Sac-Joaquin Section championships and a state title in 2015.

U.S. National Team alumni include wide receiver Corey Coleman (Cleveland Browns), wide receiver Devin Funchess (Carolina Panthers), running back Todd Gurley (Los Angeles Rams), defensive back Tyrann Mathieu (Arizona Cardinals), offensive lineman Jack Mewhort (Indianapolis Colts), running back Samaje Perine (Washington Redskins) and defensive end Stephon Tuitt (Pittsburgh Steelers) and quarterback Jameis Winston (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

USA Football will announce the remaining U.S. National and Select teams in the coming days.

Here is the 2018 U.S. Under-17 National Team roster, presented by SquadLocker:

NAME	POS.	HT.	WT.	HOMETOWN	HIGH SCHOOL
Lawrence Anderson	DB	5-11	181	Norfolk, Va.	Norview
Zaraivion Armendarez	DB	5-9	155	Raymondville, Texas	Raymondville
Riggin Baskett	OL	5-10	195	Godley, Texas	Godley
Caleb Bates	OL	6-0	270	Locust Grove, Okla.	Locust Grove
Shyheim Battle	DB	6-2	168	Rocky Mount, N.C.	Rocky Mount
Jevon Blackburn	OL	6-4	325	Providence, R.I.	Mount Pleasant
Kenny Butler	TE	6-2	220	Newburgh, Ind.	Castle
Adrian Cabrera	LB	6-0	195	Spring Hill, Fla.	Springstead
Kyvin Carroll	LB	6-0	220	Benton, Ark.	Benton
Kirk Collins Jr.	DB	5-9	153	Webster, Texas	Clear Springs
Matthew Frauen Jr.	LB	6-1	175	Belvidere, N.J.	Belvidere
Josh Fryar	OL	6-5	280	Indianapolis, Ind.	Beech Grove
Jared Gipson	WR	5-11	165	Stockton, Calif.	St. Mary’s
Trey Goins	WR	6-4	175	Owasso, Okla.	Owasso
Geirean Hatchett	DL	6-5	255	Ferndale, Wash.	Ferndale
Wlliam Hatter Jr.	DL	6-1	215	Houston, Texas	Westfield
Cody Hix	TE	6-5	245	Kansas, Okla.	Locust Grove
Jackson Hodor	TE	6-3	210	Windermere, Fla.	Dr. Phillips
Luke Horne	DL	6-0	185	Cedar Park, Texas	Vista Ridge
Avery Howard Jr.	WR	5-7	155	Bristow, Va.	Stonewall Jackson
Brock Jones	DB	6-0	175	Clovis, Calif.	Buchanan
Lucas Johnson	OL	6-5	285	Annandale, Va.	Wilbert Tucker Woodson
Nathan Kelly	DL	6-2	185	Richburg, S.C.	Lewisville
John Lyons	LB	6-0	225	Bogota, N.J.	Paramus Catholic
Kaevion Mack	WR	6-2	189	Peoria, Ill.	Peoria
Shomari Mason	RB	5-6	155	Cape Coral, Fla.	Ida Baker
Brady Martin	QB	6-0	190	Leominster, Mass.	Lawrence Academy
Edward Maxwell III	LB	6-1	200	Centreville, Va.	Centreville
Kendall Milton	RB	6-2	208	Clovis, Calif.	Buchanan
Myles Nash	RB	5-6	165	Rowlett, Texas	Sachse
C.J. Niedzielski	DL	6-0	245	Toms River, N.J.	Toms River North
Dominick Pallotto	OL	6-2	280	Englewood, Colo.	Cherry Creek
Joseph Perkins	DB	6-2	180	Jackson, Miss.	Madison-Ridgeland Academy
Nick Perry	LB	6-0	165	Buford, Ga.	Buford
Fabrizio Pinton	K/P	6-3	205	The Woodlands, Texas	The Woodlands
Alphonso Ray	DB	5-11	210	Yazoo, Miss.	Yazoo County
Jayvis Rayside	LB	5-10	190	Parlin, N.J.	Sayreville War Memorial
Cole Reynolds	OL	6-5	225	Marietta, Ga.	St. Francis
Tristan Roper	OL	6-4	260	Lee’s Summit, Mo.	Blue Springs South
Ken Seals	QB	6-3	188	Azle, Texas	Weatherford
Jaymian Simon	DL	6-1	257	Katy, Texas	Seven Lakes
Blaise Sparks	OL	6-7	285	Cape Coral, Fla.	North Fort Meyers
Preston Stone	QB	6-2	185	Dallas, Texas	Parish Episcopal
Jared Sweitzer	OL	6-3	310	Mechanicsville, Md.	Chopticon
Artia Taylor	DB	6-0	165	Stockton, Calif.	Brookside Christian
Sione Tonga’uiha	DL	6-1	270	Phoenix, Ariz.	Tempe
Nathan Verstegui	LS	6-0	175	Helotes, Texas	O’Connor
Brayden White	DL	6-4	250	Louisburg, Kan.	Louisburg
Andre Witt	DB	5-9	150	Hull, Ga.	Madison County

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2018 U.S. Under-17 National Team coaching staff:

NAME	POSITION	SCHOOL
Casey Taylor	Head Coach	Sacramento (Calif.) Capital Christian
Marc Beach	Offensive Coordinator	Tift County (Ga.)
Jason Adams	Linebackers	Rocklin (Calif.)
Jeff Barnett	Offensive Line	Fulshear (Texas)
Garrett Gray	Wide Receivers	Mission Viejo (Calif.)
Mike Kravich	Defensive Backs	Sacramento (Calif.) Capital Christian
Josh Perry	Defensive Line	Loomis (Calif.) Del Oro
Jeff Shuman	Running Backs	Sacramento (Calif.) Capital Christian

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USA Football announces U.S. Under-17 National Team for International Bowl IX at AT&T Stadium

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