USA Football selects 2011 U.S. U19 team: Team World announcement to follow (video)

Players and coaches from 21 states and Washington, D.C., to represent the United States

in Austin, Texas, on National Signing Day…all FBS commits

High school football players and coaches from 21 states and Washington, D.C., have been selected to play for the 2011 U.S. Under-19 National Team, assembled by USA Football. The U.S. team will compete Feb. 2 in Austin, Texas, against a team composed of 45 of the best players age 19 and under from outside of the United States spanning four continents in the second Team USA vs. The World game.

Picture: Ray Drew
Video: Ray Drew

Forty-five American high school seniors and 13 high school football coaches from across the country will represent the U.S. in the game to be held on National Signing Day. Team USA’s roster presently stands at 42 athletes with the remaining three roster spots to be announced soon.

A national team exemption granted by the NCAA allows high school seniors to play for USA Football and not have their participation count as one of their two permitted all-star game appearances. Team USA vs. The World is recognized as a national team competition.

Team USA vs. The World is sanctioned by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF), the Paris-based federation composed of 59 countries that possess a national federation dedicated solely to American football.

USA Football is the sport’s national governing body and the official football development partner of the NFL and NFL Players Association.

USA Football’s 2011 Under-19 team is led by Darren Allman, head coach of Austin (Texas) Westlake High School. Allman led Westlake to the Texas Class 5-A (largest school division) state final in 2009. He is 57-19 (.750) overall in six seasons as a head coach.

“This roster holds tremendously talented players, but its blueprint is centered on the assemblage of a true team, a national team,” Allman said. “Representing the United States in our country’s favorite sport is a high honor – our coaches and players understand this. We’ll be prepared to face a strong opponent on Feb. 2 and to celebrate football on an international scale.”

GREG MARSHALL of Canada is the World team’s head coach. His 12-member staff consists of assistant coaches from Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Japan, Mexico and Sweden.

The U.S. Under-19 team defeated The World, 17-0, in January 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The U.S. also won the gold medal at the IFAF Junior World Championship in Canton, Ohio, during the summer of 2009.

Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. CT at Austin Westlake Stadium. Tickets are $8 and available at www.usafootball.com/app/webroot/teamusa. More details regarding the game’s television partner and the teams’ practice schedules will be announced in the weeks ahead.

U.S. Under-19 National Team roster:

No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	High School	Hometown	College verbal
1	Jabriel Washington	CB	5-11	165	Trinity Christian	Jackson, Tenn.	Alabama
2	Ty Montgomery	WR	6-0	202	St. Mark’s	Dallas, Texas	Stanford
3	George Atkinson	WR	6-1	194	Granada-Livermore	Livermore, Calif.	Notre Dame
4	Aaron Green	RB	5-11	191	James Madison	San Antonio, Texas	Nebraska
5	Anthony Sarao	LB	6-1	215	Holy Spirit	Absecon, N.J.	Stanford
6	Avery Walls	S	5-11	185	Eagle’s Landing Christian	McDonough, Ga.	California
7	Stephon Tuitt	DE	6-5	260	Monroe Area	Monroe, Ga.	Notre Dame
8	Hakeem Flowers	WR	6-2	173	Wade Hampton	Taylors, S.C.	Uncommitted
9	Tacoi Sumler	WR	5-8	170	Christopher Columbus	Miami, Fla.	Oregon
10	Kevin Hogan	QB	6-5	195	Gonzaga	Washington, D.C.	Stanford
11	Cortez Davis	S	6-3	200	Mainland	Daytona Beach, Fla.	Clemson
12	Cody Keith	QB	6-5	195	Cheshire	Cheshire, Conn.	East Carolina
13	Shannon Brown	LB	6-2	225	Cook	Adel, Ga.	Alabama
15	Kiehl Frazier	QB	6-3	212	Shiloh Christian	Springdale, Ark.	Auburn
17	Trey Metoyer	WR	6-2	198	Whitehouse	Whitehouse, Tex.	Oklahoma
20	Josh Turner	CB	6-1	175	Millwood	Oklahoma City, Okla.	Texas
21	Brent Calloway	LB	6-1	220	Russellville	Russellville, Ala.	Alabama
22	Ronald Tanner	S	6-1	190	Eastmoor	Columbus, Ohio	Ohio State
24	Wayne Lyons	DB	6-0	185	Dillard	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	Uncommitted
28	Savon Huggins	RB	6-0	190	St. Peter’s	Jersey City, N.J.	Uncommitted
32	Joe Bergeron	RB	6-1	215	North Mesquite	Mesquite, Texas	Texas
34	Kenny Williams	RB	5-10	206	Hendrickson	Pfluggerville, Texas	Texas Tech
36	Devon Cajuste	WR	6-4	225	Holy Cross	Flushing, N.Y.	Stanford
40	Kevin McReynolds	DT	6-2	281	St. John’s	Washington, D.C.	Uncommitted
41	Jesse Hayes	DE	6-4	230	Archbishop Moeller	Cincinnati, Ohio	Wisconsin
43	Josh Atkinson	CB	6-0	185	Granada-Livermore	Livermore, Calif.	Notre Dame
45	Nick Lifka	LB	6-2	240	Naperville North	Naperville, Ill.	Boston College
55	Todd Peat	OG	6-3	300	Corona Del Sol	Tempe, Ariz.	Uncommitted
63	Michael Bennett	OL-DL	6-3	275	Centerville	Centerville, Ohio	Ohio State
65	Cyrus Kouandjio	OT	6-6	322	DeMatha Catholic	Beltsville, Md.	Uncommitted
70	La’el Collins	OT	6-5	285	Redemptorist	Baton Rouge, La.	LSU
72	Tony Morales	OL	6-4	300	Sam Houston	Arlington, Texas	Texas Tech
73	Kiaro Holts	OT	6-5	270	Warren Central	Indianapolis, Ind.	North Carolina
74	Antonio Richardson	OL	6-6	310	Pearl-Cohn	Nashville, Tenn.	Uncommitted
75	Matt Hegarty	OL	6-5	265	Aztec	Aztec, N.M.	Notre Dame
80	Jarvis Landry	WR	5-11	178	Lutcher	Lutcher, La.	LSU
88	Jack Konopka	TE	6-5	262	Fremd	Palestine, Ill.	Northwestern
89	Will Monday	K-P	6-3	180	Flowery Branch	Flowery Branch, Ga.	Duke
90	Taniela Topou	DE	6-2	260	Archbishop Murphy	Mill Creek, Wash.	Washington
92	Kris Harley	DT	6-2	265	Warren Central	Indianapolis, Ind.	Virginia Tech
95	Viliami Moala	DT	6-2	326	Grant	Sacramento, Calif.	Uncommitted
98	Tim Jernigan	DT	6-2	275	Columbia	Lake City, Fla.	Uncommitted

U.S. Under-19 National Team coaching staff:

Name	Position	High School
Darren Allman	Head coach	Austin (Texas) Westlake
Chris Merritt	Defensive coordinator	Miami Christopher Columbus
Brandon Faircloth	Offensive coordinator	Port Neches-Groves (Texas)
Kevin Carty	Offensive assistant	Bound Brook (N.J.)
Glen Jones	Offensive assistant	Brady (Texas)
Scotty Pugh	Offensive assistant	Granbury (Texas)
Mike Muschamp	Offensive assistant	Atlanta Lovett
Jeff Rhoads	Offensive assistant	Austin (Texas) Westlake
Ted Willmann	Offensive assistant	Austin (Texas) Westlake
Aaron Brady	Defensive assistant	Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga
Danny Servance	Defensive assistant	Lubbock (Texas) Estacado
Dave Peck	Defensive assistant	Bingham (Utah)
Matt Anastasio	Defensive assistant	Austin (Texas) Westlake

About USA Football
USA Football, the sport’s national governing body, inspires participation, and ensures a positive experience for all youth, high school, and other amateur players.The independent non-profit hosts more than 80 football training events annually for coaches, players and youth football league commissioners. USA Football is the official youth football development partner of the NFL, its 32 teams and the NFL Players Association and manages U.S. national teams for international competition. Endowed by the NFL and NFLPA in 2002 through the NFL Youth Football Fund, USA Football distributes $1 million annually in equipment grants and offers youth league volunteer background check subsidies. Former NFL team executive Carl Peterson is USA Football’s chairman.