Steve Alic, Director of Communications Tue, 12/21/2010 – 12:59pm
BRANDON FAIRCLOTH, head football coach at Port Neches-Groves High School, has been selected to serve as the offensive coordinator of the 2011 U.S. Under-19 National Team, assembled by USA Football. The team will compete Feb. 2 in Austin, Texas, against a collection of athletes from four continents in the second Team USA vs. The World game.
Faircloth is one of 13 members of Team USA’s coaching staff spanning five states and Washington, D.C., led by head coach DARREN ALLMAN of Austin (Texas) Westlake High School. Forty-five U.S. high school seniors will take part in the game to be held on National Signing Day. Team USA’s player 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.
USA Football is the sport’s national governing body and the official football development partner of the NFL and NFL Players Association.
Faircloth has led his football program at Port Neches-Groves to a 19-6 (.760) record in his first two seasons. He was selected to Dave Campbell’s Texas 4A Coach of the Year in 2009, when he led the school to its first 10-0 season since 1977. Before coming to Port Neches-Groves, Faircloth was an assistant at Odessa Permian, Highland Park and Austin Westlake, all in Texas. Faircloth was Highland Park’s running backs coach when the team won the 2005 Division 4A state championship.
Allman, USA Football’s 2011 Under-19 National Team head coach, 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.”
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 | 6-4 | 205 | 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 | OL | 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 | OL | 6-6 | 322 | DeMatha Catholic | Beltsville, Md. | Uncommitted |
| 70 | La’el Collins | OL | 6-5 | 285 | Redemptorist | Baton Rouge, La. | LSU |
| 72 | Tony Morales | OL | 6-4 | 300 | Sam Houston | Arlington, Texas | Texas Tech |
| 73 | Kiaro Holts | OL | 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 Tupou | 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.
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