INDIANAPOLIS – Forty-one (41) high school student-athletes spanning 23 states have been selected for the 2019 U.S. Under-18 National Team, USA Football announced today. The U.S. U-18 National Team will compete against the Canadian Under-18 National Team on Friday, Jan. 18 at AT&T Stadium as part of International Bowl X. Kickoff is at 4:30 p.m. CT.

Recognized as American Football’s largest annual global competition, International Bowl X features 16 high school-aged teams spanning five countries on two continents. U.S. National and Select Teams will compete against teams representing Canada, Mexico and Panama. 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.

TYREE SPINNER, head coach at The Avalon School in Wheaton, Md., is the head coach of the U-18 National Team. Prior to his five seasons as head coach of the Black Knights, Spinner spent two years at Rockville (Md.) Wootton High School. Spinner served as a U.S. National team head coach in the past two International Bowls, leading the Under-17 Select Team in 2017 and Under-16 Select Team in 2018.

U.S. National Team alumni include DT MALCOM BROWN (New England Patriots/University of Texas), LB SHAQUEM GRIFFIN (Seattle Seahawks/University of Central Florida), QB DWAYNE HASKINS (Ohio State University), RB TODD GURLEY (Los Angeles Rams/Georgia University), DB TYRANN MATHIEU (Houston Texans/LSU), RB JONATHAN TAYLOR (University of Wisconsin) and DE STEPHON TUITT (Pittsburgh Steelers/University of Notre Dame).

All International Bowl games will be played at AT&T Stadium and streamed live on ESPN3. The link to stream Friday’s U.S. U-18 National Team game can be accessedhere. International Bowl game tickets and details are available at www.internationalbowl.com.

2019 U.S. Under-18 National Team roster:

2019 U.S. Under-18 National Team coaching staff: