Six More Named to 2012 U.S. U-19

Four receivers and two tight ends are the latest added to the 2012 U.S. U-19 team and selected to play in the International Bowl...

Wide receivers Cory Batey of Nashville (Tenn.) Ensworth High School, Romond Deloatch of Hampton (Va.) Phoebus High School, Deontay Greenberry of Fresno (Calif.) Washington Union High School and Jordan Payton of Westlake (Calif.) Oaks Christian High School join tight ends Devin Funchess of Farmington Hills (Mich.) Harrison High School and Canon Smith of Birmingham (Ala.) Briarwood Christian High School in being selected to play for the 2012 U.S. Under-19 National Team, assembled by USA Football. The team will compete Feb. 1 – National Signing Day – in the third annual International Bowl, formerly Team USA vs. The World.

The International Bowl is sanctioned by International Federation of American Football. IFAF is composed of 62 nations spanning six continents that possess a national federation dedicated solely to American football.

The U.S. Under-19 National Team, comprised of high school athletes, will face an IFAF World Team of top players age 19-and-under from outside the United States. Both teams will field a roster of 50 players. Team USA’s players and coaches are selected by USA Football.

The 2012 International Bowl will be played at The Palace at Round Rock in Austin, Texas.

Batey had 47 catches for 687 yards in 2010, including three touchdowns. He also had 42 tackles and an interception as a defensive back during Ensworth’s 10-2 season, which ended with the Tigers winning the Tennessee Division II-AA state championship. The 6-foot, 185-pound Batey has committed to play at Vanderbilt.

Deloatch helped Phoebus to its third straight VHSL Division 5 state championship and a 15-0 record in 2010. The 6-4, 215-pound receiver caught 24 passes for 422 yards and five touchdowns. He remains undecided on a college choice.

Greenberry stars for Washington Union, where he caught 66 passes for 1,208 yards in 2010. As a defensive back, he finished the season with 28 tackles and one interception. The 6-3 receiver has verbally committed to play at Notre Dame.

Payton, a 6-2 wide receiver, set Oaks Christian records in both receiving yards and touchdowns during his 1,088-yard, 18-touchdown effort in 2010. As a sophomore, he amassed 907 yards and 10 touchdowns, missing two games. He has not yet committed to a college.

Funchess caught 34 passes for 709 yards and five touchdowns last season, helping Harrison go 14-0 and score 524 points for the season in winning the Michigan Division 2 state title. An athletic pass-catcher, he has verbally committed to play at Michigan.

A two-way player featured at tight end and defensive end, Smith had 25 catches for 246 yards and two touchdowns in 2010, leading Briarwood Christian to the Alabama Class 5A state final. An athletic 6-4, 240-pound player, he is being recruited as a defensive lineman.

USA Football will announce 2012 U.S. Under-19 National Team players in their position groups through mid-November.

Team USA is led by STEVE SPECHT, head coach of Cincinnati St. Xavier High School. Specht led St. Xavier to Ohio Division I (largest school division) state titles in 2005 and 2007. He is 77-19 (.802) since becoming the head coach at his high school alma mater following the 2003 season.

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. The International Bowl is recognized as a national team competition.

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

Greg Marshall of the University of Western Ontario in Canada is the IFAF World Team’s head coach. His 10-member staff consists of assistant coaches from Canada, France, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, Spain and Sweden.

The U.S. Under-19 team defeated The World, 21-14, in February 2011 in Austin, Texas, as well as 17-0, in January 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The U.S. also won the gold medal at the IFAF Under-19 World Championship in Canton, Ohio, during the summer of 2009.

U.S. Under-19 National Team roster:

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	High School	Hometown	College verbal
Cory Batey	WR	6-0	185	Ensworth	Nashville, Tenn.	Vanderbilt
Ray Buchanan Jr.	DB	5-10	176	Peachtree Ridge	Suwanee, Ga.	Arkansas
Alex Carter	S	6-0	195	Briar Woods	Ashburn, Va.	Stanford
Timothy Cole	LB	6-2	220	Brenham	Brenham, Texas	Texas
Noor Davis	LB	6-4	225	Leesburg	Leesburg, Fla.	Stanford
Romond Deloatch	WR	6-4	215	Phoebus	Hampton, Va.	Uncommitted
Devin Funchess	TE	6-5	205	Harrison	Farmington Hills, Mich.	Michigan
Deontay Greenbery	WR	6-4	187	Washington Union	Fresno, Calif.	Notre Dame
DeVante Harris	DB	5-11	160	Horn	Mesquite, Texas	Oklahoma
Royce Jenkins-Stone	LB	6-2	215	Cass Tech	Detroit, Mich.	Michigan
Hardy Nickerson Jr.	LB	5-11	210	Bishop O’Dowd	Oakland, Calif.	California
Jordan Payton	WR	6-2	200	Oaks Christian	Westlake Village, Calif.	Uncommitted
Terry Richardson	CB	5-9	160	Cass Tech	Detroit, Mich.	Michigan
Rob Riederer	S	6-1	205	Holton	Holton, Kan.	Tulsa
James Ross	LB	6-0	209	St. Mary’s	Orchard Lake, Mich.	Michigan
Tee Shepard	CB	6-1	180	Washington Union	Fresno, Calif.	Notre Dame
Canon Smith	TE	6-4	240	Briarwood Christian	Birmingham, Ala.	Uncommitted
Chad Voytik	QB	6-1	185	Cleveland H.S.	Cleveland, Tenn.	Pittsburgh
Jameis Winston	QB	6-4	200	Hueytown H.S.	Hueytown, Ala.	Florida State

USA Football’s national team program is supported by corporate partners Marriott, Riddell, Sports Authority, Rawlings, Gatorade, Upper Deck, Shock Doctor and St. Vincent Sports Performance.

About USA Football: USA Football, the sport's national governing body in the United States, hosts more than 80 football training events annually offering education for coaches and game officials, skill development for players and resources for youth football league commissioners. The independent non-profit is the official football development partner of the NFL and its 32 teams, the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Mid-American Conference and the Patriot League. USA Football manages U.S. national teams within the sport for international competition and awards $1 million annually in equipment grants to youth and high school football programs based on merit and need. Endowed by the NFL and the NFL Players Association in 2002 through the NFL Youth Football Fund, USA Football is chaired by former NFL team executive Carl Peterson.