Colonel_Reb
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It was a game between incoming college freshmen.
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<div>CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Bryce Petty threw three touchdown passes
without throwing an incompletion and the United States won the gold
medal at the Junior World Championship Sunday with a 41-3 victory
against Canada.</div>
Virginia Tech running back David Wilson rushed for 87 yards and a
touchdown to help the U.S. win the first world tournament of American
football for players age 19 and under.
The
U.S. roster of incoming college freshmen crushed France and Mexico in
the first two rounds by a combined score of 133-0 and led top seed
Canada 18-3 lead late in the third quarter.
Petty, from Baylor,
connected on a number of short passes that turned into long gains, like
Kevin Cummings' 47-yard touchdown catch late in the third quarter.
Petty threw into the flat for Cummings, who broke one tackle and raced
into the end zone for the score.
"We've got athletes. I had nothing to do with it," Petty said
of his perfect day. "I can get my 12-year-old sister out there and
throw a 5-yard pass. I'm just so blessed to be part of this and have
the athletes around me that can do that type of thing."
Lirim
Hajrullahu's 38-yard field goal late in the first for Canada was the
only score the Americans allowed in the tournament. The Americans
limited Canada to 49 total yards, including minus-8 rushing.
"They
are what we are in hockey," Canada coach Glen Constantin said. "We have
to catch up to them in football. It's a good measuring stick for
everybody."
Steven Lumbala rushed for 32 yards on 10 carries for
Canada and quarterback Jeremie Doyon-Roch completed 5 of 17 passes for
45 yards, but his first-quarter interception gave the Americans an
early start.
Storm Klein of Ohio State stepped in front of a pass
on the second play of the game to give the Americans the ball on the
Canada 17. Petty threw a touchdown pass to Jamal Davis on the following
play.
Wilson's 29-yard run late in the first quarter gave him eight touchdowns in the tournament, tops among all players.
"This
was not an All-Star team. I'm going to look you in the eye and tell you
that until the day I die," United States coach Chuck Kyle said. "These
guys will be friends the rest of their lives because it's a team.
All-Star teams never have that. All-Star teams play to showcase talent.
'I want to show somebody my talent.' Nah, not this one. This was a
team."
Japan won the bronze medal, Mexico finished fourth,
Germany was fifth, Sweden was sixth, France was seventh and New Zealand
was eighth. Canada received the top seed for its strong history in
junior international play, and the U.S. received an automatic bid for
serving as the host. The remaining six countries clinched bids by
winning regional qualifiers around the world.
The next Junior World Championship is scheduled for 2012, and will be played every two years thereafter.
NOTES:
FB Zach Cutkomp led all U.S. receivers with 56 yards on four catches
... A crowd of 15,473 watched the gold medal game at Fawcett Stadium,
adjacent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, bringing the attendance
total for the 12 games to 40,043 ... Canada advanced to the gold medal
game with victories against New Zealand and Japan. ... Kyle won his
10th state championship as coach of St. Ignatius High School in
Cleveland last autumn.
Edited by: Colonel_Reb
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<div>CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Bryce Petty threw three touchdown passes
without throwing an incompletion and the United States won the gold
medal at the Junior World Championship Sunday with a 41-3 victory
against Canada.</div>
Virginia Tech running back David Wilson rushed for 87 yards and a
touchdown to help the U.S. win the first world tournament of American
football for players age 19 and under.
The
U.S. roster of incoming college freshmen crushed France and Mexico in
the first two rounds by a combined score of 133-0 and led top seed
Canada 18-3 lead late in the third quarter.
Petty, from Baylor,
connected on a number of short passes that turned into long gains, like
Kevin Cummings' 47-yard touchdown catch late in the third quarter.
Petty threw into the flat for Cummings, who broke one tackle and raced
into the end zone for the score.
"We've got athletes. I had nothing to do with it," Petty said
of his perfect day. "I can get my 12-year-old sister out there and
throw a 5-yard pass. I'm just so blessed to be part of this and have
the athletes around me that can do that type of thing."
Lirim
Hajrullahu's 38-yard field goal late in the first for Canada was the
only score the Americans allowed in the tournament. The Americans
limited Canada to 49 total yards, including minus-8 rushing.
"They
are what we are in hockey," Canada coach Glen Constantin said. "We have
to catch up to them in football. It's a good measuring stick for
everybody."
Steven Lumbala rushed for 32 yards on 10 carries for
Canada and quarterback Jeremie Doyon-Roch completed 5 of 17 passes for
45 yards, but his first-quarter interception gave the Americans an
early start.
Storm Klein of Ohio State stepped in front of a pass
on the second play of the game to give the Americans the ball on the
Canada 17. Petty threw a touchdown pass to Jamal Davis on the following
play.
Wilson's 29-yard run late in the first quarter gave him eight touchdowns in the tournament, tops among all players.
"This
was not an All-Star team. I'm going to look you in the eye and tell you
that until the day I die," United States coach Chuck Kyle said. "These
guys will be friends the rest of their lives because it's a team.
All-Star teams never have that. All-Star teams play to showcase talent.
'I want to show somebody my talent.' Nah, not this one. This was a
team."
Japan won the bronze medal, Mexico finished fourth,
Germany was fifth, Sweden was sixth, France was seventh and New Zealand
was eighth. Canada received the top seed for its strong history in
junior international play, and the U.S. received an automatic bid for
serving as the host. The remaining six countries clinched bids by
winning regional qualifiers around the world.
The next Junior World Championship is scheduled for 2012, and will be played every two years thereafter.
NOTES:
FB Zach Cutkomp led all U.S. receivers with 56 yards on four catches
... A crowd of 15,473 watched the gold medal game at Fawcett Stadium,
adjacent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, bringing the attendance
total for the 12 games to 40,043 ... Canada advanced to the gold medal
game with victories against New Zealand and Japan. ... Kyle won his
10th state championship as coach of St. Ignatius High School in
Cleveland last autumn.
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