Vincent named to U.S. under-19 team
Published 9:39 pm Thursday, December 22, 2016
Port Arthur Memorial senior Kary Vincent Jr. was named to another all-star football team for January.
The U.S. Army All-American Bowl selection also made the roster for the U.S. under-19 football team in the first North American Championship, to be held Jan. 28 in Orlando. The American team will take on Canada.
Vincent, a cornerback who is orally committed to LSU, is among 56 high schoolers picked for Team USA and 10 from Texas. Kenny Sanchez of Las Vegas Bishop Gorman will be the head coach.
“We’ll have our team clearly understand what we want accomplished and let them play and have fun,” Sanchez said in a statement. He will be assisted by his Bishop Gorman staff. “We live in the greatest country on earth. Any time that a coach or an athlete can represent the United States and wear ‘U.S.A.,’ it’s special.”
The game will be held at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports.
Vincent will play in the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 1 in Orlando. The game will air live at noon on ESPN.
**CORRECTED to reflect first All-America game that Vincent is playing in.**
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I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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