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Final roster announced for Team Alberta U18

Jun 15, 2023 | 11:24 AM

After three rounds of camps that has whittled 467 registrants down to the final 40 players who will represent Alberta in the Football Canada Cup, officials with Football Alberta have announced the final roster. presented below.

The Football Canada Cup is a National Championship for Provincial Teams at the U18 boys level. Officials note it has been contested since 1995 and will be held in Edmonton this summer from July 7-15, with the final games being played at Commonwealth Stadium on July 15.

Officials at Football Alberta say the province has been to every Football Canada Cup since its inception and has won six national championships including the first one in 1995, but it has been since 2007 that the provinces has hoisted the Cup over their heads.

Five silvers medals since that time have made for a successful program but officials say it’s hoped its time to take the final step on home turf.

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(players listed by position with school in alphabetical order)

QUARTERBACKS

Marek Filipek – Hunting Hills (Red Deer)

Cohen Wright – Ernest Manning (Calgary)

RUNNINGBACKS

Dominic Bescoter – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Ethan Grannum – Holy Rosary (Lloydminster)

Jemar Linck – Crescent Heights (Calgary)

Seth Poelzer – Holy Trinity Academy (Okotoks)

RECEIVERS

Bishop Adeniyi – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Alexander Fairbank – Paul Kane (St. Albert)

Ben Gutek – Holy Trinity Academy (Okotoks)

Phoenix Oliver – Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)

Adnesse Pannenbecker – (Lacombe)

Liam Piccinin – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Christian Thomas – Jasper Place (Edmonton)

OFFENSIVE LINE

Tristan Aherne – Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)

Elliot Beveridge – St. Francis (Calgary)

Sebastian Lee – Foothills (Okotoks)

Kieran Peterson – Notre Dame (Red Deer)

Nikolas Oliveira-Forster – Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)

Gavin Speers – Holy Trinity Academy (Okotoks)

Austin Wiebe – William E. Hay (Stettler)

DEFENSIVE LINE

Jaeden Gayle-Edwards – Crescent Heights (Calgary)

Ben Haden – Holy Trinity Academy (Okotoks)

Carson Hartmann – Salisbury (Sherwood Park)

Eda Otoro – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Caden Struth – Ernest Manning (Calgary)

Mike Zalaski – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

LINEBACKER

Cyril Atemnkeng – All Saints (Calgary)

Everett Draudson – Bellerose (St. Albert)

Jesse Groot – Cochrane

Owen MacNeil – Bev Facey (Sherwood Park)

Sam Metcalfe – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Jaysen Young – Foothills (Okotoks)

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Brayden Chamberlin – Cochrane

Riley Easton – Hunting Hills (Red Deer)

Bently Francis – Raymond

Evan Lakatos – Ernest Manning (Calgary)

Kian Lamson – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Gavin Weisser – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Jayden Weisser – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

KICKER

Ira Hozack – Medicine Hat

by rdnewsNOW Staff