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By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

Central Alberta players selected to final camp for Football U18 teams

Apr 30, 2023 | 12:00 PM

Football Alberta has announced invitees to final selection camps for this season’s U18 teams.

Selections were made based off camps which happened over the last two weeks. The final round takes place over the May Long Weekend in Red Deer for the boys, and in Calgary for the girls from June 3-4.

As per Football Alberta, the reason there are less girls listed than boys is that the girls competition is 6-a-side while the boys play 12-a-side at their respective Football Canada National Championships this summer. The boys side will also have a second team that will go to the Western Challenge in Sherwood Park this July.

Invitees to final camp

Girls

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* – Players Listed alphabetically with community listed

Kaylee Belbeck – Wetaskiwin Claire Kirkman – Spruce Grove

Jacey Boucher – Peace River Emily Krause – St. Albert

Kaley Boucher – Peace River Alicia MacInnis – Coaldale

Sidanee Bowers – Okotoks Lyla McIntosh – Edmonton

Kaitlyn Brzezicki – Sherwood Park Brooke O’Connor – Wetaskiwin

Kiara Careddu – Calgary Claire Perez – Calgary

Hailey Chalk – Airdrie Sophia Piast – Calgary

Sarah Espinoza – St. Albert Maya Pickering – St. Albert

Sara Fagnan – Bonnyville Sophia Sinclair – Fort McMurray

Mattea Fletcher – Calgary Reagan Smith – Calgary

Hannah Franssen – Langdon Ainsley Stadnik – St. Albert

Ella Gagnon – Edmonton Ellie Stroud – Camrose

Taya Graham – Lloydminster CharleyAnna Ware – Wetaskiwin

Amira Harb – Chestermere LibertyJo Ware – Wetaskiwin

Rehema Holaki – Calgary Lillian Watkinson – Innisfail

Anna Kapocsi – Calgary Acadia Weiss – Lethbridge

Haylee Ketchum – Edmonton

Boys

* Players Listed alphabetically by position with high schools or bantam team

Quarterbacks

Marcus Christos – L.C.I. (Lethbridge)

Marek Filipek – Hunting Hills (Red Deer)

Jacob Galbraith – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Finneus Goerzen – St. Francis (Calgary)

Declan Lyth – Holy Trinity Academy (Okotoks)

Carson McFaull – Salisbury (Sherwood Park)

Brant Stead – Jasper Place (Edmonton)

Cohen Wright – Ernest Manning (Calgary)

Runningbacks

Andre Acielo – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Dominic Benscoter – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Liam Critch – Bonnyville

Carson Graham – Ernest Manning (Calgary)

Ethan Grannum – Holy Rosary (Lloydminster)

Jemar Linck – Crescent Heights (Calgary)

Ange Mian – Grande Prairie

Nathan Morris – L.C.I. (Lethbridge)

IniOluwa Oladunni – St. Francis Xavier (Edmonton)

Seth Poelzer – Holy Trinity Academy (Okotoks)

Griffin Schultz – St. Francis (Calgary)

Elliott Wyse – Lacombe Composite (Lacombe)

Receivers

Bishop Adeniyi – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Aldin Bilabegovic – Hunting Hills (Red Deer)

Tyler Cousins – Football North (Airdrie)

Jeremy Ekhator – Leduc

Charbel El Rahi – Bev Facey (Sherwood Park)

Alexander Fairbank – Paul Kane (St. Albert)

Kingston Freedman – Catholic Central (Lethbridge)

Ben Gutek – Holy Trinity Academy (Okotoks)

Dawson Hunter – Spruce Grove

Riley Hutton – West Central (Rocky Mountain House)

Josh Mah – Paul Kane (St. Albert)

Gage Nagassar – Chestermere

Mackale Neba – St. Joseph’s (Grande Prairie)

Phoenix Oliver – Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)

Adnesse Pannenbecker – (Lacombe Composite) Lacombe

Liam Piccinin – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Jonpatrick Poitevien – Ernest Manning (Calgary)

Adam Silverita – Chestermere

Jaxon Sterline – Sherwood Park Rams

Blair VanBrunschot – Olds

Spencer White – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Marcus Williams – Chestermere

Saboor Zeeshan – Western Canada (Calgary)

Offensive Line

Tristan Aherne – Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)

Benaiah Amantea – Catholic Central (Lethbridge)

Elliot Beveridge – St. Francis (Calgary)

Matthew Callahan – Holy Trinity Academy (Okotoks)

Caden Cole – Chestermere

Tyson Harker – W.R. Myers (Taber)

Sebastian Lee – Foothills (Okotoks)

Zye Louison – Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)

Jess Nielsen – W.R. Myers (Taber)

Nikolas Oliveira-Forster – Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)

Kieran Peterson – Notre Dame (Red Deer)

Nicolas Pierce – St. Joseph’s (Grande Prairie)

Mitchell Pitters – Bev Facey (Sherwood Park)

Blaine Robertson – Ardrossan

Gavin Speers – Holy Trinity Academy (Okotoks)

Daxon Tanner – Lindsay Thurber (Red Deer)

Jayden Tieulie – Bev Facey (Sherwood Park)

Iain Weldon – Salisbury (Sherwood Park)

Kevin Westling – St. Francis Xavier (Edmonton)

Caleb Wetherell – Cochrane

Austin Wiebe – Stettler

Defensive Line

Joseph Abou-Mechrek – Airdrie Raiders

Royce Adeniken – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Bryan Dieujuste – West Edmonton Raiders

Phoenix Fai – St. Joseph’s (Grande Prairie)

Nick Funk – Ross Sheppard (Edmonton)

Jaden-Trevonn Gayle-Edwards – Crescent Heights (Calgary)

Ben Haden – Holy Trinity Academy (Okotoks)

Carson Hartmann – Salisbury (Sherwood Park)

Ezekiel Jackson – Ernest Manning (Calgary)

Ross Kabambi – Calgary Bulldogs

Jesse Lumeka – Lindsay Thurber (Red Deer)

Donovan Moody – Notre Dame (Calgary)

Braden Nish – Raymond

Samuel O’Connell – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Nathan Okoroafor – Stettler

Eda Otoro – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Mitchell Qually – Chinook (Lethbridge)

Stephen Stevens – St. Francis (Calgary)

Caden Struth – Ernest Manning (Calgary)

Ethan Thompson – Bev Facey (Sherwood Park)

Brigz Velasco – St. Francis (Calgary)

Mike Zalaski – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Linebackers

Cyril Atemnkeng – All Saints (Calgary)

Jack Bjorge – Holy Trinity Academy (Okotoks)

Samuel Bromley – George McDougall (Airdrie)

Steele Doronski – Sturgeon (Sturgeon County)

Everett Draudson – Bellerose (St. Albert)

Anderson Godenir – Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)

Jesse Groot – Cochrane

Noah Kinniburgh – Catholic Central (Lethbridge)

Owen MacNeil – Bev Facey (Sherwood Park)

Sam Metcalfe – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

James Morrison – Sturgeon (Sturgeon County)

Atabong Nkombou – All Saints (Calgary)

Teagan Pawliuk – Bev Facey (Sherwood Park)

Anderson Pitman – Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)

Filip Shabanov – Calgary Wildcats

Ethan Shaw – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Felix Shields – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Holden Toews – Bev Facey (Sherwood Park)

Braxton Turner – Bellerose (St. Albert)

Jaysen Young – Foothills (Okotoks)

Defensive Backs

Koen Ahronson – Jasper Place (Edmonton)

Max Bailey – Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)

Ethan Bilo – Hunting Hills (Red Deer)

Brayden Chamberlin – Cochrane

Wyatt Danard – Holy Trinity Academy (Okotoks)

Tristan Duff – Ardrossan

Riley Easton – Hunting Hills (Red Deer)

Anthony Haines – St. Francis (Calgary)

Hudson Hallden – Cochrane

Ephram Hartzel – St. Francis Xavier (Edmonton)

Evan Lakatos – Ernest Manning (Calgary)

Kian Lamson – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Liam Milne – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Cooper Niedermaier – Hunting Hills (Red Deer)

Cayden Rae – Archbishop Jordan (Sherwood Park)

Conor Reid – Ross Sheppard (Edmonton)

Thomas Rowan – Holy Trinity Academy (Okotoks)

Emmett Scott – Henry Wise Wood (Calgary)

Rocco Sirianni – St. Francis (Calgary)

Emery Stevenson – Cochrane

Bodie Van de Kratts – Cochrane

Jayden Weisser – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Gavin Weisser – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Specialists

Boaz Comeau – Harry Ainlay (Edmonton)

Adam Dahoy – Sturgeon (Sturgeon County)

Nathan Duxbury – Strathcona (Edmonton)

Ira Hozack – Medicine Hat