Tucson will be represented by four units — two football teams and two cheer squads — at the American Youth Football Nationals at Kissimmee, Florida, starting today.
The teams are the Tucson Youth Football and Spirit Federation Cheer Elite, Cowboys Cheer, 10U Southwest Rams and 14U All-Stars.
The 14U All-Star Team, coached by former Pueblo High School and Arizona standout Clarence “Bam” McRae, begins action today at 2 p.m. (Tucson time) against Manatee of Sarasota County, Fla. Here is the bracket:
The game will be streamed live. Click on this to access. It does cost $24.99 to watch today’s games and $149.99 for the whole week.
The 10U Southwest Rams start their tournament tomorrow at 10 a.m. against the CLCF Chiefs of Cranston, R.I. That game can be accessed via a live stream by clicking on this link. Again, a $24.99 daily fee is required or $149.99 for a whole week’s viewing. Here is the bracket:
The cheer competition for the Tanque Verde Cowboys and TYFSF Cheer Elite squads does not start until Saturday for the Cowboys cheerleaders. The Cheer Elite squad will compete starting next Sunday. We will have more information about these cheer squads, including their rosters, when that competition gets closer.
14U ALL-STARS
Here is the roster of the 14U All-Star Team:
Linemen
33 Alexandro Vargas Felix/Oro Valley Dolphins
77 Giovanna Arenas/Tucson Raiders
75 Jaime Charles/Marana Broncos
13 Luis Cordova/Tucson Raiders
98 Jacob Cota/Tucson Redskins
85 Frank Dicochen/Southwest Rams
99 Jose Roberto Heredia/Tucson Raiders
63 Julian Lopez/Tucson Raiders
7 Leland Marshall/Tucson Redskins
70 Jayden Noperi/Marana Broncos
56 Brayden Wolfe/Vail Vikings
55 Sa’Kylee Woodard/Oro Valley Dolphins
Reserve All-Star Linemen
60 Kennedy Ellsworth/Tucson Wildcats
38 Martin Gonzalez/Tucson Redskins
86 Hector Reyes/Tucson Redskins
55 Izaiah Reyes/Southwest Rams
Skill Players
11 Chris Acuna/Tucson Raiders
36 Joe Alba/Oro Valley Dolphins
25 Diego Arellano/Southwest Rams
5 Jackson Banhie/Sahuarita 49er’s
86 Savaughn Berryhill/Tucson Falcons
25 Chance Cassel/Oro Valley Dolphins
23 Edgardo Flores/Sahuarita 49ers
22 Ciaosen Fuller/Tucson Raiders
5 Samario Garcia/Tucson Raiders
34 Orlando Gonzalez/Tucson Raiders
1 Cameron Hackworth/Tucson Raiders
4 De Sean Jaiman/Sahuarita 49ers
17 Michael Brody Jones/Oro Valley Dolphins
14 Chase Laux/Oro Valley Dolphins
30 Kaden Luke/Oro Valley Dolphins
5 Tyler Martinez/Oro Valley Dolphins
7 Gabriel Smith/Sahuarita 49ers
33 Devon Waxwood/Tucson Falcons
Reserve All-Star Skill Players
Dylan Carrillo/Tucson Redskins
88 Zavian Lopez/Marana Broncos
24 Tristan McClelland/Oro Valley Dolphins
4 Josiah Thornwell/Southwest Rams
43 Manny Morales/Tucson Raiders
50 Jaimie Ramirez/Marana Broncos
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10U Southwest Rams
Here is the roster of the 10U Southwest Rams:
1 Roman Granillo
2 Anthony Soto
3 Anthony Sanchez
4 Robert Medrano III
5 Jaylee Abraham
6 Juan Maldonado
7 Jayden Guadarrama
9 Anthony Ybarra III
10 Anthony Cunes
11 Cristian Salgado
12 Juan Moreno Jr.
14 Eric Barcelo
17 Nikolai Nunez
19 Xavier Dicochea
20 Isaac Villa
21 Roman Tellez II
24 Giovanni Leyva
32 Felipe Bryant Lopez
40 Ramses Canez
41 Cashton Spruce
42 Oscar Flores III
48 Xavier Sarabia Galligan
51 Francisco Heredia Jr.
52 Samuel Westrope
58 Aiden Medina
87 Tomas Salcido IV
90 Juan Ortega Jr.
99 Oscar Mares
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