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HSAA Players at Winter Camp

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HSAA Players at Winter Camp

The High School All American Winter Camp wraps up today and tomorrow with a series of scrimmages among the teams.
 
Over 130 athletes have been housed, fed, and put through their paces at the Grande Sports Academy in Casa Grande, Ariz. The facilities are first-rate, with multiple classrooms for teams and team units, cold-plunge pools for recovery, tons of outdoor field space and an indoor training facility, also. The players stay at the dorms at the Academy, and according to the facility director, the staff who work the Grande Sports Academy said that of all the sports and teams they have hosted, from youth to MLS pros, the HSAA team is the best, nicest, most well-behaved they have seen.
 
How the players are on the field remains to be seen, although this is a very young squad with a ton of turnover from the group that formed the core of the 2013 and 2014 teams. There is plenty of opportunity for young players to break into the starting lineup either for 7s or 15s.
 
On Tuesday (Dec 30) four teams will face off in game situations. The JV I team will play a Varsity III squad, while the JV II team will play the JV III team. The JV IIIs are, as close as the coaches can get it, a U16 team, while most of the JVs are U17s.
 
On Wednesday, before the camp wraps up, the JV I team will play the JV II team.
 
These games are crucial in helping the 27 coaches and staff evaluate the players in live situations.
 

FIRST name

LAST name

H.S. Year

Height

Weight 

#

Rugby Club 

State 

Ian

Abbott

Junior

6'3"

180

4

Herriman High School

UT

Devehn

Afemata

Junior

6'1"

210

6

Belmont Shore

CA

David

Ainuu

Sophomore

5'10"

250

1

Prairie Rugby Club

WA

Malon 

Al-Jiboori

Senior

6'3"

225

8

Union High School

OK

Keanu

Andrade

Junior

5'7"

195

9

Danville Oaks

CA

Charlie

Baggett IV

Junior

5'10"

215

2

Bingham 

UT

Keagan 

Barnes

Junior

5'7"

155

9

Summitt Academy

UT

Jeremy

Bartels

Junior

5'11"

220

2

Pulaski Roos

WI

Benjamin

Beatty

Junior

6'2"

225

8

Warrenton Wolfpack

VA

Luke

Bienstock

Junior

6'1"

185

11

Greenwich High School

CT

Chase

Bixby

Senior

6'6"

207

4

Granite Bay

CA

Sione

Bloomfield

Senior

5'11"

201

1

Herriman High School

UT

David

Bortins

Junior

6'1"

198

12

Southern Pines High School 

NC

Ryan

Bradfield

Senior

6'1"

200

13

St Edward High School

OH

Steven

Branham

Senior

5'11"

210

2

Fallbrook Rugby Club

CA

Will

Brennan

Junior

6'

185

15

Seattle vikings

WA

Finlay

Bruce

Junior

6'5"

200

4

Seattle Vikings

WA

Bobby

Butchofsky

Senior

6'3"

190

6

Westlake High School

TX

Dante

Cappellano

Senior

6'3"

185

12

SLO Youth Rugby - Barbarians

CA

Satchel

Carnine

Junior

6'2"

235

1

Penn High School

IN

Ivan

Centurion

Senior

6'

190

10

San Diego Young Aztecs

CA

Adam

Channel

Senior

6'3"

184

10

Belmont shore

CA

Evan

Clark

Senior

5'10"

170

9

Santa Monica Dolphins

CA

Alfonso

Cornu-Labat

Senior

6'

175

15

East Side Lions

WA

Erik

Cortinas

Senior

5'7"

160

9

Peninsula Green RFC

CA

Ian

Crilly

Senior

6'2"

190

7

Fallbrook Rugby Club

CA

Brendan 

Cunningham 

Junior

6'1"

190

8

St. Peter Prep 

NJ

Brendon 

Curle

Junior

5'10"

169

15

Union Titans

WA

Taylor

Damron

Junior

5'11"

170

9

Back Bay

CA

Ruben

De Haas

Sophomore

5'10"

162

9

Little Rock Rugby Club

AR

Brett

DeGrave

Junior

6'3"

235

8

Pulaski Roos 

Wi

Xavier

Doering

Freshman

5'11"

203

2

Saints Rugby STA

KS

Patrick 

Donovan

Senior

5'7"

230

2

Colorado Springs 

CO

Luke

Donovan

Junior

5'9"

188

12

Palatine Barbarians

IL

Sean

Dowling

Sophomore

6'4"

268

3

Fort Hunt 

VA

Owen

Duvall

Junior

6'

240

3

Coastal Dragons

CA

Christian 

Dyer

Junior

6'2"

185

15

Sacramento Jesuit

CA

Kyle

Edington

Junior

5'10"

165

7

Jupiter Sharks

FL

Elvis

Espinal

Sophomore

5'7"

140

13

Cape Pirates

FL

Jacob

Estes

Junior

5'10"

165

9

West End RFC

VA

Jaidan

Fa'anana-Schultz

Senior

5'11"

200

7

Ipswich Boys Grammer

CA

Beau

Falco

Junior

6'2"

215

5

SCV Tigers

CA

Jeremy

Fleet

Senior

6'2"

195

14

San Diego Mustangs

CA

George

Fotu

Junior

6'6"

255

4

Peninsula Green RFC

CA

Joey

Freeman

Junior

5'11"

215

7

Gonzaga College High School

MD

Jack

Freiheit

Senior

5'10"

170

11

Greenwich High School

CT

Benny

Gonda

Junior

6'

213

2

Santa Monica Dolphins

CA

Anthony

Gonia

Senior

5'8"

150

15

Illinois Tornados

IL

Drake

Goranson

Sophomore

5'9"

165

15

Penn High School

IN

Anton

Grigoriou

Junior

6'2"

190

10

San Clemente Gators

CA

Brian

Hannon

Senior

5'10"

181

10

Cathedral/Royal Irish Rugby 

IN

Cormac

Heaney

Senior

6'3"

210

6

Santa Monica Rugby Club

CA

Travis 

Heer

Senior

5'11"

200

14

Back Bay

CA

Zach

Heisterkamp

Junior

5'11"

195

8

St. Edward Rugby

OH

Evan 

Holm

Junior

6'

170

11

Edina Rugby CLub

MN

Carter

Hunchik

Senior

5'8"

236

1

Plano Rugby Club

TX

Tristan 

Ingold

Junior

5'11"

185

9

Kent Crusader

WA

Jack

Iscaro

Senior

6'1"

255

3

Gonzaga College High School

MD

Antonio

Jablonski

Senior

5'10"

210

8

St. Thomas Aquinas

KS

Ryan

James

Sophomore

6'

158

11

Aztec Warriors

CA

Liam

Jimmons

Junior

6'4"

230

5

Back Bay

CA

Dylan

Johnston

Junior

5'10"

175

10

Brownsburg

IN

Parker

Kelly

Junior

6'4"

205

5

Greenwich High School 

CT

Mikaele

Kruse

Junior

6'

185

10

Bullard Rugby Club

CA

Cameron

Kruse

Junior

5'11"

180

11

Palatine and Tornados

IL

Amanaki

Lavaka

Junior

5'9"

165

7

Kau Toa

UT

Adam

Leonard

Junior

5'10"

200

12

East High Rugby

CO

Taylor

Litson

Junior

5'10"

175

13

Wasatch Rugby

UT

Kevin

Loney

Sophomore

5'6"

135

15

Coastal Dragons

Ca

Isaiah

Lutali

Senior

5'9"

140

13

Belmont Shore

CA

Patrick

Madden

Sophomore

5'11"

185

15

San Diego Young Aztecs

CA

Sosefo J

Mailangi-Ray

Junior

6'3"

225

9

Back Bay

CA

Kyle

Makaiwi

Senior

5'9"

170

10

Danville Oaks

CA

Sim

Mander 

Junior

6'1"

190

11

St Paul's Rugby

UK

Gabriel

Massey

Freshman

5'8"

160

13

Jesuit High School Bluejays

LA

Aaron

Matthews

Senior

5'10"

185

12

Back Bay

CA

Eamonn

Matthews

Senior

5'8"

160

9

Xavier High School

NJ

Evan

McTaggart

Junior

6'2"

230

6

Ducks Rugby

IL

Michael

McTiernan

Senior

5'10"

158

12

Greenwich High School

CT

Patrick

McTiernan

Sophomore

5'10"

145

14

Greenwich High School

CT

Patrick

Medina

Junior

6'2"

200

10

Lake Travis 

TX

Gabe

Mellor

Junior

5'9"

220

2

United

UT

Jack

Miller

Junior

6'

178

7

Brookline High School

MA

Korbin

Miller

Junior

6'

170

11

Charlotte Tigers

GA

Nic

Mirhashem

Senior

5'11"

192.5

6

Rugby Club Sitges

Spain

Dallas 

Moaliitele

Senior

6'

260

1

Back Bay 

CA

Kalisi

Moli

Senior

6'2"

262

3

Herriman High School

UT

Olan

Moon White

Senior

6'1"

175

15

Santa Monica Rugby Club

CA

Maxwell

Nail

Junior

5'11"

200

2

Fort Hunt 

VA

Soh

Nakayama

Junior

5'8"

140

9

Greenwich High School 

CT

Brian

Nault

Senior

6'2"

231

8

Shelton R.F.C

WA

Dmontae

Noble

Junior

5'7"

180.9

13

Warrenton Wolfpack

VA

Kevin

O'Hara

Junior

6'

185

6

Cathedral/Royal Irish Rugby 

IN

Ian

Pearson

Sophomore

6'1"

176

4

Greenwich High School

CT

Quinn

Perry

Sophomore

6'

215

12

Santa Monica Dolphins

CA

Darian

Power

Senior

5'11"

175

10

United 

UT

Kelsin

Pupunu

Junior

5'10"

170

10

Wasatch Rugby

UT

Torran

Raby

Senior

6'2"

208

12

San Diego Mustangs

CA

Cory

Ratka

Sophomore

5'9"

175

9

Kenmore Rugby Club

NY

Alexander

Rayton

Sophomore

6'1"

175

7

The Woodlands

TX

Cal Zeb

Roberson

Sophomore

6'3"

168

10

Colorado Springs 

CO

Teague

Roberts

Junior

6'

175

7

Lake Travis

TX

Matthew

Rogers

Senior

5'9"

150

9

Granite Bay

CA

Kyle

Saalfeld

Junior

6'

185

7

Kent Crusaders

WA

Joshua

Schnell

Sophomore

6'3"

165

5

Katy Barbarians

TX

Chase 

Schor Haskin

Sophomore

6'1"

195

6

Okapi Wanderers

FL

Patrick 

Sheehy

Junior

5'9"

160

10

Gonzaga College High School

MD

Ryan

Shogan

Sophomore

5'9"

182

13

San Diego Young Aztecs

CA

Nathaniel

Short

Senior

5'10"

170

9

Dixon Rugby Football Club

CA

Dillon

Shotwell

Junior

5'11"

225

1

Kingwood Rugby Club

TX

Charlie

Siarkas

Junior

6'3"

245

1

MD Exiles

MD

Casey

Smith

Senior

6'

175

14

Penn High School

IN

Austin

Taefu

Senior

5'7"

175

9

Tempe Rugby

AZ

Christopher

Taliu

Senior

6'

285

3

Back bay

CA

Justus

Tavai

Junior

6'

230

8

Los Angeles Rugby

CA

Bronson

Teles

Junior

6'2"

195

7

Katy Barbarians

TX

Noah

Thompson

Junior

5'9"

170

11

Lake Travis

TX

Albert

Toa

Senior

6'

255

3

Kau Toa

UT

Tomasi 

Tonga

Junior

6'

180

15

Herriman High School

UT

Luis

Turbyfield

Senior

5'11"

180

15

Baltimore Poly

MD

Cedric

Vakalahi

Junior

5'10"

200

13

Penn High School

IN

William

Vakalahi

Sophomore

5'10"

205

12

Penn High School

IN

Joshua 

Warnock

Junior

6'4"

217

5

Peninsula Green RFC

CA

Nathan

Watts

Junior

6'3"

250

3

Richardson Rugby Club

TX

Ben

Webber

Senior

5'11"

178

12

United

UT

John (Jack)

Weigold

Senior

6'1"

210

7

Greenwich High School

CT

Chance 

Wenglewski

Senior

6'2"

230

1

URC

OK

Jack

White

Sophomore

6'2"

205

8

Penn High School

IN

Cale

Williams

Senior

5'6"

136

9

New York Rugby Club

NY

Tyler

Worthing

Junior

5'10"

205

7

Kiski Valley Titans

PA

Noah 

Wright

Freshman

5'6"

120

9

Liberty 

WA