{"id":16372,"date":"2017-01-26T12:40:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T17:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=16372"},"modified":"2017-01-26T12:40:02","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T17:40:02","slug":"aurora-well-represented-in-u-18-international-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-well-represented-in-u-18-international-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora well represented in U-18 international football"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte
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\nFive of the Aurora gridirons\u2019 best had the chance to represent their province and country against the United States.
\nThe St. Andrew\u2019s College Saints sent wide receiver Luca La Brier, running back Adre Simmonds, defensive end Liam Gracey, and lineback Yiannis Spetsakis to the International Bowl, held last week in Dallas, TX.
\n\u201cWe are extremely proud of all four boys,\u201d said Len Gurr, head coach of the Saints football program. \u201cNot only was it a great honour for them to represent Ontario on such a big stage, but they also once again served notice that some of the best football players in the province continue to suit up for the varsity football Saints.\u201d
\nThe largest international football competition in the world, the high schoolers had the chance to take the field at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys.
\nBroadcast on ESPN, Team Ontario played under the lights of some of the game\u2019s biggest stars when they took on Team USA\u2019s Under-18 Select team.
\n\u201cTo have four members of our SAC\u2019s Football program earn a place on Team Ontario is an impressive achievement for St. Andrew\u2019s football, and speaks to the calibre of young men in our program,\u201d said Gurr.
\nAll four Saints players are in their Grade 11 year at the independent school.
\nThough Team Ontario fell to the highly skilled defense of the Americans by a score of 21 \u2013 7, La Brier was on the receiving end of Ontario\u2019s only score of the game, a twelve yard pass for the major with just under four minutes on the clock.
\nHe was named team MVP after the game, totaling over 100 receiving yards.
\nJoining the Saints standouts on the field was St. Maximilian Kolbe product Matt Vassos, a senior and staple defensive back for both the Mustangs and the York Lions.
\nOne of six Mustangs players to be named to the YRAA All-Star team in early December, Vassos backstopped St. Max to the second best defensive record in the York Region league, second only to the champion Huron Heights Warriors of Newmarket.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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