We’re starting this thread to discuss the boys’ 16U World Championships.
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Here is the roster for the U.S. team:
John Burns - goalie, Rocklin Class of 2028
Cortez Chavez - attacker, Cathedral Catholic Class of 2029
Hunter Coleman - center, Menlo Class of 2028 (scored 286 goals in his first 2 years at Menlo)
Ronan Keane - attacker, JSerra Class of 2028
Hunter Loo – center defender, Oaks Christian Class of 2029
Owen Marks - center, Newport Harbor Class of 2029
Dominic Palandrani - center defender/attacker, Santa Cruz Class of 2030
Francesco Pintaric - attacker, Loyola Class of 2029
Andrew Schneider - LH attacker, JSerra Class of 2028
Aden Shin - attacker, Bishop’s Class of 2028
Harry Siafaris - center defender/center, Harvard-Westlake Class of 2027 (USC)
Alistair Sterrett - goalie, Bishop’s Class of 2028 (transferred from Mercer Island High School)
Grayson Taylor - center, Cathedral Catholic Class of 2028
Channing Wigo - attacker, Dos Pueblos Class of 2029
Liam Zarcu - attacker, Bishop’s Class of 2028
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Here is a link to the master schedule:
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Team USA should be strong. There are a few athletes who I would have given the nod to that didn’t make this list. Drake Hamilton and Hudson Koonings come to mind, but building around a core of Grayson Taylor and Aden Shin fresh off their warm-up training at U18 Worlds is a good start. I’m excited to see Cadet Team USA take on the world.
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These athletes won’t be at JO’s?
That’s my understanding.
Coaches definitely have a game plan but what about Jack Davis? MVP defensive player in futures and total glue guy. I take that guy on my team any day
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Interested in the make-up of this roster with 4 centers. I’ve seen them all play and each are good, with their own strengths and weaknesses. I could see this team start with traditional base offense, moving into double-post to break drops. The size could create matchup issues for other teams. Hoping our perimeter players don’t get trigger happy with the space they should have… be patient and keep working for center
Jack Davis for sure. That guy has what? 3 NJO gold medals? 4 NJO gold medals? He was on the Pan Am team a couple years ago that mercy-ruled every team they faced. If I were making the list, Jack Davis would not only be on it, he’d be a starter.
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A quick comparison of rosters… 8 athletes who were selected to the Cadet (u17) PanAm team that competed in Colombia last summer will return to compete on this Cadet (u16) Worlds team.
It follows that 7 athletes who made that previous team have been replaced, including Jack Davis, mentioned above. Grayson Taylor and Harry Siafaris are obvious additions/replacements as they skipped Cadet PanAms last summer to train up with the Youth training group. The other 5 are generally younger (average of 10 months younger) than the athletes they replaced who traveled to Colombia. It will be interesting to see how these kids compete.
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