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Bahamas American Football Federation select Junior Players for IFAF 2009 Qualifiers
By LaLisa Anthony, President, BAFF
Dec 1, 2008 - 8:28:13 PM

The Bahamas American Football Federation (BAFF) announced the FIRST 25 PLAYERS to BAFF Team Bahamas to fill the possible 75 player roster for the IFAF 2009 Junior World Championship Qualification Tournament games, beginning in Panama City, Panama on January 24, 2009.

The Bahamas will play Mexico on Saturday, January 24 in Panama City, whereupon the winner of that game will play a follow-up game in Mexico on Saturday, February 14, 2009. These games will serve as a qualifier for the major Junior World Championship, which will take place in Canton, Ohio in July of next year.

The First 25 Players are as follows:

LAST NAME     FIRST NAME         POSITION        BYF TEAM      RESIDENCE
Adderley           Justin                     DL                   EMR               Eight Mile
Adderley,Jr.       Kelvin                    OL/DL              Bulldogs          Freeport
Armbrister         Theodore               RB                   Bulldogs          Freeport
Avney                Dexter                  WR                  Bulldogs          Freeport
Bodden             Van                       RB                  West End         West End
Cooper              Deondre'                OL                  Warhawks        Freeport
Coverley            Lamar                   Safety              Spartans          Freeport
Davis                Nisham                 CB/Safety         Bulldogs           Freeport
DeGregory        Jason                    Center              Warhawks        Freeport
Duncombe        Darion                   RB                   Steelers           Freeport
Farquharson      Jordan                  QB                   Sharks             Freeport
Johnson            Charles                 DL                   Sharks             Freeport
Knowles            Demetri                WR                  Steelers           Freeport
Lightbourne       Philon                   DL                    Warhawks       Lucaya
Martin               Henry                   LB                    West End        West End
Monroe             David                    K                     Spartans          Freeport
Reid                 Deno                    LB                    Warhawks        Freeport
Small               Kristeph                OL                   Warhawks        Freeport
Small               Shogi                    DL                   Warhawks        Freeport
Stewart            Cameron               Tight End          Warhawks        Freeport
Stubbs             Carl                      LB                    Steelers           Freeport
Taylor               Xavier                   DL                    Bulldogs           Freeport
Wildgoose        Da'John                CB/Safety          Steelers           Freeport
Wilmot             Tomarge               OL                    Bulldogs           Freeport
Young              Clayton                WR                   Spartans           Freeport

JWC games between the world’s eight best high school-aged (19 and under) national teams from four continents will be played on Saturday, June 27 and continue on Wednesday, July 1 and Saturday, July 4, before the Championship Game on Sunday, July 5. The United States qualified automatically as host along with number one seed Canada. Germany, Sweden and France will fly Europe’s flag, while Japan will represent Asia. Either Australia or New Zealand and one from Mexico, Panama or the Bahamas will complete the tournament field.

About IFAF: The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) unites more than 50 countries on five continents through a burgeoning international sport. With national football federations in existence for more than 70 years, IFAF was created in 1998 to organize and further develop the game through international cooperation and global competition. Having conducted Senior World Championships (players aged 20 and older) since 1999 in Europe and Asia, summer 2009 in Canton, Ohio, represents the first IFAF Junior World Championship (19 years and younger). The IFAF office is located near Paris, France. For more, visit www.JWCFootball.com and www.ifaf.info .