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One of the top 8th graders In the COUNTRY Major Edwards of Middlesboro Middle School will be playing in the Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl on Sunday, Jan. 9, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

The bowl week consists of practices, a skills competition and break-out sessions with Hall of Famers, as well as current and former NFL stars and celebrities such as legendary high school football coach Herman Boone.

The Youth All-Americans will have VIP access to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and will also be honored during the game on Saturday, Jan. 8.

Several thousand youth all-stars were nominated for this honor. Athletes had to fill out a nomination form and submit a highlight tape. The selection committee, which consists of Football University’s regional directors and scouts, work year-round with hundreds of local youth football coaches and commissioners who help identify top athletes.
http://www.middlesborodailynews.com/view...eft_column

What a honor for this kid who was picked out of several thousand youth all-stars by such a prestige committee. Go gown there and make us all proud and have a great time , Congrats Major:Thumbs:

I saw this kid at the FBU camp in Frankfort this year and he looked to have a ton of potential as he gets older. Impressive as he was tho he wasn't selected to any of the all-american youth teams that played in San Antonio. The reason I know this is because I was there. The only QB that was from KY was the Lexington Catholic kid (Reese Ryan). Reese and a kid from Florida aternated plays as Tanner Powers from Corbin played every down at running back. If you go to Eastbay.com or football university and click on the eastbay logo, you can look at the rosters that played in every game. BTW I'm not saying the Edwards kid wasn't good enough to be selected but he may of just been invited to participate in the All -American combine that alot of talented kids were.