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RBNY to Host Annual Red Bulls High School Cup Saturday

June 17, 2009 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
New York Red Bulls News Release


SECAUCUS, NJ (June 16, 2009) - Red Bull New York will host its annual Red Bulls High School Cup on June 20 at Giants Stadium following the New York Red Bulls' match against Seattle Sounders FC at 7:30 PM ET. This exclusive event brings together the top New York and Connecticut outgoing high school seniors to play a team of those from New Jersey and Pennsylvania, as the states battle for bragging rights in this All-Star showdown. Players were selected based on nominations from coaches and individuals familiar with local high school soccer.

The All-Star weekend begins on Friday, June 19, where every player will participate in a practice session, exclusive meet and greets with the Red Bulls players and coaches and a private reception. On the following day, the players will be recognized at halftime of the Red Bulls-Seattle Sounders match. The weekend will culminate in the 2009 Red Bulls High School Cup.

The rosters for each squad are below:

Name (School, Hometown)

New Jersey/ Pennsylvania

Brandon Paul (St. Benedict's; Flemington, NJ); Jossimar Sanchez (St. Benedict's; Paterson, NJ); Walter Rodriguez (St. Benedict's; North Plainfield, NJ); Ryan Clark (Freehold Township; Freehold, NJ); Ryan Tessler (Council Rock North; Newton, PA); Franco Gamero (Kearny; Kearny, NJ); Josh Plump (Millburn; Short Hills, NJ); Jack Freeman (Ridgewood; Ridgewood, NJ); Shane Conlin (Delbarton; Randolph, NJ); Brendon Burgdorf (Pingry; Westfield, NJ); Danny Parr (Lower Dauphin; Hummelstown, PA); Evan Ofori (North Brunswick; North Brunswick, NJ) Eric Schoenle (Pennsbury; Yardley, PA); Adam Bastidas (Castasauqua; Catasaugua, PA)

Coaches - Fernando Carrizo (FC Lehigh); Billy Galka (Kearny)

New York/Connecticut

Jimmy Nealis (Massapequa; Massapequa, NY); Ahkeel Rodney (Elmont; Rosedale, NY); Stefan Carter (Half Hollow Hills West; Wheatley Heights, NY); James Mulligan (Patchogue-Medford; Medford, NY); Adriano Gabriele (St. John the Baptist; North Babylon, NY); Brendan Lafferty (St. John the Baptist; West Babylon, NY); Jon Velasquez (Valley Stream South; Lyndbrook, NY); Nuno Rodrigues (Mineola; Mineola, NY); Karl Rumpf (St. Anthony's, Southampton, NY); Arturo Barajas (New Rochelle; New Rochelle, NY); Kevin Finnegan (Don Bosco Prep; West Nyack, NY); Peter Touros (Long Island City; Long Island City, NY); Anthony Occhialini (Montville; Oakdale, CT); Andrew Hodge (Rocky Hill; Rocky Hill, CT); Will Daniels (Notre Dame WH; Bethany, CT); Jesse Menzies (Woodland Regional; Prospect, CT)

Coaches - Ralph Pascarella (Seaford); Artie Branco (Cheshire)

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