The CanAm Bowl, a six-man all-star football game pitting Team USA versus Team Canada, was played July 1 in Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada, with kickoff at 8 p.m. local time (too late for results in this week’s edition). This was the 27th year the game has been played. It was broadcast on the SaddleRock Sports YouTube channel.
Team USA’s roster featured players from five states, including Texas. Players from Texas hailed from Borden County, Jayton, Oakwood, Three Way and Whiteface; and one U.S. coach was from Coolidge, Texas.
Team USA has won the past three games in the series, including last year's 65-44 win in Meeteetsee, Wyo., and owns an all-time 21-5 record against Team Canada.
Team USA roster: Bridger Cozzens, Snake River, Wyo.; Joe Bassett, Burlington, Wyo.; Anthony Kling, Pawnee City, Neb.; Kolter Cranson, Branson/ Kim, Colo.; Chason Turner, Cheyenne Wells, Colo.; Nate Nelson, Chester-Joplin- Inverness; Luke Kelley, Centerville; Cohen Rohde, Sumner Eddyville Miller, Neb.; Maddox Jones, Sumner Eddyville Miller, Neb.; Dylan Young, Hay Springs, Neb.; Braden Steele, Borden County, Texas; Ethan Kauffman, Whiteface, Texas; Ayden Salazar, Jayton, Texas; Gavin Wilbanks, Oakwood, Texas; Jeremiah Rendon, Whiteface, Texas; Cameron Grant, Three Way, Texas, Nate Nelson, Chester, Montana and Luke Kelley Stockett, Montana.
Coaches were Scott Reed, Farson, Wyo.; Thomas Tritz; Coolidge, Texas; Sam Weeldreyer, Baggs, Wyo.; Zeb Hagen, Meeteetsee, Wyo.
Team Canada roster: Carter Harrod, Millwoods, Alberta; Ethan Lizotte, Wakaw, Sask.; Griffin Leblanc, Wakaw, Sask.; Jaxon Ermel, Cupar, Sask.; Zak Tkachuk, Millwoods Christian, Alberta; Kamden Shewchuk, Shellbrook, Sask.; Cole Chapman, Breton, Alberta; Ashton Mohr, Cupar, Sask.; Burke Bartkoa, Winston, Sask.; Daxen Wilinski, Elrose, Sask.; Dami Igbekoyi, Rosetown, Sask.; Cailean Fehr, Rosetown, Sask.; Cade Armstrong, Winston, Sask.; Kaleb Lycan, Creighton, Sask.; Matthew Zdunich, Davidson, Sask.; Clark Goebel, Clavet, Sask.; Ryan Morrison, Clavet, Sask.; Lane Steen, Hanley, Sask.; Michael Bouclin, Elrose, Sask.
Coaches: Bob Mayo, Lemberg, Sask.; Rod Harrod, Millwoods Christian, Alberta; Ryan Barnstable, Hafford, Sask.; Graham Montreuil, Rosetown, Sask.; Justin Haugen, Rosetown, Sask.
