As expected, Team USA was crowned the inaugural IFAF Junior World Champion, defeating Canada 41-3 in the Gold Medal Game. To earn their spot in the championship game, Team USA defeated France by 78 and Mexico by 55 -- both were shutouts.
Tennessee fans may find it interesting that the quarterback of the junior world champs was former Vol 2009 commit (and current Baylor signee) Bryce Petty. You might recall, Petty committed to Phillip Fulmer before his firing, but when Lane Kiffin took the reigns in Knoxville, he cut ties with the Midlothian, Texas quarterback citing that Petty did not fit the system that he planned to implement.
Granted, it doesn't sound like the other teams were very competive, but Petty had a very nice line. He was 14-14 for 190 yards and 3 touchdowns -- a pretty good day regardless of the competition.
Petty's comments after the game:
The best of luck to this young man in the future."It has been an amazing experience," said Petty, whose three-game totals in the tournament were 25-for-30, 382 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions. "I can't even put into words what this has been like. I am extremely blessed."I have had good practices, but nothing like today. About 12 of those were five-yard hitches and they turned it up field. We have athletes on this team."
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