Day 3: STARS & STRIPES VISIT THE FAMOUS LOUVRE MUSEUM AND CLIMB THE EIFFEL TOWER
by Andy Morales on Mar. 17, 2010, under Sports
Paris, France - Team Stars & Stripes completed their third full practice as the Bois de Boulogne Park while visiting some of the most famous Paris, France sites in the afternoon and evening.
Team Stars & Stripes is a traveling all-star team made up of 36 U.S. high school seniors from seven different states that will face the Brussels Junior All-Star team from Belgium on Saturday, March 20.
Local athletes:
Chris Mayer, K, Santa Rita
Elliot Koester, LB/OL, Catalina Foothills
Adam Larriva, QB, Catalina Foothills
Trent Simon, WR/S, Cienega
Davonttay Jones, CB, Santa Rita
Tamarin Jones, RB, Santa Rita
William Estes, OL, Tucson
Jaquari Kountz, OL, Santa Rita
Reggie Ewesuedo, OL/DL, Santa Rita
In only their third practice as a team, Team Stars & Stripes began practice working on special teams during which Chris Mayer (Santa Rita) showcased his impressive leg on kickoffs, punts, and extra points.
The practice was concluded with a light scrimmage as the two quarterbacks - Austin Kevitch (Germantown Academy, PA) and Adam Larriva (Catalina Foothills) – both showed they have the ability to thread the needle to their very talented wide receivers and full backs.
“This team has come on leaps and bounds since their first practice,” said assistant coach Andy Krause (Santa Rita). “They are all really good football players and they have all been coached well. We try to keep it simple and after a couple of days they pick up on it and then we turn them loose and let them do what they do.”
After the practice, the players were exposed to some historic French culture as they took the Metro to the Louvre Museum giving them the opportunity to see the works of the world’s greatest artists. Keen to make the most of their time while in France, the team visited the Eiffel Tower that evening. As the players reached the top of the Eiffel Tower they truly learned why Paris is known as the ‘City of Lights’.
Following the team’s final practice on Thursday, Team Stars & Stripes will take a trip to Versailles and conclude the day will a river cruise in the city of Paris.
from press release
