TUCSON, ARIZONA – Thursday, January 8, 2009 – Team Stars & Stripes head coach Jeff Scurran has announced his coaching staff for the second Global Challenge Bowl to be played in Kawasaki, Japan on Saturday, March 21, 2009.
Team Stars & Stripes is a traveling all-star team made up of 45 US high school seniors who are top student-athletes. The group will travel to Japan from March 13 to 23, 2009 to play against the Japanese junior national team (aged 19 and under). Texas-based Global Football is assisting Scurran in selecting the US high school seniors from across the country.
The 45-man team and staff will leave Los Angeles on Friday, March 13 for Japan, arrive the following day and practice through March 20, before facing Team Japan in Kawasaki Stadium in front of an anticipated 7,000 Japanese football fans. The group will return to the United States on Monday, March 23. Three-time Arizona state champion coach Scurran has enlisted eight assistants to help him prepare Team Stars & Stripes for the game.
Two coaches from the 2008 GE Global Challenge Bowl – John Storey and Greg Patrick – have been invited to return for a second year. Storey was named as the team’s offensive line coach. He has many years of coaching experience and is currently the head coach for football and wrestling at Villa-Angela Saint Joseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio.
Patrick, who will be in charge of linebackers, is the defensive coordinator at Cesar Chavez High School in Phoenix, Arizona. This past season, his first with the squad, the team finished 7-3 improving from a 3-7 finish in 2007. Patrick, a former professional football player, was the defensive coordinator of Valley Christian High School in Chandler, Arizona, for six years.
Scurran has selected five new faces to join the Team Stars & Stripes staff this year. Alan Baize of Sabino High School in Tucson, Arizona, will be the kicking coach. This season, Baize helped Sabino to an 8-3 record and a second place finish in the 4A Kino conference.
Scurran has added to the Tucson presence among the coaching staff by selecting Andy Krause, who will coach the defensive backs and wide receivers. Krause has experience working with Scurran as he is also a coach within the successful Santa Rita High School program. Tucson resident Glenn Howell will coach the defensive line and will be the team’s strength and conditioning coach.
A fifth Tucson connection is Jose Duran, who will return as the team’s equipment manager for a second year. Duran is the equipment manager at Santa Rita High School in Tucson, Arizona. Since 2006, he has been the Director and coach for the Arizona girls wrestling team for USA Wrestling and an assistant coach for Sunnyside High School in Tucson, Arizona.
Dennis Wulfeck, whose son Alex will be the Team Stars & Stripes punter, will take on the role of assistant coach and will be responsible for punters. This past season Alex Wulfeck punted at the Bolles School as they completed an undefeated season and won the Florida 2A State championship.
Team Stars & Stripes coaching staff for the 2009 Global Challenge Bowl
Coach High School City, State Position
Jeff Scurran Santa Rita Tucson, AZ Head Coach
John Storey Villa-Angela St Joseph Cleveland, OH Offensive Line
Greg Patrick Cesar Chavez Phoenix, AZ Linebackers
Alan Baize Sabino Tucson, AZ Kickers
Andy Krause Santa Rita Tucson, AZ Defensive Backs / Wide Receivers
Glenn Howell Tucson, AZ Defensive Line /
Strength & Cond.
Dennis Wulfeck Jacksonville, FL Punters
Jose Duran Santa Rita Tucson, AZ Equipment Manager
