Football: Stone Bridge DE Jonathan Allen, QB Ryan Burns Earn Elite Status on 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Team

Proud Stone Bridge football coach Mickey Thompson is
flanked by QB Ryan Burns (l) and DE Jonathan Allen (r).
(photo by Steven Holland/Viva Loudoun)

Ashburn (Nov. 12, 2012) – Stone Bridge High School defensive end Jonathan Allen (Alabama recruit) and quarterback Ryan Burns (Stanford recruit) have been selected to play in the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, joining an elite group of All-Americans. Allen and Burns received their jerseys in a ceremony at the school on Nov. 2. (see photo gallery).

Those selected will play in the game on Saturday, January 5, 2013, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The annual East vs. West match-up will be televised live on NBC at 1:00 p.m. EST and will feature the nation’s top 90 high school football players.


“Jonathan and Ryan are talented athletes whose leadership and teamwork qualities have made them standouts at Stone Bridge High School,” said John Myers, Director of Marketing, Army Marketing and Research Group. “Only the strongest wear the Army colors, and Jonathan and Ryan possess mental, emotional and physical strengths similar to the Army Strong Soldier, that have afforded them that honor. We are proud to welcome all of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl players and commend each of them on their selection.”

Allen and Burns were selected by the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee, which consists of All American Games’ network of regional directors and Rivals.com. U.S. Army All-Americans are eligible for the U.S. Army Player of the Year Award, the Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year Award, the American Family Insurance Defensive Player of the Year Award, the Pete Dawkins Game MVP Award, and the Felix “Doc” Blanchard and Glenn Davis Awards.

As a result of Allen and Burns being selected to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, their head coach Mickey Thompson is invited to travel to San Antonio and attend the U.S. Army Coaches Academy, an elite three-day learning experience featuring NFL coaches, as well as participate in bowl-week activities.

For more than a decade, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl has been the Nation’s premier high school football game, serving as the preeminent launching pad for America’s future college and NFL stars. Percy Harvin, Jamaal Charles, Patrick Peterson, and Andrew Luck all made their national debuts as U.S. Army All-Americans. In the 2012 NFL Draft Andrew Luck became the first U.S. Army All-American Bowl alumnus to be selected with the first overall pick. The 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl drew a record crowd of 39,011 to the Alamodome, and was the most-watched sporting event on television over the weekend, excluding the NFL playoffs.

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is owned and produced by All American Games, a New Jersey-based sports marketing and event management company. The U.S. Army is the title sponsor of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, and American Family Insurance is the lead national sponsor and presenting sponsor of the telecast on NBC. Other national sponsors include adidas, Rivals.com, San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau, Gatorade, SKLZ, NCSA, School of the Legends, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Lockheed Martin, Xenith, Battle Sports Science, Oakley, NewTek and Football University. National sponsors of the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band include NAfME: The National Association for Music Education, Drum Corps International, Jupiter Band Instruments and DeMoulin Uniforms.

For more information on the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and its related events visit www.usarmyallamericanbowl.com and www.goarmy.com/events/aab or the official Facebook and Twitter pages located at http://www.facebook.com/USArmyAllAmericanBowl and www.twitter.com/armyallamerican.