(Photo courtesy of Peter Hong)
Four Colorado Springs-area football players are getting an opportunity to compete with the U.S. national football team.
Peter Hong, Cameron Crowe, Zander Offutt and Justin Ragland are all taking part in the U.S. Development Games that are being hosted at the University of California-Davis this week.
Hong plays at Sand Creek while Crowe, Offutt and Ragland are all players at Doherty. All four players are entering their senior seasons. Alex Pizolla and Soctt Sellars from Doherty are also attending the event.
Doherty will also send Brandon Deas to the same event next week, but he will attend at the University of Texas-Arlington campus.
“It’s really neat,” Doherty coach Jeff Krumlauf said. “It’s just different. Everything is competing in the Springs and now they’re going out to California to compete with kids from across the country.”
Part of the experience this week includes joint practices with various teams, development sessions that are led by NCAA coaches as well as former NFL players 7-on-7 and full games. The camp is a non-contact event.
The event concludes Saturday, at which point the four players will head home and begin preparation for the 2016 high school football season.