J.K. Jay to Fly First Class to Disney World to Play in Citrus Bowl
Game Will Be Televised on ESPN

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The TV cameras are trained on J.K. Jay.


CCES junior J.K. Jay will receive the star treatment next January when he joins 80 of the best high school football players in the country at the 2009 Under Armour All-America Game in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday, January 4, 2009.


CCES Head Football Coach Don Frost congratulates J.K. upon presentation of his
All-America Game jersey. Number 9 will be the player to watch as the game is televised on ESPN.

J.K. Jay received a call from Craig Haubert of ESPN, who invited him to play in the Under Armour All-American football game at the Citrus Bowl. Jay and his fellow All-Americans will be the guests of Disney World and Disney's Wide World of Sports in Orlando for five days leading up to the game.

Players will participate in practice sessions and in the Burger King Skills Challenge, which will be aired on ESPN2, where Jay will have the opportunity to go head to head with other top left tackles in the country.


The star football athlete with his parents, Gina and Jerome Jay.

Each year ESPN recruiters select the top 150 high school junior players in the country, evaluating players based on size, speed, technique, game stats, and college potential. From that pool, the top 80 players in the nation are selected as All-Americans and they are invited to participate in this major event.

On April 2 representatives from the Greenville broadcast and print media interviewed J.K. about his invitation to play in the All-America game. Jay told them, "This is a great honor and I feel blessed to be in this position. Last year I had an injury that kept me out for the entire season. During that time I had an opportunity to reflect on some things and get closer to God. This is a great honor for me and for the school."

Under Armour will fly J.K. Jay and Head Football Coach Frost to Orlando first class, and they will be staying on the Disney Property at one of their resorts. According to ESPN, "The week preceding the game will be packed with exciting activities both on and off the field."

Congratulations, J.K.! We'll be watching you in a few months on ESPN!