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this summer. Last year, along with Nelson Akwari, he helped the U-23 team win a bronze medal at the Pan American Games. Damarcus also led the U.S. with five assists and scored the game-winning goal against Honduras in last year's qualification tournament for the U-17 World Youth Championship. "Damarcus scores a lot of quality goals for us under pressure," said Coach Ellinger.

-0 Damarcus, who turned pro at 16, is also a member of the Chicago Fires. At this time, he plans to play with the Fires rather than attend college. Jordan Cila of Jericho, N.Y., our No. 1 forward, was captain of his team at Jericho High School. He has scored 67 goals and had 38 assists in a three- 1 Jordan Cila it I r1 I i r1 S.

ill. Delvin "O.J." Countess si year high school career. In 1998, he was chosen Nassau County Player of the Year. Jordan also played for the U-17 National Team. He scored the winning goal against Greece last May and earned his first international hat trick that same month, in a playoff win against El Salvador.

Jordan will attend Duke in the fall. Our top goalkeeper is Delvin Countess of Fair Oaks, Calif. "D.J." earned all-state honors in 1997. The following year, he helped lead Bella Vista High to a No. 5 national ranking by conceding only two goals in 17 matches.

He also was the No. 1 goalkeeper for the U-17 National Team in 1999, starting in each of its 19 matches and posting six shutouts en route to a 13-1-5 record. His goals-against average was 1.21. D.J.'s 47 international appearances leads the U-17 team. "Our team motto was to 'respect all but fear said D.J.

He has a 4.0 grade-point average and will attend UCLA in the fall. He also hopes to train with the Los Angeles Galaxy, a professional team, at the same time. Steve Cronin a junior who was D.J. Countess' fellow goalie at Bella Vista High was also on the U-17 National Team and is now the No. 1 goalie for the U-18 team.

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