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Windsor, VT – It’s eight months before strong legs run so that weak legs may someday walk, but already plans for the 58th Annual Shrine Maple Sugar are well underway with the announcement of the Head Coaches for the two Shrine Teams. Chris Childs from Lebanon High School will serve as Head Coach for New Hampshire while Jim Provost from Champlain Valley Union will lead the Vermont Shrine eleven.

The summer classic, which brings together the finest high school football players in New Hampshire and Vermont, is a game though where the real winners are the children in the Shrine Hospitals. This year’s game will be played Saturday, August 6 at Windsor High School in Windsor, Vermont

            In announcing the Head Coaches, Wayne Shepard, the game’s General Chairman said "We welcome both Coach Childs and Provost to our elite team. The Board of Governors appreciates the selfless time and commitment that this position requires as they prepare their teams for another challenging game."

            Coach Childs’ Lebanon Raiders were 11-0 and NH Division IV State Champions this past fall. Childs played in the 1995 Game following a stellar career at Lebanon in which he was a two-time all state selection in football. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Windsor High School in 1999 and then served as an assistant at Stevens High in Claremont. He was named Head Coach at Lebanon in 2006. 

 On the Vermont side, Coach Provost is no stranger to the Shrine Bowl either, having served as Head Coach for Vermont in 1990.  He is a graduate of Rice Memorial High School in Burlington and UVM.  He was Head Coach at Rice Memorial for 14 years before taking over the coaching reigns at Champlain Valley four years ago.  His Redhawks were runner-ups for the Division II state title in 2009 and reached the semi-finals this year. He was named Vermont State Coach of the Year in 2009.

Over 200 players from Vermont and New Hampshire, all graduating high school seniors, have been nominated by their respective head coaches, and screening committees, chaired by the two head coaches, will select the two 36-man teams. The two teams will be announced in late January.

            The two Shrine teams will again practice at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH for eight days leading up to the annual summer classic on August 6.

            The Shrine Game has raised over 4.5 million for the Shrine Hospitals in 57 years. The hospitals which benefit from the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, are the Shrine Children’s Hospitals in Springfield, Mass. and Montreal, Que. and the Shrine Burns Institute in Boston.

            The game is sponsored by Bektash Shrine Center of Concord, Cairo Shrine Center of Rutland and Mt. Sinai Center of Montpelier.



                    2011 VERMONT ALL STAR TEAM

Jersey #    last name    first name    School    School State    Hgt    Wgt    Future Plans
1    Vachereau    Ben    Burlington High School    VT    6'2    165    University of Vermont
2    Grammo    Devon    Colchester High School    VT    5'8    155    FBI
5    Wood    Trevor    Hartford High School    VT    6'0    207    Hobart College
8    Davine    Troy    Rutland High School    VT    6'3    175    Vermont Academy
9    Fleming    Konnor    Champlain Valley Union High School    VT    5'10    185    Macalester
10    McCormick    Christian    Rice Memorial HS    VT    6'2    190   
15    Wheeler    Billy    Springfield High School    VT    6'1    185    United States Army
16    Wood    Tyler    Mill River Union High School    VT    5'10    165    Plymouth state University
20    Swahn    Nate    Rutland High School    VT    5'10    180    Castleton State
22    Sullivan    Jonathan    Rutland High School    VT    5'11    185    Husson University
23    Soule    Austin    Windsor High School    VT    6'0    185    Norwich University
24    Young    Jackson    Hartford High School    VT    6'0    200    University of NH
25    Ducey    Brandon    Spaulding High School    VT    5'10    180   
28    Hayward    Ryan    Bellows Falls Union    VT    5'10    165    Plymouth State University
30    Palmer    Eric    Champlain Valley Union High School    VT    6'0    200    Keene State
31    deLaBruere    Isaac    Colchester High School    VT    5'10    175    Travel to Africa then UVM
32    Amato    Taylor    Essex High School    VT    5'11    180    Lafayette
36    Rowe    Alex    Hartford High School    VT    6'0    190    University of Vermont
44    Poulima    Juston    North Country High School    VT    5'10    190    Husson University
45    Morgan    Jay    Colchester High School    VT    6'3    240   
48    Burke    Jesse    U32 High School    VT    5'9    170    Husson
54    Frink    Tyler    Hartford High School    VT    6'0    220    Paul Smith
56    Fitzgerald    Cameron    Champlain Valley Union High School    VT    6'2    265    working
58    Howrigan    Cullen    Bellows Free Academy-St. Albans    VT    5'10    225    Family Business
64    Linde    Alex    Rice Memorial HS    VT    6'1    205    University of Vermont
66    Reed    Adam    Spaulding High School    VT    5'10    215    Plymouth State University
68    Dunn    Pat    South Burlington High School    VT    6'3    260    Johnson or Castleton
70    Hudson    Ranson (Trey)    Essex High School    VT    6'0    230    Norwich University
71    Cassarino    Josh    South Burlington High School    VT    5'10    210    University of Hartford
74    Fifield    Patrick    Middlebury Union      VT    6'2    182    CCV
76    Borkowski    Andrew    Rutland High School    VT    6'2    240    University of Vermont
78    Lendway    Luke    Fair Haven High School    VT    6'2    240    St. Lawrence University
82    Page    Jacob    Windsor High School    VT    6'4    185    University of Vermont
85    Elithorpe    Lance    Mt. Anthony High School    VT    6'3    180    Alfred State University
86    Hines    Kareem    South Burlington High School    VT    6'0    183    Western New England University
88    Price    Ben    St. Johnsbury Academy    VT    6'4    200    Bethel University

COACHES:

Head Coach:  James Provost

Asst. Coaches: Mike Yesalonia, Tim Halvorson, Brendan McCarthy, Kevin McCarthy, Tyler Provost

Water Boy:  Sean Anderson