U.S. upended by Canada in U-19 tournament semis

The Baltimore Brigade posted their biggest victory of their inaugural season, upsetting the twotime defending Arena Football League champion Philadelphia Soul, 49-42, on Saturday at Royal Farms Arena. The Brigade (4-6) handed the Soul (10-1) their first loss of the season. Baltimore rallied from a pair of 14-point deficits in the first half and took charge in the second half. Quarterback Shane Carden threw for five touchdowns and rushed for another to pace the Brigade. Brandon Thompkins, Reggie Gray, Brandon Collins, Milton Williams and Paul Browning all caught touchdown passes for Baltimore. Varmah Sonie led the Brigade defense with eight tackles. Dan Raudabaugh threw for five touchdown passes for the Soul. Annapolis High and Salisbury University graduate Larry Beavers returned two kickoffs for 35 yards for Philadelphia. Maryland teammates Kevin Huerter and Joshua Tomaic were hoping to play against each other in Sunday’s under-19 World Cup gold-medal game in Cairo. Their teams will play each other, but only a bronze medal will be up for grabs after the United States was upset by Canada and Spain lost to Italy on Saturday. With Huerter seemingly still affected by an injured finger on his shooting hand, and with Tomaic hampered by fouls, the rising sophomores did not have much impact in the semifinals. Huerter, who has also been bothered by a stomach flu, played less than 10 minutes Saturday, going scoreless and missing all three of his shots, including a pair of 3-pointers, in a 99-87 loss. Tomaic, who had showed some unexpected perimeter offense earlier in the tournament, finished with five points and six rebounds in a 66-63 loss.Immanuel Quickley (John Carroll) scored five points on 1-for-6 shooting to go with three rebounds and three assists.