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Alvin Bailey (Armwood), Leon McQuay (Armwood), Vernon Hargreaves (Wharton) and Ryan Green (St. Petersburg Catholic) to be honored by Under Armour

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AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE SELECTION TOUR FOR THE 2013 UNDER ARMOUR ALL-AMERICA GAME TO KICK OFF WEDNESDAY

Robert Nkemdiche, the Nation’s No. 1 Prospect According to the ESPN 150, To Be Honored at Grayson High School (Loganville, Ga.)

[Sept. 4, 2012] CHICAGO – The American Family Insurance Selection Tour for the 2013 Under Armour All-America High School Football Game will kick off at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday (Sept. 5) at Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga.  Robert Nkemdiche, the nation’s No. 1 Prospect according to the ESPN 150, will be presented his honorary game jersey in front of his team, coaches and fellow students before practice.

The event is the first stop of a three-month national tour highlighting the country’s top senior high school football players selected to participate in the 2013 Under Armour All-America Game presented by American Family Insurance.  The sixth-annual game is slated for 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 4, 2013, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., and will be televised on ESPN.  A full schedule of events for the Under Armour All-America Game and the American Family Insurance Skills Challenge will be released at a later date.

Nkemdiche is one of 90 players selected to compete in the Under Armour All-America Game. For up-to-date roster information, please click here or log on tohttp://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/honors/_/id/4/class/2013.

The national Selection Tour sponsored by American Family Insurance is an expansion of the Under Armour All-America Game.  As part of American Family Insurance’s involvement, the events will raise awareness around teen driving safety and recognize the student athletes, as well as the coaches, families and communities who have helped make these players’ dreams a reality.

“These athletes are achieving their dreams as result of their own dedication and the support of their coaches and teammates, their families and friends,” said Deborah Peterson, American Family Insurance’s customer relationship marketing director. “In turn, they are spreading the teen safe driving message to other students in the hope that they, too, will be able to reach their dreams.”

Listed below is week one of the Selection Tour schedule.

Week One – American Family Insurance Selection Tour for the 2013 Under Armour All-America Game

Sept. 5                Robert Nkemdiche                    Grayson High School (Loganville, Ga.)

Sept. 6                Ben Boulware                            T.L. Hanna High School (Anderson, S.C.)

Sept. 6                Shane Morris                             De La Salle High School (Warren, Mich.)

Sept. 7                Cooper Bateman                       Cottonwood High School (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Sept. 7                Tramel Terry                              Goose Creek High School (Goose Creek, S.C.)

Sept. 7                David Dawson                           Cass Technical High School (Detroit, Mich.)