Team Icon Takes UA Next Game

Three of Team Icon’s most dynamic playmakers scored touchdowns early in the first half, setting the tone in its 31-19 victory over Team Unstoppable in the 17th annual Under Armour Next All-America Football Game on Thursday night in front of an ESPN2 national television audience and a pumped-up crowd at Spec Martin Stadium.

Larry Blustein January 3, 2025 @ 07:25 AM

Three of Team Icon's most dynamic playmakers scored touchdowns early in the first half, setting the tone in its 31-19 victory over Team Unstoppable in the 17th annual Under Armour Next All-America Football Game on Thursday night in front of an ESPN2 national television audience and a pumped-up crowd at Spec Martin Stadium.

Dakorien Moore earned MVP honors after making his mark early in the contest. The Oregon signee opened the scoring with an 83-yard punt return for a touchdown, the third-longest punt return and punt return for touchdown the game's history, to give Team Icon an early 6-0 lead. All told, Moore finished with 136 all-purpose yards, the eighth most all time.

Team Unstoppable quickly responded. [player_tooltip player_id='1206198' first='Naeem' last='Burroughs'], one of the top wide receiver prospects in the Class of 2026 from Jacksonville Bolles, answered with a 28-yard touchdown pass from Maryland pledge Malik Washington, giving Team Unstoppable an 8-6 lead after a successful two-point conversion.

Team Icon scored twice more in the ensuing minutes to take control of the game. Ohio State signee Anthony Rogers punched it in from five yards out, allowing Team Icon to retake a 14-8 lead with just under four minutes to go in the first quarter. University of Florida pledge [player_tooltip player_id='826485' first='Naeshaun' last='Montgomery'], who played this past season at Miami Central, helped extend the Team Icon lead with a five-yard touchdown reception from Alabama signee Keelon Russell to make the score 22-8 early in the second quarter.

Team Unstoppable rallied for a touchdown on its next possession with K.J. Lacey, a Texas commit, scampering for a nine-yard touchdown. A two-point conversion made the score 22-16 at halftime. The second half belonged to the specialists as Team Icon kicker Scott Starzyk, an Arkansas commit, converted all three of his field goal attempts while Dominic De Freitas made his only attempt to make up the remainder of the game's scoring.

Throughout the game, four players announced their college commitments. Class of 2025 wide receiver Donovan Murph pledged his commitment to South Carolina prior to kick off before three players from the Class of 2026 revealed their college intentions. Defensive back James Dunnigan announced his plans to attend Kansas, wide receiver Carnell Warren wore a Virginia Tech cap during halftime and defensive lineman JaReylan McCoy committed to LSU.

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SCORING SUMMARY

Icon: 1Q, 9:38: Dakorien Moore 83-yard punt return (2-Pt conversion failed), 6-0

Unstoppable: 1Q, 6:31: [player_tooltip player_id='1206198' first='Naeem' last='Burroughs'] 28-yard reception from Malik Washington (2-point conversion good, pass caught by Tristen Keys), 8-6

Icon: 1Q, 3:44: Anthony Rogers 5-yard run (2-point conversion good, pass caught by [player_tooltip player_id='826485' first='Naeshaun' last='Montgomery']), 14-8

Icon: 2Q, 8:03: [player_tooltip player_id='826485' first='Naeshaun' last='Montgomery'] 5-yard reception from Keelon Russell (2-point conversion good, run by Keelon Russell), 22-8

Unstoppable: 2Q, 4:44: KJ Lacy 9-yard run (2-point conversion good, pass caught by Tristen Keys), 22-16

Icon: 3Q, 7:11: Scott Starzyk 19-yard field goal, 25-16

Unstoppable: 3Q, 1:04: Dominic De Freitas 21-yard field goal, 25-19

Icon: 4Q, 7:19: Scott Starzyk 43-yard field goal, 28-19

Icon: 4Q, 5:08: Scott Starzyk 25-yard field goal, 31-19

NOTABLE PERFORMERS

• Dakorien Moore's 83 yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter was the third-longest punt return all-time and third-longest punt return for touchdown all time

• Moore's 83-yard punt return touchdown is the sixth longest touchdown all time

• Moore's 83 punt return yards are fourth-most all time

• Moore's 136 all-purpose yards (83 punt return, 53 receiving) are eighth-most all time

• Anthony Rogers' 101 rushing yards are third-most all time

• Rogers' 75-yard run in the fourth quarter is the longest run in the history of the game

• [player_tooltip player_id='1206219' first='Will' last='Griffin']'s 22 pass attempts are tied for fourth-most all time (Matt Barkley, 2009; Garrett Gilbert, 2009)

• Griffin's 11 completions are tied for fourth-most all time (Barkley, Gilbert, JJ Kohl, 2023)

• Malik Washington's 136 passing yards are tied for seventh-most all time (Michael Van Buren, 2024)

• [player_tooltip player_id='928363' first='Izayia' last='Williams']' seven tackles are tied for sixth-most all time

• [player_tooltip player_id='1127045' first='Keon' last='Young']'s two pass breakups are tied for fifth-most all time

• Scott Starzyk's three field goals are tied for most all-time (Sean Covington, 2013; Justin Yoon, 2015; Grady Gross, 2022)

• Starzyk's three attempts are tied with Covington and Ryan Santoso (2013) for most all-time

• Starzyk's 43-yarder is sixth-longest all-time.

OTHER DEFENSIVE STANDOUTS

Na'eem Offord

Isaiah Iosefa

[player_tooltip player_id='1206197' first='Zech' last='Fort']

Jiren Edwards