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When the Reggae Boyz run out against Canada on Sunday January 31 at the National Stadium, there could be seven unfamiliarfaces among them.  Named in the squad of 28 toresume camp on Monday January 25, were four schoolboys, two recruits from the Digicel Premier League DPL) and one US Major League Soccer (MLS)representative. The schoolboys are three midfielders in St Georges College livewire Marvin Morgan, Manchester High School Standout Jason Johnson and St James High School midfield architect Ricardo Morris. Goalkeeper Andre Blake of Glenmuir High School is the final schoolboy inthe squad. In the last two camps atotal of 11 schoolboys were invited under what was described by head coach Theodore Whitmore as rotational policy in which a number of the outstanding schoolboy would be invited to each camp. For him the above four are the most ready. Besides the schoolboys, theother ‘newcomer’, who most catches the eye, is the 25-year-old midfielder Ryan Johnson who plays for the Sana Jose Earthquakes in the MLS. Johnson, who was born in Jamaica but moved tothe United States at an early age earned one cap for the Reggae Boyz in 2006 against the United States in Cary North Carolinain a game which ended 1-1. Over the past two seasons and in particular 2009, the left-footed Johnson has stood out for his club being named MVP and leading scorer on the team with 11 goals and two assists. He was also number nine on the top 10 list of the leading goal scorers for the MLSseason. The midfield duo of AndreSteele (Harbour View) and Kenardo Forbes of Waterhouse after outstanding seasons for their clubs have been retained to battle for the spot of creative midfielder.  In addition to thenewcomers, the Reggae Boyz squad will see the return of defensive veteranTyrone Marshall who last represented the Reggae Boyz in the Gold Cup last July.Rodolph Austin and Demar Phillips are also expected in the Islandlater in the week to join up with the squad. Already in the island are Shavar Thomas, Omar Cummings, Jason Morrison, Rafe Wolfe and Luton Shelton. They willjoin forces with the local-based Devon Hodges who leads the DPL with 14 goals,the lively Navion Boyd of Tivoli Gardens, Jermaine Taylor, Dicoy Williams andAdrian Reid. Jamaica’s friendly international against Canada onSunday January 31, 2010 kicks off at 6:00pm and will cost patrons $3,000.00 forGrandstand Category 1, $2,500.00 for Grandstand Category 2 and $1,000.00 forBleachers. Full squad : Goalkeepers DwayneMiller (Harbour View), Duwayne Kerr (Portmore United), Andre Blake (GlenmuirHigh, Sporting Central); Defenders- Jermaine Taylor St Georges SC), ShavarThomas (Philadelphia Union), Tyrone Marshall (Seattle Sounders) Dicoy Williams(Harbour View), Adrian Reid (Portmore United), Rafe Wolfe (Ferencvaros), DemarStewart (Chengdu Blades, CHINA), Demar Phillips (Aalesunds SK, NORWAY), EricVernan (Nybergsund IL, NORWAY) ; Midfielders – Jason Morrison (Ferencvaros), Richard Edwards (HarbourView), Je-Vaughn Watson (Sporting Central), Kenardo Forbes (Waterhouse), Lovel Palmer (Harbour View), Keammar Daley (Tivoli Gardens), AndreSteele (Harbour View), Rodolph Austin (SK Brann, NORWAY), Jason Johnson (Manchester High School),Ricardo Morris (St James High, Village United), Marvin Morgan (St GeorgesCollege) ; Forwards – Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids), Luton Shelton(Valerenga,NORWAY), Devon Hodges (Rivoli United),Navion Boyd (Tivoli Gardens) andRyan Johnson (San Jose Earthquakes).
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