Team Ice took quick control of the 16th annual Under Armour Next All-America Game, scoring less than three minutes into the contest and never looked back in what turned out to be a decisive 39-9 victory over Team Fire on Wednesday night at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.
Team Ice put up 24 points in the first quarter, thanks to big plays both offensively and defensively. Alabama pledge Ryan Williams opened the scoring off a 16-yard touchdown strike from Mississippi State signee Michael Van Buren, putting Team Ice up 8-0 after completing the two-point conversion.
A 46-yard field goal from South Carolina commit Mason Love made the score 8-3 before Team Ice scored twice in less than a minute to take control of the contest. First, NC State commit CJ Bailey found Mississippi State signee Mario Craver for a 51-yard touchdown to push the lead to 16-3, then Alabama pledge Cayden Jones intercepted South Carolina signee Dante Reno and returned it 42 yards to extend the Team Ice lead to 24-3.
The score remained that way into the second quarter when Oregon commit Ify Obidegwu intercepted Penn State pledge Ethan Grunkemeyer and took it 73 yards for a touchdown, bringing the Team Ice lead to 30-3. Harvard signee Kieran Corr converted a 37-yard field goal to make the score 33-3 at the half. The teams traded touchdowns in the second half, with North Carolina commit Davion Gause scoring on an eight-yard touchdown run for Team Ice and Florida signee Aaron Chiles Jr. returned a Team Ice fumble 34 yards to make the final score 39-9.
Van Buren was named the game’s MVP, converting 10-of-15 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown. His 10 completions are tied for seventh-most in the game’s history, while his 136 passing yards stand alone as the seventh-most all-time.
Also during the game, a pair of Under Armour All-Americans made their college intentions public for the first time. Starkville, Miss., native Braylon Burnside committed to the hometown Mississippi State Bulldogs, while 2025 All-American Harlem Berry committed to LSU.
Scoring Summary
ICE: 1Q, 12:29: Ryan Williams 16 yd reception from Michael Van Buren (2-point conversion good; pass caught by Michael Smith), 8-0
FIRE: 1Q, 9:51: Mason Love 46-yard field goal, 8-3
ICE: 1Q, 6:56: Mario Craver 51-yard reception from Cedrick Bailey (2-point conversion good; pass caught by Michael Van Buren), 16-3
ICE: 1Q, 6:09: Cayden Jones 42-yard interception return (2-point conversion good; pass caught by Jonathan Paylor), 24-3
ICE: 2Q, 13:05: Ify Obidegwu 73-yard interception return (2-point conversion no good), 30-3
ICE: 2Q, 6:58: Kieran Corr 37-yard field goal, 33-3
ICE: 3Q, 7:58: Davion Gause 8-yard rush, 39-3
FIRE: 4Q, 3:15: Aaron Chiles Jr. 34-yard fumble return (2-point conversion no good), 39-9
Notable Top 10 Performances
- Michael Van Buren’s 10 completions are tied for seventh all-time
- Michael Van Buren’s 136 passing yards are seventh-most all-time
- Mason Love’s 46-yard field goal is tied for third-longest all-time
- Ryan Mack’s three pass breakups are tied for most all-time
- Aaron Chiles’ two fumble recoveries are most all-time and his 34 fumble return yards are tied for most all-time
- Booker Pickett’s two sacks are tied for fourth-most in game history (with 10 others)
- Booker Pickett’s three tackles for loss are tied for seventh-most all-time (with four others)
- Ify Obidegwu’s 73-yard interception return for touchdown was the eighth longest touchdown play all-time
- His 73 interception return yards are second-most all-time
- His 73-yard interception return is the second-longest interception return in game history
