Hokie ClubFuture Virginia Tech football players David Wilson and Tariq Edwards played big roles in the USA’s 78-0 opening-game win over France Sunday in the inaugural International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Junior World Championship. The game was played in front of 10,045 fans at Canton’s Fawcett Stadium.
Wilson, who was named the game’s MVP, rushed 12 times for 181 yards and four touchdowns with a long of 60 yards.
Edwards was second on the team with six tackles, including a sack for a loss of 12 yards. He helped lead a defense that allowed just seven yards of total offense.
Team USA is competing among a field of eight countries spanning four continents in the 2009 IFAF Junior World Championship.
Also winning in the first session was Canada, Mexico and Japan.
The USA will face Mexico Wednesday at 7 p.m. Live stats and video can be found here.