West Des Moines Valley Senior Jake Campos to Play in Army All-American Bowl: Game Time

Valley senior offensive lineman Jake Campos has been honored as one of the top high school football players in the nation and will appear in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. 

The game will air live at noon central time Saturday, Jan. 5, on NBC's local affiliate, WHO-TV. The Army All-American Bowl is the nation’s premier high school football game, featuring the best 90 players in a classic East vs. West match-up every January

Campos, who will play football at Iowa State next season, will play for the West team.

One-hundred and seventy-five active NFL players have played in the Army All-American Bowl.

Campos will also play for the 2013 U.S. Under-19 National Team in the International Bowl in Austin, Texas, at 8 p.m. central time on Feb. 5.

The International Bowl is an annual competition that unites nations that comprise the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). The IFAF World Team includes players age 19-and-under from outside the United States. IFAF is composed of 64 countries spanning six continents that possess a national federation dedicated solely to American football.

Campos’ play along the offensive front helped Valley reach the quarterfinals of the Iowa 4A playoffs in 2012. The 6-foot-7 Campos is staying close to home for college as he is verbally committed to Iowa State.

Read the Army All-American Bowl Roster and the U.S. U-19 National Team Roster.