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Football invitational offered at UMass; chance to meet Patriot James Ihedigbo

Print | Comments () Posted by Zuri Berry, Boston.com Staff March 29, 2012 04:00 PM

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Patriots defensive back James Ihedigbo will be a featured speaker at at a spring invitational for high school football teams at his alma mater, UMass. (Jim Rogash / Getty Images)

By Zuri Berry, Globe Staff

The Association for Diversity in Sport is holding a spring invitational football tournament at UMass for eight high school football teams, and New England Patriots safety James Ihedigbo is the featured speaker at the daylong event.

Ihedigbo is an alumnus of UMass.

The tournament, which will be a seven-on-seven round-robin with three games guaranteed, will be held April 21 at Groff Park in Amherst. The association is looking for participating schools.

For information on the invitational and how to register, e-mail ADS7on7@gmail.com or call Alex Mercer at 484-574-6421. You can also visit http://adsfootball.weebly.com/.

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