Sporting KC Academy enjoys strong showing at Copa Rayados Internacional

The Sporting Kansas City Academy U-13s, U-14s and U-15s enjoyed a successful Thanksgiving competing against premier teams from across the United States and Mexico last week at the 2018 Copa Rayados Internacional in The Woodlands, Texas.

The Sporting KC U-13s (pictured above) and U-15s earned first-place finishes in the group stage, playing twice each on Wednesday and Thursday at the Bear Branch Sports Fields. Both sides would fall to the eventual tournament champion in Saturday's semifinals, with the U-13s taking a 2-1 loss to FC Dallas and the U-15s losing a 5-4 thriller to the San Diego Surf.

The U-15s amassed 14 goals across five tournament matches and were led by Jayvin Van Deventer, who…