Recruiting Insider: November 23, 2008 - November 29, 2008

Terps Want Chroniger? Other DeMatha Updates

Now that another WCAC championship award is in the school trophy case, DeMatha Coach Bill McGregor has turned his attention toward getting scholarships for his players. Here's the quick report: * Maryland is interested in Tommy Chroniger at safety. Chroniger, the Stags' starting quarterback the past two seasons, started at...

By Josh Barr  | November 26, 2008; 12:37 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Linganore Juniors Getting Plenty of Attention

Linganore Coach Rick Conner has the letters proudly stapled to a bulletin board above his desk, written scholarship offers to junior offensive lineman Rob Havenstein and junior running back Zach Zwinak. And he's sure that more are soon to come -- for those two and others in the Lancers' talented...

By Josh Barr  | November 25, 2008; 3:18 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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Austin Close to Making His Choice?

Nope. Dunbar-Baltimore star running back Tavon Austin will take all five of his official visits before making a college choice, Poets Coach Lawrence Smith said this afternoon at a luncheon for the coaches whose teams have advanced to the state semifinals. Austin, who is 5-9 and 170 pounds, holds Maryland's...

By Josh Barr  | November 25, 2008; 1:44 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
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Can You Recruit Character?

Tough to do. Especially with the move to recruit more "athletes" off their combine results and less for what they have done on the football field. That said, score one for Maryland and whoever lands Good Counsel All-Met linebacker Jelani Jenkins. In as tough a situation as they -- and...

By Josh Barr  | November 24, 2008; 5:32 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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Wide Receiver Still Set on Syracuse, But Others Lurk

What a weekend. I'm sure the talk still centers around DeMatha's stunning WCAC title game victory over Good Counsel. But let's start today's recruiting talk with another player who had a big game this weekend: Arundel wide receiver Alec Lemon, who led the Wildcats back to the Maryland 4A semifinals....

By Josh Barr  | November 24, 2008; 11:43 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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