Saturday, February 9, 2013

High school football success doesn't always bring scholarships


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Garner’s Kameron Smith, who was the CIAA
offensive football player of the year in 2012,
wasn’t a hot recruiting commodity when he
was a senior either. He signed with the
Naval Academy and later transferred to
Winston-Salem State. All Smith did was go
31-4 as a starter and throw for 7,540 yards
with an incredible 96 touchdown passes.
He also led the WSSU Rams to the D-II
National Championship game in 2012
and the semifinals in 2011.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  --  Leesville Road fielded one of the best high school football teams in the state in 2012, but you’d never guess how good they were judging by the interest shown to Pride players by college football recruiters.

The program has lost only two games in the past two years, but coach Chad Smothers doesn’t expect any of his players to sign national letters of intent Wednesday during the first day of the signing period.

Leesville and Garner were undefeated when they met in the quarterfinals of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4AA quarterfinals last season.

But the two schools have produced only two football scholarship seniors, Garner offensive lineman Anthony Galavotti, who is signing with Western Carolina, and Garner two-way star Terry Gilman, who is headed to Bridgewater (Va.) College.

Bridgewater is an NCAA Division II school that doesn’t offer football scholarships. “Ours are academic scholarships,” said Tim Leister, the Bridgewater sports information director.

Gilman’s play as a defensive end and tight end opened the door at Bridgewater, but his academics got him inside.

The same is true for Middle Creek quarterback David Salmon, who passed for 3,183 yards and 36 touchdowns last fall. He already has enrolled at Campbell University, which is a member of the NCAA Division I FCS, but as a member of the Pioneer League doesn’t give football scholarships.


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Rea“Ours are academic scholarships,” said Tim Leister, the Bridgewater sports information director.
Gilman’s play as a defensive end and tight end opened the door at Bridgewater, but his academics got him inside.
The same is true for Middle Creek quarterback David Salmon, who passed for 3,183 yards and 36 touchdowns last fall. He already has enrolled at Campbell University, which is a member of the NCAA Division I FCS, but as a member of the Pioneer League doesn’t give football scholarships

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