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I see where we missed another top instate recruit out of Roanoke. Who

was the last top recruit from the star city?
Posted: 05/24/2025 at 12:06 PM ET

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I see where we missed another top instate recruit out of Roanoke. Who ◄
hokie18 • 05/24/25 12:06 PM ET
It's ALL about the $$$ now. Instate/out of state...its an obsolete metric**
Techsupport • 05/28/25 08:16 AM ET
Gunner Givens a few years ago. Didn't work out but was highly ranked in VA**
4dhokies • 05/27/25 04:15 PM ET
Carlos Basham from 2016 went to Wake and made it to the NFL.**
Flanker • 05/25/25 01:38 PM ET
There’s no d1 talent in roa **
3TechFanz • 05/24/25 08:22 PM ET
A kid from PH just went to Notre Dame.**
reestuart • 05/26/25 11:18 AM ET
There was a kid from Willian Fleming that committed to Syracuse. **
SCHokie1103 • 05/25/25 09:46 PM ET
Syracuse …. Like I said. There’s no …
3TechFanz • 05/26/25 06:25 AM ET
🤷‍♂️**
SCHokie1103 • 05/26/25 09:57 AM ET
There’s not a lot but there’s usually 1 or 2 every couple years
hokiepro • 05/25/25 10:52 AM ET
Hows the the recruit that went to GA doing?
RiverVT • 05/24/25 02:41 PM ET
Both Chris Cole(UGA) and......
2hhoop3 • 05/24/25 02:45 PM ET
Looked it up Both in the 2 deep post spring portal. Maybe these Va kids
HboroughHokie • 05/25/25 06:03 PM ET
That is correct......
2hhoop3 • 05/25/25 06:11 PM ET
Probably Lee Suggs, VT has never recruited Roanoke well**
BROman Hokie • 05/24/25 01:59 PM ET
WRONG: Sands Woody, Louis Mills, George Preas, Mike Burnup to name a few.**
George Baylor • 05/25/25 06:54 AM ET
My bad, VT hasn’t recruited Roanoke well since the car was invented**
BROman Hokie • 05/25/25 07:48 PM ET
Thought Burnop was from New Jersey. SMH
TomTurkey • 05/25/25 01:05 PM ET
Burnop has Marion, Va roots too. **
RJHokie • 05/25/25 01:24 PM ET
Gee, it gets worse. Really SMH!**
TomTurkey • 05/25/25 01:34 PM ET
But he played at Roanoke Catholic High School which had
RJHokie • 05/25/25 01:41 PM ET
I grew up in Bristol. Never heard of him. JSB was in District 6 w Marion.
TomTurkey • 05/25/25 01:47 PM ET
I remember when Marion and some of the other SWVa schools were
RJHokie • 05/25/25 02:08 PM ET
Southside, Central.......
2hhoop3 • 05/25/25 02:22 PM ET
Very true. **
RJHokie • 05/25/25 04:02 PM ET
That’s 200 years ago
1947Sunbowl • 05/25/25 07:40 AM ET
Probably thanks to the slanted coverage from the Roanoke Times
EDGEMAN • 05/24/25 02:44 PM ET
I don’t think kids read the paper
tallahasseehokie • 05/24/25 04:11 PM ET
You do know that most papers also have digital editions, right?
EDGEMAN • 05/24/25 04:13 PM ET
Point stands, Roanoke Times is behind a pay wall. No young person is
BG Hokie • 05/27/25 01:10 PM ET
some kids just want to get away from home and experience a new place to
squarerootofone • 05/24/25 04:10 PM ET
Guess that's true for every highly ranked VA HS player.
EDGEMAN • 05/24/25 04:11 PM ET
Unfortunately very very true **
hokie18 • 05/24/25 03:35 PM ET
It isn’t that, nobody reads the RT, VT big times Roanoke…
BROman Hokie • 05/24/25 03:32 PM ET
1998 hot tske**
HokieJamie • 05/24/25 03:11 PM ET
This is on VT......
2hhoop3 • 05/24/25 02:49 PM ET