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By Bill Nachman
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

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With the emergence over
the holidays of a new head
coach, the football staff is now
in the midst of intense
recruiting of high school
seniors to grants-in-aid. Don
Lawrence, new coordinator of
the Virginia grid fortunes, is
scouting throughout the Old
Dominion and neighboring
areas for the best possible
student-athletes.

Immediately after he was
named as head coach, Mr.
Lawrence stated that his goal
was "to get 20 of the top 30
football players in the state."
So far the recruiters are living
up to this pledge, as nine of the
first 11 prospects inked are
from in state.

Virginia, many feared, would be
out of the running for top high
school players due to the shakeup
in the grid staff, which saw George
Blackburn ousted. However,
actually the University signed more
boys this December (11) than last
season at the same time (5).

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Heading the list of athletes
penned is Billy Lanahan, a stalwart
for Hermitage High School in
Richmond. Standing 6-1, 175 he
shone during the 1970 campaign as
both a wide receiver and a defensive
back. Another in-stater who goes
both ways is Jeff Stanley (6-0, 190)
from Bristol's John Battle High
School. Offensively Jeff ran as a
fullback, while on defense he held
down a linebacker slot.

From John Yeates High School
in Franklin comes burly John Hall.
At 6-2, 210 Hall platooned both as
an offensive tackle and as a
defensive end. Another interior
lineman inked was John Sims, a
6-5, 225 recruit from Waynesboro.
Playing both ways for Waynesboro
High School, Sims appeared at
offensive tackle and at defensive
tackle. Lord Botetourt High in
Roanoke provided the recruiters
with a nifty 6-0, 220 package
named Doug Wilson. Wilson goes
both ways as a tackle.

Remembering to visit as many
schools as possible, the staff made
sure to include small areas along
with the larger metropolitan areas.
Dave Kyger a 6-2, 215 product of
Broadway High School in Broadway, is a good example. He
played both as an offensive and
defensive tackle. Another boy from
a small town is George Beam, who
attends Clarksville High in
Bluestone. Beam quarterbacked
Clarksville from his 6-3, 170 frame.

Hampton offered Chuck
Wingfield to the 'Virginia Fold'.
Wingfield, who quarterbacked for
Kecoughtan's Warriors, stands 6-2,
175. He also doubled over as a
safety on his team's defensive unit.
6-4, 195 Ken Shelton will enter the
University direct from Alexandria's
Hayfield School. He was used both
as an offensive and defensive end.

Two out-of-staters also have
been inked to grants-in-aid so far.
Frederick, Maryland provided
quarterback Eric Dahlgren.
Dahlgren, at 6-0, 185, starred for
Governor Thomas Johnson High
School. Bill Dennis, 6-0, 220, is a
fine linebacking prospect. He hails
from Porter-Guard Academy in
Charleston, South Carolina.

Atlantic Coast Conference rules
stipulate that no more than 35
gridders can be inked in any one
season.