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his college choice on Wednesday afternoon, giving a verbal commitment to
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"Verdana","sans-serif"'>[rl]Named co-Monitor-Merrimac Conference Defensive Player
of the Year in 2015, Jones registered 83 total tackles, 12.5 for loss and 8.5
sacks to go with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery for a Grizzlies team
that finished 8-4 overall.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Jones, who hit a serious growth spurt after his
sophomore year when he just 5-foot-11, 177 pounds, narrowed his college options
of nearly a dozen scholarship offers down to just two schools:
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a key factor in his decision and also enjoyed his recent visit to the
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"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Pittsburgh, which finished the regular season 8-4 in Narduzzi's first year on the job, has another Tidewater area player headed its way in their 2016 recruiting class in Lafayette (Williamsburg, VA) linebacker Chase Pine.
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Duke, Illinois, James Madison, Marshall, NC State, Old Dominion, Virginia and
Wake Forest.
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