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Hall As Holder Creates Options
Hall may be able to make a similar impact on other special teams units this fall. The Gretna star is making more appearances on special teams this spring as a punt returner (competing for time) and as a holder (first string). That could give Hall an opportunity to showcase some of the high school heroics that earned him so many fans. The electric playmaker rolled up 13,770 career yards of offense at Gretna, breaking Ronald Curry's record. He passed for a state record 8,731 yards and 104 touchdowns in his career and rushed for 5,039 yards and 66 touchdowns. Hall's 170 total TDs rank second in Virginia high school history. While Hall was the back-up holder last season, Groh said the coaches never really saw an opportunity to use him in games, mainly because it would set off the alarm for the opposing sideline. Plus, Groh said it would have been a one-time deal and that one special occasion never presented itself. This season may be a different story. "Now that Vic is there on an ongoing basis, clearly he's somebody we can utilize or he's a threat to be utilized at all times," Groh said. Hall tossed a touchdown pass to Jeffrey Fitzgerald during spring drills last season. In other words, there are some wrinkles in the playbook. This is just a sample of the football coverage you get with The Sabre. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please check out the Sabre Edge Sign Up and Information Page.
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This Week In Recruiting By Chris Horne Basketball recruiting ... TheSabre.com has the latest on 5-star power forward Patrick Patterson, as an article has been posted this morning on the EDGE. The 6-8, 235-pound Huntington (W.V.) star could have a final three very soon and UVa remains in contention. Be sure to check out the EDGE for the latest. A couple of UVa's 2007 signees will be in action this week. 6'8", 215-pound forward Mike Scott and 6'4", 185-pound guard Jeff Jones will play in the Capital Classic on Thursday, April 5. The game, which pits the Capital All-Stars versus the U.S. All-Stars, begins at 8 p.m. Scott and Jones will suit up for the U.S. All-Stars. For more information on Thursday's game, check out www.thecapitalclassic.com. TheSabre.com will be there for coverage of the event, so stay tuned for more on the performances of UVa's recruits. Also stay tuned this week for a feature profile on St. George School (Memphis, TN) junior guard Elliot Williams, who is one of UVa's top targets for the 2008 recruiting class. Another top target, Benedictine's Ed Davis, has put Virginia in his list of eight finalists. The 6-8, 210-pound Davis also named two favorites at this point in his process and UVa is one of them.
Football recruiting ... Look for more updates on prospects who visited UVa for the March 24 junior day. Early returns have been pretty positive for Virginia, which hosted about 15 junior prospects. We have already provided updates on top visitors such as Churchville-Chili (Churchville, N.Y.) RB Averin Collier, Christian Brothers (Syracuse, N.Y.) WR Marcus Sales, Manasquan (N.J.) OL Art Forst, Riverdale (GA) OL Cordy Glenn, Highland Springs (VA) DL Antoine Hopkins, and Wayne Valley (Wayne, N.J.) LB/DL/TE Chris Pantale. York (Elmhurst, IL) OL Neil Deiters and Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) S/LB Cameron Johnson are among the updates you can expect this week. UVa will no doubt host other visitors for spring practices this month. Gateway (Monroeville, PA) speedster Cameron Saddler, a 5'7", 155-pound dynamo, is expected to take in a spring practice or perhaps the spring game later this month. UVa is one of five schools to offer the talented junior and, at last check, was a favorite along with Pitt (which has also offered).
Chris Horne, our resident recruiting expert, provides updates throughout the week for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please check out the Sabre Edge Sign Up and Information Page. If you're already on board as an Edge subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting. Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week ...
Patterson Working Towards Final 3
Checking in with 2007 recruit Lamar Milstead
Kempe's Recruitment Heating Up More updates since the last SabreMail ...
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Issue No. 191 - May 27, 2005 Former Sabre Editor John Galinksy provided this look at the baseball program. Historically, Memorial Day weekend has marked the finish line for UVa athletics. It's the weekend of the NCAA men's lacrosse Final Four as well as the NCAA women's rowing championships and the ACC baseball tournament. By the start of June, the sports school year has typically run its course for all of the Cavalier teams. Time for Wahoo fans to hit the beach, take a few months off and start thinking about football season.
The way things are looking, though, June baseball may be an annual occurrence (or close to it) for the 'Hoos. With eight straight wins, including two so far in the ACC tournament, Virginia (40-17) is a sure bet to earn its second straight NCAA tourney bid - an unprecedented feat for the program. Last year the Cavaliers hosted an NCAA subregional and finished with 44 wins. Remember, this is a team that never won more than 29 games in the six seasons prior to 2004 and finished with a losing record in ACC play for 15 straight years. Who's responsible for the rise of UVa baseball? Brian O'Connor, obviously. In just his second year as head coach, he has transformed Virginia's program from an ACC also-ran to a national contender. Greg Waters wrote an in-depth profile of the coach for Edge subscribers this week. In the article, two of his former mentors at Creighton and Notre Dame explain What Makes Brian O'Connor a Winner? Because of that, Virginia fans also are winners because they get at least another week or two to root for the Hoos. If O'Connor and company can keep this up, June won't be quite so dull around here any longer.
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Coming Soon The Sabre has you covered when it comes to Hoo news. This week, we'll have articles on spring football, baseball, lacrosse, recruiting, and men's basketball here's a sneak peak at some of the articles to expect on the site in the coming days:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles since the last SabreMail
Cavaliers Topple Terps
Duke Rallies To Victory
Streaking Teams Set For Showdown
Around the Horn: Missed Chances
Sabre Roundtable: UVa's Basketball Future, Part II
Gorham Getting Shot At Receiver
Coach Boland's Sabre Q&A No. 2
Ogletree Injures ACL, Needs Surgery
Sabre Roundtable: UVa's Basketball Future, Part I
A Season On The Brink
Shields Studying Hard At Center
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