LEXINGTON, Va. - VMI head coach Sparky Woods announced the 2010 VMI football recruiting class Wednesday afternoon. The group features 12 signees, six of which come from the state of Virginia, and six from out-of-state. Seven states are represented among this year's class.
"We feel that we have addressed our needs with this recruiting class," said VMI head football coach Sparky Woods. "We were able to target and replace what we have lost in our graduating senior class, and we enhanced our overall versatility and positional needs as we continue to build quality depth in our program. This recruiting class projects a longer, taller look that reflects arm span and flexibility. We feel that all our signees will make positive contributions to our Institute as cadets and to our program as football players. This is a great start and we plan to add a few more to this list before our entire recruiting class is completed. I'd once again like to thank everyone that was involved in our recruiting process - faculty, staff, cadets, and team members, who contributed to our recruiting efforts."
The following signees are the members of the 2010 VMI football recruiting class. The info below includes name (position), height, weight, high school and hometown. Further capsule information on each signee follows, and video highlights of the signees will be posted on 'Roo Tube and linked to this article when available.
2010 VMI FOOTBALL SIGNEES
Parker Blazevich, DB, 5-10, 180, Charlotte Christian School, Matthews, N.C.
Ty Garvin, LB, 6-2, 210, Sullivan South HS, Kingsport, Tenn.
Eric Kordenbrock, QB, 6-3, 220, Pine-Richland HS, Gibsonia, Pa.
Will Lucas, TE, 6-1, 240, Hartsville (S.C.) HS
Andrew Marcotte, OL, 6-8, 320, Lafayette HS, Williamsburg, Va.
Miguel Marshall, RB, 5-10, 193, Fork Union Military Academy
Conner Mays, TE, 6-3, 234, Bremen (Ga.) HS
Martinez Miles, RB, 6-0, 198, John I. Burton HS, Norton, Va.
Demetrius Phillips, DB, 6-1, 208, NE Guilford HS, Brown Summit, N.C.
Logan Staib, LB, 6-1, 210, Monacan HS, Midlothian, Va.
Cameron Walter, QB, 6-4, 218, Centreville HS, Clifton, Va.
John Washington, DE, 6-2, 240, Liberty HS, Midland, Va.
SIGNEE PROFILES
Parker Blazevich DB 5-10 180 Matthews, N.C. / Charlotte Christian School
Major: Arabic
Son of Jim & Lisa Blazevich
Coached by Jason Estep
Junior & Senior year - Offense
586 yards in 84 rushes
12 TD - 11 rushing, one receiving
Six receptions
Junior & Senior year - Defense
Nine+ pass deflections
46 tackles
Two caused fumbles
One fumble recovery
One blocked punt
One punt block recovery
Team
2009 & 2007 State Runner Up
2008 State Champions
Ty Garvin LB 6-2 210 Kingsport, Tenn. / Sullivan South H.S.
Major: Biology
Son of Wade & Robin Garvin
Coached by Stacy Carter
Four-year letterman
Holds school's all time tackling record with 457 career tackles
Senior year - 156 tackles, two interceptions, recovered three fumbles
Named All-Conference and All-Northeast Tennessee three times
Twice selected to the Northeast Tennessee/Southwest Virginia Elite Team
Conference Defensive Player of the Year
Captain - Tennessee All-Star Game
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Player of the Year in Tennessee - Senior year
The Sullivan South Rebels have gone 35-6 during Garvin's three years of playing,
as well as winning two conference championships and going to the state
semi-finals twice.
3.85 GPA
Eric Kordenbrock QB 6-3 220 Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland H.S.
Major: Business & Economics
Son of Bob & Nancy Kordenbrock
Coached by Clair Altemus
Two-year starter in football
360 attempts, 147 completions, 2205 yards, 21 TDs
One of fifteen quarterbacks invited to the National Underclassmen Combine in Norman, Okla.
Three-year letterman in basketball
Father, Bob, was an All-America pitcher at UNLV
Will Lucas TE 6-1 240 Hartsville, S.C. / Hartsville H.S.
Major: Computer Science
Son of Jay & Tracy Lucas
Coached by Jeff Calabrese
Valedictorian
Shrine Bowl Academic Award
National Honor Society
Shrine Bowl Participant
S.C. Varsity All-State (Second Team)
S.C. Varsity AAAA Offensive Lineman of the Year
S.C. Varsity All-Area Code Team
High School Sports Report's AAAA All-State Team
WPDE/The Zone All-Area Team
State Newspaper All-State (Third Team)
High School Sports Report's Top 100 Football Players
High School Sports Report's All-State Baseball Team
Captain of Football and Baseball Team
Andrew Marcotte OL 6-8 320 Williamsburg, Va. / Lafayette H.S.
Major: Business & Economics
Son of Charles & Diane Marcotte
Coached by Paul Wheeler
Football Team Captain
Three-year letterman
Two-time First Team All-District
Two-time Second Team All-Region
Two-time All-Daily Press Team
Two-time All-Virginia Gazette Team
All-757 team
Four-year honor roll
Three-year Ironman Award (weightlifting)
Miguel Marshall RB 5-10 193 4.45 Woodbridge, Va. / Fork Union Military Academy
Major: Biology
Nephew of Erika and Troy Miles
Coached by Charlie Chandler / John Shuman
#46 ranked Prep player in the nation
3 Star Rival Rating
4.38 shuttle
36-inch vertical
Eight interceptions at Fork Union, three against Fork Union rival Hargrave
Senior:
All District Team - Wide Receiver & Safety
2008 Offensive MVP
2008 All Area Team
Junior:
All-Area Team
All-District Team
Conner Mays TE 6-3 234 4.77 Bremen, Ga. / Bremen High School
Major: Business & Economics
Son of Mark Mays, Pam and Chris Coats
Coached by Scott Hodges and John Whiddon
Four-year letterman in Football, Track and Power Lifting
2009 First Team All-State
2009 First Team Pre-Season All-State
2009 First Team Academic All-State
2008 First Team All-Area
Bench Press - 375
Squat - 475
31-inch Vertical Leap
Martinez Miles RB 6-0 198 Norton, Va. / John I. Burton H.S.
Major: Business & Economics
Son of Lawanna Cain
Coached by Jim Adams
4323 Total Career Yards
85 TD's
State Runner-Up team two years
All-State 2009
Honorable Mention All-State 2008
All-Region '7, '08, '09
All-District '07, '08, '09
Track two years '07, '08
Baseball two years '07, '08
Demetrius Phillips DB/Ath 6-1 ½ 208 4.5 Brown Summit, N.C. / NE Guilford H.S.
Major: Business & Economics
Son of Likeisha Young
Coached by Tommy Pursley
Two-year letterwinner in football
Lettered one year in basketball
Senior year stats
Started at Safety and Split End
Mid-Piedmont All-Conference Defensive Back
Bench - 290
Squat - 400
Power Clean - 270
51 tackles (six for loss)
Caused two fumbles, recovered two fumbles
Five interceptions (ran two back for TD's)
Junior year
Started at QB, DB and Split End
Logan Staib LB 6-1 210 4.69 Midlothian, Va. / Monacan H.S.
Major: Computer Science
Son of Douglas and Jennifer Staib
Coached by Danny Parsons
2009 Southern Virginia's Army Ironman of the Year (Two-way player award)
Unanimous vote for First Team Dominion District Defensive Back 2009
Second Team Dominion District Punter
Second Team All-Metro Defensive Back 2009
All-District All-Academic Team 2009
Started as Quarterback, Safety, and Punter in all games of the 2009 season - threw
79 completions for 1300 yards and 11 touchdowns while running for seven
touchdowns. Assisted in 66 tackles as safety, 30 of those solo tackles.
Averaged 35 yards per punt.
Member of the Varsity Baseball Team 2008-2010. All-District Outfielder and
All-Academic Team 2009
4.0 student and member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club and FCA
Cameron Walter QB 6-4 218 Clifton, Va. / Centreville H.S.
Major: Business & Economics
Son of Jeff & Suzanne Walter
Coached by Gerry Pannoni
Two-year starter and two-year team captain, three-year letterman
Two-time All-Concorde District Player
Wildcat Most Valuable Player - 2009
Wildcat Offensive Player of the Year - 2008
2010 Stats: 118 completions / 218 attempts / 1660 passing yards / seven passing TD's
six rushing TD's
Baseball:
Three-year starter and three-year team captain, four-year letterman
All-Concorde District First Baseman
Wildcat Defensive Player of the Year
3.6 GPA and a four-year Scholar Athlete
John Washington DE 6-2 240 Midland, Va. / Liberty H.S.
Major: Business
Son of Susan and Dulany Washington
Coached by Thomas Buzzo
Senior:
58 tackles - 3 TFL - 10 Sacks - 1 Forced Fumble - 5 Passes Defended
Three-year Starter
Team Captain
First Team All-Evergreen District
All-Evergreen District Defensive Player of the Year
First Team All-Region
First Team All-State (AP, VAPREPS and VHSCA)
