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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
SJ Football Camp: Glassboro

With a veteran offensive line in front of him, Glassboro tailback P.J. James is going to get a running start on most plays this season.

In other words, watch out.

Glassboro coach Herb Neilio said James, a 6-0, 190-pound junior, recently ran the 40-yard dash in 4.37 seconds on the track. That's 4.37 seconds.

Neilio said James' athletic ability at combine-like testing sessions has been "off the charts."

James can play, too. Last season the sophomore fullback took a screen pass 62 yards for a touchdown in a Group 1 playoffs against Paulsboro, barrelling through a would-be tackle by Red Raiders' star Gerald Hodges along the way.

That's the Gerald Hodges that's currently at Penn State.

Glassboro returns four of five starting offensive linemen from last year's 12-0 team, including senior guard Gary Scruggs.

The Bulldogs enter the season with a 24-game winning streak. They should roll against Tri-County Classic competition -- although Penns Grove will be tough, and Gloucester always is right there -- but the revamped schedule includes games against Group 3 Cumberland in week 3 and Group 3 Kingsway in week 8.

Asked about James, Scruggs smiled and said, "He's going to run for a lot of yards."

-- Phil Anastasia

 

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Bill Iezzi has covered high school sports for The Inquirer since 1985 and South Jersey sports since 2006.

Keith Pompey has been an Inquirer high school sports reporter since 2004. He was named the 2007 media person of the year by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association.

Don Beideman has covered high school sports for The Inquirer since 1989. Among his favorites are field hockey and lacrosse.

Rick O’Brien has been at The Inquirer since 1993, primarily covering high school sports in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Phil Anastasia has followed the South Jersey sports scene since 1980. A South Jersey native, Phil joined the Inquirer as a sports columnist in May 2008 after nearly 30 years with the Courier-Post in Cherry Hill.

Marc Narducci has covered South Jersey high school sports for the majority of his tenure with The Inquirer, which began in 1983. After a few years of covering the NFL and NBA, Marc returns to South Jersey, serving as the assigning editor, columnist and beat writer for various sports.

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