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But earlier this week, just like in a horse race, in the Justin Renfrow Sweepstakes, down the stretch they came!! . . . and Virginia emerged as the winner.
Renfrow, a 6-6, 260-pound rising senior at Penn Charter, has committed with the Cavaliers for football. His position will be defensive end.
"It came down to Connecticut, North Carolina, Duke and Virginia, and I'd say Duke was No. 2," Renfrow said. "Virginia won out because of what happened during my visit there earlier this week for their football camp."
Renfrow mentioned that he first had a great time spending Monday with cornerback Dom Joseph, a Roman Catholic product, and his roommates. The good vibrations continued Tuesday during the camp itself.
"I felt such a tie with the members of the coaching staff," he said. "My first thought on recruiting was to wait until the fall so I could make some official visits. But really, when you go to these camps, it's like you're making an official visit anyway because you see the program and people close up. It was like, 'There's no need for officials [visits].'
"I have such a good feeling about this. The weight's off my shoulders and I can focus on the season. I also have proof that all my hard work through junior year has paid off."
Renfrow generated widespread interest. Stanford, West Virginia, Virginia Tech and Temple were also involved, aside from the schools already mentioned, and official offers were plentiful off his showings in camps.
"Virginia was kind of an early favorite," he said. "I'd been down there through the years just to watch football and basketball games, so I was always a fan. I even talked to Sean Singletary [PC grad drafted Thursday night by Sacramento] a few times and of course I played basketball with Sammy [Zeglinski, PC product now at Virginia].
"While I was there this time for the camp, Virginia just really hit me. I knew it was where I'd want to be for college even if I wasn't playing sports."
Renfrow, who lives in Yardley, plans to major in business. His dad, Craig, played football at Episcopal (second team All-City linebacker in '72) and Penn. He also played some hoops in high school, as does Justin.
"I came late to basketball," Justin said. "My dad was always saying he wanted me to play that in college because it's easier on the knees. But at my size, I kind of outgrew it." *
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