Football: Cardinal Connection? Briar Woods Speedy Polk Gets Stanford Offer

(June 21, 2013) - Briar Woods High School speedy rising junior Brandon Polk picked up an offer from Stanford a week ago. Former Briar Woods star Alex Carter made an impact on the West Coast this past season as a true freshman.

Polk, who won the 100 and 200 meters AA state titles earlier this month, also has offers from Maryland, ODU, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

Football: College Scholarship Offers Roll in for Falcons - Trace McSorley Picks Up 3 More, Jared Coker Adds 2 and Brandon Polks Picks Up Another

(March 6, 2013) - The college scholarship offers are rolling in for a talented trio of Briar Woods High School football players that have helped the school to win three consecutive VHSL Division 4 state championships.

Junior quarterback Trace McSorley, 42-3 as a starter in three years, now has eight total offers after getting new offers from Western Michigan, Old Dominion and Vanderbilt. Previously he had offers from Boston College, North Carolina, UMass, UNC-Charlotte and Virginia Tech.

Junior linemen Jared Coker doubled his offers with two new ones as VMI and Old Dominion are vying for his talent. Previously he had offers from Bowling Green and UMass.

And sophomore wide receiver/defensive back Brandon Polk picked up an Old Dominion offer to go with previous offers from Maryland and Virginia Tech.

Viva Loudoun has added a new section to its popular College Choice Chart for college offers ... if you know a Loudoun-based athlete undecided on their college choice but with college scholarship offers, please email us at dan.sousa@vivaloudoun.com.

 

Football: Briar Woods SO WR/Kick Returner Polk Picks up Maryland Offer

(Feb. 18, 2013) - The recruiting of Briar Woods High School sophomore wide receiver/kick returner Brandon Polk is picking up as the Falcon picked up a Big Ten offer last week from the University of Maryland (which moves from the ACC to Big Ten in 2014). Just a week earlier, Polk, who helped the Falcons to a third straight VHSL Division 4 state football title in the fall, picked up his first college offer, from the ACC's Virginia Tech.

Football: Briar Woods JR McSorley Gets 3 More Offers in 24 Hours! SO Polk Gets 1st College Offer

(Feb. 6, 2013) - Briar Woods High School 3-year run on top of the Virginia High School League's Division 4 has resulted in a plethora of coverage and exposure for the Falcon players and colleges are taking notice as junior quarterback Trace McSorley -- 42-3 as a starter! -- picked up three more college scholarship offers in the last 24 hours according to coach Charlie Pierce.

McSorley, already with offers from UMass and Boston College, has now been offered by Virginia Tech,  North Carolina and UNC-Charlotte. In addition, Briar Woods sophomore all-purpose back/defensive back Brandon Polk picked up his first offer, also from Virginia Tech.

Later today, Briar Woods will celebrate the signings of seniors Matt Rolin (Florida) and Cam Serigne (Wake Forest).

Track and Field: Freedom's Brandon Polk Wins Freshman 60 Meter Dash at New Balance Indoor Nationals

South Riding (March 13, 2012) - Freedom High School's Brandon Polk captured the Freshman 60 meter dash while running for the Ashburn Elite track club at the New Balance Indoor Nationals held March 9-11 at the New Balance Armory in New York, N.Y.

Polk ran a 6.61 in the Freshman finals. He also ran a 6.66 to finish 11th in the Emerging Elite 60 meter dash.