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The seven players honored before teammates, coaches, family and friends included: Alex Mohkiber (Catholic), Kyle Gouveia (James Madison), Brian Rody (Virginia Tech), Dexter Rogers (Hampton), James Johnson (Christopher Newport), Ben Branower (McDaniel) and Marcus Harris (College of the Canyons Junior College).
Bulldog head coach Mickey Thompson had nice things to say about the players that as a group made back-to-back state title appearances. In particular he said that James Madison was getting a bargain in Gouveia, one of the top players in the state at linebacker but overlooked by larger schools because of his size. Thompson also liked the chances of Harris, one of the top running backs in the state, to be able to transition from his California junior college to a top tier 4-year program.
Rody was the Bulldogs starting quarterback and will be a preferred walk-on at Tech. Mohkiber and Johnson were key cogs on the Bulldog offensive line with Johnson expected to play D-line in college. Branower at linebacker and Rogers at DB were two reasons that the Bulldogs defense allowed only an average of six points per game while riding a 14-game winning into a title rematch with Phoebus.
Thursday's signings give Stone Bridge 11 from the Class of 2011 to play in college with early signees: Rob Burns (Virginia), John Cheritis (Washington and Lee), Calvin Hollenhorst (Coastal Carolina) and Spenser Rositano (Boston College).
Kyle Gouveia
Brian Rody
Alex Mohkiber
Dexter Rogers
Ben Branower
James Johnson
Marcus Harris
