Football: Stone Bridge Standout Gouveia to Play at James Madison

Ashburn (Feb. 22, 2011) - Stone Bridge High School senior Kyle Gouveia, an all-around leader for the Bulldogs back-to-back runs to the VHSL Division 5 state title game, has committed to play football next year at James Madison University.

Gouveia becomes the fifth Bulldog to commit, joining teammates Rob Burns (Virginia), John Cheritis (Washington and Lee), Calvin Hollenhorst (Coastal Carolina) and Spenser Rositano (Boston College).

The recruiting process between Gouveia and James Madison happened late and rather quickly according to the Bulldog in an interview Tuesday as he said the school asked him to make a visit on Saturday and then an offer was made and accepted. The Dukes envision Gouveia, a linebacker in high school, as a safety in college.

"I'm excited, playing defense is what I love," said Gouveia, who also played offense and special teams for Stone Bridge. "I've always been more a defensive kind of guy."

Football: Stone Bridge's Gouveia Playing in Los Angeles in Today's Polynesian All-American Classic

(Jan. 15, 2010) - Stone Bridge High School senior linebacker Kyle Gouveia is in Los Angeles to play in today's AIGA Polynesian All-American Football Classic

Gouveia, who helped the Bulldogs to back-to-back appearances in the VHSL Division 5 state title game, has an uncle, Kurt Gouveia, who played in the NFL and for the Washington Redskins but the Stone Bridge player isn't the only athlete with NFL connections in today's game as Troy Polamalu's cousin and Junior Seau's nephew are also on the rosters.

Kyle's cousin, Jeron Gouveia, is a defensive starter at Virginia Tech.

Today's game will be played at 7 p.m. East Coast time at Cathedral High and webcast live uproz.com.

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