Football: Woodgrove SR R.J. Warfel to Tee it Up for Virginia Tech

Purcellville (Jan. 21, 2013) - Woodgrove High School football coach Mike Skinner reports that Wolverine senior kicker R.J. Warfel has committed to play at Virginia Tech next season where the Hokies have offered him a kicking spot.

Warfel was named first team All-Dulles District as he helped Woodgrove to the school's first ever playoff appearance in 2012. Woodgrove now has 13 seniors committed to play in college next year, second most in the county behind Stone Bridge (16).
 

Football: A Kick for the Record Books - Woodgrove Sophomore R.J. Warfel Makes History with His First Ever Field Goal

Purcellville (Sept. 30, 2010) - Before August Woodgrove High School sophomore R.J. Warfel had never played football before. Before Friday night the 156-pound travel soccer player had never attempted a field goal in a game situation. None of that mattered as Warfel calmly connected on a game-winning 19-yard kick in overtime to send the Wolverines to the school's first ever varsity football victory.

"I saw it going straight through and then I got tackled from every which way," said Warfel.

Playing travel soccer since the age of nine and a JV player at Loudoun Valley as a freshman, Warfel said it was a soccer coach who first told him he had "a leg for kicking" footballs.

In practice he has been able to hit from 50 yards off a metal tee, without a live holder, and with his holder, he is confident from 30 yards out.

In overtime Friday against East Rockingham, the pressure was taken off Warfel when the visitors missed their field goal attempt after the Wolverines had held them to fourth down on the first possession of overtime.