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Virginia boasts unconventional players

ESPNRISE.com

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Which state annually produces the best high school football? ESPN Rise's editors have pared the field down to eight states. It's up to you to decide which is the last state standing. No. 8 seed Virginia Population: 7.7 million Number of high schools playing football: 350 Pro Football Hall of Famers: seven, most recent LB Lawrence Taylor, C Dwight Stephenson, Henry Jordan, LB Willie Lanier. (Editor's note: DL Bruce Smith will be eligible for induction next year.) Heisman Trophy winners: None. To ...

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