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Future bright, wide open for Dale LB

BY ANDY BALDACCI field, but off the field he is a four-star this team and as a leader, I’m going his last year donning the maroon and
Thomas Dale’s football program has student.” to do whatever it takes to get us to gray as the Knights will look to continue
made it a tradition to get athletes to the Chandler has made the most Hampton on December 10th.” making their mark as an accomplished
next level, especially from the defensive of his summer by attending several Chandler has high expectations in football program.
side of the ball. The next player to join camps, his biggest being one at Temple
that list might very well be rising senior University. The rising senior is also
Devonte Chandler. planning on attending the one-day camp
The 5-11, 218-pound linebacker has at William & Mary next weekend. All
now garnered eight offers: Army, Navy, in all, Chandler’s recruiting is in a solid
Morgan State, UVa-Wise, Elon, West position heading into his senior season.
Virginia Wesleyan, Saint Francis (Pa.), “He is a D1 linebacker [who]
and William & Mary, with the latter two will lead us on the field with 130-plus
being the most recent. tackles,” Tucker said. “He will be a steal
Last year, Chandler was a nightmare for whatever college gets him because
for opponents in the backfield as he I think he is a Power Five player [who]
tallied 132 tackles, including 19 tackles will slide down to a smaller D1 school
for loss, and 10 sacks. His play earned because he may be a little too short
him All-Conference and All-Region according to college standards.”
honors. Going into the 2017 season,
“He is a leader on and off the Chandler will be the integral piece of
field,” said head coach Kevin Tucker. Thomas Dale’s “Dark Zone” defense.
“He brings a fire to his workouts and “Being a leader for a great group
on the field his intensity is unmatched. of athletes ... means a lot to me,”
He is a coach on the field. He has one Chandler said. “I see the guys that
of the highest football IQs [of anyone] come before and played that role and to
I have ever coached. In the classroom, know the coaches and players see me
he carried at 3.7 GPA, which means not as that caliber of a player and person is
only does he play at a high level on the humbling. I love my school and I love
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