Though fall is still seven weeks off in the distance, preparation for the 2025 high school football season has begun in earnest across the 804, with local programs throughout the region beginning preseason practices.
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Meet some of the Richmond-area rising high school football stars
There's no doubt that the 804 is currently producing some of its best crops of recruits — per 247Sports, Virginia's top high school football recruits in the classes of 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 all hail from RVA.
Top 2025 prospects such as Thomas Dale DB Shamari Earls (Michigan), Matoaca DE Caleb Williams (South Carolina), Powhatan TE Matt Henderson (Penn State), Matoaca ATH Bryce Yates (Pitt), Trinity Episcopal DB Terrance "Deuce" Edwards (Michigan State), Huguenot DL Samuel Cohen (Liberty) and Dinwiddie QB/RB Harry Dalton (USC) are off on their college journeys.
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