Hokies High On Sophomore LB Dax Hollifield’s List

Dax Hollifield’s secret to success is simple.

“Film and practicing very hard,” said the 6’2”, 225-pound linebacker, a sophomore at Shelby High School in North Carolina.

Hollifield certainly has been successful his first two seasons on the varsity level, helping the Golden Lions to back-to-back 2A state championship titles. As a freshman in 2014 he amassed 112 tackles including 17 tackles for loss and six sacks. Hollifield was credited with over 200 tackles and 38 tackles for loss as a sophomore.

Major college coaches recognize big-time potential in Hollifield, whose grandfather and father played college football (his grandfather at Western Carolina and his father at Wake Forest). Clemson was the first to offer, coming through in January of the Shelby star’s freshman year. Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest have since followed suit.

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