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Robinson (Fairfax, VA) OLB Olu Hall , one of the top recruits in UVa’s 2004 class, will attend Hargrave Military Academy this fall. According to Robinson Head Coach Mark Bendorf, Hall came extremely close to meeting qualification standards.

“Well, it’s not as if this was a big shock,” Bendorf said. “The UVa coaches and myself were on top of the situation. We laid out exactly what Olu needed to do, and he fell agonizingly close. If he had done a little better one way or the other he would have made it. He worked hard to do it.”

Hall, who will star in the VHSCA All Star game tomorrow night, remains positive about the situation according to Bendorf.

“I’m sure he’s disappointed he’s not going to be at Virginia this year, but he’s taking it in stride,” Bendorf said. “He’s not the kind of kid to get too down when something like this happens. And UVa’s coaches have a lot of experience with this. I mean, Darryl Blackstock, Ahmad Brooks, and Keenan Carter all went to prep school.”

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