It didn’t take long for Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth, PA) star Eugene Lewis to arrive on the major college recruiting scene. In the months immediately following an outstanding sophomore season performance in 2009, major college scholarship offers began to trickle in. Connecticut, Rutgers, and Pitt offered. Then Penn State. Virginia Tech and others followed suit in the spring of 2010, and the Hokies are very much in the hunt for one of the top wide receiver prospects in the country.

Lewis visited Virginia Tech in April, taking in a spring practice.

“I was with him [on the visit],” Wyoming Valley West head coach Pat Keating said. “He took a trip down the coast and visited a bunch of schools in April. One of the spots was Blacksburg. He was impressed with Virginia Tech. They have beautiful facilities. What really jumped out to him down there was he loved the intensity of the practice. He loved the upbeat, physical nature of the practice. He liked the coaches. I think it’s safe to say Virginia Tech is high on his list.”

Virginia Tech has in fact made Lewis’ list of five finalists. Maryland, Oregon, Penn State and Pitt are in there as well, but there is no timetable for a decision. Next week, Lewis is flying out to Oregon for a visit there.

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