Tabyus Taylor totaled 480 yards of offense (301 rushing, 179 passing) and four touchdowns as Hopewell (VA) defeated York, 29-13, in a 3A East Region first round contest. No question, last Friday night was a good one for Taylor. Tuesday of this week wasn’t too bad either, as this was the the 6’1″, 210-pound senior learned that he had received a full scholarship offer from Virginia Tech.

Tech becomes the first school to offer Taylor.

“He’s a kid I think should be getting more offers,” Hopewell head coach Ricky Irby said of Taylor. “Academically, he is getting it turned around. He’s digging his way out of a hole. We ran the latest transcripts, and if he keeps it up he is going to be eligible.”

Academics have been a question mark for Taylor over the past two years. His ability on the football has not been a question for the Blue Devils standout, a Richmond Times-Dispatch first-team all-metro selection at wide receiver his junior season. As a senior, Taylor moved from receiver to quarterback and has racked up almost 1,900 yards rushing and 24 rushing touchdowns. He’s also pretty good on defense, where he tallied 13 tackles from the middle linebacker spot in last week’s win. Taylor added a blocked field goal in the game for good measure.

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