We Are So Proud Of Our JF Football Alumni, Traditions & History
Jake Grove - JF Cavalier Class of 1998Va Tech, Oakland Raiders 2004 to 2009
Miami Dolphins 2009
High School: Lettered two years as a center and defensive tackle for Coach Bob Christmas at Jefferson Forest High ... Played his senior year at guard and defensive tackle for Coach Ed Landis ... A postseason first-team All-America pick by PrepStar ... Rated the No. 20 player in Virginia by The Roanoke Times ... Named the Region III and Seminole District defensive player of the year in 1997 ... Was an all-district and all-region pick on both offense and defense ... Picked first-team all-state as a defensive tackle by both the coaches and AP ... Helped the team to the state Group AA championship game in '97 ... Registered 48 solo tackles and 53 assists for the season ... Added nine sacks and three fumble recoveries ... Had three sacks, caused two fumbles and made 13 tackles in a game against Appomattox ... Grew two inches and added 40 pounds between his junior and senior seasons ...
Jake Grove, Dolphins agree to 5-year deal - 3/09
Adding bulk and perhaps competition to their offensive line, the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday signed unrestricted free agent center Jake Grove, who had played all of his previous five seasons with the Oakland Raiders.
Grove will get a five-year contract worth $30 million, sources said.
The rugged Grove is expected to at least battle incumbent center Samson Satele for the starting job with the Dolphins, if not replace him in the lineup. Since being drafted in the second round in 2007, Satele has started 32 straight games, but Miami coaches are attempting to upgrade at the position.
Satele struggled in 2008 against the nose tackles in the AFC East.
A second-round choice in the 2004 draft, Grove has started at both center and guard for the Raiders. He has not been as dominating a blocker as he was in college, and the Raiders did not try hard to keep him.
Grove, 28, has played in 54 games and made 46 starts. But he has played only one full season in the NFL, that coming in 2006, when he started all 16 games. Several injuries have slowed the career of the former Virginia Tech standout.
The five-year veteran has had double-digit starts in only two seasons. He played in 12 games last season, all as a starter.
Senior writer Len Pasquarelli covers the NFL for ESPN.com.
Anthony Poindexter - JF Cavalier Class of 1994UVA, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns
Regarded as one of the fiercest hitters in the game during his collegiate career (1994-98), Poindexter earned first-team All-America honors at safety his junior and senior seasons. He also was chosen the 1998 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and is one of only three players in school history to earn first-team All-ACC recognition three times.
He finished his career with 342 career tackles, the ninth-most in school history and tops among ACC defensive backs. He is tied for fifth in school history with 12 interceptions.
As a freshman, Poindexter helped make perhaps the biggest single defensive play in school history when he and teammate Adrian Burnim stopped Florida State tailback Warrick Dunn inches from the goal line, on the game’s last play, to preserve a 33-28 win over the second-ranked Seminoles. With the victory, Virginia ended FSU’s four-year, 29-game conference winning streak since joining the league in 1992.
Jon Hamlett - JF Cavalier Class of 2003
UNC, Atlanta Falcons/waived 2007
Tight End
Forest (VA) Jefferson Forest
Ht: 6-foot-5
Wt: 260 lbs
Forty: 4.8 secs
Class: 2003 (High School)
Jefferson Forest High School
Ranked the No. 14 tight end in the country by Rivals • Considered the No. 9 prospect in Virginia by Rivals • Ranked the No. 19 prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke-Times •Ranked among the top 35 players in Virginia by SuperPrep •PrepStar All-Region selection • Caught 22 passes for 265 yards and a touchdown • Coached by Terry Smith.
Moving just a bit Southwest to round out our dynamic group of tight ends, the ultimate sleeper lurks at Forest (Va.) Jefferson Forest. 6-foot-5, 260-pound tight end Jon Hamlett not only acts as a sixth lineman for his offense, but he also caught 22 passes for 355 yards and a touchdown.
The thing about Hamlett is that he is just scratching the surface of his offensive potential and could become a star in college and beyond. North Carolina has already received his commitment, but that doesn’t mean that teams like Virginia and Virginia Tech have given up on him.
Hamlett runs very well for his size, has good hands and is an absolute load to bring down after the catch. Players like Olsen, Stupar and Davis might have all the offers, but Hamlett holds his own with this group. (Per Virginia Preps)
Eddie Pinigis - JF Cavalier Class of 2003
UVA - Liberty Flames
Offensive tackle
Lynchburg (VA) Jefferson Forest
Ht: 6-foot-8
Wt: 285 lbs
Forty: 5.1 secs
Class: 2003 (High School)
Rivals.com Rating: Position Ranking: 63
Rivals.com Offensive tackles 2003 (63)
Rivals.com Virginia Top 50 (16)
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Browns | Pinigis trying out with team
Fri, 2 May 2008 19:36:32 -0700
Josh Buchanan, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports undrafted rookie free-agent OL Eddie Pinigis (Liberty) is trying out with the Cleveland Browns.
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Browns | Pinigis works out with team
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:43:09 -0700
Pinigis quickly adapted to Liberty life after transferring from Virginia just days before the start of the 2006 season. Pinigis led the team in pancake blocks and graded out at 90 percent, tying for second place on the team. (5/7/08)
September 12th 2007 - WSET13
One-time Jefferson Forest star Eddie Pinigis hopes to make his season debut for the Flames Saturday night at William & Mary. The senior right tackle has missed LU's first two games with a broken toe and his status, according to Coach Danny Rocco, will likely be a game-time decision. Eddie Pinigis, Flames Sr. Right Tackle - "You know it's up to the coaches and trainers so we'll see what they have to say. But you know I feel like I'm going to be out there so I'm ready to go."
Eddie Pinigis #73 Offensive Lineman Liberty Flames Class: Senior 4V
Height: 6-8 Weight: 295
Previous School: University of Virginia
Hometown: Lynchburg
Stevie Ray Lloyd - JF Cavalier Class of 2003
Virginia Tech 2004-2005 - Liberty Flames 2006-2007
Virginia Tech - #35 - Stevie Ray LloydPosition: Linebacker
Class: r-Sophomore
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 234 lbs.
High School: Jefferson Forest
Hometown: Lynchburg, Va.
A tough young player who came to Tech as a walk-on ... A regular on the kickoff coverage last season ... Impressed the coaches with his work ethic ... Has made strides in the strength and conditioning program ... Second on the team in special teams tackles, including a team-high nine on kickoff coverage ... Missed the spring after having arthroscopic surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee ... Has some ground to make up but will be in the mix for the backup duties at mike linebacker if he can return to form ...
High School: Played linebacker and fullback for Coach Terry Smith at Jefferson Forest ... Was all-area, all-district, all-region and all-state as a linebacker his senior season ... Named the Seminole District Defensive Player of the Year ... Also named defensive player of the year by The Lynchburg News & Advance ... Won the Iron Man Award at Jefferson Forest ... Posted 165 tackles, nine sacks, seven fumble recoveries and two interceptions during his final season ... Had 22 tackles, two fumble recoveries and an interception for a touchdown in a game his senior year ... Was in on 159 tackles as a junior and went on to a school-record 477 career tackles ... Was the defensive MVP for the West team in the 2003 state high school all-star game ... Also competed in track and baseball ...
Personal: Stephen Ray Lloyd ... Born 4/9/85 in Lynchburg, VA ... Son of Steve and Kathy Lloyd ... Majoring in sociology.
Liberty University - #11 - LB - 5'11" - 235 lbs
• Stevie Ray Lloyd led the Flames with a career-high 15 tackles, including nine assisted tackles.
• Stevie Ray Lloyd’s previous best was 13 against Elon just two weeks ago.
• Stevie Ray Lloyd tied a career-high with six solo tackles (also against Elon) and nine assisted stops (against VMI last season).
Date: May 5, 2003
Jefferson Forest High School in Forest, Virginia is the home of a quick running back by the name of Quincy Freeman. VTI caught up with Freeman this week to find out how the 5’9, 186-pound prospect’s recruitment was going as the May evaluation period begins.
Ht: 5-9 Wt: 186 40: 4.65
Position: RB, CB
Birthplace: Forest, VA
Year: Class of 2004
High School: Jefferson Forest HS
Virginia, Maryland, Ohio State, Tennessee, Virginia Tech
1999 Virginia Cavaliers Roster
#30 Evans, Jerton DB 5-11 186 1 11/25/80 Lynchburg, Va. Jefferson Forest/Ed Landis - freshman
Chris Owen, 6-2, 215, LB, Jefferson Forest (Forest, Va.) to Wake Forest 2001
Butch Jefferson OL-DL 6-4 300 Forest, Virginia (Jefferson Forest HS) to Virginia 1998
Ryan Anderson - Presbyterian College - South Carolina
# 10
Inside Linebacker - ILB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 215
Junior
Previous Affiliations
Jefferson Forest (Don Rice)
Forest, Va
2007: Enters season as starting right outside linebacker ... 2006: Played in six games for the Blue Hose ... finished season with two tackles (one solo, one assist) ... named to SAC Academic Honor Roll ... PERSONAL: Ryan Eugene Anderson ... born November 11, in Lynchburg, Va. ... played at Jefferson Forest for Don Rice ... son of Gracie and Murrell Anderson.
66 Ryan Carroll - Hampden Sydney 2004 Roster
Defensive Lineman
Sr., 5-11, 270
Goode, VA
Jefferson Forest
Career: Had his best collegiate season in 2003 as he recorded 28 tackles, including four for a loss of 15 yards and one sack…Carroll made the switch to defensive lineman in 2002 and finished the year with six tackles in five games… Was originally an offensive lineman as a freshman in 2001.
Pat Parzaile - JF Cavalier Class of 2005
Liberty Flames Class of 2009
#16 - 6'1" - 220 lbs
Parziale led the Cavaliers with 92 tackles, including 11 for losses, and 56 assists. He added four sacks, 11 quarterback hurries, forced three fumbles, recovered two and intercepted a pass. Also caught 10 passes as a tight end. Selected Defensive Player of the Year.
Ben Brandt - JF Cavalier Class of 2006
VMI (see more info on Ben under 2005 JF Football Alumni
Ben Brandt DE/FB, 6-1, 235, Jefferson Forest H.S. (Forest, Va.)
Major: Undecided
1st Team All District
1st Team All Area
2nd Team All Region
Team Defensive Player of the Year
Three-year team captain
Lettered four years playing DE/FB
60 tackles, 19 TFL’s, 7 sacks senior year
Brother Ryan is a starting defensive end for Richmond - Coached by Don Rice at JF
Ben is currently playing football at VMI (2008)
Will Honbarrier - Quarterback - JF Cavalier Class of 2007
William & Mary
FOREST -- Senior quarterback. Homecoming king. Author of a comeback victory against a county and district rival.
It was a good night to be Will Honbarrier.
"It's just something," he said, "that I'll remember forever."
Trailing by 11 points after Liberty opened the second half with a bang, Jefferson Forest rallied for a 36-32 win after Honbarrier connected on his final eight passes, including two touchdown passes to tight end Daniel Bryant.
The Cavaliers trailed 32-30 before Ryan Brown's tough, 25-yard touchdown run with 2:47 left.
The Cavaliers (3-2, 2-0) sit atop the Seminole District with Amherst County, having already matched their win total from last year's 3-7 campaign.
Honbarrier finished with 116 yards and three touchdowns on 9-of-11 passing.
He also had a 39-yard run in the fourth quarter to set up an 8-yard scoring pass to Bryant.
At halftime, Honbarrier was 1-of-3, completing only an 18-yard touchdown pass to Casey Chizek.
"In the first half, we were just running the ball so well that we just stuck to what was working," Honbarrier said. "In the second half, it really opened up some play-action."
Most of Honbarrier's receivers were open in the second half.
"They didn't do anything we hadn't seen and we hadn't worked on in practice," Liberty coach Chris Watts said. "We covered it all week long in practice. ... And then there were just several times out here tonight where we just let guys go completely uncovered."
Jefferson Forest's running game was strong early, fueling a quick 15-0 lead en route to 298 rushing yards.
"It was a memorable night," Honbarrier said.
Will is currently playing football at William & Mary (2008)
Daniel Bryant - JF Cavalier Class of 2007
Christopher Newport
88 Daniel Bryant Fr. TE 6-4 225 Lynchburg, Va. Jefferson Forest
Was First Team All State in 2006
#88 Daniel Bryant
Position:
Height: 6-4
Weight: 215
Class: Senior
Hometown: Lynchburg, VA
High School: Jefferson Forrest (as of 9/2010)
Swartz Gymnasium | 435 Ferrum Mountain Road | Ferrum, Virginia 24088 | (540) 365-4493
#71 Pete Bowyer
Year: Senior
Position: Offensive Line
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 280
Hometown: Goode, Va.
High School: Jefferson Forest
Per Bedford Bulletin 01/02/08
#34 - Thomas Canady - Southern Virginia University
2006 JF Football - JF Class of 2007
Position: FB
Year: Junior
Hometown: Bedford, Va.
High School: Jefferson Forest
Height: 5-9
Weight: 215
as of 9/10