Two trips to Charlottesville, one with his dad, the other with him mom, were enough to convince Nick Jenkins. The Good Counsel High standout lineman has made a verbal commitment to play football at Virginia.
Jenkins, a two-time All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference choice, selected Virginia over Penn State, Maryland, North Carolina, and Pittsburgh. The 6-foot-3, 286-pound tackle had 76 tackles and two sacks last season for the Falcons (9-3). He has been a starter since his freshman season.
“It was really everything,” said Jenkins. “The whole Charlottesville thing. The education, the campus, the football team. I wanted to play in the ACC. It was an easy decision.”
Five from Bethesda in region finals
Six teams from the Washington area, including five from the Bethesda Soccer Club, have earned berths in the U.S. Youth Soccer Association Region 1 championships today in Virginia Beach. Winners will advance to the USYSA National Championships held July 26-29 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Four local girls teams advanced Monday, including longtime Washington Area Girls Soccer rivals Chantilly Inter Milan and Bethesda Excel, who will meet for the under-19 title this morning. Bethesda was the national runner up last year.
Other girls teams advancing were the U-16 Bethesda Rapids and the U-15 Bethesda Blast.
Local boys teams that will play for region titles today are the U-14 Bethesda Roadrunners and the U-17 Bethesda United. Both won region championships in 2004.
Dohlan takes over Wootton
Chris Dohlan is the new boys basketball coach at Wootton High, according to Patriots athletic director Rhett Ross. Dohlan takes over for Tom Lang, who guided the Patriots to an 11-11 record last season before accepting a similar job at Poolesville.
Dohlan has experience as a high school head coach and college assistant. He recently moved to the Washington area as his wife was hired as a teacher at National Cathedral School.
