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Hmmm, where have I heard this name? Yeah, I know he's not related.




Ray Jones
6' 0" 222 lbs Linebacker
Lynchburg (VA) LCA


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The Sabre wrote:The two other potential Division 1 recruits include a linebacker and a wide receiver.

Both are athletic, but the latter possesses outstanding speed.

"We have two other kids that are prospects.

What level is still to be seen," (LCA coach Frank) Rocco said.

"There is no relation to Grant, but Ray Jones is an inside linebacker.

He is 6-0, 220 pounds, and he really has great athletic skills.

He's going to be recruited as well.

He has taken unofficial visits to U-Conn and Illinois and there is mild interest from those schools.

I think Ray will definitely be a 1-AA guy and we'll see how the senior year goes."

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Great player! Has a real mean streak when he's on the field.

Sly, Not only are we not related ... I don't think he's nearly as good looking as me either!

This has been posted on the Chapel board already, but for those of you not aware, the fatal accident this weekend involved Ray's mom (LU professor Dr. Jill Jones) and brother (Niko). Please remember Ray and his dad (Ray Sr.) in your prayers (as well as the TRBC, LU and LCA extended families)

Praying right now in Texas.

newsadvance.com wrote:Jones, who stands 6 feet and weighs 222 pounds, has made visits to Connecticut and Illinois and is garnering a lot of FCS interest from in-state schools like Liberty, VMI and Richmond. Jones is playing this season with a heavy heart. His mother, Jill, and younger brother, Nicholas, were killed in an automobile accident earlier this month.

Said Rocco: “He’s really struggling through that right now. But it’s really been an amazing tribute to him, how he’s grown through this, both on the field and off the field. It’s remarkable how he’s kept himself together. He would have been a leader for us.”

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Saw a post on facebook that would lead one to believe Ray is going to be a Flame. Anyone know anything?

I could drop our fair scribe a note and see if he picked up anything on him before he headed down to Rock Hill but my guess is that if he doesnt know anything right this moment, he probably will once he gets back in between this weekend and our first round mens basketball tournament game

Preferred walk-on status

Thanks once again Chris...I figured if anybody knew anything you would...and if you didnt youd be able to find out. You know anything about the other kid who's thread seems to have a lot of hand wringing in it?

I have seen Ray play a lot, and I feel strongly that LU got a Steal and this kid will be a very good player for LU.

Rooster Cogburn wrote:I have seen Ray play a lot, and I feel strongly that LU got a Steal and this kid will be a very good player for LU.

ditto. He plays with SUCH heart.

BJWilliams wrote:Thanks once again Chris...I figured if anybody knew anything you would...and if you didnt youd be able to find out. You know anything about the other kid who's thread seems to have a lot of hand wringing in it?

I know nothing about him.