Mike Vukovcan Although we’re still 5 months away from the start of football season, there’s never an off-season for high school football recruiting.
This is the time of year when college football programs are trying to get players on campus for unofficial visits. The two reasons for that are 1) the coaches get a chance to meet and possibly work out a player, in case they want to extend an offer then or in the future. 2) if the player already has an offer from that program, the coaches have an opportunity to do some in-person recruiting.
Considering he’s only a freshman, the recruiting process for Hopewell quarterback James Armstrong hasn’t truly started. The fact that he already holds offers from Pitt, Akron and Sacramento State are a testament to his potential and that the next few years will be a wild ride.
Because of his age and the importance that teams are putting into the NCAA transfer portal, recruiting is likely to be slow for Armstrong until the actual start of the season when coaches are able to see more game film of him.
With that being said, we have some recruiting news on Armstrong as some teams want him to come for a visit. In the last month, Armstrong has received invites to attend football camps at Indiana, Northwestern, Rutgers and yesterday he received an invite from the University of Michigan.
Currently, Armstrong is playing baseball on the Vikings High School team but before you know it, football season will be here.
This past season, Armstrong accounted for 2131 all-purpose yards and 25 touchdowns in his first year of varsity action. Considering the returning talent and the addition of talented Aliquippa freshman running back Nasir “Bruiser” Wade, the Hopewell offense has a chance to be lethal in 2025.
Full freshmen season highlights
2131 total yard
25 total tds
Went from 1-9 to 4-6 being competitive in each game
Can wait for next season@210ths @PA_TodaySports @wpialsportsnews @jarma72 @CoachTerryPSU @CoachDuzzPittFB @TheWPIALEdition @Zachrosa5 https://t.co/l8i4YPnJVX pic.twitter.com/jvrtLembPF— James “Booboo” Armstrong (@Armstrong_Qb) November 2, 2024
