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2026 LB Adam Balogoun-Ali

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This kid plays at the Benjamin School in Palm Beach Gardens and is having a great season.

Classmate of Chauncey Bowens and Amaree Williams who are both being recruited hard by UGA.

This school has been producing a lot of talent recently. With a UF HC and being Jordan Travis’s alma mater, the other Florida schools have had an advantage in the past, but Mario and his staff have been doing a great job recruiting there.

Keep an eye on this kid.

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Funny how many kids have come out of Benjamin lately. When I was growing up, they regularly had good teams, but rarely great, and didn't have that many guys who signed at the D1 level.
 
JeddTheFisch said:
Funny how many kids have come out of Benjamin lately. When I was growing up, they regularly had good teams, but rarely great, and didn't have that many guys who signed at the D1 level.
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Yeah last staff didn’t recruit there but they’re becoming a little powerhouse littered with D1 kids so I’m glad to see this staff doing their due diligence and recruiting kids who can help Miami wins games and carry the culture / standard Mario wants
 
JD4 said:
Yeah last staff didn’t recruit there but they’re becoming a little powerhouse littered with D1 kids so I’m glad to see this staff doing their due diligence and recruiting kids who can help Miami wins games and carry the culture / standard Mario wants
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Private schools were typically good, but not special in 1990s Palm Beach County (outside of Glades Day, of course). JCS and heritage had some really good teams in the 2000s.

All of a sudden, Newman and Benjamin are legit year after year.

Still, many Palm Beach County programs are a hollow shell of what they were when I was younger. A lot of talent transfers to Broward private schools, and many of the legendary coaches are gone. The effect has clearly diluted consistency.
 
JeddTheFisch said:
Private schools were typically good, but not special in 1990s Palm Beach County (outside of Glades Day, of course). JCS and heritage had some really good teams in the 2000s.

All of a sudden, Newman and Benjamin are legit year after year.

Still, many Palm Beach County programs are a hollow shell of what they were when I was younger. A lot of talent transfers to Broward private schools, and many of the legendary coaches are gone. The effect has clearly diluted consistency.
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I believe Oxbridge Academy football is back to, right?

If not this year, then next.
 
His coach (clearly not unbiased) says he's the best LB in the 26 cycle

 
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JD4 said:
That (biased) coach is also a Canes fan. Go Canes!
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Oh, didn't know he was a Canes fan! Its refreshing to have multiple PB coaches that are actually Canes fans. It used to be that I'd hope the PB coaches like Daniels weren't openly hostile to the Canes.
 
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Visits Post in thread 'Virginia Tech Gameday Visitors 2024'

aby just dropped the visitor list. I dont want to copy and paste it but ill just include the 2025-26 people. Theres also quite a few 2027 and 2028 kids.

2025

DB Amari Wallace (Miami commit)
LB Ezekiel Marcelin (Miami commit)
WR Samari Reed (Ole Miss commit)

2026

Top247 LB Adam Balogoun-Ali
RB Raycine Guillory
RB Amari Latimer
EDGE Evan Harvey
LB Karon Maycock
WR Jaboree Riggins
CB Clarence Tucker
OL Ben Gula
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lindend said:
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locally i would recruit him over Maycock.

Maycock is more quick twitch and sudden and i think would work like a glove in a system where he can play like a striker/rover role.

This kid has a frame to add more weight , in his first two hudl plays he has two pick 6 in hook to curl..and is catching a 50 yard+ td passes.

This is just my local thoughts. I would have other guys rated higher nationally
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
You seem to be very active today @lindend ....
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Better be. This is now core recruiting season. If CIS were a ghost town during spring practice we'd have huge issues.

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