Dundalk High School students headed to prominent colleges

First published Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle.

The 2025-2026 school year hasn’t even started, but many Dundalk High School varsity football players are getting offers from prominent universities across the country.

• Keith Barnes, a defensive back, is going to Monmouth University. The University of Maryland, Boston College, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of Akron, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy all offered him a spot.
• Jocquan Jenkins, a linebacker, hasn’t decided where he’s going yet. Towson University, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Temple University, the University of Maine, the University of Rhode Island, Stony Brook University, Robert Morris University, the University of Akron and Sacred Heart University have all offered him spots.
• Kevin Bright, who is a defensive lineman, has offers from the University of Richmond, Wheeling University, St. Anslem College and Gannon University.
• Offensive lineman Andre Andrades has offers from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Robert Morris University, West Virginia University and Wesleyan University.
• Jadyn Vergara, a defensive back, has offers from Wheeling University and St. Anslem University.
• Outside line backer Christian Cofield has been offered a spot at Wheeling University.
• Caden Diamond, a defensive lineman, also has an offer from Wheeling University.
• Adrian Stone, who is an offensive lineman, has offers from West Virginia University and Wesleyan University.
• Jaeden Lane, a defensive lineman, has offers from West Virginia University and Wesleyan University as well.
• Greg Maddox, an offensive lineman who’s only a junior, has spots reserved for him at the University of Maryland, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Connecticut, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Pennsylvania State University, Michigan State University, Boston College, the University of Delaware, the University of Akron, Virginia Tech and the University of Massachusetts.

Head Coach Tom Abel said this year’s team is “one of the most talented classes” he’s had in his six years at Dundalk High School.

“From talent to academic ability to overall work ethic and attendance, I think this class is just all around a really good group,” he said. “They’re fun to be around. Their personalities are infectious.”

As players on that team go off to college, Abel said he’s ready for a new group of kids to join the varsity football team.

“We have as saying at the school,” he said. “We don’t rebuild. We reload.”