He is the all-time leading rusher in Hickory High's long history. He also owns several other school rushing records. He was the CVAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2007 after helping lead the Red Tornadoes to the CVAC title and a 13-1 final record.
Now Darrien Burch is a freshman football player at Fork Union Military Academy. If you follow college football you probably recognize the name. In addition to it's elementary and high school programs it also features a "postgraduate" program for student who have received their diplomas but have not yet qualified for four-year colleges and universities.
Fork Union's prep and postgraduate programs have produced over 70 NFL players through the years. Among these are the following 1st-round draft choices:
2007-Gaines Adams
2000-Plaxico Burress
1997-Jim Druckenmiller
1996-Eddie George
1996-Rickey Dudley
1992-Robert Jones
1987-Vinny Testaverde
1982-Mike Quick
1954-Steve Meilinger
Darrien is #23 on the roster. Here is a video of a pre-season practice in which you can Darrien running skelly with his teammates. He is #23 in RED.
Monday, September 8, 2008
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