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Will Such

Running back/Linebacker
CRANSTON HIGH SCHOOL WEST
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

1476

Rushing yards

15

Rushing touchdowns

112

Tackles
“Will Such almost single-handedly beat us. He has everything you could want in a high school player: size, speed and strength. You could tell he was the heartbeat behind that team.”
Charlie Bibeault
Woonsocket High Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 220-pound senior running back and linebacker rushed for 1,476 yards and 15 touchdowns this past season, leading the Falcons (6-5) to the Division I state quarterfinals. Such also caught eight passes for 126 yards and three scores before breaking his leg in the team’s regular-season finale. Defensively, he recorded 112 tackles, 12 for loss, four sacks and two forced fumbles.

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Academic Achievement

Such has maintained a 3.73 GPA in the classroom. He remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.

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Exemplary Character

Such has volunteered locally with Running for Remission, a road race to benefit Hasbro Children’s Hospital, and he has donated his time to multiple community-service initiatives through his church. “Will Such almost single-handedly beat us,” said Charlie Bibeault, head coach of Woonsocket High. “He has everything you could want in a high school player: size, speed and strength. You could tell he was the heartbeat behind that team.”