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Chibbie Achucko Making Big Splash on the Football Field

Posted by Michael Glick on May 21 2007 at 05:00PM PDT
With the talent on Gwynn Park's offense it is simple to understand how an athlete can be overlooked. With Ronald Hobby and Jerel Coles garnering most of the offensive load last year tight end Chibby Achucko went relatively unnoticed, but that is changing. The 6-3, 205 Achuko is receiving interest from Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Illinois, Villanova, Princeton, William & Mary, Temple and Duquesne; all of this has occurred within the last month. Head coach Danny Hayes calls Achuko the "quiet storm" on his team because he has been overlooked up to this point. His strong leaping ability has been enhanced by his play on the basketball court which is where Hayes first knew he had a talented tight end on his team. Achuko started playing defensive end for Yellow Jackets and recorded 86 tackles, four sacks, and seven knock downs last season. Once Hayes saw his Dennis Rodman-like ability to leap for rebounds and physically dominate opponents on the blocks he thought he had the strength. When he saw Achuko start catching the ball he knew he had the makings of a star. "(He) knows exactly what he wants to do, when he wants to do it and how he wants to do it," Hayes said. "If he wants the ball he's getting it." Achuko's strength is his hands and intelligence. On the field Achuko caught 11 passes for 168 yards and in the classroom he maintains a 3.5 GPA. Hayes intends to split Achuko out wide this year giving him more opportunities to make plays. Gwynn Park has a trio of talented offensive players and even with Cole and Hobby Achuko is sure not to be overlooked for long.

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