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Issue #21 of the TSL Extra is here, and this month's issue focuses on the VHSCA All-Star game and the beginning of a series of articles that ranks past Tech recruiting classes.

This issue leads off with two articles related to the Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star game. One article highlights Tech recruits Jimmy Williams, Jonathan Lewis, Darryl Tapp, and Cary Wade. Their performances and future plans are detailed.

The other VHSCA article is an interesting interview with West All-Star Alan Wheeling (William and Mary), who gives us his impressions of the ten Hokie signees he played with and against in the game (log on to find out what Brandon Gore did for $65!).

We also bring you an article that ranks the 1990 recruiting class, both as individuals and as a whole. In the coming months, we'll highlight other VT recruiting classes from 1991-onward for comparisons.

Tying it all together are articles about a football playoff, Lane Stadium expansion, and the true origins of the word hokey/hokie. And as a bonus, this month's issue has an alternate cover you can download!

Here are the details on this month's articles:

Present and Future All-Stars
by Chris Horne
Four Hokie recruits enjoy their last high school hurrah and look to the future.

The All-Stars: A Player's View
by Will Stewart
A fellow VHSCA All-Star talks about the VT recruits who played in the game.

VHSCA Photo Gallery
A gallery of 28 exclusive photos taken during the VHSCA All-Star game. Photography by Mike Ingalls.

Rating the 1990 Recruiting Class
by Will Stewart
We rate the class that produced Pyne, DeShazo, and Freeman.

Inside the Numbers: The Recruiting Class Ranking System
by Will Stewart
The gory details of the TSLX's new recruiting class ranking system.

It's All About the Benjamins
by Jim Alderson
When you talk about a playoff, the key question is: Who gets the money?

One Man's (Skewed) Vision of Stadium Expansion
by Will Stewart
Lane Stadium is growing, but not the way I thought it would.

We Do the Hokey-Pokey ...
by Wayne Crump
The origins of the word "hokie." Nonsense? Maybe not.

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